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Magazine Report
Barack Obama, Dr. Phil and Kim Jong II
December 21, 2004 02:28 PMAs we wrote yesterday, Time named George Bush its "Person of the Year." But, as we also wrote, who cares? Not us. So let's move on. Newsweek fronts Barack Obama, about whom plenty of ink has already been... Continue reading
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Behind the News
The Annoying Phenomenon of the Year Award Goes to … Synergy!
December 20, 2004 03:22 PMOver the weekend, Time magazine named George W. Bush the "Person of the Year." (Last year, you may recall, the "person" was "The American Soldier.") The pop cultural significance of the "Person of the Year" (previously known as... Continue reading
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Behind the News
Adding Nuts to the Fruitcake
December 17, 2004 04:25 PMBy Brian Montopoli Three days after Election Day, an op-ed article was published, written by Frank Pastore, a former professional baseball player who is now the afternoon host on a Christian talk radio station. You probably missed it --... Continue reading
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The Water Cooler
Erik Wemple on Indictments of Journalism, Pot-Smoking Kids and Correcting the Washington Times
December 10, 2004 03:54 PMErik Wemple Erik Wemple is the editor of Washington City Paper, as well as the paper's media critic. Previously, he was the Washington correspondent for Inside.com and... Continue reading
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Blog Report
Bloggers Attack The Regulation Bogeyman
December 9, 2004 03:14 PMWe'd like to join the litany of bloggers wondering what, exactly, CBSNews.com senior political writer David Paul Kuhn was thinking when he put together a piece lamenting the fact that there are no government regulations keeping bloggers honest -- a... Continue reading
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Blog Report
The Supreme Court, Intelligence Reform and Hooters
December 8, 2004 10:53 AMNew Democratic minority leader Harry Reid said on Sunday that he opposes making Clarence Thomas Chief Justice, since "he has been an embarrassment to the Supreme Court." Antonin Scalia, however, he could get behind, as long as some ethics... Continue reading
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Behind the News
What’s a Network to Do?
December 7, 2004 04:24 PMBy Brian Montopoli Now that Tom Brokaw is gone and Dan Rather is on the way out, "everything seems to be on the table" when it comes to revamping network news, according to the Los Angeles Times. What constitutes... Continue reading
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Blog Report
Hustling For Votes, Bloggers Turn Tough
December 6, 2004 03:09 PM"Do you know who Yushchenko's wife is?" asks an email from John Podhoretz posted on The Corner. "Turns out he's married to Kathy Chumachenko, who worked in public liaison when we were at the White House!" Podhoretz is clearly excited,... Continue reading
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Behind the News
We “May” Not Be Perfect
December 3, 2004 03:21 PMAn eagle-eyed reader writes to alert us to some choice language from the editors of the Washington Post. On Wednesday, the Post printed a supposed correction to a local story from last Saturday. Here's a portion of the correction: A... Continue reading
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Politics
Good News: They’re Lying to Us
December 1, 2004 04:13 PMIf you haven't already read Mark Mazzetti's Los Angeles Times report on the military's recent blurring of the lines between public relations and "psy-ops," be sure to check it out. Though the Pentagon closed its Office of Strategic Influence... Continue reading
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Magazine Report
Killer Politics
November 30, 2004 02:34 PMThe major newsweeklies, like most of the newsrooms in America, had no doubt geared up to cover a disputed election -- they just didn't realize that their reporting on ballot box corruption would be focused halfway around the world. There... Continue reading
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Politics
High Stakes
November 23, 2004 06:17 PMOn Nov. 4, the Lincoln Journal Star ran a story about Nebraska Democrats calling for a ballot recount in Lancaster County. Voting machines there had broken down on election night, prompting the county election commissioner to stop counting until technicians... Continue reading
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Politics
Missing the Target
November 18, 2004 04:15 PMTravis County, Texas, District Attorney Ronnie Earle has been in office since 1976. In that time, according to the New York Times, he has prosecuted 12 Democratic officials and four Republican officials. The National District Attorneys Association ranks... Continue reading
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Politics
Or Is It Hidden?
November 17, 2004 04:25 PMSometimes, as a news consumer, you need to look hard to pick up the almost-subliminal subtext of a reporter's story. And sometimes they just hit you on the head with it. This, it appears, is one of those times. ... Continue reading
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Politics
PEST, the Affliction That Flew Around the World
November 16, 2004 06:06 PMLast week, a Florida psychologist and certified sex therapist named Douglas Schooler sent out a press release announcing that he was offering trauma therapy to Kerry voters depressed about the results of the election. The Boca Raton News took the... Continue reading
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Politics
The Horse Race Mentality
November 12, 2004 03:43 PMPart three of a series evaluating the media's performance during the 2004 campaign. A month ago, we ran a satirical piece about the political implications of a giant meteor crashing into Kansas. Some of our readers... Continue reading
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Behind the News
Nuance, Resolve, Freedom, and Values
November 9, 2004 04:15 PMPollster Frank Luntz, linguist George Lakoff and others have long understood how framing issues with the clever use of language can influence political discourse. Successfully framing an issue means controlling the parameters of debate. Who, after all, could be against... Continue reading
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The Water Cooler
Lou Chibbaro Jr. on Gay Marriage Initiatives, What the Mainstream Press Misses, and Gay Journalism in Red States
November 5, 2004 05:20 PMLou Chibbaro Jr. Lou Chibbaro Jr. is the senior news reporter at the Washington Blade, one of the nation's leading gay and lesbian newspapers. He's written for... Continue reading
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Blog Report
Dolchstosslegende, Hate Mail and Jesusland
November 4, 2004 02:30 PMOne would think that someone posting on a website called "redstate.org" wouldn't write with all the pretension of some effete Ivy League elitist, of the sort that the Virgin Ben and his brethren so lustily disdain. But one... Continue reading
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Politics
In This Case, No News Is Bad News
November 2, 2004 04:34 PMAs predicted, at this hour both Democrats and Republicans are making allegations of voting irregularities and dirty tricks. Here are a few of the reports we've seen so far: The New Hampshire Democratic Party says unauthorized phone calls are... 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
- German bill would charge for aggregation The potential law would provide content creators with a portion of the profits search engines make by aggregating them
- Gun permit data wasn’t maximized The choice that faced the Journal News was not simply whether to map gun permit holders’ addresses, but how
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