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


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.

Jason Linkins

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics


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.

McCain's Kitchen Sink Strategy
McCain NewsLadder

The Media Consortium | Posted 11.18.2008 | Home


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...

McCain Fails to Vanquish "That One" in Debate
McCain NewsLadder

The Media Consortium | Posted 11.08.2008 | Home


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.

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

Todd Gitlin | Posted 11.05.2008 | Media


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.

McCain Campaign Press Calls: An Investigation

Gabriel Beltrone | Posted 07.30.2008 | Home


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.

Hillary Agrees To NBC Debate

Talking Points Memo | Greg Sargent | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


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...