From a pure journalism perspective, it is stunning that the editor-in-chief of a supposed "news" magazine is writing cover pieces that read like cheap Republican Party direct mail, and ignore empirical data.
Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 10.06.2008 | Media
In his Newsweek cover story, Jon Meacham points out that the American storyline is about how anyone can be president, not how anyone ought to be, just because they decide they should.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.06.2008 | Media
Late last month, Alex Balk of Radar found, in this Politico article, one of the most hilarious lines of attribution I'd ever read. In an article repl...
Folio: | Dylan Stableford | Posted 07.16.2008 | Media
Greg Osberg, Newsweek's president and worldwide publisher, is leaving the Washington Post Company, FOLIO: has learned. Osberg told FOLIO: Tuesday tha...
Mayhill Fowler | Posted 07.08.2008 | Home
Through his unabashed Christian faith, Obama is redefining the American Dream. His vision is one of individual freedom but tempered by obligation. Obama is pious and he is going to put us on a national diet.
Todd Gitlin | Posted 05.29.2008 | Media
The significant question Russert raised for his amiable bull session this week was: "What role did race, gender, and religion play in this campaign?"
Gawker | Ryan Tate | Posted 05.29.2008 | Media
In this week's cover story about Barack Obama, Newsweek distills the conventional political wisdom into a bitter tonic of condescending campaign advic...
Huffington Post/New York Observer | Posted 02.20.2008 | Media
Karl Rove will be a member of the Newsweek family through 2009, the New York Observer's John Koblin has confirmed. Rove joined the Newsweek staff in ...
New York Observer | John Koblin | Posted 02.08.2008 | Media
After about an hour, there seemed to be no more questions for him, so Newsweek editor Jon Meacham turned to his audience--about 100 graduate students ...
Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 01.22.2008 | Media
Meacham told Stewart that he thought the media's election coverage was "Not ideologically driven, but conflict-driven" and then explained that Time and Newsweek covers did better when they were framed in terms of conflict.
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."
Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 11.15.2007 | Media
Sometimes, news releases really don't need any comment: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, November 15, 2007 KARL ROVE TO BECOME NEWSWEEK CONTRIBUTOR ...
Portfolio | Jeff Bercovici | Posted 10.19.2007 | Media
Newsweek unveils its new design today. Okay, the redesign was actually unveiled Monday, but I haven't written about it yet because, well, there's not ...
Tina Fey graces the cover of the January issue of Vanity Fair, and in an...
UPDATE 12/2: Marc Ambinder is reporting that Jeb Bush is considering a run for the Senate to...
President Bush let it all out today during an interview with ABC News' Charlie...
this just in: Governor Palin Neglects Alaska Duties for Partisan Stumping on...
The following is Part I of Sean Penn's piece, Mountain of Snakes (Read Part II here) The
Pardon the metaphor, but Obama is trying to put lipstick on the pig that is US...
President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden met in Philadelphia...
After a 12-day hiatus, Sarah Palin stepped back into the spotlight on Monday to...
Last night, CNN's Campbell Brown criticized President-elect...
DALLAS — Of all the cajoling, snide remarks and...
Now that Americans have footed the bill for more than a...
CHICAGO — Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes...
Dear President-elect and Mrs. Obama: I know that the greening of the White House...
David Sirota | Posted 10.19.2008 | Media