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November 2007

CNN Needn't Apologize

Kerr’s question was legitimate, not a partisan plant

By Gal Beckerman Fri 30 Nov 2007 04:40 PM Counterproductive Counterintuition

An ill-advised exercise in counterspin in the Times

By Elinore Longobardi Fri 30 Nov 2007 01:34 PM Is Perry Bacon Serious?

Obama story has no place in the Washington Post

By Paul McLeary Thu 29 Nov 2007 01:33 PM Where's Education?

It’s always been a bridesmaid…last night, it got jilted

By Megan Garber Thu 29 Nov 2007 12:33 PM Obama's NASA Plan Gets Little Play

Most reporters miss intersection of science, education in the campaign

By Curtis Brainard Thu 29 Nov 2007 11:10 AM Cowboys and Damsels

Susan Faludi oversimplifies post-9/11 America

By Bree Nordenson Thu 29 Nov 2007 09:00 AM The War that Keeps On Giving

On Fox News, at least

By Liz Cox Barrett Wed 28 Nov 2007 05:00 PM NYT Runs Out of Energy

Phones in an “issue” story

By Curtis Brainard Wed 28 Nov 2007 03:25 PM The Sun Explores Hillary's Summer of Love

And by ‘love,’ they mean ‘communism’

By Megan Garber Wed 28 Nov 2007 03:23 PM Does the Press Get the Soldiers' Story in Iraq?

A new PEJ survey (of reporters in Iraq) says yes

By Paul McLeary Wed 28 Nov 2007 09:56 AM Nightline Regresses

Replaces the war in Iraq with fluff

By Paul McLeary Tue 27 Nov 2007 01:54 PM "Evangelicalese 101"

The green message is right, but what about the messengers?

By Curtis Brainard Tue 27 Nov 2007 01:14 PM Earnings: Eye of the Beholder?

Verizon coverage shows corporate earnings are still a trap for business reporters. The winner: IBD

By Elinore Longobardi Tue 27 Nov 2007 11:01 AM Romney Talks Tough on Health Care

But what’s he really saying?

By Trudy Lieberman Tue 27 Nov 2007 10:30 AM It's Sunday, Do I Have to Meet the Press?

1995 called and it wants its Beltway bloviators back

By Liz Cox Barrett Tue 27 Nov 2007 09:42 AM The New Health-Care Debate

1992 echoes loudly, but today's story isn't just back to the future

By Trudy Lieberman Tue 27 Nov 2007 09:00 AM Halperin vs. Halperin

Time.com’s political don pens a maddening mea culpa

By Clint Hendler Mon 26 Nov 2007 04:23 PM The War Expert

Wrong, wrong, wrong again. But the media still want Ken Pollack

By Michael Massing Mon 26 Nov 2007 01:00 PM The Eichenwald Effect?

NYT strips away a bit more of the impartial-observer nonsense

By Gal Beckerman Mon 26 Nov 2007 12:33 PM Bored Reporters, Boring Coverage

WaPo merely stood out from the crowd on Sunday

By Paul McLeary Mon 26 Nov 2007 12:31 PM Debits and Credits

Business Week pushes parents' anxiety buttons; Ruth Simon on subprime, etc.

By Anna Bahney Mon 26 Nov 2007 12:08 PM Rudy's Unhealthy Stats

Some good reporting holds Giuliani’s phony cancer numbers at bay

By Trudy Lieberman Wed 21 Nov 2007 03:44 PM Stilettos Are The Rage

For WSJ, L’Affaire Judith offers a glimpse of a creepy new home at News Corp.

By Dean Starkman Wed 21 Nov 2007 12:25 PM No Mo

Maureen Dowd is not necessary

By Liz Cox Barrett Wed 21 Nov 2007 08:54 AM Tower of Babble

A Times critic reviews the new Times Building for the Times. Cause for concern?

By Megan Garber Tue 20 Nov 2007 04:57 PM Hillary Plays the Game

There's nothing wrong with her aggressive attitude towards the press

By Gal Beckerman Tue 20 Nov 2007 04:41 PM Dateline Mogadishu

"The worse Mogadishu gets...the fewer journalists are willing to go."

By Paul McLeary Tue 20 Nov 2007 12:10 PM FT Husked by ADM

Financial Times plays mouthpiece to corporate welfare queen

By Elinore Longobardi Tue 20 Nov 2007 09:40 AM Lewis and Snark

Lapham’s new journal: an embarrassment of riches…or just an embarrassment?

By Megan Garber Tue 20 Nov 2007 09:38 AM Fusing Climate to the Campaign

First presidential forum on energy a sign of (slow) progress

By Curtis Brainard Mon 19 Nov 2007 04:53 PM The Audacity

White House hopes, WaPo reports

By Liz Cox Barrett Mon 19 Nov 2007 04:20 PM The Usual Suspects

Get this, Howard Wolfson thinks Hillary killed in the Vegas debate

By Paul McLeary Mon 19 Nov 2007 11:36 AM Esquire vs. The Audit on Ground Zero Coverage

Raab, Longobardi trade shots on Silverstein, Rubenstein, the Port Authority and lack of progress

By Dean Starkman Mon 19 Nov 2007 11:25 AM Sunday Round-up

It was horse-race coverage by a nose

By Paul McLeary Mon 19 Nov 2007 10:41 AM Reading the Business Press

Wal-Mart, Health Insurance, Capitalistpig

By Anna Bahney Fri 16 Nov 2007 04:48 PM Union Jack-knife

When it comes to ‘merit pay,’ candidates and reporters should cut to the chase

By Megan Garber Fri 16 Nov 2007 04:30 PM Joe Biden, Media Critic

He skewered last night’s “debate.” Someone had to.

By Clint Hendler Fri 16 Nov 2007 02:59 PM Where is the Climate 'Middle'?

Revkin’s new Dot Earth blog sparks healthy debate

By Curtis Brainard Fri 16 Nov 2007 02:47 PM Kos and Rove, Together at Last!

Newsweek couldn't have been more predictable

By Paul McLeary Fri 16 Nov 2007 02:12 PM A Reality Check For FCC Debate

The sky won't fall if the rules change, but to say it doesn't matter is folly, too

By Gal Beckerman Fri 16 Nov 2007 01:09 PM MSM, Still Kicking

And it's growing online

By Paul McLeary Fri 16 Nov 2007 09:45 AM Waterboarding is serious business...

Not a jokey metaphor

By Clint Hendler Thu 15 Nov 2007 02:57 PM Language Matters

Except, apparently, to some reporters

By Paul McLeary Thu 15 Nov 2007 02:23 PM Irony Watch

Why get paid when you can give it away for free?

By Paul McLeary Thu 15 Nov 2007 12:55 PM Zell If He Knows

Connie Bruck's good piece on Zell doesn't ask the key question: how to drive TribCo revenue?

By Dean Starkman Thu 15 Nov 2007 12:28 PM If You Build It...

The Journal-Constitution gambles on a digitally driven makeover

By Julia M. Klein Thu 15 Nov 2007 09:00 AM Oh, (Big) Brother

China’s “fake reporters”: scourge or scapegoat?

By Megan Garber Tue 13 Nov 2007 05:55 PM And They Call Fred Thompson Lazy?

Reporters don’t even raise their own eyebrows these days

By Liz Cox Barrett Tue 13 Nov 2007 03:38 PM ABC News, Vanity Fair in Afghanistan

Capturing a harrowing time and place

By Paul McLeary Tue 13 Nov 2007 03:14 PM The Unvanquished

Marshall Frady and the dime-store rascals of southern politics

By Scott Sherman Tue 13 Nov 2007 12:00 PM CNN Plays Vegas

The Don King-ification of a Democratic Presidential Debate

By Liz Cox Barrett Tue 13 Nov 2007 11:33 AM Vision Quest

KQED’s new science program offers a glimpse of the future

By Eric Simons Tue 13 Nov 2007 11:14 AM Brain Drain

The NYT’s “political brain” graphics put mind over (gray) matter

By Megan Garber Mon 12 Nov 2007 05:14 PM Failure to Report

Big news orgs are failing to cover the Iraqi tribal "awakening"

By Paul McLeary Mon 12 Nov 2007 04:34 PM Martha Raddatz, Girl Reporter

A journo in a skirt, Kurtz exclaims!

By Clint Hendler Mon 12 Nov 2007 11:20 AM CJR Podcast: Reporting Iraq

A roundtable on the journalism of the war, featuring four professionals who covered it

By The Editors Fri 9 Nov 2007 06:00 PM The Tipping Point

Clinton, the media, and a mysterious $100 tip

By Megan Garber Fri 9 Nov 2007 03:50 PM Reading the Business Press

Sarkozy, Insurance, Weil on GM, etc.

By Anna Bahney Fri 9 Nov 2007 02:47 PM To the Ramparts!

Study says stock prices rise and fall with protest coverage

By Elinore Longobardi Thu 8 Nov 2007 05:00 PM Pat Robertson Doesn't Matter Anymore

Why does the press act like he does?

By Gal Beckerman Thu 8 Nov 2007 04:56 PM Hell Hath No Fury

...like a political adviser scorned

By Megan Garber Thu 8 Nov 2007 03:46 PM The Limits of Clear Language

Orwell worried about polluted language, but polluted information is more toxic

By Nicholas Lemann Thu 8 Nov 2007 09:00 AM Has The Mighty Fallen Yet?

Chris Matthews' "Slick" Hillary Watch

By Liz Cox Barrett Wed 7 Nov 2007 03:53 PM Climate Consensus: Bravery or Blunder?

WaPo raises possibility that anti-warming platforms might not win

By Curtis Brainard Wed 7 Nov 2007 02:21 PM To Bomb or Not to Bomb?

A weak poll gets significant airing

By Michael Meyer Wed 7 Nov 2007 01:22 PM The Weed Ain't the Half of It

Devil is in the details of WSJ’s James Cayne story

By Dean Starkman Tue 6 Nov 2007 03:20 PM Bush Jr. Gives $2K To Mitt?

Political news you can use

By Paul McLeary Tue 6 Nov 2007 12:14 PM The “Sanctuary City” Scam

Policing the immigration debate

By Clint Hendler Tue 6 Nov 2007 10:59 AM Being Michael Bloomberg

Newsweek knows the mayor better than he knows himself

By Liz Cox Barrett Tue 6 Nov 2007 10:57 AM Citigroup Coverage: Too Clever by Half

The business press is too smart for our own good on a CEO's exit

By Dean Starkman Mon 5 Nov 2007 04:00 PM Musharraf's Monster

In Pakistan, independent TV is young, powerful, and biting the hand that fed it

By Shahan Mufti Mon 5 Nov 2007 12:00 PM Bloomberg Overshadows Edwards

Mayor’s proposal to tax carbon gets top coverage

By Curtis Brainard Mon 5 Nov 2007 11:54 AM Kurtz Goes to the Well

Plugs his book in his column, again

By Paul McLeary Mon 5 Nov 2007 11:08 AM Where We Going?

The business press doesn't know either

By Anna Bahney Fri 2 Nov 2007 04:06 PM Happy Birthday, Atlantic

And many more…

By Megan Garber Fri 2 Nov 2007 01:30 PM Those Complicated California Wildfires

Journalists, scientists analyze carbon emissions

By Curtis Brainard Fri 2 Nov 2007 12:47 PM The Rhetoric Beat

Why journalism needs one

By Brent Cunningham Thu 1 Nov 2007 02:00 PM The Larry Silverstein Story, Continued....

Esquire joins the Financial Times in fantasyland

By Elinore Longobardi Thu 1 Nov 2007 12:36 PM Hamas's Musical Weapon

A one, and a two, and…

By Michael Meyer Thu 1 Nov 2007 12:26 PM Start Spreading the News...

Obama’s years in New York City? Fuggedaboutem

By Megan Garber Thu 1 Nov 2007 12:03 PM 'Twas Ever Thus

By Evan Jenkins Thu 1 Nov 2007 09:00 AM

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