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Obama, Pundits, And Second Guessing Yourself

Jim Selman | Posted 12.15.2009 | Living

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I've written about how life in our society is becoming a 'spectator sport'. I'm reminded of this as I hear pundits criticizing Obama as if their points aren't contrived to produce controversy or provoke conflict.

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Climategate and the Life-Cycle of Nontroversy

Matt Osborne | Posted 12.04.2009 | Green

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Nontroversy feeds on empty, twisted brains. In this case, a general unfamiliarity with the language of scientific banter allows the "climategate" nontroversy to overwhelm the consensus on global warming.

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Jon Meacham Turns Newsweek Into the Onion

Taylor Marsh | Posted 12.01.2009 | Media

Read More: Mainstream Media, Politics, Media Criticism, Media, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, Media News

Here's some advice: skip Newsweek's next issue. Read this instead. It's about Afghanistan and Tora Bora, one of the biggest mistakes of the Bush-Cheney era, which Meacham ignores in cherry picking his case for Cheney.

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Iraq & Afghan Wars: Just Give Me Some Truth

Rory O'Connor | Posted 11.12.2009 | Media

Read More: Mainstream Media, Iraq War, New York Times, Iraq, Afghanistan, Afghanistan War, Media News

Kudos, at long last, to Alissa Rubin for having the courage to say she was wrong. Here's hoping she and others in the Kabul class of 2009 will do better in the future in Afghanistan.

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Tea Party Steps Over the Line and the Mainstream Media Misses It

Rich Nadworny | Posted 12.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Mainstream Media, Mccarthyism, Holocaust, Media, Tea Party, Media News

Last week at the Tea Party rally at the U.S. Capitol, angry demonstrators held up signs protesting Health Care legislation, signs that showed piles of...

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A Decade Of Questioning Harm And The Autism-Vaccine Connection

Shelley Hendrix Reynolds | Posted 11.04.2009 | Living

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For over a decade, I've relentlessly searched for answers to the connections I believe exist between my son's autism and vaccines he received.

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Out Out-of-Whack Economy and the Happy Talk Propagandists

Dave Lindorff | Posted 10.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mainstream Media, Falling Dollar, Economic Stimulus, Stock Markets, Recession, Economy, Politics News

Recession ending? Don't bet on it.

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Media's Credibility (Not Public Option) Is What Is Dead

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.28.2009 | Media

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The media has been pushing the "public option is dead" theme for so long, it's no wonder they're so astonished by yesterday's news that a public option will be included in the Senate bill.

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Democrats Should Stay Off Fox Until It Confesses

Cenk Uygur | Posted 10.23.2009 | Media

Read More: Mainstream Media, Partisan Press, White House, Conservative Propaganda, Republican, Conservative, Media, Press, Fox News Channel, Barack Obama, Journalism, Media News

Does anyone really believe that ACORN is the top story? Every day? Or is it possible that is Fox's obvious, ham-handed way of attacking the president daily? I can't believe we're having this argument.

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Swine Flu Virus Says He's 'Thrilled' With Vaccine Delays

Andy Borowitz | Posted 10.21.2009 | Comedy

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Despite the avalanche of publicity he's received in recent weeks, the virus dismissed charges that he's a publicity whore.

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When a Hot Air Balloon Flies on Empty

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 10.20.2009 | Media

Read More: Mainstream Media, Wife Swap, Nancy Grace, Balloon Boy, Youtube, Falcon Heene, Balloon, Denver, Media News

When we see the major news breaking in with non-stop reporting on a balloon spacecraft from a family on Wife Swap, the failures of the media become clear.

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LIBRARIANS, LIBRARIES -- Unappreciated And Underutilized!

Robert Rose | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mainstream Media, Public-Schools-Education-Reform, Education, Librarians, K-12-Education, Libraries, Politics News

Librarians are an often overlooked resource that is vital to education. In this economy, they might slip completely out of sight unless we do something to stop it.

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The Era of Media Objectivity Is Over. Deal With It.

John McQuaid | Posted 10.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Mainstream Media, Washington Post, Media, Journalism, Media Objectivity, Newspapers, Media Bias, Media News

The era of the media-as-honest broker is over. The Washington Post and other establishment outlets just haven't realized it yet. But this is actually a good thing.

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Washington Post Looking for "America's Next Great Pundit" -- Could It Be You?

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.30.2009 | Media

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Newspapers seem to be clinging to blandness as a viable business model in an exciting new world of opinions available to their potential customers -- to their detriment. And then they wonder why they're failing.

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5 Awesome Cases of The Internet Owning The MSM

Cracked.com | Posted 11.26.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Mainstream Media, Newsweek, Internet, Dan Rather, Drudge Report, Msm, Comedy News

In case you haven't seen the ads framing Cracked.com these past few day, Family Guy starts back up tomorrow. Which is kind of strange when you conside...

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"Overexposed" Obama In Danger Of Rising Poll Numbers

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.21.2009 | Media

Even if Obama has turned things around and starts posting approval numbers between 55 and 60, don't expect the media to realize that their entire "overexposed" story has been turned on its head.

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Corporatists vs. Capitalists

Cenk Uygur | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mainstream Media, Conservatives, Public Option, Corporations, Corporatists, Health Care Reform, Max Baucus, Media, Democrats, Capitalists, Capitalism, Republicans, Health Care Industry, Capitalism: A Love Story, Politics News

I don't blame the health care companies. I would do the same thing in their position. They'd have to be stupid and negligent not to buy Max Baucus. I don't blame them, I blame us.

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Rep. Wilson's Insincere Apology - Hardball

Landon Ross | Posted 11.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Hardball, Mainstream Media, House of Representatives, Congress, MSM Flaws, Joe Wilson, Msm, Hardball Video, Democrats, Rep. Joe Wilson, Chris Matthews, Barack Obama, Republicans, Media News

Why do Republicans, within the media, excel in getting away with far more egregious acts than Democrats ever would? It is one of their most impressive talents as a party.

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WaPo Slow to Cover Real Grassroots Climate Actions

Gillian Caldwell | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mainstream Media, Health Care Reform, Climate Change, Health Care, Town Hall Meetings, Astroturf, Global Warming, 1sky, Politics News

Local and regional media have been on point about what's going on in their backyards. Unfortunately, local media does not create a national theme

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Wall Street Journal Reports On Health Care Rationing By US Insurers

Rob Kall | Posted 09.26.2009 | Media

Read More: Mainstream Media, Wall Street Journal, Health Care Rationing, Health Care Reform, First World Nations and Health Care, Media Coverage Health Care Reform, Media News

It does not surprise me that the media has failed so miserably to accurately put the American health care system's dismal performance and outrageous cost into an international context.

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How the Times Legitimizes Propaganda on Health Care Reform

Jonathan Weiler | Posted 09.25.2009 | Media

Read More: Mainstream Media, Health Care Reform, Misinformation, Media News

One has to wonder -- what in this story merited such prominence in The New York Times?

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Friday Talking Points [90] -- Obama To Switch Parties

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

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Ted Kennedy is putting both his legacy and his sense of entitlement to his office before the interests of his constituents.

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Women Soldiers Finally Get the Attention They Deserve?

Helen Benedict | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mainstream Media, Iraq War, Women's Rights, Afghanistan, War Wire, New York Times, Iraq, Women Soldiers, Afghanistan War, Politics News

Nearly six and a half years into the Iraq War, women soldiers are finally getting some attention in the mainstream press.

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Friday Talking Points [89] -- Fighting Crazy

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.14.2009 | Media

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The media is not completely responsible for the state of the debate over healthcare reform. The Democrats have done such a poor job of presenting their case that they really bear the lion's share of blame.

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Obama's Second Hundred Days

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics

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Our look back at Obama's second 100 days will begin with a short overview, and then move on to the categories: "the best of times," "the worst of times," and "the age of (media) foolishness."

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