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Bush's Final Press Conference

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Europe, Social Security, Pardons, Gop, Pardon, Mission Accomplished, Economy, Guantanamo, Gitmo, Bush Fatigue, Obama, Immigration, White House, Media, America, President, Bush Derangement Syndrome, Republican, Bush, Bailout, Katrina, Reporters, American Ideals, Press Conference, Moral Standing, Republican Party, Worst President Ever, Coast Guard, Press, Recession, Wall Street, Chris Weigant, Mistakes, Abu Graib, Bubble, Press Corps, Mistake, Torture, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Lest I be accused of "Bush Derangement Syndrome," I'm reproducing some of the most interesting answers Bush gave today, with a minimum of snarky commentary.

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Obama's Victory Prompts Major Changes In Black Press

Politico | NIA-MALIKA HENDERSON | Posted 02.03.2009 | Media

Read More: African American Press, Obama, Black Press, Media, Press, Obama Victory, Media News

Barack Obama's election as president is prompting major changes in the nation's black press, ushering in a series of firsts that editors say will resh...

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Obama Ditches Press Pool To Take Daughters To Aquatic Park

Huffington Post | Posted 01.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Hawaii Vacation, Obama Hawaii, Press Pool, Obama Press Pool, Obama Press, Press, Barack Obama, Politics News

UPDATES: More from the Obama press pool: Dec. 26, 2008 Waimanalo, Hawaii Pool Report No. 5 President-elect Barack Obama arrived at Sea Life Park, ...

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Wrong Again: How the Press and Pundits Harm The Nation

Aaron Harber | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Press, Obama Senate Seat, Rod Blagojevich, Politics, Senate Races, Ken Salazar, Bill Ritter, Pundits, Barack Obama, Senate, Politics News
Aaron Harber

The Art Of Choosing Replacements)...

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Obama has taken 48 questions

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mainstream Media, President-Elect Barack Obama, Washington Times, Obama Press Conference, Bellantoni, Media, Press, Barack Obama, Politics News
Christina Bellantoni

First published at WashingtonTimes.com I wrote a story last month noting that President-elect Barack Obama had broken the record for number of press ...

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Mayor Bloomberg Does It Again

Rory O'Connor | Posted 12.15.2008 | Media

Read More: Michael Bloomberg Term Limits, Media, Mayor Bloomberg, Press, Bloomberg Press, New York Three, New York Times, Freedom of Press, Media News
Rory O'Connor

I must protest -- even at the risk of having my press credential arbitrarily and summarily revoked -- the latest undemocratic decision by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

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David Axelrod: Modern-Day Walter Mitty

Michael L. Millenson | Posted 12.14.2008 | Home

Read More: Press, Obama Transition Team, David Axelrod, Maureen Dowd Barack Obama, Anderson Cooper, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, David Broder, Barack Obama, Home News
Michael L. Millenson

Axelrod started out as a spectator in the boonies. Next thing you know, he's masterminding, and winning, one of the most exciting presidential campaigns in American history.

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The Untold History of "Dewey Defeats Truman"

Craig Silverman | Posted 12.05.2008 | Media

Read More: Polls, Pollsters, History, Politics, Harry Truman, Election Results, Thomas Dewey, Press, Media News
Craig Silverman

Calling it too early is nothing new. In the 1876 race between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden, many papers mistakenly gave the victory to Tilden.

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Obama's Inverted Media Strategy Upends Homestretch Hierarchy

Ari Melber | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jake Tapper, John McCain Press, Obama Marxism, Press, Mario Lopez, Cbs, Extra, Barack Obama, Interview, Saved by the Bell, MSM Flaws, Msm, Press Conference, Marxism, Abc, Biden Marxism, Politics News
Ari Melber

It is a new, inverted media pyramid: local TV people suddenly make national news, and national TV people are irrelevant, at least momentarily.

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Friday Talking Points [53] -- Why McCain Is Losing, And Why Democrats Shouldn't Say So

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Paris Hilton, Debate, Tactics, Youth Vote, Winning the News Cycle, Mccain Losing, Pat Leahy, Experience, Rovian, Straight Talk Express, Hardball, Mccain, 72, Campaign, Sarah Palin, Losing, Base, Mukasey, 2008, Brag, Midotw, Craig Ferguson, Old, Katie Couric, News Cycle, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Couric, First Debate, Democrat, Letterman, Suspending His Campaign, Joe Biden, 08, Press, Democrats, Chris Matthews, Barack Obama, Biden, Election, 08 Election, Lightweight, Elections, Michele Bachmann, Access, Mddotw, 30 Rock, McCain Campaign, Video the Vote, Hillary Clinton, McCain Errors, Campaign Theme, Polls, Election Night, Glasses, Video Your Vote, Obama, Keith Olbermann, Media, Clinton, Bias, New Hampshire, Snl, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, 2008 Campaign, Bachmann, John McCain, Karl Rove, Strategy, McCain Mistakes, Centrist, Age, Center, Bragging, 2008 Elections, Ad, 2008 Election, Theme, 08 Campaign, No Talk Express, Palin, 2008 Presidential Race, Close Race, Leahy, Saturday Night Live, Tina Fey, Steve Schmidt, Bradley Effect, David Letterman, Politics News
Chris Weigant

John McCain is losing the race for the White House. Now, this doesn't mean he has already lost it -- we've still got to go vote, after all. I'll cov...

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Palin Handlers Try To Keep Her From Talking

The New York Times | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vice President, Gop, Election Day, Republican Candidate, Sarah Palin, Media, Election 2008, Press, Russia Georgia War, Palin, Alaska Governor, Politics News

These days, Gov. Sarah Palin seems like a candidate trying to wriggle free of her handlers. On Sunday night, she twice took questions from reporters,...

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WaPo's Dana Milbank Asks McCain Supporters For A Hug (VIDEO)

Washington Post | Posted 11.09.2008 | Media

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From Milbank's Washington Sketch column: ... Only the polka band, which entertained the crowd before the speeches, seemed unaffected by the pervasi...

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Sarah Palin May Really Win the Debate: What Biden Must Do to Prevent It

Paul Abrams | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Press, Abortion, Gwen Ifill, Iraq, Joe Biden, Energy, Foreign Policy, Sarah Palin, Economy, Debate, Politics News
Paul Abrams

So long as Gwen Ifill does not say, "explain" when Palin spouts nonsense -- and it was only that question from Katie Couric that revealed her shallowness -- Palin wins.

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The Irony of The Late Show

Sara Haile-Mariam | Posted 10.26.2008 | Home

Read More: John McCain, Press, Barack Obama, David Letterman, Sarah Palin, Home News
Sara Haile-Mariam

One of the things I haven't seen mentioned regarding The Late Show is that Senator McCain actually used the show on February 28, 2007 to announce his ...

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Palin's Attempts To Duck Press Scrutiny Will Backfire

Scott Foval | Posted 10.25.2008 | Home

Read More: Hamid Karzai, United Nations General Assembly, New York City, United Nations, Sarah Palin, Media, Press, Press Scrutiny, John McCain, McCain Palin, Home News
Scott Foval

The McCain campaign screwed whatever positive effect they could have given to Palin when she met with world leaders by not allowing the press to do their jobs.

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Depress Conference

Ellis Weiner | Posted 10.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Media Coverage, Gop, Media, Press, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Media Coverage, Sarah Palin Reaction, Politics News
Ellis Weiner

GOP Spokesperson: "The American people are perfectly capable of making up their minds based on lies. That's what you liberal media refuse to recognize."

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Friday Talking Points [46] -- Moose Poop!

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Sarah Palin has already singlehandedly introduced several terms into our political lexicon. "Hockey mom" is probably the most recognizable of these. ...

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The Culture War Option For The Palin Convention

Jay Rosen | Posted 10.04.2008 | Home

Read More: Blogosphere, Liberal Media, John McCain, Culture Wars, Press, Daily Kos, Sarah Palin, Home News
Jay Rosen

McCain's convention gambit is now a culture war strategy. It depends for its execution on conflict with journalists and bloggers and on confusion between and among the press, the blogosphere, and the Democratic party.

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Trust Me... Him... Us... Yourself

Beth Broderick | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Winning November's Election, Press, Obama, Trust, Winning, Politics News
Beth Broderick

Democrats have every reason to believe that they will be victorious in November and yet the hand wringing, second guessing, fear of failure set is still dominating the dialogue.

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McCain Thinks the Media is Out to Get Him...Try Not to Laugh

Paul Waldman | Posted 09.20.2008 | Media

Read More: John McCain, Andrea Mitchell, John McCain 2008, Media Matters, Mccain, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Media, Campaign 2008, Press, Media News
Paul Waldman

Many journalists decided long ago that McCain is just different from other politicians. They declare McCain innocent of all sins associated with other members of his profession, no matter how often he commits them.

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Why is No One Calling the Anthrax Suspect a Terrorist?

Cenk Uygur | Posted 09.07.2008 | Media

Read More: Muslim, Pat Leahy, Terrorism, Tom Daschle, Right-Wing, Terrorist, Anthrax Attacks, White, Bruce Ivins, Media, Pro-Life, Press, Christian, Republican, Catholic, Media News
Cenk Uygur

If you don't believe that they're not calling him a terrorist because he's white, let me ask you this question -- what if his name was Sheik al-Abdullah Muhammad?

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Three Questions For ABC News About Its Anthrax Reporting

Jay Rosen | Posted 08.11.2008 | Home

Read More: Anthrax, ABC News, Press, Brian Ross, Confidential Sources, Glenn Greenwald, Home News
Jay Rosen

ABC News was probably duped on a story of huge importance, putting Iraqi fingerprints on anthrax attacks that actually came from the U.S at a time when the case for war was beginning to get traction.

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Karadzic Told Us What He Planned; We Just Watched

Mort Rosenblum | Posted 08.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Associated Press, Bosnia, Balkans, Foreign Affairs, Press, Justice, Radovan Karadzic, Genocide, Politics News
Mort Rosenblum

Stepping back, we might take stock of where we are as a civilized world 16 years after Radovan Karadzic was allowed to exterminate people he found inconvenient.

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McCain's Aging Cocoon

Lester Feder | Posted 07.25.2008 | Home

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Lester Feder

Doctors can alleviate any concerns about McCain's health. But Americans can rightly wonder whether he truly understands the faltering economy that he will have to steer back to health if he becomes president.

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Redefining the Press In An Election Year

Michael Lawlor | Posted 07.17.2008 | Home

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Michael Lawlor

As the concept of the press and what constitutes news are continually being challenged and redefined, freedom of the press becomes an even more crucial concept.

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