Media

Bittergate's Wobbly Legs: Signs of Media Evolution?

John K. Wilson | Posted 04.17.2008 | Home

Read More: Bittergate, Pennsylvania, Bitter, Campaign Politics, Obama, News Cycle, Campaign, Media, Obama Bitter, News, Guns, Gotcha Media, Home News
John K. Wilson

Obama's bounce in the polls this week is more than a mere candidate "surge." It's a repudiation of the nattering nabob media which imagined clumsy wording could send his campaign into a glorious tailspin.

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Reading The Pictures: And, If You Happened To Have Missed Any Part Of Last Night's Clinton-Obama Pennsylvania Debate

Michael Shaw | Posted 04.17.2008 | Media

Read More: Election 2008, Media, ABC News, Pennsylvania, George Stephanopoulos, Charles Gibson, Democratic Debate, ABC Debate, Media News
Michael Shaw

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Religion in Politics: Does Anyone Really Believe Obama, Clinton and McCain Are Particularly Devout?

Michael Russnow | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Religion, U.S. Senate, John McCain, White House Race, Religious Leadership, Politics, Michael Russnow, Media, Mitt Romney, Joe Lieberman, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Religious Beliefs, Faith in Politics, Religion in Politics, Politics News
Michael Russnow

The candidates' pronouncements seem designed to appeal to a mass audience of believers rather than actually provide an indicative revelation of the devout convictions they presume to uphold.

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Pamela Anderson, One Woman Brand, Reads Unmarketable by Anne Elizabeth Moore

Jennifer L. Pozner | Posted 04.15.2008 | Media

Read More: Women in Media and News, Women in Media & News, Jennifer L. Pozner, Animal Rights, Sexist, Sexism, Jenn Pozner, Anne Elizabeth Moore, Jennifer Pozner, Pam Anderson, Celebrity, Media, Journalism, Pamela Anderson, Wimn, Unmarketable, Media News
Jennifer L. Pozner

Let Pammy read and lay off the slut jokes, why don'tcha?

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50-Year-Old Virgin Wants to Screw the Internet

Timothy Karr | Posted 04.15.2008 | Media

Read More: Video, Richard Branson, Neil Berkett, Media, Net Neutrality, Media News
Timothy Karr

Billionaire Richard Branson needs to call one of his boys out to the woodshed: his top man at Virgin Media stated his plans to undermine the basic freedoms upon which the Internet was built.

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"They're Not Talking To You"

Earl Pomerantz | Posted 04.14.2008 | Living

Read More: Politics, Media, Humor, Culture, Living News
Earl Pomerantz

Thinking about my Uncle Grumpy's tirade against cable news last week reminded me of Ann Coulter, and the way she makes a living. In this country, it'...

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Jason Linkins

At Compassion Forum, Guest Questioners Outshine Media Pros

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Video, Cnn Compassion Forum, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Media Criticism, Hillary Clinton, Compassion Forum, Media, Barack Obama, Politics News

One couldn't be blamed for taking a pass on watching CNN's latest candidate face-off event, its so-called "Compassion Forum," which was broadcast last...

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Stop "Old" Jokes Now!

Tom D'Antoni | Posted 04.14.2008 | Media

Read More: Aging, Mccain, Media, Daily Show, Old Jokes, Jon Stewart, Media News
Tom D'Antoni

There are many reasons to dislike John McCain. His age is not one of them.

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'Crushed,' the U.S. Soldier Wrote -- and Then He Was Dead

Greg Mitchell | Posted 04.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Suicides, Soldiers, Warwire, Troops, War, Media, 4000, Veterans, Jeremiah Hughes, Non-Hostile Deaths, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

Word emerged yesterday of another mysterious, non-hostile fatality in Iraq. His name is Jeremiah Hughes.

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The Great Ice Age of 2008 is finally over -- next stop Venus!

Joseph Romm | Posted 04.13.2008 | Home

Read More: Satire, Climate Change, Media, Home News
Joseph Romm

A top scientist at NASA just emailed me the breaking news: "The ice age expired!" Even more shocking -- the rate of warming this year has been just ...

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Pushing Clinton: CNN's Push Poll on Obama's Remarks

Tom D'Antoni | Posted 04.12.2008 | Media

Read More: Mainstream Media, Sen. Clinton, Barack Obama 2008, Lou Dobbs Poll, Cnn, Lou Dobbs, Obama Bitter, Media, CNN Poll, Video, Media News
Tom D'Antoni

It says "his elitist," not "an elitist" attitude as though his statements were proof of something that already existed, but was, perhaps doubtful. Viewers, why don't you validate that for us here in Atlanta!

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What a Story! Candidate Personally Receives Hundreds of Thousands From Foreign Sources, Private Interests

RJ Eskow | Posted 04.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sean Wilentz, Bill Clinton, Media, James Carville, Elton John, Hillary Clinton, Colombia, Rudy Giuliani Fox News, Elvis Costello, Barack Obama, Video, Politics News
RJ Eskow

The story of the Clinton family's income has received much less play in the media than the money her subordinates received from the same sources.

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Premature Ejaculation: 5 years Ago, Bush -- and the Media -- Celebrated Fall of Baghdad

Greg Mitchell | Posted 04.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Joe Scarborough, Warwire, Cheney, War, Iraq, Rumsfeld, Media, Chris Matthews, Bush, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

Five years ago today the U.S. media and administration officials who plotted the invasion of Iraq celebrated the fall of Baghdad while expressing few ...

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Who Can You Trust Reporting on a Closed Country?

Omid Memarian | Posted 04.10.2008 | Media

Read More: The Middle East, Ahmadinejad, Journalists, Media, Icfj, Iran, Covering Iran, U.S. Attack, Media News
Omid Memarian

Journalists' very limited access to Iran has produced a series of myths about a country at the core of international concerns.

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AP Photographer Ordered Released in Iraq -- After Two Years

Greg Mitchell | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Photographer, Hussein, Warwire, Iraq, Media, War, Bilal Hussein, Ap Photographer, Ap Photographer Arrested in Iraq, AP Photographer Released, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

His release would be a blow to right-wing bloggers who have long labeled him a terrorist supporter or sympathizer -- and the U.S. may indeed try to block his release.

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The Matrix Awards

Ariane de Bonvoisin | Posted 04.08.2008 | Media

Read More: Matrix Awards, Women, Media, Communications, Ariane De Bonvoisin, Media News
Ariane de Bonvoisin

I was struck by how these women in media have seen, faced and stood up for in each of their industries by doing things they'd never tried before and going beyond their comfort zone.

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'Surge' Protectors: The Media's 2nd Greatest Failure

Greg Mitchell | Posted 04.07.2008 | Media

Read More: Iraq War, Warwire, Petraeus, Surge, David Petraeus, War, Newpapers, New York Times, Washington Post, Gen. Petraeus, Media, Media News
Greg Mitchell

With Petraeus due to testify before Congress on Tuesday, it is worth pointing out that the media, just as in the run-up to the war, is complicit in the "surge" debacle.

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Experienced Reporters Unwanted

Leslie Griffith | Posted 04.07.2008 | Media

Read More: Mainstream Media, Reporting, Reporters, Media, News, Political Journalism, Journalism, Local Journalism, Media News
Leslie Griffith

Your local news has the money to buy a helicopter and install expensive high definition, but not the money to hire experienced investigative reporters to help protect your community?

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Reading The Pictures: General Love

Michael Shaw | Posted 04.07.2008 | Media

Read More: Petraeus, Hillary, Generals, Liberal Bloggers, New York Times, Congress, Iraq, Media, Frank Rich, Sunni, Shiite, Al-Sadr, Media News
Michael Shaw

2008-04-07-petraeus_shaw.jpgIn a brilliant slide show, the Times produced a series of photos of military rock-stars through modern U.S. history captured at their telegenic best.

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What I Told Bill Moyers About Iraq 5 Years Ago -- As 'Victory' Neared

Greg Mitchell | Posted 04.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Reporters, Warwire, Media, Press, Journalism, Bill Moyers, War, Moyers, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

The interview would conclude with Bill Moyers asking, "Do you have a sense that when the battle is over, this story's only begun?" I answered, "We're only at the beginning." Unfortunately, I was proven correct.

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Congress: A Reporter's Privilege Would Not Exempt Judy Miller From Testifying. Would It Exempt James Risen?

David Fiderer | Posted 04.04.2008 | Media

Read More: Media, Ethics in Journalism, Journalism, Free Flow of Information Act, Reporter's Privilege. James Risen, Media News
David Fiderer

In February, Risen was subpoenaed to appear before a Federal grand jury in Alexandria, Va. to divulge the source of information for a chapter in his book State of War.

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The New Assassins Don't Use Guns

RJ Eskow | Posted 04.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Blogs, Bill Clinton, John Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Matt Drudge, Malcolm X, Hillary Clinton, Jfk, Media, Journalism, Rod Serling, Robert Kennedy, Mlk Jr Assasination, Conspiracy Theories, MLK Assasination, Conspiracy, Right Wing, Clintons, Assassinations, Mlk, Right-Wing Conspiracy, Character Assassination, Character, Martin Luther King Jr, Martin Luther King, Paulo Friere, Martin Luther King Assassination, Politics News
RJ Eskow

A new form of political murder has taken its place -- character assassination. Over the last two decades, the Right has learned how to destroy its enemies without leaving a body.

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5 Years Ago: When the Pentagon and Media Lied About Jessica Lynch Rescue

Greg Mitchell | Posted 04.04.2008 | Media

Read More: Iraq War, Jessica Lynch, Warwire, War, New York Times, Iraq, Washington Post, Media, Jayson Blair, Media News
Greg Mitchell

The "Jessica Lynch" scandal later got mixed up in the "Jayson Blair" scandal when it turned out he had lied about certain aspects of his "coverage" of that episode.

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Coincidence of Martin Luther King and Imus Anniversaries Brings Surprisingly Bitter Thoughts About Media

Eric Deggans | Posted 04.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Video, Cable Tv, Tv, Radio, Don Imus, Martin Luther King Jr., Media, Race, Jeremiah Wright, Mlk Jr Assasination, MLK Assasination, Mlk, Barack Obama Jeremiah Wright, Martin Luther King, Jena 6 Nooses, Obama Jeremiah Wright, Mlk Jr, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Jeremiah Wright Barack Obama, Racism, Jena 6, Politics News
Eric Deggans

The continuing battle over issues like the words of Rev. Jeremiah Wright suggests to me that our soundbite-focused media culture isn't well suited to the serious, complex debate we need to have on race in America.

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Did NYT Publisher Overturn His Board -- To Force Hillary Endorsement?

Greg Mitchell | Posted 04.03.2008 | Media

Read More: Obama, Hillary Clinton, Media, Clinton, Campaign 2008, Hillary, Barack Obama, The New York Times, Arthur Sulzberger Jr., New York Times, Andrew Rosenthal, New York Times Hillary Clinton Endorsement, Hillary Clinton Endorsements, Steven Rattner, Media News
Greg Mitchell

The rumors have escalated for weeks. Tantalizing, but is there any truth to it?

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