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Reading The Pictures: Obama Schools The Credit Card Industry

Michael Shaw | Posted 05.24.2009 | Media

Read More: Politics, White House, Credit Card Industry, Washington, Larry Summers, Obama, Slideshow, Business, News, Recession, Media News
Michael Shaw

2009-04-24-shawcredit.jpgObama used the bully pulpit to dictate to the credit card suits how the industry is going to treat the consumer from now on.

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I Was Right? Wolverine Final Print Allegedly Confirmed as Identical to Work Print

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Internet Movie Database, 20th Century Fox, Yahoo, Piracy, Entertainment, Bootleg, Tom Rothman, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, News, Scott Mendelson, Movieline, Movies, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

As some of you know, a bit I wrote on Tuesday inspired a bit of controversy.

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John Kerry's Veteran Legacy

Jon Soltz | Posted 05.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Politics, Vietnam War, John Kerry, William Fulbright, Vietnam, Fulbright, News, Afghanistan War, Veterans, Afghanistan, Politics News
Jon Soltz

There was a time in America when policies war were to be judged by Generals and politicians, not the men and women who were on the ground, fighting. John Kerry changed the game forever.

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Perfect News Storm Causes Blogging Paralysis

Spencer Green | Posted 05.22.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Susan Boyle, President Obama, Craigslist, Carrie Prejean, News, Blogging, Bloggers, Comedy News
Spencer Green

An unusually high concentration of potential irony-laden and comment-worthy news items has caused many U.S. bloggers to clutch their heads in pain and temporarily put their keyboards aside to take a breath.

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Will Jacob Zuma's South Africa Be Democracy's Shame?

Andrew Belonsky | Posted 05.17.2009 | World

Read More: Democracy, Thomas Ranuga, News, Politics, Mosiuoa Lekota, Thabo Mbeki, African National Congress, Election, Congress of the People, South Africa, Apartheid, Jacob Zuma, Nelson Mandela, Bulelani Ngcuka, Leonard McCarthy, Helen Zille, Scorpion, Cosatu, South Africa Election, World News
Andrew Belonsky

Jacob Zuma's commitment to communism, apparent disdain for free press and alleged meddling in the justice system are enough to raise the hairs on anyone who believes in open, transparent liberal democracy.

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Technology, Not War, Is the Solution to Publishing

Penny Herscher | Posted 05.16.2009 | Media

Read More: Non-Profit Foundations, Death of Newspapers, Newspapers, Publishing, Search Engines, Newspaper Industry, Print Media, Print Journalism, Death of Print, News, Online News, Media News
Penny Herscher

The global publishing giants have declared war on the new technology generation of content distributors -- but they have lost sight of what consumers value and how they want to get to the value.

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Captive in Transit

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 05.15.2009 | Media

Read More: Captive Marketing, Marketing, News Media, News, Media News
<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

When I get to the office, I will ride an elevator up to my floor. In the elevator, there will be a television. On the television, there will be news. I actually spend a fair amount of time these days avoiding the news.

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Observe and Report -- Yes, It's Date Rape, but It's Not Supposed to Be Funny (but the Movie Still Is)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.12.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jody Hill, Controversy, Entertainment, Anna Faris, Date Rape, Movie, News, Observe and Report, Seth Rogen, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

Whether or not Observe and Report is a good film is open to debate. But criticizing a black comedy/social satire for having unlikable characters, awkward situations, and uncomfortable material is awfully foolish.

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Gay 'Justice' in a Perfect World?

Andrew Belonsky | Posted 05.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Proposition 8, Newt Gingrich, News, Gay Marriage, Politics, California, Iowa, Vermont, Politics News
Andrew Belonsky

Justices may not always read the law correctly, but they're meant to be more objective than someone who has to worry about campaign funds.

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Newspapers Want Cash for Content. Tough Luck

Michael Wolff | Posted 05.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Google, Internet, New York Times, Newspapers, Content-Aggregators, Newspaper Industry, Print Media, Print Journalism, Death of Print, Death of Newspapers, News, Online News, Media News
Michael Wolff

Newspapers are going to war with the Internet--or trying to. So far it's more accurately a phony war.

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Corporate Jets and Executive Compensation May Not Be All Bad -- A Media House Cleaning

Brian Ross | Posted 05.08.2009 | Media

Read More: Wall Street Bailout, President Obama, Corporate Jets, Media, Barack Obama, Reporting, Cnbc, Fox Business, Financial-News, Maria Bartiromo, Financial Crisis, Fox News, Wall Street Scandal, Corporate Bailout, Wall Street, News, Media News
Brian Ross

Even if Average Joe is not a wonk, surely we can tell the story in a way that presents the facts more completely, instead of the smoke-and-mirrors scandals of this airplane or that deal.

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To Newspaper Moguls: You Blew It

Jeff Jarvis | Posted 05.08.2009 | Media

Read More: Newspapers, Print Media, Print Journalism, Death of Print, Death of Newspapers, News, Online News, Newspaper Industry, Media News
Jeff Jarvis

The Newspaper Association of America is meeting this week and they're preaching angrily and self-righteously about their plight. Here's the speech I think they should hear instead.

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The Torture Lawyers: Where Are They Now?

Andrew Woods | Posted 05.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Corruption, Douglas Feith, William Haynes II, Bush Administration Torture, Jay Bybee, Terrorism, Oil, John Yoo, David Addington, Alberto Gonzales, Accountability, News, Torture, Chevron Human Rights, Politics News
Andrew Woods

William "Jim" Haynes II was hired in 2008 as Chief Corporate Counsel at Chevron Corporate Office in San Ramon, CA. Why would Chevron hire Haynes?

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Friday Night Box Office Rundown: Fast & Furious Grosses $30 million on Friday Alone

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Adventureland, Fast and Furious, Box Office, News, Movies, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

Fast And Furious had by far the biggest single day in the month of April, and it is already 75% of Anger Management's record $42 million April opening weekend back in 2003.

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Giving Away Free Netbooks to Save America's Newsrooms

Will Bunch | Posted 05.04.2009 | Media

Read More: Philadelphia Daily News, Netbooks, Newspapers, Citizen Journalism, Journalism, Hunter S. Thompson, Digital Divide, Philadelphia-Pennsylvania, Print Media, Print Journalism, Death of Print, Death of Newspapers, Online News, News, Newspaper Industry, Media News
Will Bunch

What if newsrooms put their remaining muscle behind a program to provide information to the public and close the digital divide at the same time? That's "social benefit" we can believe in.

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Reading The Pictures: Obama Puts Bankers On Parade

Michael Shaw | Posted 04.29.2009 | Media

Read More: Photography, Photos, Mack, White House, B of A, Current Events, Bankers, Obama, Business, Photojournalism, Bank of America, Wall Street, Ceos, Finance, Bankers White House, Pandit, News, Lewis, Dimon, Financial Crisis, Media News
Michael Shaw

2009-03-29-bankerparade.jpg I'm thrilled how Obama corralled those bank CEOs on Friday for a selflessness workshop, then kicked them loose out on the driveway to face a hungry media.

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Is It Time For a Newspaper Bail-Out?

Johann Hari | Posted 04.22.2009 | Media

Read More: Print Media, Newspapers, Print Journalism, Sarkozy Newspapers, Death of Print, Death of Newspapers, News, Online News, Nicolas Sarkozy, Newspaper Industry, Media News
Johann Hari

In an age of bail-outs, several European governments are experimenting with ways to support the world of news-gathering so it will survive for the twenty-first century.

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Defending Obama's NCAA Picks and Leno Appearance

Casey Gane-McCalla | Posted 04.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama NCAA Picks, Criticism, Jay Leno, News, Politics, Barack Obama, Special Olympics, Late Night Shows, Barack Obama on Leno, President Obama, Timothy Geithner, Obama on Leno, Obama Special Olympics, Politics News
Casey Gane-McCalla

Millions of hardworking people fill out March Madness brackets every year. Its nice to think of Obama as regular American guy with regular habits despite his extraordinary responsibilities.

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Entertainment vs. News

Jim Lichtman | Posted 04.17.2009 | Media

Read More: Larry Cudlow, Cnbc, Charlie Gibson, Entertainment, Jon Stewart, Katie Couric, Commentary, Rick Santelli, Bear Stearns, Mad Money, The Daily Show, The Three Stooges, News, Jim Cramer, Media News
Jim Lichtman

We don't need flash, flag-throwing or yelling at the camera. We just need honest, factual stories. And we need reporters who can give us those stories in a responsible and trustworthy manner.

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America: Make April 8th "National Info-Less Day"

Spencer Green | Posted 04.11.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Internet, News Organizations, Information Overload, Digg, Information, Blog, Bloggers, Computers, Email, Information Age, Nadya Suleman, Twitter, Media, Facebook, News, Comedy News
Spencer Green

That's 24 hours in which no person, no media organization, no blogger, no social network, no whoever or whatever can disseminate, transmit, broadcast, pass along any new information to anyone else.

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And a Comic Shall Lead Them

James Moore | Posted 04.10.2009 | Media

Read More: News, Jon Stewart, Journalism, Comedy Central, Jim Cramer, Financial Crisis, Media News
James Moore

Jon Stewart has brought back context to journalism by making people in our drive-by culture responsible for their words and even actions.

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Are We Depressing Ourselves Further into a Depression?

Rachel Dunn | Posted 04.09.2009 | Media

Read More: President Obama, Media, News, Pundits, Economy, Depression, Media News
Rachel Dunn

Maybe it's just me but lately it's all I can do to avoid the news. I'm starting to think that our media is depressing us into a further depression.

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How to Rescue Local Newspapers

Spencer Green | Posted 04.04.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Death of Newspapers, Newspapers, News, Newspaper Industry, Comedy News
Spencer Green

New section: "What to do around town when you're finished getting real news off the Internet." Print stories on chocolate. More stories on foxy boxing.

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Hey, Newspapers: It's Not Me, It's You

Hugh McGuire | Posted 03.30.2009 | Media

Read More: Newspapers, Media, Business, Advertising, Online Advertising, News, Online, Media News
Hugh McGuire

I love my Saturday newspaper, but I love it as an enjoyable hour spent in the morning. It has almost nothing to do with news. For news (like, I suspect, most of you), I go to the web.

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Reading The Pictures: Killing That Little Monkey

Michael Shaw | Posted 03.21.2009 | Media

Read More: Bush Chimp, Connecticut, Monkey Cartoon, Feminizing Obama, Obama, Media, Monkey Amok, Bush, The Chimpster, Politics, Giuliani, New York Post, Sam Stein, Kill Monkey, Racism, Hillary Clinton, Huffington Post, Stimulus Package, News, Robert Kennedy, Delonas, Media News
Michael Shaw

2009-02-19-shaw219.jpgThe buck(shot) stops here? Well obviously it likens Obama to a monkey, playing on a long-standing African-American racist slur.

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