McCain Loyalist Salter Turned Into Media Litigator
"I see the bias for Obama all over," he said, and let that hang there. His office TV was muted, but his crazed beeper was signaling him every minute o...
"I see the bias for Obama all over," he said, and let that hang there. His office TV was muted, but his crazed beeper was signaling him every minute o...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics
The McCain campaign ramped up its criticism of the press on Friday, calling the fourth estate an embarrassment and shameful for the way it has scrutin...
Politico | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics
When Politico's Ryan Grim approached Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) after the evening of the Senate bailout vote, the reporter didn't even get his questio...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.18.2008 | Media
Have you been wondering why the longstanding affection between John McCain and the press corps has seemingly hit the skids? Probably not! After all,...
Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 10.18.2008 | Media
Yesterday morning on the Today Show, John McCain was angry, wooden and sulky. But more than that, he seemed not to have a clue what he was talking about.
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics
Obama campaign manager David Plouffe sent a memo to reporters early Friday morning, acknowledging the tightness of the presidential race and committin...
Jerry and Joe Long | Posted 01.13.2009 | Politics
Seeking to counter the "temple" appearance of Barack Obama's Invesco Field stage, John McCain will speak from a revolving series of platforms designed to resemble those homes he can remember.
Washington Post | Howard Kurtz | Posted 08.12.2008 | Media
KANSAS CITY While the traveling press corps was shipped off to a barbecue restaurant here, John McCain charmed his way through an interview with a loc...
Washington Independent | Posted 08.06.2008 | Politics
Sen. John McCain, American war hero and admired political maverick, as well as presumed Republican nominee for president, had a message for Elisabeth ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 08.06.2008 | Politics
John McCain has been complaining lately that he gets no love from the press. Media Matters begs to differ -- and they have a new ad to make the case. ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics
Ana Marie Cox and I discuss: Is John McCain really bitching at the press? And is there anything truly important to Obama's overseas trip?
HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 07.31.2008 | Politics
Yesterday, John McCain released a series of ads complaining about the media's fawning coverage of Barack Obama. His campaign mocked the huge group of ...
CNN | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics
The man who once jokingly described the political press corps as "my base" has a few complaints about the state of American media. In a New York Time...
Poitico | Posted 07.04.2008 | Politics
Since effectively capturing the Republican nomination when Mitt Romney dropped out of the race on February 7, John McCain has held just one public cam...
NewsTrust | Posted 06.20.2008 | Home
Preliminary analysis suggests readers still highly rate mainstream press coverage but that online and offline sources compete well. Broadcast outlets were rated significantly lower than online and print media.
Amanda Michel | Posted 06.10.2008 | Home
Natasha Chen | Posted 05.28.2008 | Home
McCain said he wanted troops out of Iraq by 2013. There's no McCain plan to bring about a withdrawal and yet it was all reported as good news, without mention of his plans for Sudan, China and Iran.
Washington Post | Howard Kurtz | Posted 05.28.2008 | Politics
When Newsweek ran a story last week on how John McCain and his allies may attack Barack Obama in the fall, the Arizona senator's top adviser fired off...
Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.14.2008 | Media
Congratulations, Jeremiah Wright! This week you are once again the man in and/or behind the headlines, according to the Project for Excellence in Jour...
Arianna Huffington | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics
At a dinner party in Los Angeles not long after the 2000 election, John McCain admitted to me that he hadn't voted for George Bush.
Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 04.26.2008 | Media
As promised, here is the second part of our wide-ranging and chatty interview with former CBS News anchorman and current HDNet investigative reporter ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney | Posted 04.02.2008 | Politics
"The press loves McCain," MSNBC's Chris Matthews has declared. "We're his base." This tawdry media love affair with the presumptive GOP nominee is the...
Washington Post | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics