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Jason Linkins

Getting The Detroit Story Right

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.29.2009 | Media

Read More: Detroit Automakers, Unemployment, Time Magazine, Economic Crisis, Detroit, Media News, Media Criticism, Detroit-Michigan, Poverty, Financial Crisis, Thomas Morton, Dale Maharidge, Media News

My recent interview with Dale Maharidge provided the occasion to bring up one of my favorite recent pieces of downturn-era media criticism, Vice Magazine's "Something Something Something Detroit", in which Thomas Morton described how the recession had sparked a "gold rush mentality" among journalists, looking to document some desolation on the cheap.

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This is About CNN: Anti-Dobbs Movement Not Just Targeting Dobbs

Roberto Lovato | Posted 11.28.2009 | Media

Read More: Lou Dobbs and Southern Poverty Law Center, Latino Politics, First Amendment and Lou Dobbs, Minutemen, Lou Dobbs and Media Matters, Lou Dobbs and Latinos, Lou Dobbs and Fair, Cnn and Hate Speech, Cnn and Racism, Lou Dobbs and Hate Crimes, Latinos and Media, Immigration, Roberto Lovato and Lou Dobbs, Media News, Lou Dobbs and Hate Speech, www.bastadobbs.com, Cnn an Anti-Latino Racism, Jon Klein CNN, Lou Dobbs and Federation for America Immigration Reform, presente.org, Lou Dobbs Birthers, Lou Dobbs and Most Dangerous Man for Latinos in America, Jon Klein and Latinos, Lou Dobbs Immigration, Rick Sanchez and Lou Dobbs, Cnn and Latinos, Media News
Roberto Lovato

Countless journalists have produced reports documenting the falsehoods and fakery that pass for "news" on Dobbs' show. Yet, all we get from Dobbs are half-hearted apologies, lame excuses and more of the same.

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Jason Linkins

ABC News' Tapper Advances "Defund ACORN" Story

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.25.2009 | Media

Read More: Politics News, Acorn Bill, Darrell Issa, U.S. Congress, Glenn Greenwald, Congressional Oversight, Jake Tapper, Media News, Acorn, Alan Grayson, Anti-Acorn Bill, Media Criticism, Media News

Earlier this week, our own Ryan Grim reported on the incredibly true story of how Congress, in its zealous race to shower ACORN with digestive leaving...

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Jason Linkins

The Yes Men: Interview With Andy Bichlbaum (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.24.2009 | New York

Read More: Video, Pranks, The Yes Men, The New York Post, Fake New York Times, New York Post Environment, Yes Men New York Post, Media News, Yes Men Fake Newspaper, New York Post Spoof, Fake New York Post, Yes Men Ny Post, Yes Men, Andy Bichlbaum, Yes Men Fake New York, New York News

With the help of a cadre of dedicated volunteers, Bichlbaum and his partner in crime, Mike Bonnano -- who form the satirists known as The Yes Men -- produced and distributed a spoofed copy of the New York Post.

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Anderson Cooper Swine Flu: Dr. Sanjay Gupta Tentatively Diagnoses CNN Anchor With H1N1 (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.23.2009 | Media

Read More: Anderson Cooper Swine Flu, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Sanjay Gupta H1N1, Swine Flu, H1N1 Influenza, Anderson Cooper H1N1, Media News, H1n1, Anderson Cooper Sanjay Gupta Swine Flu, Sanjay Gupta, Sanjay Gupta Swine Flu, Media News

On Anderson Cooper 360 Thursday night, CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta tentatively diagnosed Cooper with swine flu. Gupta recently c...

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Jason Linkins

Poll: Glenn Beck Enjoying Higher Favorability Than Rush Limbaugh

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.23.2009 | Media

Read More: Glenn Beck Hillary Clinton, Video, Media Criticism, Katie Couric, Glenn Beck Katie Couric, Glenn Beck John McCain, Glenn Beck, Media News, Katie Couric Webcast, Media News

Over at FiveThirtyEight, Nate Silver digs down into the recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll and unpacks some interesting data on Fox News' parano...

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Media Literacy 101: Of Toilets, UNESCO and Demand-Side News

Susan Moeller | Posted 11.22.2009 | Media

Read More: Unesco, Youtube, Obama, Twitter, Media News, Media Literacy, Facebook, Media News
Susan Moeller

UNESCO wants to teach teachers the world over to incorporate media literacy training in their classrooms, and the Paris workshop is an early step in its launch.

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As Movement Demanding CNN Dump Him Grows, Dobbs Plays Victim

Roberto Lovato | Posted 11.21.2009 | Media

Read More: Lou Dobbs and Southern Poverty Law Center, Latino Politics, Rick Sanchez and Lou Dobbs, Minutemen, Lou Dobbs and Media Matters, Lou Dobbs and Latinos, Lou Dobbs and Fair, Cnn and Hate Speech, Cnn and Racism, Lou Dobbs and Hate Crimes, Latinos and Media, Immigration, Media News, Lou Dobbs and Hate Speech, Cnn an Anti-Latino Racism, Jon Klein CNN, Lou Dobbs and Federation for America Immigration Reform, Lou Dobbs Birthers, Lou Dobbs and Most Dangerous Man for Latinos in America, Jon Klein and Latinos, Lou Dobbs Immigration, presente.org, www.bastadobbs.com, Roberto Lovato and Lou Dobbs, First Amendment and Lou Dobbs, Cnn and Latinos, Media News
Roberto Lovato

Faced with a growing movement of communities demanding that CNN drop his program, Lou Dobbs responded Friday with one of his favorite postures: the victimized defender of American virtue.

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Time Magazine Gives Glenn Beck a Rave Review

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 11.18.2009 | Media

Read More: David Von Drehle, Time, Corporate Media, Time Magazine, President Barack Obama, Countdown With Keith Olbermann, Time Inc., Beck Inc., Media News, Michelle Malkin, Van Jones, Beck, Fox News, Msnbc, Nate Silver, 9/12 Rally, Journalism, Joseph McCarthy, Hate Speech, Glenn Beck, Media Criticism, Colorofchange, Rush Limbaugh, Al Franken, Michael Moore, Media News
Joseph A. Palermo

David Von Drehle's article is a clinic for journalism students who wish to learn about faux balance, false equivalencies, straw men, and omissions of important facts.

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Reframe the Conversation: Health Care Insurance Reform is a Basic Human Rights Issue

Michelle Kraus | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

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Michelle Kraus

We can't just let the kooks rule the day or threaten violence with their words. Don't leave Speaker Pelosi fearing for political violence in the streets because we have not done our job.

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Chairman Bernanke, We Don't Believe It Is Over

Michelle Kraus | Posted 11.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tarp, Economics, Mortgage Crisis, Media, Obama Health Care, Recession, Lending Crisis, Investment Banks, Wall Street, Rachel Maddow, Joe Wilson, Bernanke, Health Care Reform, Banks, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, Refinancing, Economic Recovery, Ben Bernanke, Media News, Wall Street Bonuses, Tea Party, Politics News
Michelle Kraus

There is a reason that the American people are losing ObamaHope. It's not just unemployment. The reality cuts much deeper than the everyday lives of normal people.

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Jason Linkins

CNN's Sloppy Reportage Needlessly Panics Nation

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.11.2009 | Media

Read More: Coast Guard Potomac, Video, Cnn, CNN Coast Guard, Media Criticism, 9/11, Coast Guard, Media News, September 11th, Media News

Thanks to CNN's overactive imagination, news consumers experienced a brief dose of 9/11 nostalgia panic as a routine Coast Guard training exercise magically transformed into a touch-and-go bit of terrorist interdiction on the high seas!

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The New Shape of the Culture War: Glenn Beck, Yosi Sergant, Van Jones, and Hip-Hop

Jeff Chang | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Yosi Sergant, Glenn Beck Yosi, Glenn Beck Yosi Sergant, National Endowment for the Arts, Glenn Beck, Glenn Beck NEA, Media News, Yosi Sergeant, Media News
Jeff Chang

Yosi Sergant worked at what the Obama campaign thought were the margins: to use the creative power of artists to ignite the imagination of the people.

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It Could Have Been Worse

Saul Segan | Posted 11.09.2009 | Home

Read More: Government, Politics, Education, Media-News, Spirituality and Politics, Politics News, Obama, Living, News, Home News
Saul Segan

As printed, the President's speech to USA students at the advent of this new school year seemed benign enough.

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Jason Linkins

NY Mag Art Critic Challenges Glenn Beck To Stage Art Shows

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.20.2009 | Media

Read More: Glenn Beck Video, Jerry Saltz, Art Criticism, New York Magazine, Communist Art Nbc, Glenn Beck, Glenn Beck Nbc Communist Art, Media News, Media News

Days after Glenn Beck presented Fox viewers with his art history lecture of Rockefeller Center, I find myself really thrilled at the extent to which p...

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Jason Linkins

Glenn Beck Tries And Fails At Art History (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.19.2009 | Media

Read More: Glenn Beck Video, Video, Communist Art Nbc, Glenn Beck, Glenn Beck Nbc Communist Art, Media News, Media News

Yesterday, Glenn Beck offered viewers a daffy lecture, no doubt pulled from his forthcoming issue of Oligarchitectural Digest, in which he took a pict...

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What to Expect From - And For - Diane Sawyer

Rachel Sklar | Posted 10.19.2009 | Media

Read More: Diane Sawyer Anchor, Charlie Gibson, Abc, Diane Sawyer World News, Brian Williams Charlie Gibson, Brian Williams Diane Sawyer, ABC News, Media News, Diane Sawyer, Brian Williams, Media News
Rachel Sklar

Charlie Gibson leaving ABC's World News after only a few years in the top spot is news, but is shaking no foundations. It's also not at all surprising who is replacing him: Diane Sawyer.

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The Polity of G21 and Why Gov 2.0 Matters

Gadi Ben-Yehuda | Posted 10.18.2009 | Media

Read More: Web 2.0, Information Technology, Government and IT, Gov 2.0, Government and the Web, G21, Media News, Government, Media News
Gadi Ben-Yehuda

The achievable goal of G21 policies and practices is to shift information (and thus power) from governments, corporations, and groups, to individuals.

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Where are the Journalism Jobs? The Answer Is...

Mark Pasetsky | Posted 10.17.2009 | Media

Read More: Newsstand Numbers, Susan Boyle, ABC Data, Advertising Agencies, Reporter Jobs, Journalist Jobs, Olympics, Audit Bureau of Circulations, Magazines, Magazine Sales, Magazine Newsstand Sales, Media News, Media News
Mark Pasetsky

Journalists' experience is just what many ad agencies are looking for in 2009. One of their specific needs is experienced journalists who are great story-tellers.

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United Airlines' Second Golden Marketing Opportunity: United Breaks Guitars, Song 2

Andrew Cherwenka | Posted 09.26.2009 | Media

Read More: United Breaks Guitars Song 2, Social Media, United Breaks Guitars, United Airlines, Marketing, Internet, Social Networking, Media News, United Airlines Guitar Song, Chicago, Media News
Andrew Cherwenka

What if United put its best baggage handlers on drums and its best customer service reps on the tambourine? They could have in-house legal counsel singing backup.

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The Technologies of G21: How Government Can Become a Platform for Innovation

Gadi Ben-Yehuda | Posted 09.24.2009 | Media

Read More: Web 2.0, Information Technology, Government and IT, Gov 2.0, Media News, Government, Government and the Web, G21, Media News
Gadi Ben-Yehuda

The launch of the iPhone App store--more than the launch of the iPhone itself--could be a demarking point between 20th and 21st century governance.

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It Was Never Fair and Balanced -- Now It's Not Even News

Larry Gellman | Posted 09.24.2009 | Media

Read More: Craig Newmark, Msnbc, Newspapers, Bill Kling, Tucson, Lou Dobbs, Aspen Institute, Mark Lloyd, Media Matters for America, Keith Olbermann, Democratic Party, Race, Democrats, John Carroll, Lou Dobbs Birthers, Chris Matthews, Barack Obama 2008, Fcc, Media Matters, Sean Hannity, Cnn, Craigslist, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Media News, Bill O'Reilly, Republican Party, University of Arizona, Republicans, Media News
Larry Gellman

What we now see on cable TV is nothing resembling news. The entertainers who pose as newsmen now routinely spew lies, distortions, and biased opinions or provide a platforms of legitimacy to the sociopaths who do.

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We are Mortal - Grow Up and Plan Accordingly

Barbara Coombs Lee | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics News, Kill Granny, Healthcare Debate, Palin Death Panels, Town Hall Meetings, Town Hall Debate, Fear-Mongering, Health Care, Finance Committee, Health Care Reform, Media News, Death Panels, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Barbara Coombs Lee

National leaders deliberately sparked fear and anger over a consultation about death and sensational media threw fuel on the fire.

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Why My Comparing Obama to Felix the Cat Is Not Racist

Niall Ferguson | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Political News, Obama Racism, Obama Felix the Cat, Felix the Cat, Racism, Niall Ferguson, Financial TImes, Media News, Barack Obama, Politics News
Niall Ferguson

So it's racist to compare President Obama with Felix the Cat? Oh dear, the seemingly dead body of political correctness just twitched. Let's try logic, shall we?

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Lou Dobbs: "All Of The Folks At CNN Are Just Terrifically Supportive" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 09.04.2009 | Media

Read More: CNN Lou Dobbs, Dobbs Birther, Brither Movement, Lou Dobbs, Media News, Dobbs Cnn, Cnn, Dobbs Publicity Nightmare, Dobbs Birthers, Dobbs Television Ad, Media Matters, Media Matters Lou Dobbs, Cnn Birther, Dobbs, Media News Ad Attack Dobbs, Media News

Today on RFD-TV's Imus in the Morning CNN host Lou Dobbs happily described how supportive his colleagues and management have been throughout the rece...

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