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Greg Sargent

Think Again: Blogosphere to Mainstream Media: Get Off the Bus (and Walk a Mile in Our Shoes)

Eric Alterman | Posted 06.22.2009 | Media

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Eric Alterman

Dowd's accident is yet another sign of how traditional media outlets are increasingly (and to their credit) taking cues from the reporters and commentators that populate the blogosphere.

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Jason Linkins

Rachel Maddow Finds Flaw In GOP's Pelosi Gambit (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics

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One of the particularly nonsensical ideas that the media has cheerfully accepted, is that briefing the Democrats somehow immunized all parties and magically transformed torture policies into perfectly legal activities.

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McCain's Kitchen Sink Strategy
McCain NewsLadder

The Media Consortium | Posted 11.18.2008 | Home

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The Media Consortium

With less than three weeks to go in the run-up to the presidential election, the McCain campaign, with help from the Republican National Committee, co...

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McCain Fails to Vanquish "That One" in Debate
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The Media Consortium | Posted 11.08.2008 | Home

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The Media Consortium

McCain not only pointed his finger angrily at his opponent, but chose to refer to a black man in a way that omitted any reference to his humanity. Even if that was not his intention, it was not a particularly deft move.

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Sunday Watch 10-5-08: In Which Tom Brokaw Goes Foxy

Todd Gitlin | Posted 11.05.2008 | Media

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Todd Gitlin

Brokaw's bland evasiveness on Meet the Press does not bode well for what we can expect from his turn as moderator at this Tuesday's debate.

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McCain Campaign Press Calls: An Investigation

Gabriel Beltrone | Posted 07.30.2008 | Home

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Gabriel Beltrone

Intrigued by David Corn's suspicion that the McCain campaign was screening reporters, we decided to dig into our archive of calls and see if there was in fact a pattern of cherry-picking favoritism.

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Hillary Agrees To NBC Debate

Talking Points Memo | Greg Sargent | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

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The Clinton campaign has just confirmed to me that contrary to expectations, she will in fact be taking part in the NBC debate in Ohio on Feb. 26th, a...

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