Infotainment

Financial Journalists Fail Upward

Thomas Frank | Posted 04.19.2009 | Media


Thomas Frank

If the world of financial infotainment can itself be described as a "market," it is a market where accountability does not seem to exist.

The World Is Ending, Or, What I Had For Lunch With My Friend, The Ambassador

Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler | Posted 11.07.2008 | Green


Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler

New Journalism has gone cold, flat, and crowded, as too many books, movies, and TV talking heads showcase journalists calling attention to themselves. Paradigmatic example: Thomas Friedman's new book.

Lawyer Lawyer Hero Hunter

Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler | Posted 10.09.2008 | Politics


Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler

Two "personalities," the patriotic prisoner-of war and the earthy "frontier" governor are trying to appropriate "change" as their theme -- and run against The Firm, headed by an empty suit and a bloviating senior partner.

Dum Dum Bullets Swaddled in Angora

Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler | Posted 06.04.2008 | Media


Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler

The accomplished Barbara Walters is not that different from the beleaguered little girl: a victim and a beneficiary of the glitz and glamour of showbiz.