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1. Campaign Desk

   Conflationary Pressure

   August 15, 2008 09:53 AM

   Since last Friday afternoon, when the news of John Edwards’s marital infidelity broke through to the nation’s major media outlets, bloggers and commenters across the Internet have crowed—as they did periodically since the story surfaced three... Continue reading

2. The Kicker

   A Leak Investigation

   August 13, 2008 10:51 AM

   Westword, Denver's altweekly, had a great post last week debunking a sort of semi-official convention rumor--one that made it as far as the august pages of the New York Post. Apparently, someone told someone that someone... Continue reading

3. Darts and Laurels

   Darts & Laurels

   August 12, 2008 09:00 AM

   Dart to the television news industry, for a shameful nonresponse to serious questions about their vetting of analysts hired to comment on the invasion of Iraq and other military matters. On April 20, The New York Times published... Continue reading

4. Campaign Desk

   Steady Now…

   August 7, 2008 05:17 PM

   For the Charlotte Observer, it began in October, when the National Enquirer published an article suggesting that presidential candidate—and former North Carolina senator—John Edwards was having an affair. The Enquirer’s story purported to quote crush emails... Continue reading

5. The Kicker

   Poll Respondents Lie

   August 6, 2008 04:08 PM

   I'm a little late in seeing this, but the Wall Street Journal had a fantastic article this past weekend looking at various research suggesting that people don't tell the truth to pollsters, on a whole range of issues.... Continue reading

6. The Kicker

   The Edwards Story’s Next Step?

   August 6, 2008 01:43 PM

   Over the last several weeks I’ve been making phone calls here and there, tracking the slow progress of the National Enquirer’s allegations against Democratic heavyweight John Edwards (namely that he has fathered a child with Rielle Hunter, a high paid... Continue reading

7. Campaign Desk

   The Power of Narrative

   August 1, 2008 11:06 AM

   On Wednesday, The New York Times gave us another installment in “The Long Run,” its series of biographical profiles of the presidential candidates. This chapter focused on Barack Obama’s time as a lecturer at the University... Continue reading

8. The Kicker

   Barack’s Beefcake

   July 25, 2008 04:15 PM

   Ben Smith links this hot-'n-heavy behind the scenes report from Bild, a German tabloid, wherein writer Judith Bonesky describes the workout she shared yesterday in a Berlin hotel gym with Barack Obama. Some samples from... Continue reading

9. The Kicker

   “Most people” not pundits

   July 25, 2008 02:02 PM

   Over at The New Republic Noam Scheiber writes this of recent Mitt Romney as veep nominee speculation: What I don't understand is this idea that Romney helps McCain on the economy, which everyone concedes will be the... Continue reading

10. The Kicker

    Drum’s Rim Shot … It’s Good!

    July 25, 2008 10:09 AM

    The Washington Monthly's Kevin Drum predicted last Friday that either the National Review or The Weekly Standard would headline their Obama coverage "The Innocent Abroad." And what's the headline on ex-National Review and Weekly Standard staffer David Brooks's <a... Continue reading

11. Behind the News

    Outside Agitators

    July 25, 2008 07:43 AM

    Last Thursday, Rex Smith, executive editor of the Albany Times Union, got a phone call. On the other end was Steve Engelberg, the managing editor of ProPublica, the new independent investigative journalism non-profit. Engelberg, who left his perch as... Continue reading

12. Campaign Desk

    Hanging by the Telephone

    July 22, 2008 10:40 AM

    Last Monday, Der Spiegel editor Mathias Müller von Blumencron joined Bernhard Zand, the magazine’s Arabic-speaking middle east correspondent, in Baghdad. They’d scored a rare interview with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, which they planned on conducting together. That same day,... Continue reading

13. The Kicker

    Explore the question: Is Iran deterable?

    July 18, 2008 04:16 PM

    We may have a winner in the contest for the most distressing op-ed ever run by The New York Times. Benny Morris, a revered left-leaning Israeli historian, explains, in a certain tone, how upcoming Israel-Iran brinkmanship will play... Continue reading

14. The Kicker

    Across the Pond

    July 18, 2008 03:54 PM

    As a quasi-follow up to this post I made yesterday, here's an enjoyable reflection on the differences between the U.K. and American presses, from a British journalist who has worked in both countries. My first encounter... Continue reading

15. The Kicker

    25 or 6 to 4

    July 18, 2008 10:38 AM

    The New York Times’s Jeff Zeleny makes a tiny flub in writing up Obama June fundraising numbers, writing that: ..,the magnitude of [Obama’s] fundraising challenge—reaching a goal of $300 million—was underscored by Mr. Plouffe’s pitch for each of the... Continue reading

16. The Kicker

    A Shrine to Hackery

    July 17, 2008 11:30 AM

    In a New Delhi bylined piece, the Telegraph passes on the tale of an Indian temple where worshipers show their reverence for the enlightening power of journalism by bowing before a pile of newspapers. (And, no, it's not the... Continue reading

17. The Kicker

    Dowd’s Colorful False Impression

    July 16, 2008 04:28 PM

    Today’s Maureen Dowd column tries to make the case that Obama is humorless. It’s a short step away from that familiar elitist meta-narrative. In service of this point, Dowd warms over quotes from herself, The Los Angeles Times, Andy... Continue reading

18. Campaign Desk

    The New Yorker Cover Up

    July 16, 2008 08:05 AM

    It’s hard to know what to make of the week’s early outrage over the New Yorker cover depicting the Obamas. By now, you’ve seen it. Michelle (with afro, AK and bandolier) gives a celebratory fist bump to hubby Barack (clad... Continue reading

19. The Kicker

    Lieberman, not quite told

    July 14, 2008 12:16 PM

    Today, The New York Times writes up the inevitable “What of Joe Lieberman?” piece, teasing the uneasy relationship between some members of the Democratic caucus and the party’s not-so-far-past vice-presidential nominee. You see, he’s now a loud McCain supporter... Continue reading

20. The Kicker

    A Day at CJR

    July 3, 2008 02:59 PM

    The Nation is running a little contest to get people to sign-up for their email lists. The grand prize? One lucky subscriber will spend “A Day at The Nation.” The promo offers a peek at editor in chief Katrina... Continue reading

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