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Media Feeding Frenzy Cheats Viewers

Saul Segan | Posted 08.03.2009 | Media

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Saul Segan

While it was understandable that Jackson's death merited considerable coverage, the disgraceful monopoly of the topic on the television screens and neglect of any other news story were not.

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Newsrooms Debate Paid Coverage

Financial Times | Posted 06.17.2009 | Media

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How much would you pay to read the newspaper equivalent of this page? At about 2,000 of the 50,000 or so words in the printed version of the Financial...

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"First 100 Days" Coverage May Result in Rectal Bleeding

Spencer Green | Posted 05.27.2009 | Comedy

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Spencer Green

"It's pure journalistic olestra. The consistent barrage of 'first 100 days'-related news goes through people so quickly that their heads and now their bodies are unable to properly absorb or digest it all."

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Obama, Rush Limbaugh and Fox News: A Look at Media in 2009

Josh Silver | Posted 12.14.2008 | Media

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Josh Silver

As Obama inherits a severe economic crisis, two wars, and myriad other problems, it will be too easy for media issues to get pushed down the to-do list.

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The Big Lie At The Heart Of McCain's Ayers Campaign

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 11.20.2008 | Media

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Stephen C. Rose

In a deep sense, this election really is about turning the page on the thinking that would divide us by whether we have regrets about Vietnam. Or Iraq. Or war period.

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Celebrity Gossip or Truth: It Doesn't Even Matter

Candy Spelling | Posted 08.06.2008 | Entertainment

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Candy Spelling

I don't like reading retractions. I like reading news that's true, or at least the product of good reporting.

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