http://www.cjr.org/ en Copyright 2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:33 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Greg Marx Here’s another reason to be wary about jumping to conclusions about the shooting at Fort Hood: Bill Sparkman. Sparkman is the part-time Census employee whose body was found near a cemetery in rural southeastern Kentucky on Sept. 12, a rope tied around his neck and the word “Fed” scrawled on his chest. Coming in the wake of... http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/another_reason_not_to_rush_to.php http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/another_reason_not_to_rush_to.php The Kicker Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:33 -0500 Megan Garber Earlier today, a gaggle of journos engaged in something that's become a right of passage for Fourth Estaters of the political-establishment variety: dining with President Obama. Today's inductees into the "Potluck With POTUS" club include, per Politico's Michael Calderone: CNN's David Gergen, Washington Post's Chris Cillizza, Newsweek's Jon Meacham and Howard Fineman, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Cynthia... http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/beltway_eat_fresh.php http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/beltway_eat_fresh.php The Kicker Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:41:12 -0500 Megan Garber In which Jon Stewart takes on Glenn Beck: The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cThe 11/3 Project http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/jon_stewart_glenn_beck_comedic.php http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/jon_stewart_glenn_beck_comedic.php The Kicker Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:00:40 -0500 Megan Garber In response to a Kicker post I wrote yesterday evening—which warned against making assumptions about the as-yet-unknown motivations of the Fort Hood gunman sheerly by virtue of his Muslim-sounding name—I received (in addition to reactions both thoughtful and non- in the post’s comments thread) the following e-mail: Megan, 'stories' such as yours clearly demonstrate why... http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/the_state_of_democratic_discou.php http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/the_state_of_democratic_discou.php The Kicker Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:25:47 -0500 Megan Garber What’s in a name? Very, very little—particularly when it comes to divining the motivations of the perpetrator of a violent crime. But that will not stop media analysts from reading into the fact that one of the shooters—and possibly the only shooter—at this afternoon’s massacre at Fort Hood was named...Nidal Malik Hasan. Take Shep Smith, the Fox News anchor oft... http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/nidal_malik_hasan.php http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/nidal_malik_hasan.php The Kicker Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:15:01 -0500 Terry McDermott There is in the science press a kind of gene-of-the-month club for disease cures in which scientists discover that promoting or quieting a particular gene cures this condition or that. One prominent example in recent years has been the claim of remarkable potential for a compound named resveratrol. Specifically, it has been claimed that resveratrol acts on... http://www.cjr.org/the_observatory/reservations_about_resveratrol.php http://www.cjr.org/the_observatory/reservations_about_resveratrol.php The Observatory Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:03:33 -0500 Clint Hendler As insignificant magazine charticles go, New York magazine’s Approval Matrix is fine by me. Each week the editors cobble together very short notes on culture, politics, and current events on a Cartesian graph. The X-axis ranges from Despicable to Brilliant, and the Y from Lowbrow to Highbrow. Land in the wrong spot, and you’ve been served. And this... http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/philadelphia_will_do.php http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/philadelphia_will_do.php The Kicker Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:43:59 -0500 Greg Marx Today’s New York Times: “Democrats to Use Election to Push Agenda in Congress” Today’s Politico: “Election result: Red-state Dems worried, rethink agenda” http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/the_elections_meaning_has_neve.php http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/the_elections_meaning_has_neve.php The Kicker Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:53:52 -0500 Megan Garber More from the 'The River of News Is Upon Us' department: Talking Points Memo has rolled out "TPM NewsStream," an auto-updating feature that publishes, Josh Marshall says, the "best of TPM." The feature mimics Twitter's architecture--not only in its composition of a vertical "stream" of news items, but also in its de-contextualization of those... http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/tpm_launches_newsstream.php http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/tpm_launches_newsstream.php The Kicker Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:13:04 -0500 Megan Garber Google CEO Eric Schmidt gave a press conference in Cambridge, MA yesterday, and Nieman Lab's Zach Seward was on-hand to record the results. On Google's definition of 'bloggers': ...a blog that's associated with a major, legitimate organization — of which, I think, the majority, if not everyone, in the room is associated with — would be,... http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/schmidt_on_hyperpersonalizatio.php http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/schmidt_on_hyperpersonalizatio.php The Kicker Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:41:40 -0500 Megan Garber Behold, the San Francisco Panorama--aka McSweeney's issue #33, aka the eleven-year-old literary magazine's packaging of its content as a Bay Area broadsheet. Part ironic commentary and part pure fun, the fauxpaper is also, per McSweeney's editors, a kind of "homage to an institution that they feel, contrary to conventional wisdom, still has a lot of life... http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/mcsweeneys_newspaper_issue_380.php http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/mcsweeneys_newspaper_issue_380.php The Kicker Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:38:20 -0500 Megan Garber His name is Cord Jefferson. His column is called, wittily, "et alS." None of that is a joke. http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/the_awl_appoints_special_corre.php http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/the_awl_appoints_special_corre.php The Kicker Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:48:20 -0500 Megan Garber One of the luxuries of the Web is seeing an idea you've written about emended and expanded by another writer. Over at Reinventing the Newsroom, Jason Fry provides just that, discussing my thoughts on Twitter lists and the tension they (may) foster between individuality and 'identity': My tweets are generally about one of three things... http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/the_answer_will_be_a_social_on.php http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/the_answer_will_be_a_social_on.php The Kicker Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:22:12 -0500 Clint Hendler The Society of Professional Journalists has just put out a press release announcing their backing (with some reservations) of the shield law compromise worked out last week between the White House and the bill’s prime Senate sponsors. From the statement: Although SPJ does not believe S. 448 is a perfect bill, the Society’s leaders carefully... http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/waiting_on_the_shield_law.php http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/waiting_on_the_shield_law.php The Kicker Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:01:29 -0500 Megan Garber Talking Points Memo rakes the media's muck yet again. This time, Marshall's marshals over at TPMuckraker investigate an "Executive Forum," to take place in early December, for journalists, lawmakers, and--wait for it--lobbyists. The event will be hosted by Newsweek magazine (owner: The Washington Post Company) and--wait for it--the American Petroleum Institute, the oil-lobby behemoth. The latter... http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/when_newsweek_met_oil_lobby.php http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/when_newsweek_met_oil_lobby.php The Kicker Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:22:12 -0500