Howard Kurtz

Howard Kurtz's Kimberly Dozier Interview Poses Conflict Of Interest: His Wife Is Her Book's Publicist

New York Times | Jacques Steinberg | Posted 05.29.2008 | Media

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When Howard Kurtz invited Kimberly Dozier, the CBS journalist wounded in Iraq, onto his program, "Reliable Sources," on CNN on Sunday, he was not a di...

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Shameful Days: Why Won't The Media Pursue the Pentagon Propaganda Scandal?

Arianna Huffington | Posted 04.30.2008 | Media

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The near-complete blackout on the Pentagon propaganda story, self-imposed by the culpable news organizations, is a despicable abdication of their role as a constitutionally protected check on our government. Read More Probing a Political Paradox: Why the Discredited Right Still Sets the Agenda and Dominates the Debate How is it that the 28 percent of the population that continues to support George W. Bush no matter how many bodies pile up in Iraq, how many jobs disappear overseas, or how high gas prices get, continues to dominate our politics? Read More Watch Arianna On: Good Morning America, 20/20, Charlie Rose, Real Time, The Situation Room, AC 360, CNN's Election Center, and MobLogic TV

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Times Let 'Pentagon Pipeline' Story Die On Its Front Page

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.28.2008 | Politics

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The aftermath of the story, for the Times, has been one of scant follow-up, lost scoops, and poor comparison when set alongside similar journalistic efforts.

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Howard Kurtz's Take on Self-Loathing Liberal Media: Naïve, Disingenuous, or Willfully Ignorant?

Arianna Huffington | Posted 04.25.2008 | Media

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In his column today, Howard Kurtz takes me on over my post on the self-loathing liberal media -- and completely misses the point. "Is Arianna saying the media shouldn't employ conservatives at all?" he asks. Of course that's not what I'm saying, Howie. MSM outlets should absolutely include conservative voices in the mix. Just not those whose careers have been built on intentionally deceiving the American people. READ MORE The Self-Loathing Liberal Media Newsweek hires Karl Rove. The New York Times hires Bill Kristol. CNN hires Tony Snow. By embracing these unabashed propagandists, the mainstream media have revealed a self-loathing streak a mile wide. READ MORE

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RTCA Dinner: Pics and Nuggets

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 04.18.2008 | Media

We're chiming with coverage of Wednesday's Radio and Television Correspondent's Dinner in D.C. — check out our exclusive interview with featured...

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WaPo's Kornblut: Clinton Camp Has 'Managed To Alienate Most Of The Press Corps'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.30.2008 | Politics

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On this morning's Reliable Sources, Howard Kurtz took up the issues raised in an article on the Politico over a week ago, titled, "Story behind the st...

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Start the Presses!

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

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In an announcement that is sending shockwaves through the mainstream media, the LA Times has apparently decided to begin publishing at least one truthful story each day.

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Jim Cramer (Kind Of) Owns Up To His "Bear Stearns Is Fine" Comments

Huffington Post | Posted 03.23.2008 | Business

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Jim Cramer became a feast for late night comedy after he called Bear Stearns "fine" a week before its spectacular collapse. Cramer appeared on CNN's ...

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"Listen Dude, Do You Really Want The Sex?" Howie Kurtz Tears A Page From The Daily Show

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 03.17.2008 | Media

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Howard Kurtz had fun this weekend with his fellow newsies on "Reliable Sources" over the ubiquitous Eliot Spitzer sex scandal (and we already noted ho...

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When Dumb Articles Happen to Smart Newspapers

Jay Rosen | Posted 03.04.2008 | Home

Read More: Laura Rozen, Howard Kurtz, New York Times, Washington Post, Press, John Pomfret, Mccain New York Times, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Charlotte Allen, Charlotte Allen Washington Post, Washington Post Women, Home News

Thursday I posted a little exercise in pattern recognition at the New York Times. Here are the answers I received, plus some commentary on the Washington Post's "women are dumb" article.

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Kaiser: Howard Kurtz's Washington Post/CNN Dual Roles "The Most Blatant And Longest-Lasting Conflict Of Interest" In Journalism

Radar | Charles Kaiser | Posted 02.20.2008 | Media

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Howard Kurtz is the self-styled prince of American media reporters, a writing, blogging, book-writing machine who has covered the press for the Washin...

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Potholes on the High Road

Bob Franken | Posted 01.28.2008 | Media

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We journalists also need to wise up. Obama puts on a good light show at his rallies. We shouldn't get so starry-eyed after we've watched one of his concerts.

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Keith Olbermann: I'd Sacrifice My Success For A "Responsible Presidency"

Think Progress | Posted 01.27.2008 | Media

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This morning on CNN's Reliable Sources, Washington Post reporter Howard Kurtz interviewed Keith Olbermann, host of MSNBC's Countdown. Kurtz tried to ...

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New Hampshire, the Press, and Incompetence

Eric Boehlert | Posted 01.16.2008 | Media

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In today's campaign coverage, what journalists think about unfolding events takes precedence over what voters think.

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Media Upbraids Itself For Its Own Unfair Treatment Of Clinton

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.20.2007 | Politics

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Until any other candidate gets Kurtz, Halperin, and Fineman to inveigh on their behalf against the media's unfairness, we're just going to have to say, yes, indeed, it is not a level playing field.

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"We're Talking About TMZ, Which Is A Third-Rate Gossip Site": CNN's Carol Costello, Internet Expert

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 12.18.2007 | Media

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Why is it that when Jennifer Love Hewitt complains of unwanted attention she asked for it, but when CNN's Carol Costello complains of the same thing it's "offensive"?

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Do Journalists Allow Campaigns To Perpetuate Negative Storylines?

Washington Post | Howard Kurtz | Posted 12.17.2007 | Media

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Memo to political reporters: Enough already. Is it really necessary to allow operatives from one campaign to attack another candidate without their n...

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For Pete's Sake

Marvin Kitman | Posted 12.12.2007 | Media

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Snakes molt their skins, but does a skunk change his stripes? Time alone will tell what kind of a job a press agent will do given a chance to become an honest journalist.

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What's Howard Kurtz's Agenda at the Wash. Post?

Eric Boehlert | Posted 12.12.2007 | Media

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Glenn Greenwald's recent take-down of Time's Joe Klein was a can't-miss media story that raged online for weeks, yet Kurtz at the Washington Post missed it.

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Kurtz: HuffPost "Blew The Whistle" On Phony National Review Reports

Washington Post | Howard Kurtz | Posted 12.04.2007 | Politics

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After nearly five months of mounting criticism, the New Republic yesterday disavowed reports about petty wartime cruelty in Iraq, saying the magazine ...

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Two Washington Post Reporters Criticize Paper For Obama Muslim Story

Horse's Mouth | Greg Sargent | Posted 12.03.2007 | Politics

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Okay, there have been a few developments with regard to the widely-criticized Washington Post piece I posted about last week that recycled the Obam...

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Happy Thanksgiving! ETP's Favorite Media Mavens Give Thanks On This Holiday

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 11.22.2007 | Media

Tucker Carlson: "Two words: Ron Paul. It'd be a boring year otherwise." Jeffrey Toobin: "I always give thanks for Judith Regan." Aaron Brown: "Not once last year did I have to say Paris Hilton or Anna Nicole Smith."

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ABC's Martha Raddatz: Gibson Calls Her Gritty, But Some Nights She Wants To Be "An Honorary Man"

Washington Post | Howard Kurtz | Posted 11.12.2007 | Media

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ABC's Martha Raddatz was taping a stand-up report in Islamabad last week when a Pakistani police officer grabbed the arm of a top lawyer organizing an...

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I'm Just Saying

Phil Trounstine | Posted 10.16.2007 | Media

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Howard Kurtz has now acknowledged -- without ever admitting it -- that had he and the rest of the MSM done their jobs, the administration might never have been able to rally enough support to go to war in Iraq.

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Kurtz: Gibson Pushed Vargas Out At ABC

Eat The Press | Rachel Sklar | Posted 10.11.2007 | Home

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More on the Howie Kurtz book, perhaps you've heard of it? Reality Show: Inside the Last Great Television News War? Oh, yes, that one. Today Howie was ...

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