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Is This Tom Friedman's "Walter Cronkite Moment" on Afghanistan?

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: New York Times, Thomas Friedman, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Escalation, Walter Cronkite, Politics News
Harvey Wasserman

No one contends that Tom Friedman has the influence that Walter Cronkite did, but could Friedman's anti-Afghanistan editorial mark a similar war-time shift in thinking?

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The New York Times Bizarrely Attacks Teachers -- Why?

Dan Brown | Posted 10.29.2009 | Media

Read More: Teacher Quality, Public Schools, Education, Arne Duncan, Michelle Rhee, Teacher Evaluation, School Accountability, New York Times, High-Stakes Testing, Teachers Union, Education Reform, Media News
Dan Brown

The editorial page in today's New York Times takes a bizarre pot shot at teachers. Teachers are demeaned by the Times as a destructive force when it comes to developing systems that work in schools.

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An Elephant in the Room?

Stephen Gyllenhaal | Posted 10.29.2009 | Books

Read More: Freud, Dreams, Bail Out, Elephants, Bonus, Dream Interpretation, David Lynch, New York Times, Carl Jung, Books News
Stephen Gyllenhaal

The Times article is delicious reading if you are interested in the strange world of past and present psychiatry, but what caught my eye most was a dream that the journalist reported to have had.

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Sad I Ran

Reverend Billy | Posted 10.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Corruption, Democracy, New York, New York Times, New York City Politics, Bill Thompson, Michael Bloomberg, Gentrification, New York News
Reverend Billy

"Corruption" now means "Democracy." "Affordable housing" means "Eviction." And New York City's imitation Greatness is polished.

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New York Times Buyout Offers Reveal More Than Expected

The New York Observer | John Koblin | Posted 10.28.2009 | Media

Read More: New York Times, New York Times Buyouts, Media News

We got our hands on one of the thickish brown envelopes that went to employees' homes. In addition to revealing the actual details of the buyout offer...

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Arthur Sulzberger Compares Print Journalism To The Titanic

Daily Intel | By: | Posted 10.27.2009 | Media

Read More: New York Times, Arthur Sulzberger, Media News

He thinks that physical newspapers will stick around as well. "The best analogy I can think of is -- have you ever heard of the Titanic Fallacy?" he a...

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Bestsellers: Lost Symbol Gets Beaten Up By Wimpy Kid

The Huffington Post | Amy Hertz | Posted 10.27.2009 | Books

Read More: Dog-Days, The Help, Washington Post, Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown, Bestsellers, Authors, USA Today, Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney, The Lost Symbol, Nielsen, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Publishers, Mitch Albom, Books News

There are some big changes afoot on the bestseller lists, including the fact that on the USA Today bestseller list, Diary of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days has...

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Jason Linkins

Obama-Bush: A Tale Of Two Critiques

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.27.2009 | Media

Read More: Politico, Barack Obama, Media Criticism, George W. Bush, New York Times, Media News

Yesterday, the editors of the New York Times penned some tough, smart criticism of the White House's many "recent reminders of this dismaying retreat ...

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Back to the Future With Mike Bloomberg

Jarrett Murphy | Posted 10.27.2009 | New York

Read More: Term Limits, Campaign 2009, William Thompson, Mayoral Campaign, Michael Bloomberg, Bloomberg Third Term, New York Times, Policy, Affordable Housing, New York News
Jarrett Murphy

He says he will deliver us a city "safer, stronger, greener and healthier -- and better than ever." Who can argue with that? As for the details, polls indicate he'll have four years to nail those down.

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Henry Blodget: NYT Doing Exactly The Right Thing

Business Insider | Henry Blodget|Oct. 27, 2009, 9:11 AM |2 | Posted 10.27.2009 | Media

Read More: Henry Blodget New York Times, Henry Blodget, New York Times, Media News

After coming close to death earlier this year, the New York Times Company (NYT) finally hit the panic button. Since then, it has done exactly what it...

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Andrew Ross Sorkin Met With "Uncharacteristic Disdain" From NYT Colleagues Following Book

New York Post | Posted 10.27.2009 | Media

Read More: Andrew Ross Sorkin Too Big to Fail, Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, Too Big to Fail Book, Andrew Ross Sorkin Book, Media News

A week after the release of his book on the Wall Street meltdown, The New York Times' star mergers-and-acquisitions reporter, Andrew Ross Sorkin, is a...

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One Page In Cheating

Jeff Kreisler | Posted 10.26.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Leasing, Oil Industry, Bush, Froot Loops, Health, Pfizer, New York Times, Cheating, Oil Shale, State-Street-Bank, Monty Python, Labels, Interior Department, Comedy News
Jeff Kreisler

Not content to wait for "This Week In Cheating," recently a single newspaper page held enough cheating for a whole seven days.

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Superfreakonomics On Drunk Driving vs. Drunk Walking: Relevant or Ridiculous? (VOTE)

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.27.2009 | Books

Read More: Superfreakonomics, Freakonomics, Execution, Police, Waliking, Poll, Drunk Driving, Dubner, Levitt, Global Cooling, New York Times, Road Blocks, Global Warming, Scientists, Books News

A couple of weeks ago, before the publication of Superfreakonomics, the follow up to the bestselling Freakonomics by New York Times "Freakonomics" col...

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New York Times Endorses Michael Bloomberg

nytimes.com | Posted 10.24.2009 | New York

Read More: William Thompson, Mayor Bloomberg, New-York-Times-Editorial-Board, Michael Bloomberg, New York Times, Times Editorial, Endorsement, Bill Thompson, New York News

The real test of any mayor is how well the city works. In his eight years in office, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has managed to make the unpredictable cit...

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Asleep at the Wheel: NYC Mayoral Candidate Bill Thompson Sleepwalks Through Campaign

Mario Almonte | Posted 10.23.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Times, Mike Bloomberg, Barack Obama, District-Council-37-Endorsement, New York City Mayoral Race, Bill Thompson, New York News
Mario Almonte

It doesn't seem like Thompson ever got the memo that when you announce your candidacy for a position, you're supposed to campaign for it too.

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Old Enough to Know Better, Young Enough to Pretend: Can the Chicago News Cooperative Succeed?

Daniel Sinker | Posted 10.23.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Media, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Journalism, Chicago Reader, Old Media vs. New Media, Creative Commons, Chicago Politics, Chicago Olympics, Death of Newspapers, Wbez, 2016 Olympics, Chicago Budget, Mayor Daley, New York Times, Cnc, Chicago News Cooperative, Chicago News
Daniel Sinker

If there was a better day to announce the News Cooperative, I can't think of it. After Mayor Daley's budget address, the two major papers ran the same cover: a 24-year-old kidnapping.

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Does Education Matter?

Jenifer Fox | Posted 10.23.2009 | Impact

Read More: Public Schools, Children, Ted Sizer, New York Times, Strengths, Education Reform, Media, Parents, Impact News
Jenifer Fox

Education, to most Americans, is not the stuff of nightly news. Or, perhaps, it isn't news because the media is unsure of the critical importance of education reporting.

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Chicago News Cooperative Launching, Will Provide Coverage For The New York Times

New York Times | RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA | Posted 10.23.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Peter Osnos, New York Times Local, Chicago News Cooperative, James O'Shea, Newspapers, Non Profit News, Chicago Media, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Newspaper Industry, Chicago News

Former top editors of The Chicago Tribune and other journalists, backed by a public television station and a major foundation, on Thursday announced f...

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We Should Be Grateful That Obama Is "Dithering"

Mitchell Bard | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Max Boot, Council on Foreign Relations, 2006 Election, Afghanistan, Graveyard of Empires, Mission Accomplished, George W. Bush, Paul Eaton, New York Times, Internatinoal Arabian Horse Association, Nicholas Kristof, Hurricane Katrina, Iraq, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, Dithering Afghanistan, Politics News
Mitchell Bard

We, as a country, would be a lot (and I mean a lot) better off right now if Cheney and his boss had done some dithering before invading Iraq.

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Wiping Blood Off White Buck Shoes

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 10.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Citigroup, President Obama, Orin Kramer, Realtytrac, JPMorgan Chase & Co., American International Group, Barack Obama, New York, Chrysler, Aig, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Dr. Daniel E. Fass, Morgan Stanley, University of California, General Motors, Wall Street, Bonus, Lehman Brothers, Great Recession, White Shoe, New York Times, U.S. Census, London Telegraph, David D. Kirkpatrick, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

In New York, the oldest and snobbiest financial ventures are called "white shoe" firms. Their arrogance, risky investments and confounding dealing in derivatives threw the rest of us into the Great Recession.

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The Media are Schrodinger's Cat

Charles Warner | Posted 10.22.2009 | Media

Read More: Fox News, Coen Brothers, New York Times, Ethan Coen, A Serious Man, Joel Coen, Media News
Charles Warner

Are newspapers alive or dead? Are the main-stream media fair and balanced or hopelessly biased? Is the New York Times too liberal or not liberal enough?

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New York Times Posts $35.6 Million Loss, Better Than Expected

AP | MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 10.22.2009 | Media

Read More: New York Times, New York Times Company, New York Times Earnings, Media News

The New York Times Co. cushioned the blow from another big drop in advertising in its latest quarter by shedding more payroll and collecting more mone...

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Debunking The Heroin Craze

nypress.com | Matt Harvey | Posted 10.22.2009 | New York

Read More: Suburban Heroin, Nike Heroin, Brooklyn, L Train, "Nike" Heroin, Glassine Bag Heroin, Middle-Class Heroin, Hipster Smack, Williamsburg Heroin, Heroin, Williamsburg Smack, New York, Glassine Bag, Newsday, Williamsburg, Hipster, Williamsburg Hipster, Metro, Graham Avenue, New York Times, Hipster Heroin, Smack, New York News

HE WEARS A black hoodie to protect himself from the cold rain. The baby-faced guy is Dominican, probably in his early twenties. He rushes by me at the...

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With News Jobs Vanishing, Why Are Journalism Schools Still Enrolling Students?

Peter Scheer | Posted 10.22.2009 | Media

Read More: New York Times, Death of Newspapers, Online Newspapers, Journalism, Newspaper Industry, Media News
Peter Scheer

Traditional news media will continue to shed jobs, even in a general recovery, faster than digitally-based replacements for those businesses can be invented and built.

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To the "Kabul Class of 2009"

Rory O'Connor | Posted 10.21.2009 | Media

Read More: New York Times, Richard Engel, NBC News, Afghanistan, On the Media, Afghanistan War, Media News
Rory O'Connor

Here's a brief commencement speech for the correspondents in the "Kabul class of 2009," who are now belatedly turning their attention to the country where the 9/11 attacks were really hatched.

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