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Go Get 'Em, Bob!

Charles Warner | Posted 07.24.2008 | Media


Charles Warner

It's time that all of us who watch TV and see irresponsible hate mongering begin to voice our repulsion and punish the offenders by not buying products that are advertised irresponsibly.

"Hurl"

August J. Pollak | Posted 07.21.2008 | Entertainment


August J. Pollak

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DVDs: TV's Dallas Calls For A Do-Over

Michael Giltz | Posted 07.17.2008 | Entertainment


Michael Giltz

"Jumping the shark" is pop culture slang forever associated with Happy Days. But no show jumped that shark more shockingly and with more unbridled disdain for its audience than Dallas.

Mac And Murph

William Bradley | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics


William Bradley

MIke Murphy is a very smart and amiable strategist. He has good advice for McCain -- that he simply can't win in this environment with the base-oriented strategy he's been pursuing.

TV Viewers' Average Age Hits 50

Variety | Michael Schneider | Posted 06.30.2008 | Media


The broadcast networks have grown older than ever -- if they were a person, they wouldn't even be a part of TV's target demo anymore. According to a ...

Product Placements To Get A Closer Look by the FCC

Lucas Conley | Posted 06.24.2008 | Business


Lucas Conley

We don't need more disclosure -- we need less advertising. Five placements a minute? We're already living in branded world, inundated by 3,000-5,000 ad messages a day. Enough!

RFK Must Die -- A Chat With Filmmaker Shane O'Sullivan

Michael Giltz | Posted 06.09.2008 | Entertainment


Michael Giltz

In my conversation with O'Sullivan about his new documentary film, he tells me, "We truly don't know who killed Bobby Kennedy, which is really greatly disturbing."

Pentagon Suspends Military Media Analysts Program

AFP | Posted 04.28.2008 | Media


AFP reports: The Pentagon has suspended a public affairs program that has come under fire for using retired military "media analysts" as surrogates t...

Reading The Pictures: Laura Bush Makes History

Michael Shaw | Posted 04.26.2008 | Media


Michael Shaw

2008-04-28-shawbush.jpgWith the country sliding by virtually every measure, the Bushes are now resorting to the most cynical and patronizing misdirection play at their disposal.

Pentagon Propaganda & Antiwar Analysts (Updated)

Ari Melber | Posted 04.21.2008 | Media


Ari Melber

While the Times exposed a sophisticated propaganda campaign, the flip-side is harder to document -- but antiwar perspectives are routinely marginalized or scrubbed from televised debate.

The Power and Responsibility of our Nation's Broadcasters

Tim Robbins | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics


Tim Robbins

Broadcasters have the power to turn this nation away from the hatred and the divisive dialogue that has rendered such a corrosive effect on our body politic.

Ben Hur, RuPaul and Me

Gabriel Rotello | Posted 04.09.2008 | Entertainment


Gabriel Rotello

There I was with Ben-Hur. I had no idea what to talk about. I considered mentioning that I once thought he was super-hot when I was seven, but that seemed somehow inappropriate.

Coincidence of Martin Luther King and Imus Anniversaries Brings Surprisingly Bitter Thoughts About Media

Eric Deggans | Posted 04.04.2008 | Politics


Eric Deggans

The continuing battle over issues like the words of Rev. Jeremiah Wright suggests to me that our soundbite-focused media culture isn't well suited to the serious, complex debate we need to have on race in America.

Bush Confesses All to Oprah!

Greg Mitchell | Posted 03.29.2008 | Politics


Greg Mitchell

I have taken the liberty of pushing all this dreaming one step beyond, imagining an Oprah sitdown with the president. Here it is, without commercial interruption.

Does Big Media's One-Two Punch Knock Out the Internet?

Jonathan Rintels | Posted 03.16.2008 | Media


Jonathan Rintels

Last week's opening of Hulu and the MPAA's vehement denunciation of net neutrality are intimately related, a double-barreled shot aimed at the heart of the open Internet.

Disney/ABC Opens Vault To Vintage TV

Silicon Alley Insider | Michael Learmonth | Posted 03.07.2008 | Media


Disney is going to raid the TV archives, a move that may allow viewers to watch 50s-era series like "Zorro" and "Davy Crockett" via ad-supported strea...

DVDs: Long Live Blu-Ray!

Michael Giltz | Posted 02.24.2008 | Entertainment


Michael Giltz

If the studios think we're all going to happily replace our library of movies and TV shows on DVD with Blu-Ray, they are in for a rude awakening.

Friday Talking Points [20] -- Populism 101

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.22.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

No awards this week A few quick thoughts this week before we get to the talking points. First, I will not be awarding the Most Impressive Democrat Of...

A Policy Unbecoming

Bruce Kluger | Posted 02.07.2008 | Politics


Bruce Kluger

In the 15 years since Bill Clinton approved the provocative "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" plan, the social stigma often tagged to homosexuality has, in many cases, dropped away like molting feathers.

Your Cliff Notes for Lost

Ken Levine | Posted 01.30.2008 | Entertainment


Ken Levine

Since Lost is an ongoing serialized adventure, if you haven't been watching you might be a little, well...lost. So allow me to get you up to speed.

American Idol Auditions: Week Two

Michael Giltz | Posted 01.23.2008 | Entertainment


Michael Giltz

This season seemed to mark the beginning of a kinder, gentler Idol with the scenes of judges and bad singers emphasizing their kid glove treatment.

The Wire Isn't a Critique of Capitalism

Conor Friedersdorf | Posted 01.18.2008 | Business


Conor Friedersdorf

Whether creator David Simon thinks so or not, The Wire isn't a searing attack on the excesses of capitalism! That's not to say that the show isn't audacious.

Like It Or Not, It's 'Likability'

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 01.16.2008 | Media


Jeffrey Feldman

Most Democrats seem to tacitly agree that winning a presidential election comes down to how well your candidate does on TV.

Live from the Consumer Electronics Show

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 01.08.2008 | Business


Robert J. Elisberg

Though some weary and wince at the mania, to me the CES is The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, at least as far as non-official holidays go. This is Disneyland for adults.

LiveBlogging the Kid Nation Finale: At Last, Greg Can Go Home and Masturbate in Private

Gabriel Delahaye | Posted 12.13.2007 | Entertainment


Gabriel Delahaye

Oh man. Did no one tell these kids that this was just a TV show? Kids, I'm sorry, there is no task force watching this in anticipation of handing the keys to society over.


 

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