Howie Kurtz

MSM's Scary Impotence When Faced with Death Panels

Glynnis MacNicol | Posted 09.24.2009 | Media


Glynnis MacNicol

If we can't rely on news institutions to rationally explain the complicated (and extremely important) issues of the day in a way that will reach people, than why do we need them at all?

Meghan McCain Cancels On Snippy Howie Kurtz: "Maybe She Got A Date"

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 04.17.2009 | Media


Meghan McCain has seemingly been everywhere lately — Rachel Maddow, The Daily Beast, Fox & Friends, Twitter... One place she didn't show, howev...

Newspapers Thinking They're Above the Web Will Be Sorry

Phil Bronstein | Posted 02.06.2009 | Media


Phil Bronstein

The notion that we old media institutions are still the big boys, so much more important and heftier than these pesky digital newcomers sounds familiar: we thought the same thing about CraigsList.

The Press and New Presidents: The Media's Double Standard

Eric Boehlert | Posted 12.21.2008 | Media


Eric Boehlert

In terms of how the press has treated the last two new presidents, there's the Democratic model (i.e. overly hostile), and the Republican model (overly docile).

The Washington Post's Howie Kurtz Blame Financial Press for Economic Crisis

Yvette Kantrow | Posted 11.10.2008 | Media


Yvette Kantrow

So big cheese media critic Howard Kurtz has spoken: The business media is partly to blame for our economic crisis. "As in the savings-and-loan scand...

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

Radar | Charles Kaiser | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


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...

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

Washington Post | Howard Kurtz | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


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...