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Cartoon: Nattering Naybobs and Noxious Nutballs

Shan Wells | Posted 10.29.2009 | Denver

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Shan Wells

With a few notable exception, broadcast news is a very scary place these days. What Edward R. Murrow would think of the current zeitgeist is unknowable, but we might hazard a guess.

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Why Health Care Reform May Kill the USA

Steven G. Brant | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

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Steven G. Brant

My waking nightmare was prompted by House Minority Leader John Boehner's appearance on the PBS NewsHour Thursday night. Why is he speaking so positively of "rebellion"?

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How Popular Culture Empowers The Joe Wilsons Of This World

John Farr | Posted 11.12.2009 | Entertainment

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John Farr

Wilson is one of those mediocre, small men who have always occupied the fringes of influence but would never have imagined to insult a sitting President in bygone days.

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David Brooks' Lies on Health Care Reform: An Incomplete List

David Fiderer | Posted 11.12.2009 | Media

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David Fiderer

A lot of people buy in to Brooks' pseudo-intellectual shtick for making grand pronouncements that presume to define reality.

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PBS' "NewsHour With Jim Lehrer" Getting 21st Century Makeover

New York Times | Elizabeth Jensen | Posted 06.12.2009 | Media

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"The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer," public broadcasting's nightly newscast, is getting a makeover, designed to bring it more fully into the digital era, g...

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"Is Anybody Listening?" Teen Video Gains National Attention And A Presidential Visit

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 04.25.2009 | Living

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Dr. Judith Rich

This is a story about a group of teens that feared their futures were already being foreclosed. What they did about it resulted in a personal visit from Barack Obama.

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Obama's Not Specific Enough? Gimme a Break

Linda Bergthold | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics

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Linda Bergthold

Maybe we are not interested in learning this stuff, or maybe TV is just the wrong medium for transmitting serious information.

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Jim Lehrer Undergoes Heart Surgery

New York Times/TV Decoder | Brian Stelter | Posted 04.26.2008 | Media

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Jim Lehrer, the longtime anchor of PBS's signature evening newscast, underwent a successful heart valve procedure on Wednesday. "Jim plans to be back...

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