Author Archive
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Behind the News
Time’s “You” a Harbinger of New American Century Nonsense
December 19, 2006 11:00 AMAs we've all seen by now, the editors of Time magazine revealed that the Person of the Year is "You." Well, not of all of you -- just those of you who have added content to the Internet. It is... Continue reading
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Behind the News
How Pastor Ted Got Outed
November 15, 2006 02:59 PMThe unraveling of Pastor Ted Haggard, replete with allegations of gay sex and meth use, may have contributed to last week's Democratic sweep in Congress. Karl Rove recently admitted as much. "The profile of corruption in the exit polls... Continue reading
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Bio
Christian Vachon
Christian Vachon was a CJR intern.
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Desks
The Audit Business
- Audit Notes: Facebook IPO edition
- The Chicago Tribune lights up the flame-retardant industry An outstanding investigation show how chemical companies preserve a toxic cash cow
The Observatory Science
- The western frontier KQED Quest, Pacific Standard keep their eyes on the other coast
- USA Today’s oily, gassy rainbow Detailed cover story a bit too rosy about ‘energy independence’
Campaign Desk Politics & Policy
- The over-covered image war Journalists are exaggerating the risk that Mitt Romney will be “defined” early
- Medicare and the $500 billion bogeyman Will a half-truth still work for the GOP?
Behind the News The Media
Blog
The Kicker last updated: Mon 3:17 PM
- The Pulitzer Prize luncheon, storified
- A game of telephone fools the Times
- What Warren Buffett sees in local newspapers
- Don’t take my traditional Internet away!
- Why China ejected Melissa Chan
The Future of Media
News Startups Guide last updated: Wed 2:13 PM
- Missouri Scout Subscription-based niche political news from a stockbroker turned political junkie
- Eye on Annapolis Unadorned, up-to-the-minute news for Maryland’s capital city
