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Reading The Pictures: Prompting A Look At The Early McNasty

Michael Shaw | Posted 04.03.2008 | Media

Read More: Photos, Annapolis, Teleprompter, Mccain, Campaign, Media, Press, Election, Republican, Images, Politics, Virginia, Video, Punk, High School, ABC News, Nominee, Pictures, Wapo, Episcopal, Photography, Campaign Photography, Washington Post, Media News
Michael Shaw

2008-04-03-mccain_biotour_shaw.jpgI can't recall such a revealing shot of a teleprompter. It draws attention to how impersonal and highly-scripted McCain's self-described biographical tour has turned out to be.

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MTV Recreates the Holocaust -- for Teens

Derek Beres | Posted 04.02.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: News Corp, Fox, Video, Holocaust, Media, Youth Culture, Mtv, America, Entertainment News
Derek Beres

Using the Holocaust as the backdrop for what could befall America if we are "not careful," the 30-second spots question the integrity of the network for using an example that remains fresh in the minds of a culture.

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No Shame, No Blame -- Media Refuse to Face Up to Role in Iraq Disaster

Greg Mitchell | Posted 04.02.2008 | Media

Read More: Iraq War, Newspapers, Warwire, War, New York Times, Reporters, Media, 4000, Bush, Media News
Greg Mitchell

The media, with months to plan for the five-year commemoration of the war, were ready to take stock of everything but themselves.

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Arianna, Jeff Jarvis, Micah Sifry, Jay Rosen and Lisa Tozzi Discuss How the Web is Changing Politics

Huff TV | Posted 03.31.2008 | Media

Read More: Jeff Jarvis, Lisa Tozzi, Arianna Huffington, Jay Rosen, Micah Sifry, Media, Nyu, Media News
Huff TV

2008-03-31-mediapanel0331.jpgOn Friday, media innovators converged for a panel titled "How the Internet is Changing American Politics."

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The Day Iraq Became Vietnam

Greg Mitchell | Posted 03.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Newspapers, Warwire, Vietnam, War, Iraq, Rumsfeld, Media, President Bush, Bush, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

Five years ago today, a NYT photograph seemed like a cruel joke, or a Photoshop prank, awakening nearly everyone in America to the bone-chilling reality of a quick war that was threatening to turn into a longer slog.

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Aspen Environment Forum: Balancing hope and despair with big ideas

J. Carl Ganter | Posted 03.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Environment, Media, Aspen Environment Forum, Journalism, Population, Climate, Politics News
J. Carl Ganter

ASPEN - Are we in an endgame struggle for survival or do we face the greatest opportunities in the history of civilization? Both. Granted, the mes...

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Why Did It Take Sinbad to Expose Hillary Clinton's Misstatement?

Eric Deggans | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

Read More: Misstatement, Presidential Election, Nbc, Cbs, Bosnia, Media, Tv Journalism, Hillary Clinton, Sinbad Kosovo, Hillary Clinton Sinbad, Hillary Bosnia, Sinbad, Hillary Clinton Bosnia Trip, Clinton Bosnia Trip, Clinton Bosnia, Clinton Sinbad, Media News
Eric Deggans

I've been struck by network reporters' attempts to insert themselves into this story.

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New York Times: Cutting Staff But Making Movies

Michael Giltz | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

Read More: Short Films, New York Times, Youtube, Iphone, David Pogue, Media, Sundance, Weapons, Actors, Media News
Michael Giltz

The New York Times should not be hiring reporters/talent who look good on camera and are known for funny videos so they can branch out into YouTube.

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How Would Watergate Be Reported Today?

Art Brodsky | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

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Art Brodsky

Until people regain trust in what they read, the long, slow decline will continue regardless of the medium through which information is conveyed.

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"Some Say" Ignorance Is Bliss

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 03.27.2008 | Media

Read More: Iraq War, U.S. Debt, John McCain, Poverty, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Pathological Politics, John Adams, Democracy, Media, Hillalry Clinton, Barack Obama, Privacy, Media News
Kathleen Reardon

With the obligation of inheriting the beacon of democracy nourished and protected by those who came before us, why are we allowing ourselves to be ill-served by so many in the media?

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Our Sound Bite Culture Should Provide More Questions than Answers

Byron Williams | Posted 03.27.2008 | Media

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Byron Williams

When we the public make the sound bite the end and not the beginning, we risk violating what the code of ethics we also warn journalists to guard against.

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Where Did McCain Get What He's Got "in the Bank" with the Press?

Jay Rosen | Posted 03.27.2008 | Home

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Jay Rosen

By demonstrating that you can say false things, refuse to correct them, and pay no real price for it, you dishearten reporters and make their efforts appear futile to themselves.

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Detroit, the City of Love

Toby Barlow | Posted 03.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Media, Fox News, Kwame, Mccain, Obama, Spitzer, Detroit, Detroit Mayer Affair, Kwame Affair, Kwame Kilpatrick, Kwame Scandal, Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, Kwame Kilpatrick Text Messages, Kwame Spitzer, Politics News
Toby Barlow

Our illustrious mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick agreed to pay 8.4 million dollars out of Detroit city funds to hush it up his affair. That 8.4 million dollars could have paid for a lot of other lovin' in the city.

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Give The News Impartially? FAIR Report Highlights Conflicts of Interest

Janine Jackson | Posted 03.26.2008 | Media

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Janine Jackson

We should also have a right to expect that the news we get is produced in a climate where journalistic priorities are paramount.

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What's A Millennial To Do?

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 03.26.2008 | Business

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<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

God created youth for people to do what they wanted to do. When you get a little bit older, life closes in on you and, caught in a variety of strictures produced by our ambitions, desires and needs, we each take on responsibilities that require us to do a bunch of stuff we donÂ’'t wanna.

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Cost-Cutting Papers No Longer Shadowing Candidates Full-Time On The Trail

New York Times | JACQUES STEINBERG | Posted 03.26.2008 | Media

Read More: Hillary Clinton, Newspapers, Campaign Coverage, Media, Barack Obama, Media News

As Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama debated in Cleveland on a snowy evening in late February, 650 journalists descended on the city to...

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Got Dolt?

Steven Weber | Posted 03.25.2008 | Politics

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Steven Weber

Humans by nature flock, follow, and fear. Why else would moments of genuine cultural enlightenment be so few and far between?

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What I Said On Larry King Live

Anya Kamenetz | Posted 03.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Cnn, Larry King, Climate Change, Economy, Media, Depression, Recession, Wolf Blitzer, Debt, U.S. Economy, Larry King LIve, Bush Economy, Bear Stearns and JPMorgan Chase, Bear Stearns Bailout, Bear Stearns, Bear Stearns Collapse, Personal Finance, Business News
Anya Kamenetz

We, the people, must rewrite the rules of the market, to limit environmental degradation, the unregulated speculation that has brought our financial system to the brink of ruin, and the concentration of wealth.

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Four Thousand U.S. Deaths Should Spark Congressional Debate

Robert Naiman | Posted 03.24.2008 | Politics

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Robert Naiman

Surely the fact that just over a quarter of adults could say about how many Americans had been killed in Iraq represents an indictment of our media and the actions of our political leaders.

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4000 Killed in Iraq: A Harsh Reminder

Jon Soltz | Posted 03.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Media, Iraq Casualties, Iraq, 4000 Soldiers Killed, Iraq 4000, Iraq 4000 Deaths, 4000 Deaths, 4000, Politics News
Jon Soltz

Today, like yesterday and tomorrow, we will lose some of the finest Americans we have. That is a harsh reminder that disastrous policy decisions have tragic consequences.

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As Iraq Toll Hits 4000 -- Bush Sees a "Comma"

Greg Mitchell | Posted 03.22.2008 | Politics

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Greg Mitchell

Perhaps Bush meant to say "asterisk" but did not know how to pronounce it. Or maybe he meant "blip" or "footnote" -- though that wouldn't make the sentiment any less revolting.

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John McCain: The New "Baghdad Bob"?

Greg Mitchell | Posted 03.21.2008 | Politics

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Greg Mitchell

But McCain as "Bob"? Consider that in the past two weeks there was a spike in violence, explosions and casualties in Iraq, yet McCain barely seemed to notice.

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Letter to America

Joe Vogel | Posted 03.21.2008 | Media

Read More: Breaking Politics News, Jeremiah Wright, Media, Barack Obama, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Iraq War, Mainstream Media, Pundits, Infotainment, Media News
Joe Vogel

We are witnessing a giant circus, a spectacle. Our journalists are lackeys, our pundits clowns.

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CNN Trivializes Iraq and Hits a New Low

Josh Silver | Posted 03.20.2008 | Media

Read More: Mainstream Media, Iraq War, Cnn, Media, Investigative Journalism, Fox, War in Iraq, Journalism, CNN Iraq, Jeanne Moos, Media News
Josh Silver

2008-03-20-jeanne_moos_iraq.jpgOn Wednesday, CNN 's "Best Political Team on Television" took their vapid approach to journalism to a new level when reporter Jeanne Moos satirized demonstrations against the war in Iraq.

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Hey, America! Real News Can Be Sexy Too!

Michael Drucker | Posted 03.20.2008 | Media

Read More: Dalai Lama, Hybrids, Hubble Telescope, Gm, San Francisco Arrests, Tibet, Post Office, Emperor’s Club, Iraq War, Media, Do Not Mail, Organic Gas, Extrasolar Planet, 236.Com, Media News
Michael Drucker

The Hubble Telescope Found Organic Gas on an Extrasolar Planet: I don't know whether or not this distant planet has life or not but, you know what they say, where there's organic gas, there's butt sex.

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