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Behind the News
Ranting Under the Radar
August 6, 2004 03:17 PMLast night, a Campaign Desk reader watching the local news on the Fox affiliate in Rochester, New York, nearly fell off his chair. That was when the program ended with a one-minute "Point of View" commentary by Mark Hyman, entitled... Continue reading
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Politics
He Said What?
August 5, 2004 01:53 PMThis morning, President Bush made a beaut of a verbal gaffe. Speaking at the signing of a defense appropriations act, he said the following: Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about... Continue reading
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Politics
Whatever Happened to the Two-Headed Dog?
August 4, 2004 04:44 PMThe following question was posed yesterday afternoon on CNN's Inside Politics: Announcer: A divided America? John Edwards, speaking at the Democratic National Convention: The truth is we still live in a country where there are two different Americas. Barack... Continue reading
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Politics
Trivial Pursuit
August 3, 2004 01:01 PMA common refrain of media critics is that the press too often eschews substance for the most irrelevant aspects of a presidential campaign. But it's often tough to figure out to what degree the media's focus on minutiae affects one's... Continue reading
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Behind the News
Swimming On the Ocean Floor
July 29, 2004 03:51 PMBy Brian Montopoli BOSTON -- This may be a convention for the Democrats and a convention for the media, but it is also, I realized yesterday, a convention for people who like to make funny hats. There are... Continue reading
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Politics
Fahrenheit 24/7
July 28, 2004 04:21 PMBOSTON -- Michael Moore is late, as usual. But the crowd gathered in Cambridge for the Take Back America rally, is, if not happy -- it's been more than an hour, after all -- certainly willing to wait. Moore is... Continue reading
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Behind the News
Inside the Bucket
July 27, 2004 02:08 PMBOSTON -- One of the odd things about the convention is that even the meta-stories -- the pieces about what everyone is supposedly talking about -- are already being told, on this, the second day of the festivities. People have... Continue reading
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Behind the News
Bloggers Come to the Zoo - And Discover They’re the Ones on Display
July 26, 2004 04:33 PMBOSTON -- Forty or so bloggers, clad in everything from coats and ties to jeans and t-shirts, gathered for breakfast at the Hilton Boston Back Bay this morning, and they got a taste of what it's like to be an... Continue reading
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The Water Cooler
Jill Abramson on Fox News, “attack politics,” and the influence of the New York Times
July 23, 2004 10:54 AMJill Abramson has been one of two managing editors at the New York Times for 11 months. Prior to that, she was the Times' Washington bureau chief for three years. She spent ten years at the Wall Street Journal, and... Continue reading
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Politics
What’s Asa Doing Here?
July 16, 2004 04:02 PMIn crafting their stories, many political journalists follow a simple formula: report on the controversy du jour, make a few phone calls to get the rhetoric from both sides, and throw in an "expert" to round things out. In... Continue reading
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Blog Report
Enter the Nuge?
July 15, 2004 12:21 PMMike Ditka announced yesterday that he won't face Barack Obama in the Illinois Senate race, and now Taegan Goddard is reporting that the GOP may turn to rocker Ted Nugent. In addition to a live album called Full Bluntal... Continue reading
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Blog Report
Of Dogs, Celebs, and a CBS Pratfall
July 14, 2004 12:21 PMYesterday was a bad day for one tough-talking Texan, reviled both by Bostonians and New Yorkers -- as well as the "liberal media." We're talking, of course, about Roger Clemens. And speaking of sports figures, Matt Drudge claimed... Continue reading
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Politics
Post Asks a Real Question, Supplies Real Answers
July 13, 2004 03:26 PMJohn Kerry's selection of John Edwards has generated a veritable cottage industry of "he said/she said" stories about the aspiring veep's bonafides (or lack of them) for the nation's second highest office. Republicans have tried to paint Edwards as lacking... Continue reading
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Blog Report
Lust in Their Hearts
July 12, 2004 01:20 PMOne member of the Kerry family was overheard last week to confide, "I have the biggest crush on John Edwards." Turns out, however, that it wasn't the one running for president. (Sorry Drudge.) According to Taegan Goddard, Alex... Continue reading
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Politics
Where Men Are Men, and Editorials Are Toxic
July 9, 2004 02:11 PMFor those of us committed to monitoring the media, writing about the Washington Times often feels like wrestling a cloud. For, despite the fact that the paper regularly offers up slant for political coverage and vitriol for editorials, the editors... Continue reading
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Politics
Putting Words in the Candidate’s Mouth
July 7, 2004 05:34 PMPresident Bush made himself available for a few questions from the press this morning, and, not surprisingly, reporters were champing at the bit to talk about John "charming, engaging, a nimble campaigner, a populist, and even sexy" Edwards. ... Continue reading
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Magazine Report
Just In: President Curses, Wives Cheat, Republicans Can’t Write
July 6, 2004 04:18 PMAccording to U.S. News & World Report's "Washington Whispers," Vice President Cheney isn't the only White House occupant with a penchant for the f-bomb. President Bush, in fact, employs the word in a startling variety of grammatical forms: "He... Continue reading
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Politics
The AP Reverts to Form
July 6, 2004 01:48 PMAll together now, class: The total number of net jobs lost since George Bush took office in January 2001 is 1.1 million. We've written several times about the Kerry campaign's persistently misleading claim that nearly 2 million jobs have... Continue reading
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Politics
NY Post Goes Out on Limb, Which Promptly Snaps
July 6, 2004 12:05 PMThe New York Post, July 6, 2004 (AP) As you may know by now, New Yorkers awoke this morning to find newsstands awash in the New York... Continue reading
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Politics
Endangered Species: The Crusading Press
July 4, 2004 02:42 PMBy Brian Montopoli In July of 1963, Newsweek became the first major newsmagazine to put the face of an unknown black American on its cover. The issue, which featured the tagline "The Negro in America," amounted to an "unspoken... Continue reading
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The Audit Business
- Reuters’s OKC gusher Its outstanding Chesapeake Energy investigation turns toward the gas driller SandRidge
- Audit Notes: insider trading versus CDO fraud, 401(k)s, lead and crime Rough treatment for inside-trading suspects contrasts with CDO probes
The Observatory Science
- Environment coverage TBD The Times says it’s committed, but only time will tell
- Call in the math club Science reporters can help ward off a “Big Data bubble”
United States Project Politics & Policy
- The Frank Luntz script for Congressional Republicans A guide to phrases journos should look for (and scrutinize)
- Hey readers: They’re bluffing! (maybe) The need to put political bargaining positions in context
Behind the News The Media
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