Mainstream Media

Friday Talking Points [87] -- A Tale Of Two Houses

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Simply for acting like a leader this week, Speaker Pelosi wins the Most Impressive Democrat Of The Week award hands-down.

You Believed the Hype!

Doon Baqi | Posted 08.24.2009 | Entertainment


Doon Baqi

We need to stop listening to "them" and think for ourselves.

Cronkite Unplugged

Allison Silver | Posted 08.23.2009 | Media


Allison Silver

Missing from the laudatory "Appreciations" is a sense of Cronkite as a serious journalist who understand that accurately reporting the news was the most important job around.

I'm Sick of Hearing About the Poor, Poor Millionaires

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Democrats have to get over their knee-jerk reaction to being labeled "tax and spenders" by their opposition. If higher taxes for millionaires are the way to pay for healthcare reform, then let everyone know it, and know why.

What's Wrong with the Media?

Cenk Uygur | Posted 08.20.2009 | Media


Cenk Uygur

What's the motivation for Politico and the Washington Post to help the healthcare industry fight back against Obama's proposals?

Fill In the Blank Stories

Bob Franken | Posted 08.10.2009 | Media


Bob Franken

So much of what happens in Washngtonworld is so predictable it's like the old joke about old jokes. They're so familiar someone assigns numbers to them.

Sahil Kapur

John Oliver Rips Beck, Limbaugh: "Kind Of A Joke In Themselves"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sahil Kapur | Posted 08.09.2009 | Comedy


The Daily Show's John Oliver is unhappy with mainstream journalism, and even drearier on the notion that he's something of a journalist. "I watch cab...

Freedom Isn't Free -- We Still Aren't Free of Sarah Palin

Mary Lyon | Posted 08.04.2009 | Politics


Mary Lyon

Ironically, you've announced your babbling bailout on the eve of Independence Day. The people of Alaska may indeed finally be free of you. Unfortunately, the rest of us are about to become hostages.

The Mainstream Media's Schizophrenic Coverage of Michael Jackson's Death

Earnest Harris | Posted 07.31.2009 | Media


Earnest Harris

Even after all these years of doing what it does, the mainstream media still can't decide if it wants to be a source of facts, a go-to place for what's happening, a tabloid, a gossip source, a place to go for all things negative or maybe even something else.

The Iron Triangle

Robert Koehler | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics


Robert Koehler

The problem was not simply gaps or "lack of balance" in the reportage, but the utter lack of a larger context: some hint that military planners are accountable to more than themselves.

The Media's Double Standard On Showing Neda's Death

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.25.2009 | Media


Chris Weigant

Either show us the Neda video uncensored, or don't show the poster. You can't really have this one both ways. The American public can either handle this image or we can't. Decide, and be consistent.

The Face of the LGBT Movement and the Mainstream Media: Tackling the Diversity Problem

Pam Spaulding | Posted 07.22.2009 | Media


Pam Spaulding

What I believe hurts our case a bit, from a PR (and strategic) perspective, is that we've seen few LGBT people of color on-air as the movement faces off against the first black President and his administration.

Be an Ex-President Without Being President First!

Dave Astor | Posted 07.18.2009 | Comedy


Dave Astor

There's the Star Trek solution of changing the time-space continuum, but I'm hesitant to recommend that because of the damage it might do to the Obamas' new White House vegetable garden.

The "Just Say NO-Bama Campaign": Part 1 - Where Have All the News Editors Gone?

Kimberly Krautter | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics


Kimberly Krautter

I am deeply concerned that the rules of engagement have been irresponsibly relaxed under the pressure to compete for the scoops, exclusives and gotcha-quotes-of-the-day.

Tweety 3-P

Bob Franken | Posted 07.12.2009 | Media


Bob Franken

Sometimes they have all the right ingredients: news stories which combine Twitter's vacuousness, with parochial political pandering (known as a "3-P") and media desperate for news on a slow day.

On Newspapers and Paywalls

John McQuaid | Posted 07.05.2009 | Media


John McQuaid

I want newspapers and journalism to survive and thrive. And I'm not against charging for some content if it's done right. But even I can see this is crazy.

'Playing it Safe' Is Killing the American Newspaper

Dan Froomkin | Posted 06.29.2009 | Media


Dan Froomkin

We're hiding much of our newsrooms' value behind a terribly anachronistic format: voiceless, incremental news stories that neither get much traffic nor make our sites compelling destinations.

Is the Left Dead?

Beth Borzone | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics


Beth Borzone

Lots of people are disappointed with some of Obama's recent decisions but they still love him because he is a person of conviction working within a flawed system.

All I Need to Know (to Adapt to the Changing Media Landscape) I Learned from My Mom!

Celia Alario | Posted 06.19.2009 | Media


Celia Alario

I imagine we'll arrive from this rocky road trip with truth, accuracy, journalistic integrity, justice and a more informed and empowered citizenry intact.

What's An American Girl To Do?

Danielle Cavallucci | Posted 05.13.2009 | Living


Danielle Cavallucci

Twenty-something isn't all its cracked up to be and thirty-something is the start of really knowing oneself and hitting one's stride.

You Won't Believe What Martin Eisenstadt Said At The White House Correspondents Dinner

Diane Tucker | Posted 10.10.2009 | Media


Diane Tucker

TIME.com followed several members of the "elite Twitterati" as they attended the White House Correspondents' Dinner in the ballroom of the Washington ...

Content Producers of the World...Unite!

Keith Blanchard | Posted 06.11.2009 | Media


Keith Blanchard

Why is the media page on the Huffington Post orange? Maybe because we're on permanent Serious Threat alert.

100 News Cycles Later

John McQuaid | Posted 05.30.2009 | Media


John McQuaid

Obama's ambitions depend on his ability to nudge the news cycle away from the cable network- and Drudge-driven obsession with transient panics and cultural outrages. He's been partially successful so far.

Obama Should Be Ashamed Only Two-Thirds Approve of Him

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.09.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

People are weighing their own impressions of our new president with what the media is telling them to believe. For the most part, they are deciding that the media's take is wrong.

Obama Declares Himself President-For-Life (No Fooling!)

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

"I am ashamed at getting my stimulus bill passed so quickly. Republicans, those masters of bipartisanship, offered their sincere efforts to delay this bill for months and, I admit, I ignored them."