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Justicia Poetica: Dobbs Rises and Then Falls Thanks to Immigrants

Roberto Lovato | Posted 11.12.2009 | Media

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Roberto Lovato

As I watched the sad eyes of Lou Dobbs last night while he bade an abrupt farewell to his long career at CNN, I shed the tears that he apparently couldn't. I was inspired by the power of the movement to oust him.

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Making Sense of the Hyperlocal Landscape

Rachel Sterne | Posted 11.12.2009 | Media

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Rachel Sterne

New media guru Jeff Jarvis calls it the 'Holy Grail.' Michael Gluckstadt's Fast Company feature questioned its '$100 Billion Potential.' So what does ...

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Standing on One's Principles: An Interview With Ron Reagan

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.12.2009 | Media

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Mike Ragogna

Ron Reagan is the son of a president and, weekdays on Air America, he's a voice of reason for many listeners who are trying to navigate the complexities of national and global concerns.

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Lou Dobbs QUITS CNN (Video)

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 11.12.2009 | Media

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CNN's Lou Dobbs, a lightning rod for criticism following his transition from a business journalist to an opinionated anchor on such issues as illegal ...

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Met Home Gets the Hatchet

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 11.12.2009 | Media

Read More: Decorating, Web, Housing, Print, Internet, Economy, Media, Media News, Magazines, Domino, Martha Stewart, Cottage Living, Elle Decor, Metropolitan Home, Oprah Winfrey, Country Home, Southern Accents, Blueprint, Media News
Charlotte Safavi

Only yesterday Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. announced the closure of the magazine fondly known as Met Home to the urban, sophisticated home decor cognoscenti.

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The Chronicle of Darth Vega: May the Force Be with Him

Sara-Ellen Amster, Ph.D. | Posted 11.09.2009 | Media

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Sara-Ellen Amster, Ph.D.

The San Fransisco Chronicle's novel approach today -- by turning its pages glossy like a magazine -- is gutsy and goes against expectations, but risks making all involved look like anachronistic fools.

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Media Literacy 101: The Doritos Challenge

Susan Moeller | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media

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Susan Moeller

Today's digital-media-enabled contests, perhaps even the most familiar reality-TV, American Idol-type kind, are popular because they promise a rags-to-riches success for at least one contestant.

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Sunday Roundup

Arianna Huffington | Posted 11.08.2009 | Home

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Arianna Huffington

Just back from Lagos, Nigeria, where I took part in the second African Media Leadership Forum, which brought together journalists from 46 African countries. New media play a powerful role on the continent, where traditional media face constant government restrictions, over 300 million Africans have cellphones, and locals are being trained to use texting and camera phone video to report from rural areas. Hearing the stories of many of the journalists present was a powerful reminder that, in much of the world, being a journalist requires great courage. "I've been arrested 136 times," a journalist from Cameroon told me. "The government threw grenades into our offices," said a newspaperman from Liberia, "so we went down the street and started another paper." It makes the rheumy bleatings of the likes of Glenn Beck feel even more contemptible and pathetic.

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When the Media Is a Big Part of the Problem

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 10.30.2009 | Media

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Mark Weisbrot

What kind of a public debate can we have on the most vital issues of the day in the United States? A lot depends on the media, which determines how these issues are framed for most people.

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Steve Phillips' Rehab Stint is Really About Future Employment

Paula Duffy | Posted 10.28.2009 | Media

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Paula Duffy

When you need help it's great to admit that and get it. But excuse me for wondering aloud if rehab isn't a way to ensure that Steve Phillips will be employable again at some point in the future.

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A Follow Up: "Hank Moody: For Women Only" (Question)

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 10.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Poll, Gender, Cable Television, Media News, Gender Issues, Mad Men, Women, Dating, Relationships, Survey, Don Draper, Cable, Women's Issues, Cable Tv, Hank Moody, Californication, Entertainment News
Reese Schonfeld

Despite at times being self-centered, lewd and at times irresponsible, would you date and/or marry Hank Moody?

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All Hyped Up With Nowhere To Go

B. Jeffrey Madoff | Posted 10.23.2009 | Media

Read More: Energy Drinks, Depression, Twitter, Antidepressants, Social Networking, Bloggers, Starbucks, Media, Media News, Facebook, Texting, Media News
B. Jeffrey Madoff

We all run out of time, and there is not really a way to save it. But one of the major ways we seem to be trying to save time is in how we communicate with each other.

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Robert Feder, Former Sun-Times Media Columnist, Joining Public Radio's Vocalo

Chicago Tribune | Phil Rosenthal | Posted 10.21.2009 | Chicago

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Robert Feder, who last year quit the Chicago Sun-Times after 28 years with the lament that "covering the minutiae of the broadcast business isn't as m...

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Comedians Mock WaPo Pundit Contest (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.22.2009 | Comedy

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Remember about three weeks ago, how the Washington Post TOTALLY CHANGED THIS ONLINE PUNDIT GAME by announcing that they were going to have a bonkers c...

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White House Versus Fox News: A War In Need Of An Exit Strategy

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.21.2009 | Media

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Yesterday, we took up the issue of the White House's merry little media war with the folks over at Fox News. The administration's decision to openly ...

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Jason Linkins

White House Feud With Fox Has Nothing To Do With "News"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.20.2009 | Media

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When people say that the White House has "declared war" on Fox News, what do they really mean? Is the White House objecting to the criticisms put for...

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Internal WaPo Newsletter With Charles Pelton Interview Disappears From Web

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.19.2009 | Media

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Apparently, WaPo editor Marcus Brauchli was lying "when he told the NYT that he didn't know the paper's controversial corporate-sponsored dinner parties would be off-the-record." And guess what else?

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Introducing "The Axed Hack's Guide to Flacking"

Richard Laermer | Posted 10.17.2009 | Media

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Richard Laermer

PR is not the dark side any more. Here is how to determine whether you've got the goods to make it in our hood--particularly since tons of reporters need jobs.

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Rush Limbaugh To Be Dropped From Group Bidding For St. Louis Rams

AP | R.B. FALLSTROM | Posted 10.15.2009 | Media

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ST. LOUIS — Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh has been dropped from a group seeking to buy the St. Louis Rams. Limbaugh was to be ...

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Do Relationships Need Lies to Survive?

Bella DePaulo | Posted 10.13.2009 | Living

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Bella DePaulo

I draw a big line between little lies and big ones. Serious lies -- the big time betrayals of trust -- are probably never good for relationships of any kind. Little lies are often a different matter entirely.

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A Journalism Lesson from King Abdullah's University of Science & Technology

Faisal J. Abbas | Posted 10.12.2009 | World

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Faisal J. Abbas

KAUST is the first university in Saudi Arabia to allow a mixed-gender environment. This has triggered a 'showdown' between the press and a senior member of the clergy.

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Nobel Obama, Noble Gandhi ... and These Ignoble Times

Vamsee Juluri | Posted 10.15.2009 | World

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Vamsee Juluri

It may be true that President Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for promise rather than achievement, but let us not forget that there is at least one point on which he has already proven himself -- civility.

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Michele Bachmann To O'Reilly: I've Got "Stalkers" At MSNBC! (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.08.2009 | Media

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On the O'Reilly Factor Wednesday night, Michelle Bachmann dished on one of her favorite subjects: Michelle Bachmann. O'Reilly noted that Bachmann w...

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Privacy vs. Power in Gov 2.0

Gadi Ben-Yehuda | Posted 10.07.2009 | Media

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Gadi Ben-Yehuda

One of the goals of Gov 2.0 is to increase citizens' power over their own lives by participating in their own governing.

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Michael Smerconish: Talk Radio Host Without A Shout

Politico | PATRICK GAVIN | | Posted 10.06.2009 | Media

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Michael Smerconish has been on the radio for years in Philadelphia, but he shot to national recognition on Aug. 20 when he broadcast his interview wit...

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