Political Journalism

Elegy for Anthony Shadid

Doug Bradley | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: University of Wisconsin, Lebanese, Anthony Shadid Death, Anthony Shadid, Political Journalism, Media News
Doug Bradley

If you know anything about UW alumni and Lebanese families, you'll understand why that makes Anthony Shadid and me almost brothers. Our lone meeting took place on Dec. 2, 2010. Anthony was on campus to deliver the inaugural lecture on ethics and journalism.

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Tom Wicker and the Age of Conscience

Gary Hart | Posted 01.26.2012

Read More: Obituary, Tom Wicker, Political Journalism, Tom Wicker Death, Tom Wicker Dead, Media News
Gary Hart

Today's political journalists think the world would work much better if political leaders would simply govern the way the journalist thinks they should. Tom Wicker knew that his job was not to govern: his job was to provide a conscience for those who governed.

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The New York Times' Versailles Manifesto

David Sirota | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Versailles, Matt Bai, Beltway Insiders, Ethics in Journalism, Rahm Emanuel, Political Journalism, New York Times, Beltway, Journalism, Media News
David Sirota

Today's "journalists," like Matt Bai of the New York Times, see no difference between themselves and those they serve. Indeed, when they hear the term "political elites" -- they now see themselves in the mirror.

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Meg Whitman's New! Improved! Post-Journalism! Politics

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Meg Whitman, California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Political Journalism, Steve Poizner, Future of Journalism, Mike Murphy, Jerry Brown, Cinema Verite, Ebay, Sarah Palin, John McCain, Russian Oligarch, Lesley Stahl, Baghdad Bob, Los Angeles News
William Bradley

Something new and more than a little bizarre is busy being born in California, where billionaire Meg Whitman has been spending feverishly for months on an advertising blitz.

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How Political Journalists Wreck Politics

Jeremy McCarter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Media Criticism, Politics, Newsweek, Media/Political Complex, Bite the Hand That Feeds You, Political Journalism, Henry Fairlie, Media News
Jeremy McCarter

Henry Fairlie witnessed -- and diagnosed with remarkable acuity -- the birth of a kind of media/political complex inside the Beltway.

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Journalist Uma Singh, 24, Murdered In Nepal

GroundReport | Posted 05.25.2011

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GroundReport

Originally published on GroundReport.com, the citizen journalism platform that covers world news at the local level. by Mukunda Nepal Unidentified ...

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Must-Read About Alhurra TV

Nancy Snow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: International Broadcasting, Dumb Power, Middle East, Political Journalism, Soft Power, Public Interest, Public Diplomacy, State Department, Journalism, Foreign Policy, Propaganda, Media News
Nancy Snow

Technorati Profile Correction: The University of Missouri has received a grant to train Alhurra TV journalists. It may be for $50,000, but I'm wait...

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Foreign Media Use Professional Journos To Blog

Jillian York | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Journalists, Sarah Palin Reaction, Political Journalism, Journalism, Sarah Palin, Foreign Policy, Mainstream Media, Blog Election, Foreign Blogs, Home News
Jillian York

Blogging projects created by established publications that use trained foreign journalists lend a certain credibility to blogging the elections.

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Every Country Gets the Media it Wants

Dr. Peggy Drexler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John McCain, Media, Political Journalism, Obama Op Ed, Media News
Dr. Peggy Drexler

How can we blame "the media" for stepping out of bounds, when the lines have been washed away like sidewalk chalk in a rainstorm?

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Time to Honor Our Fallen Heroes

Sen. Frank Lautenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Frank Lautenberg

We have had a long tradition of coming together as a nation to memorialize our fallen heroes--the men and women whose lives were lost on the battlefie...

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All the World's a Photo Op

Kiku Adatto | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Germany, Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, Citizen Journalism, Political Journalism, Reagen Publicity, Berlin Wall, Journalism, Politics News
Kiku Adatto

When anyone with a cell phone is a potential member of the paparazzi, and anyone with a laptop a potential blogger, the contest for the control of images has never been more intense.

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Genetically Modified Mouthpieces

Leslie Griffith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Scott Mcclellan, Rupert Murdoch, Ethics in Journalism, War in Iraq, Political Journalism, Journalism, Jessica Yellin, US War in Iraq, Media News
Leslie Griffith

Rooting for the war is much easier for journalists than asking hard questions to reveal a conflict based on lies and a country led by liars.

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McClellan and the "Enablers"

Timothy Karr | Posted 05.25.2011

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Timothy Karr

The root of the problem of journalistic complicity extends beyond the performance of individual reporters and to a news system that allows itself to be manipulated by a dishonest leadership.

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Jessica Yellin 180°

Chez Pazienza | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chez Pazienza

What makes Jessica Yellin's "clarification" about her coverage of the run-up to the Iraq war so much fun is that you can almost see the gun being pointed at her head by CNN management as you read her words.

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My Favorite Mistake: Helen Thomas Talks About The Mistakes She Could Never Make

Seema Kalia | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: White House Press Corps, Mistakes in Washington, Helen Thomas, Political Journalism, My Favorite Mistake, Political Ethics, Journalism Ethics, Ethics in Journalism, Healthy Living News
Seema Kalia

"My Favorite Mistake" is a new biweekly series in which writer Seema Kalia interviews various luminaries about the one mistake that taught them the mo...

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NYTimes Fails To Examine Mitt's Record

Zephyr Teachout | Posted 05.25.2011

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Zephyr Teachout

If a citizen chose to use the New York Times as its source for learning about whether or not to support Governor Romney, she would be disappointed.

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Edwards' Rise Baffles Mainstream Media

Working Life | Jonathan Tasini | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Edwards is making his closing argument with the voters of Iowa--and the media elites are having a hard time trying to understand why he is now dr...

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