Political Journalism

Foreign Media Use Professional Journos To Blog

Jillian York | Posted 09.16.2008 | Home

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

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

Peggy Drexler | Posted 08.25.2008 | Media

Read More: John McCain, Media, Political Journalism, Media News

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 08.01.2008 | Home

Read More: Lautenberg, Iraq, Iraq War, War in Iraq, Afghanistan, War in Afghanistan, Veterans, Iraq Veterans, Military, U.S. Military, Arlington Cemetary, Dover Air Force Base, Pentagon, Pentagon Propaganda, Iraq and Pentagon, Lebanon, Terrorism, War on Terror, Media, Media Coverage, Media News, Journalism, Political Journalism, Iraq War Journalists, Ethics in Journalism, New Jersey, New Jersey Senator, Senate, U.S. Senate, Frank Lautenberg, Walter Reed, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, First Amendment, Free Press, Bush Administration, Bush Administration Spin, George W. Bush, George Bush, Bush, President Bush, Funeral, Iraq War Funerals, Home News

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 07.10.2008 | Politics

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

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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Just How Sick of Lies Are We?

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 06.30.2008 | Media

Read More: Supreme Court, Corporate Owned Media, Journalistic Bias, Political Journalism, Bogus Senior Analysts, Media Inner Circle, Political Courage, Political Honesty, The Little Guy, Women's Vote, Media News

Aren't you sick yet of "Some people say" as a lead in to a spin denied? Aren't you tired of "An academic told us" kinds of evidence for bias? Some people where? How many? Which academic?

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Russert-Mania

Sherman Yellen | Posted 06.17.2008 | Media

Read More: Clinton Meet the Press, Iraq Journalism, Tim Russert Heart Attack, Meet the Press, Tim Russert vs. Hillary Clinton, Political Journalism, Tim Russert Dead, Investigative Journalism, Tim Russert Dies, Tim Russert Cause of Death, Journalism, Dick Cheney, Tim Russert, Media News

No man should die at the height of his powers at 58. Truly a sad event. Russert was at the top of his game when he died. And yet... and yet... something didn't smell right to me.

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Genetically Modified Mouthpieces

Leslie Griffith | Posted 06.02.2008 | Media

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

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 05.30.2008 | Media

Read More: Scott Mcclellan, Katie Couric, Scott McClellan Book, Charles Gibson, Political Journalism, Cnn, Jessica Yellin, Journalism, Media News

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 05.30.2008 | Media

Read More: Jessica Yellin, Iraq, Cnn, Msnbc, Ethics in Journalism, Political Journalism, Anderson Cooper, Journalism, Media News

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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On Journalism

Bill Moyers | Posted 04.07.2008 | Media

Read More: Ron Ridenhour Prizes, Political Journalism, Journalism, Bill Moyers, Media News

What is important for the journalist is not how close you are to power, but how close you are to reality.

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Experienced Reporters Unwanted

Leslie Griffith | Posted 04.07.2008 | Media

Read More: Mainstream Media, Reporting, Reporters, Media, News, Political Journalism, Journalism, Local Journalism, Media News

Your local news has the money to buy a helicopter and install expensive high definition, but not the money to hire experienced investigative reporters to help protect your community?

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Obama Fathers Two-Headed Gay Terrorist Baby: The National Enquirer-ization of American Politics

John Eskow | Posted 03.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Larry Sinclair, Monica Lewinsky, Political Journalism, Smears, Tabloids, Obama Muslim Smear, Tabloid, Roger Altman, Journalism, Hillary Clinton Smears, Politics News

It's beginning to seem that fish-wrapper newspapers are eerie predictors of the narratives we can expect to see in the so-called mainstream media.

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Where Did McCain Get What He's Got "in the Bank" with the Press?

Jay Rosen | Posted 03.27.2008 | Home

Read More: Chuck Todd, John McCain, David Patraeus, Press, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Journalists, Political Journalism, John Mccain Al Qaeda, Media, John McCain and the Media, 2008 Election, Journalism, Mainstream Media, John McCain Foreign Policy, Mccain Al Qaeda, McCain Iran, Home News

By demonstrating that you can say false things, refuse to correct them, and pay no real price for it, you dishearten reporters and make their efforts appear futile to themselves.

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Hillary Whines to the Refs

Cenk Uygur | Posted 03.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mainstream Media, Anti-Hillary Bias, Barack Obama, Media Bias, Hillary Clinton, Mary Mapes, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Political Journalism, Liberal Bias, Superdelegates, Clinton and Saturday Night Live, Chris Matthews and Hillary Clinton, Media, Superdelegates Hillary Clinton, 2008 Election, Chris Matthews, Journalism, Politics News

Why isn't the press reporting that Clinton can't possibly make a comeback in the remaining elections? Because they don't want to say it's over and have the wrath come down on their heads.

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Boxing Metaphors: Fancy Footwork?

Frank Mankiewicz | Posted 03.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sports, Boxing, Metaphors, 2008 Election, Political Journalism, Journalism, Politics News

Why the reliance in political reporting on the language of boxing, a largely neglected -- if not despised -- sport?

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Media Needs to Take More Responsibility With Regard to False Information

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 03.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mainstream Media, Social Security, Iraq War, Media, Credit Crunch, Accountability, Media Bias, Housing Crisis, Housing Bubble, Journalists, Herd Mentality, Journalism Accaountability, Political Journalism, Journalists Accountability, Journalism, Herd Mentality Journalism, Politics News

A herd mentality often prevails: journalists know that they will almost never get in trouble for reporting something that is wrong when everyone else is also saying it.

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The Perils Of Change Lite

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 02.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Leadership, Social Security, Economy, Political Journalism, 2008 Presidential Race, Lead Paint Toys, Change, Iraq, Health Care, 2008 Election, Journalism, Politics News

I'm sick of hearing from journalists. Where are the historians, political scientists, economists, sociologists, communication experts and objective political analysts?

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Stop the Play-By-Play and Get in the Game

Leslie Griffith | Posted 01.01.2008 | Media

Read More: Mainstream Media, Reporting, Reporters, Corporate Media, Political Journalism, Journalism, Media News

Please, reporters, help Americans focus on the issues. They are complicated and not conducive to a 30-second soundbite.

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2008: The Information Age Continues To Revolutionize Politics. For The Better.

James Boyce | Posted 01.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Internet, Holiday Season, 2008 New Year, Political Journalism, Information Age, Youtube, Obama Votes Present, Journalism, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton Oppose Iraq War, Obama Skipping Votes, Politics News

The constant access to information, video, and more will leave us with more real leaders and less Romneys.

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Edwards' Rise Baffles Mainstream Media

Working Life | Jonathan Tasini | Posted 12.19.2007 | Home

Read More: Huffington Post Off the Bus, Offthebus, Horserace Coverage, John Edwards Media Coverage, Horse Race Coverage, John Edwards in Iowa, Horsereace Presidential Coverage, Political Journalism, John Edwards, Horce Race Presidential Coverage, Home News

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

Seema Kalia | Posted 12.04.2007 | Living

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

"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 12.02.2007 | Home

Read More: New York Times, Horse Race, Mitt Romney, Huffington Post's OffTheBus, Huffington Post Offthebus, Political Journalism, Campaign Coverage, Campaign Coverage Faults, 2008 Election, Home News

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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At An Obama Rally In Austin, What I Found When I Got OffTheBus

Deanie Mills | Posted 11.25.2007 | Home

Read More: Huffington Post's OffTheBus, Barack Obama Coverage, 2008 Election, Political Journalism, Huffington Post Off the Bus, Problems in Campaign Reporting, Offthebus, Home News

There's a certain cool in being part of the press corps at a candidate event. But, as I recently saw in Austin, a lot gets missed when reporting from that vantage point.

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