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Newsweek Taps Bush Aide For Obama Reporting

Ari Melber | Posted 11.17.2009 | Media

Read More: Obama Press Bias, Obama Press Coverage, Newsweek, Obama Media, Jon Meacham, Media Disclosure, Obama Stimulus, Obama Jon Meacham, Yuval Levin, Bush Jon Meacham, Msm, Media Bias, Obama Tax Cut, Media News

Political journalism is often imaginative, but a Newsweek article about tax cuts by a former aide to George W. Bush verges on delusion.

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Pundit Contest Would Have Gone Down Better with a Spoonful of Psychology

Bella DePaulo | Posted 11.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Psychological Research, Msm, Opinion, America’s Next Great Pundit, Psychology, Media, Social Influence, Winners, Critiques, Contest, Bias, Mythology, Reporters, Washington Post, Authority, Blogging, Media News

Once upon a time there were well-worn paths to the top of the press pile. America's Next Great Pundit Contest, however, is based on the premise that well-informed voices could come from just about anywhere.

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Reid Doesn't Need Lieberman

Matt Osborne | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: MSM Flaws, Public Option, Face the Nation, Health Care Reform, Msm, Joe Lieberman, Beltway Village Media, Bob Schieffer, Health Insurance, Politics News

In the end, Reid doesn't need 60 votes, and the stronger the public option the less reform costs. These two realities need to be repeated until they penetrate the debate.

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Media's Credibility (Not Public Option) Is What Is Dead

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.28.2009 | Media

Read More: Democrat, Committee, Public Option, House, Msm, Congress, Reform, Media, Democrats, Mainstream Media, Democratic, Baucus, Chris Weigant, Health, Public Option Is Dead, Harry Reid, Max Baucus, Health Care, Senate, Healthcare, Reid, Bill, Media News

The media has been pushing the "public option is dead" theme for so long, it's no wonder they're so astonished by yesterday's news that a public option will be included in the Senate bill.

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Washington Post Looking for "America's Next Great Pundit" -- Could It Be You?

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.30.2009 | Media

Read More: Blogosphere, Op-Ed Page, Newspapers, Washpost, Bloggers, Writing, Msm, Pundit Contest, Newspaper, Opinion, Froomkin, Media, Journalism, Prize, Blogs, Mainstream Media, Politics, Contest, Wapo, Chris Weigant, Blog, Essay, Newspaper Industry, Post, Washington Post, America's Next Great Pundit, Editorial, Op-Ed, Huffington Post, Pundit, Dan Froomkin, Media News

Newspapers seem to be clinging to blandness as a viable business model in an exciting new world of opinions available to their potential customers -- to their detriment. And then they wonder why they're failing.

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My Brother Loves Glenn Beck, But I Still Love My Brother

Suz Redfearn | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics

My brother rolled into D.C. from Boston on a chartered bus, arriving in the dark outside a Marriott. I scanned the pack of fairly nondescript folks ...

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5 Awesome Cases of The Internet Owning The MSM

Cracked.com | Posted 11.26.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Mainstream Media, Newsweek, Internet, Dan Rather, Drudge Report, Msm, Comedy News

In case you haven't seen the ads framing Cracked.com these past few day, Family Guy starts back up tomorrow. Which is kind of strange when you conside...

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Armenia's Progressive New AIDS Policy Suggests It Can Be a Regional Leader

Jirair Ratevosian | Posted 11.22.2009 | World

Read More: Msm, HIV/AIDS, Hiv, Armenia, Policy, Sex, World News

Active participation of civil society is critical for success, including participation from organizations representing sexual minorities and people living with HIV/AIDS.

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What the MSM Gets Wrong About Wikipedia -- and Why

Jimmy Wales | Posted 11.21.2009 | Technology

Read More: Msm, Wiki, New-Wikipedia-Rules, Wales, Jimmy Wales, MSM Flaws, Wikipedia, Technology News

If you follow the news about Wikipedia, even casually, you're probably aware that something is changing. What you probably don't realize is that what you've been led to believe is almost certainly completely wrong.

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Rep. Wilson's Insincere Apology - Hardball

Landon Ross | Posted 11.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Hardball, Mainstream Media, House of Representatives, Congress, MSM Flaws, Joe Wilson, Msm, Hardball Video, Democrats, Rep. Joe Wilson, Chris Matthews, Barack Obama, Republicans, Media News

Why do Republicans, within the media, excel in getting away with far more egregious acts than Democrats ever would? It is one of their most impressive talents as a party.

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Friday Talking Points [89] -- Fighting Crazy

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Leadership, President Obama, Vagueness, Kennedy, Journalist, Democratic, Obama, Reform, Facts, Media, Townhall, Friday Talking Points, Adult, Republican, Candidate Obama, Clinton, Town Hall, Veto Threat, Knife Fight, Midotw, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Health Care, Emotion, The Bear Who Let It Alone, Crazy, Politicians, Post Mortem, Msm, Cheerleader, Tantrum, Democrat, Congress, Bipartisan, Democrats, Teddy Kennedy, Ted Kennedy, Barack Obama, Screaming, James Thurber, Mainstream Media, 1994, Yelling, Mddotw, Hillary, Chris Weigant, Health, Lunacy, Town Hells, Veto, Bipartisanship, Line in the Sand, Healthcare, Pre-Post-Mortem, Thurber, Media News

The media is not completely responsible for the state of the debate over healthcare reform. The Democrats have done such a poor job of presenting their case that they really bear the lion's share of blame.

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We're At The "Wright" Moment

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama 2008, Politics, History, Sound Bites, Obama Speech, Drama, Confusion, President Obama, Msm, Rev. Wright, Obama Administration, Democracy, Media, Jeremiah Wright, Sean Hannity, Politics News

Recall that the Reverend Wright debacle necessitated a solution that only Obama could create. It is the same thing now.

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Obama's Second Hundred Days

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michael Jackson, Supreme Court, Latina, Sessions, Burris, Empathy, A Tale of Two Cities, Al Franken, Reform, Dickens, Sarah Palin, Second 100 Days, Muslim, Latino, Sotomayor, Health Care, Analog Television, Birthers, Age of Foolishness, Budget, Democrat, Congress, Sanford, Democrats, Barack Obama, Transparency, Rahm Emanuel, First Hundred Days, Health, Sonia Sotomayor, Credit Card, Souter, Healthcare, Senate, Polls, Mark Sanford, Cap and Trade, Gates, President Obama, Cia, Speech, Second Hundred Days, Jeff Sessions, David Souter, Flu, Obama, Democratic, Iraq, Media, Scotus, Republican, Bush, Pelosi, Television, Iran, Gay Rights, Nuclear Weapons, Baucus, Russia, Beer Summit, Arlen Specter, Credit Card Reform, House, Specter, Photo Op, Msm, Beer, Franken, Worst of Times, Charles Dickens, Roland Burris, Gay, Mainstream Media, Waterloo, Best of Times, First 100 Days, Torture Photos, Chris Weigant, Palin, Cairo, Max Baucus, Bipartisanship, Torture, Politics News

Our look back at Obama's second 100 days will begin with a short overview, and then move on to the categories: "the best of times," "the worst of times," and "the age of (media) foolishness."

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Friday Talking Points [87] -- A Tale Of Two Houses

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics

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Simply for acting like a leader this week, Speaker Pelosi wins the Most Impressive Democrat Of The Week award hands-down.

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I'm Sick of Hearing About the Poor, Poor Millionaires

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Warfare, Wealthy, Tax Rates, Al Franken, Reform, Tax the Rich, Media, Jim Webb, Republican, Reagan, Pelosi, Ultra Rich, Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, Ultra Wealthy, Health Care, Robert a Heinlein, Taxes, House, Millionaires, Msm, Franken, War, Democrat, Billionaires, Rich, Webb, Democrats, Mainstream Media, Income Tax, Tax, Chris Weigant, Health Care Reform, Fox News, Class Warfare, Denmark, Healthcare, Heinlein, Politics News

Democrats have to get over their knee-jerk reaction to being labeled "tax and spenders" by their opposition. If higher taxes for millionaires are the way to pay for healthcare reform, then let everyone know it, and know why.

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Iran and Anna Nicole Smith

Ben Cohen | Posted 07.31.2009 | Media

Read More: Iran, Anna Nicole Smith, Economic Crisis, Msm, Media News

While the Iranian elections were certainly important (and the death of Nicole Smith not), there is a common thread. Both events have nothing to do with what is really going on in America.

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The Media's Double Standard On Showing Neda's Death

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.25.2009 | Media

Read More: Pixelize, Pixelation, Msm, Body, Violence, Bodies, Media, Death, Mainstream Media, Editorial Standards, Plane, Television, Decency, Pixelization, Accident, Primetime, Chris Weigant, Body Parts, Blood, Prime Time, Neda, Train, Editors, News, Censorship, Media News

Either show us the Neda video uncensored, or don't show the poster. You can't really have this one both ways. The American public can either handle this image or we can't. Decide, and be consistent.

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The Meanings of MSM

Bob Franken | Posted 07.25.2009 | Media

Read More: Msm, Media, Media News

It's easy to get confused. Until bloggers started disparaging "Mainstream Media," I always thought "MSM" was a gay guy thing in the personals. One ca...

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For the Love of Blogging

Bella DePaulo | Posted 07.20.2009 | Media

When I first started blogging, I never imagined it would become one of my favorite things to do.

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Obama Should Be Ashamed Only Two-Thirds Approve of Him

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.09.2009 | Politics

People are weighing their own impressions of our new president with what the media is telling them to believe. For the most part, they are deciding that the media's take is wrong.

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Obama Declares Himself President-For-Life (No Fooling!)

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Market, Populism, President Obama, Economy, Jindal, Poll, Obama, Media, Agenda, America, Blagojevich, Hat. Aretha Franklin, Pelosi, Muslim, Populist, Bonus, Socialist, Tax Cut, Auto Workers, Over-Exposed, Stimulus Package, Limbaugh, Reid, Teleprompter, Rush Limbaugh, Budget, Socialism, Do Too Much, Conservative, Congress, Right Wing, Sixty-Percent, Capitalism, Bipartisan, Stimulus, Barack Obama, Mainstream Media, Wall Street, Chris Weigant, Palin, Hypocrisy, Political Capital, Msm, Two-Thirds, Bipartisanship, Pundit, Class Warfare, Partisan, Leona Helmsley, President-for-Life, Helmsley, Politics News

"I am ashamed at getting my stimulus bill passed so quickly. Republicans, those masters of bipartisanship, offered their sincere efforts to delay this bill for months and, I admit, I ignored them."

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The Jackie Robinson of Economists

George Mitrovich | Posted 03.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Msm, William Spriggs, Dr. Spriggs, Spriggs, Economy, Business News

Dr. Spriggs posses an economist's rare gift of presenting immense learning in language discernible to common people. Why is so so seldom on TV?

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At Your Feet or At Your Throat

Sam Greenfield | Posted 03.12.2009 | Media

Read More: Msm, Mainstream Media, Cnn, Economic Stimulus Package, MSM Flaws, Stimulus Package, Media News

One might wonder why the media attacks the stimulus plan so vehemently when the GOP offers nothing but greater poverty and higher unemployment. I have three reasons.

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Amusing Ourselves to Death -- How to Waste Our Last (Obama) Chance

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 03.08.2009 | Media

Read More: Neil Postman, Obama, News Cycle, Amusing Ourselves to Death, Enetertainment, Mainstream Media, Msm, Media, Media News

President Obama is a serious man trying to rescue a frivolous trivialized nation with the attention span of an inebriated jellyfish.

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Yes, the Media Helped Elect Obama, But...

Greg Mitchell | Posted 02.28.2009 | Media

Read More: 2008 Campaign, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Media, Sarah Palin, Msm, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Media News

The preposterous media coverage of the (few) unhappy Hillary-ites is what inspired McCain to select as his running mate someone who would virtually destroy his campaign.

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