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The Blitzer Blitz -- The Real TV Debate

Tom Alderman | Posted 02.01.2008 | Media

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Tom Alderman

The debate newsrooms around the country should be having is how to cover a presidential election without contributing to the fractious and coarsening that's now embedded in our public discourse.

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Jon Stewart Mocks CNN Situation Room's Multi Screen Format — With Spongebob?

Huffington Post | Posted 02.01.2008 | Media

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Last night on "A Daily Show," Jon Stewart mocked the multi-screen format "The Situation Room." In particular, he commented on the use of one of the s...

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Hillary Summons Her Inner Clintonian

Beverly Davis | Posted 02.01.2008 | Home

Read More: Bill Clinton, Kodak Theatre, Cnn, Clinton, Clintonian, Super Tuesday, Obama, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Party, politico.com, Kazakhstan, Barack Obama, Wolf Blitzer, Rand Corporation, New York Times, Home News
Beverly Davis

While there were no major slap downs, Obama won tonight's debate against Hillary Clinton, because he finally found his voice by undercutting her claim to "be ready on day one" by saying "you have to be right on day one."

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Liveblog! With Super Tuesday In Their Sights, It's Down To Two

R. Sklar, G. MacNicol, J. Neffinger and W. Thomas | Posted 01.31.2008 | Media

Read More: Politico, CNN Debates, Hillary Clinton, Los Angeles Debate, Wolf Blitzer, Democratic Debate, Barack Obama, Media News
R. Sklar, G. MacNicol, J. Neffinger and W. Thomas

On the whole, the visual of tonight was the most striking thing about it. Personal feelings aside they really are a dream team.

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Now is the Time to Come to the Aid of the Parties

Marvin Kitman | Posted 01.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Term Limits, Democratic Primary, 2008 Election, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Brian Williams, Wolf Blitzer, 2008 Presidential Election, Politics News
Marvin Kitman

As delighted as the party hacks might be with the sleeping giant that is the electorate, the major planks of voter education need reform.

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Wolf Blitzer's reverse

James Love | Posted 01.22.2008 | Media

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James Love

Wolf Blitzer just presented the exchange between Obama and Hillary over Wal-Mart and Rezko. But in doing so, he reversed the order.

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It's Wolf's Fault! Feisty Debate Blamed On "Exceedingly Lenient" Blitzer

New York Times/TV Decoder | Brian Stelter | Posted 01.22.2008 | Media

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As a seemingly endless series of presidential candidate debates have proven this election cycle, the posture of the debate moderator can make the diff...

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South Carolina Democratic Debate

Steve Clemons | Posted 01.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: John Edwards, Hillary Clinton, Martin Luther King, Wolf Blitzer, Barack Obama, South Carolina, Politics News
Steve Clemons

It's clear that each candidate scored points but Hillary Clinton performed with an authority, presence in that huge hall, and mastery of detail that was just second to none.

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Hillary Clinton And John Edwards Gang Up On Barack Obama In The South Carolina Debate. Will Thousands Flock To His Support As A Result? Will He Cry?

Thomas de Zengotita | Posted 01.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: John Edwards, South Carolina Primary, Hillary Clinton, Congressional Black Caucus, Wolf Blitzer, Barack Obama, Politics News
Thomas de Zengotita

Let's drop the whole idea that somehow the guys are picking on Hillary. It's ludicrous, actually.

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Don't Change the Channel. Change the System.

Josh Silver | Posted 01.18.2008 | Media

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Josh Silver

It's the American public that's getting poisoned by their lethal stew of horserace election analysis, celebrity gossip and soundbyte coverage.

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Ignoring Iraq: Why Has it Become the Forgotten Issue of the '08 Race?

Arianna Huffington | Posted 01.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Economy & Iraq, Andrea Mitchell, Iraq, 2008 Election, Wolf Blitzer, Terrorism, Politics News
Arianna Huffington

The media have hit on a new way of diminishing the importance of the war in Iraq: pretend like no one cares about it anymore. And they have the poll numbers to prove it!

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What New Hampshire Voters Really Said

Charles H. Green | Posted 01.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hillary Tears, George Stephanopoulos, Jon Stewart, Lou Dobbs, Hillary Clinton Gender, Barack Obama Race, Gloria Steinem Hillary, Race, Maureen Dowd Hillary Clinton, 2008 Election and Gender, Wolf Blitzer, Politics News
Charles H. Green

It's one thing for the media to tell me I'm going to vote like people in another state. It's another to claim to predict my innermost feelings about complex issues in society today --like race and gender.

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What's My Logo?: Wolf Blitzer On His Beard: "I Work Hard To Look Good"

Amanda Christine Miller | Posted 01.07.2008 | Living

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Amanda Christine Miller

Wolf Blitzer, CNN's lead political anchor and host of "The Situation Room" and "Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer," has become a familiar face in over 20...

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CNN's Iowa Coverage -- May Cause Nausea

Tom Alderman | Posted 01.04.2008 | Media

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Tom Alderman

CNN's Iowa Caucus coverage was self-consciously high-tech, as if the producers believe that content alone will not sustain viewer interest throughout the night.

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The Many Cheeks of Mike Huckabee

Jane Hamsher | Posted 12.31.2007 | Home

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Jane Hamsher

Mike Huckabee just held a press conference where he announced that he made a negative ad against Mitt Romney -- Lord forgive him -- but at the last minute he decided to turn the other cheek and not broadcast it.

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Blitzer Exclusive: Bhutto Blames Musharraf

Huffington Post | Posted 12.27.2007 | Media

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Today on "The Situation Room," Wolf Blitzer revealed an exclusive e-mail he received from Benazir Bhutto's US spokesman Mark Siegel in October. "This...

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2008 -- Your Choice: Empty or Extreme

Bill Curry | Posted 12.21.2007 | Politics

Read More: Republican Presidential Candidate, Neil Postman, Debate, GOP Debate, Democratic Debates, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Republican CNN/Youtube Debate, 2008 Election, Wolf Blitzer, Politics News
Bill Curry

The debates have showcased each party's trademark weakness. The Democrats' is emptiness. The Republicans' is extremism. The GOP will probably nominate the first candidate to personally shoot an illegal immigrant.

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President Bush Stays the Course on North Pole Relations

Aemilia Scott | Posted 12.12.2007 | Politics

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Aemilia Scott

President Bush has declared that contrary to international opinion, Santa Claus does exist. He made the announcement only hours after the release of an intelligence report finding no evidence of toy production in the North Pole.

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I Am Incurious and Yellow

Steven Weber | Posted 12.12.2007 | Media

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Steven Weber

The recent duh-bates evoke fashion shows where propped-up models strut their cotton-mouth pouts and spout the season's latest trends.

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Experience that Counts

Sam Sedaei | Posted 12.03.2007 | Politics

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Sam Sedaei

Clinton's experience in foreign policy is limited to flying to countries, getting picked up at airports and dining with officials in mansions, none of which involved meaningful contact with ordinary people.

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The CNN/RubeTube Debate

Marty Kaplan | Posted 11.25.2007 | Politics

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Marty Kaplan

The notion that the CNN/YouTube debate represents a grass-roots triumph of the Internet age is laughable. The faux populism of the format is an Orwellian leap even for CNN.

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Narrow Debate About Judges A Disservice to Voters

Nan Aron | Posted 11.19.2007 | Politics

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Nan Aron

Hot-button issues such as reproductive and gay rights are important topics, but the media does the American people a disservice when it perpetuates a single minded approach to judicial selection.

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The Narrative Narrative

Marty Kaplan | Posted 11.18.2007 | Media

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Marty Kaplan

In the postmodern funhouse that imprisons prestige media, the job isn't to cover events, but rather to reveal their theatricality; the trick isn't to find truth, but to disclose "framing."

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Audience Jeers, Hoots And Boos Edwards And Obama's Clinton Attacks

CNN | Posted 11.16.2007 | Politics

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The audience hooted and jeered at both Edwards and Obama as attacks continued -- when Obama accused Clinton of sounding like Republican candidate Mit...

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Las Vegas Debate

AP | BETH FOUHY | Posted 11.15.2007 | Politics

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Under pressure in a caustic campaign debate, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday night the American people "know where I stand" and accused her ...

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