If It Were Me, I'd Be Embarrassed
Last Wednesday, a media firestorm erupted after a seventeen-year-old girl named Jackie was interviewed by MSNBC's Norah O'Donnell while standing in line during Sarah Palin's Michigan book signing.
Last Wednesday, a media firestorm erupted after a seventeen-year-old girl named Jackie was interviewed by MSNBC's Norah O'Donnell while standing in line during Sarah Palin's Michigan book signing.
Michael Bialas | Posted 11.20.2009 | Entertainment
Carrie Underwood has been a busy girl. The recent host of the Country Music Association Awards, talks about recent controversy and what it's like to host her own special
Posted 11.19.2009 | Denver
Louisville resident and University of Colorado sophomore Nicole Fox is America's next top model. Tyra Banks and a panel of judges chose Nicole for...
Posted 11.13.2009 | Media
Fox News' Sean Hannity responded to Jon Stewart Wednesday evening after the Daily Show host called out the network for using old footage from a larger...
AP | LYNN ELBER | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media
LOS ANGELES — The glee club members twirl their wheelchairs to the tune of "Proud Mary" and in joyful solidarity with Artie, the fellow performe...
Huffington Post | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green
With winter fast approaching, plenty of furry animals are getting ready to handle the harshest snowy conditions. Check out these incredible shots of...
Posted 11.11.2009 | Media
A web site mocking Glenn Beck's integrity has won a claim brought against it by the Fox News commentator accusing the site of violating trademark righ...
Matt Osborne | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media
We've seen this pattern before. A non-sourced, anonymous story enters the right-wing blogosphere and gets picked up by mainstream media, allowing the right to stovepipe their insanity.
Dave Hackel | Posted 11.03.2009 | Media
Everyday the news is filled with statements that just don't make any sense. I write them down and then I study them later. Many still puzzle me. Maybe you can help me make sense of them.
New York Times | BILL CARTER | Posted 11.01.2009 | Media
Against almost every expectation, nearly half of all people watching delayed shows are still slouching on their couches watching messages about movies...
Charles Warner | Posted 10.29.2009 | Media
Neither of two news stories made the connection between CNN's rating declines and the drastic change in its position on Time Warner Cable in New York, where 10 percent of America's televisions are.
Shan Wells | Posted 10.29.2009 | Denver
With a few notable exception, broadcast news is a very scary place these days. What Edward R. Murrow would think of the current zeitgeist is unknowable, but we might hazard a guess.
Newsweek | Jon Meacham | Posted 10.24.2009 | Media
To the base, the White House looks tough, willing to hit back--all while the base is getting few of the substantive reforms it has fought for. I am no...
Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 10.24.2009 | Media
Some Democrats recognize that Obama's making a cardinal blunder in propping up Fox through the backdoor with his attacks. Fox, of course, giddily loves every swipe that he takes at it.
Chris Weigant | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics
The real head-scratcher for serious media-watchers right now is what the "war" between the White House and Fox News was meant to distract us from this week. The "war" itself is laughable, for a number of reasons.
The Huffington Post | Posted 10.22.2009 | Media
The White House's war with Fox News, which Jason Linkins has helpfully mapped out here and here, took a new, (and perhaps final?), turn Wednesday nigh...
Linda Milazzo | Posted 10.19.2009 | Media
If Jonathan Klein were as responsible an executive as Ted Turner, and as conscientious a citizen as Ted Turner, he would be as concerned as Ted Turner about the danger of Lou Dobbs.
AP | Posted 10.15.2009 | Media
LOS ANGELES — Reality TV junkies are facing a cold truth: The Fox Reality Channel is wrapping up its four-year mix of new and repeat programming...
Posted 11.13.2009 | Entertainment
UPDATE 2: Fox Apologized A rep for Fox tells Usmagazine.com in a statement: "Burger King Corp. [the sponsors] did not have any editorial input in the...
MJ Rosenberg | Posted 10.13.2009 | Media
By now we should all be used to the Right's use of the millions of Holocaust victims, as political footballs against Democrats. But, for some of us, getting used to it is hard.
New York Times | EDWARD WYATT | Posted 10.12.2009 | Media
"Glee" might be changing that, drawing an average audience of about 7.8 million viewers, according to the Nielsen Company. ... What is more, the sh...
Danny Groner | Posted 10.09.2009 | Entertainment
For a well-known hip-hop artist, Snoop seems to spend a lot of time making cameos on TV. Take a look at the best of Snoop's past appearances, along with his Snoopiest lines.
Time | Michael Scherer | Posted 10.09.2009 | Media
In the course of reporting a story for this week's TIME magazine, which is about the White House's determination to take the fight to its critics, I c...
Ed Martin | Posted 10.08.2009 | Entertainment
The most-improved broadcast series of the new season is Grey's Anatomy, and the most improved on basic cable is FX's gritty, riveting Sons of Anarchy.
Los Angeles Times | Posted 10.06.2009 | Media
Fox's prime time is off to one of its best starts ever. It is poised to win the second week of the TV season in adults 18-49, and not only are some of...
David Vines | Posted 11.24.2009 | Media