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1. Campaign Desk

   Halperin vs. Halperin

   November 26, 2007 04:23 PM

   Just when you thought it was safe to spread open The New York Times and eat a turkey and cranberry sandwich, Mark Halperin turns in a Week in Review op-ed that kills the appetite. He’s decided that the national... Continue reading

2. Campaign Desk

   Joe Biden, Media Critic

   November 16, 2007 02:59 PM

   Wolf Blitzer said all the right things before last night’s presidential debate. ‘We're serious professional journalists and we have serious work to do,’ he told Mediabistro’s Gail Shister. ‘I want light, not heat. I think... Continue reading

3. The Kicker

   Waterboarding is serious business…

   November 15, 2007 02:57 PM

   This week’s On The Media opened with an excellent segment on waterboarding. The debate over the term’s meaning became white-hot after Michael Mukasey’s refused to call a spade a spade and acknowledge waterboarding as torture during his Senate hearings to... Continue reading

4. The Kicker

   Martha Raddatz, Girl Reporter

   November 12, 2007 11:20 AM

   C’mon Howie. Today, the Washington Post’s media columnist, Howard Kurtz, turns in 1000 words on Martha Raddatz, ABC’s laudable White House correspondent. Kurtz is right to point out her chops. But his take drips with a you-go-girl tone... Continue reading

5. Campaign Desk

   The “Sanctuary City” Scam

   November 6, 2007 10:59 AM

   In late August, Representative Tom Tancredo, a no-chance GOP presidential candidate, stood behind a podium on the steps of the city hall in Newark, New Jersey. Just two weeks before, three college students had been murdered, and two illegal immigrants... Continue reading

6. Campaign Desk

   Business Talks

   October 26, 2007 03:14 PM

   Yesterday, Charlie Rangel, Democratic chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, released an ambitious tax reform plan. According to Jeffrey Birnbaum in today’s Washington Post, the proposal is the opening salvo in whatever tax battles may come... Continue reading

7. Behind the News

   The Interrogation of Abdallah Higazy

   October 24, 2007 04:37 PM

   Abdallah Higazy is the Egyptian student unlucky enough to stay the night of September 10, 2001, on the fifty-first floor of a hotel across the street from the World Trade Center. Another guest had left something behind. Housekeeping must... Continue reading

8. Behind the News

   Richard Mellon Scaife

   October 23, 2007 01:16 PM

   Yesterday The Washington Post ran a long article detailing the marital and legal troubles of Richard Mellon Scaife, publisher of the conservative Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and funder of many right wing causes and media outlets. The... Continue reading

9. The Kicker

   Shafer Grasps at a Straw

   October 18, 2007 12:27 PM

   Jack Shafer, in his most recent Slate column, trains his sights on the recently announced ProPublica non-profit investigative journalism initiative. His big beef: how will editors know that the foundation’s work won’t be tainted by it’s biggest... Continue reading

10. Behind the News

    Outing Godzilla

    October 16, 2007 02:46 PM

    If you view any news article online, some server, somewhere, will record your computer’s IP address. If you want to leave a comment after you’ve finished reading, the site may ask you to register. An article earlier this month... Continue reading

11. The Kicker

    After The Storm

    October 10, 2007 04:34 PM

    In November of 2005, CJR ran a piece by Douglas McCollam profiling heroic efforts at The Times-Picayune to cover New Orleans as it struggled through the aftermath of hurricane Katrina. Two years later, the paper and the city are... Continue reading

12. Darts and Laurels

    Dart to The Oregonian

    October 9, 2007 12:00 AM

    Dart to The Oregonian for rolling over an obvious mathematical mistake, and thereby opening up otherwise admirable reporting to attack. When the paper researched the history of all-terrain vehicles, it found something startling: though manufacturers had made a deal with... Continue reading

13. The Kicker

    Wasting Away in Guantanamo

    October 5, 2007 01:49 PM

    CJR’s July/August issue featured a long story on Sami al-Haj, an Al Jazeera cameraman imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay with only the barest of legal review since June 14, 2002. Rachel Morris closed her piece by describing al-Hal’s decision to... Continue reading

14. The Kicker

    Bumped for Britney

    October 4, 2007 11:11 AM

    What happened after CNN invited author Jake Halpern to discuss “Fame Junkies,” his book on America’s deleterious obsession with celebrity? Halpern tells the story in today’s Wall Street Journal: [I]t was certainly a delightful irony when, upon my arrival,... Continue reading

15. Campaign Desk

    Foul Ball

    October 2, 2007 01:25 PM

    Last Wednesday, Tim Russert batted cleanup at the Democratic debate with a softball question: Red Sox or Yankees? While I hope there aren’t any voters out there who would actually weigh a candidate’s answer to a question that defines... Continue reading

16. Campaign Desk

    A Tale Of Two Scandals

    September 21, 2007 03:25 PM

    On the front page of America’s papers of record today is the story of Norman Hsu, a bundler for Hillary Clinton’s campaign. On first read, it’s a heck of a story, tying together international mystery, financial scandal, and a mentally... Continue reading

17. Behind the News

    The Gerson Myth

    September 11, 2007 10:38 AM

    Things used to be chummy between Matthew Scully and his former boss, Michael Gerson. Together with John McConnell, the three worked long hours together as George W. Bush’s speechwriters, first on the campaign, and then in the administration. <br... Continue reading

18. Behind the News

    An Iran Plan?

    September 5, 2007 11:36 AM

    Last week, as journalists slipped away for the holiday weekend, a lonely blogger sat down to write a rather alarming post. It suggested that the Office of the Vice President had issued “instructions” to a group of right wing... Continue reading

19. Behind the News

    A Statesman’s Decisions

    August 28, 2007 04:20 PM

    In October 2006, blogger Mike Rogers wrote that he’d spoken to some men who claimed they’d had sex with Larry Craig, a Republican Senator from Idaho. It wasn’t long before several papers in the legislator’s home region had... Continue reading

20. The Kicker

    When a Comment Just Isn’t a Comment

    August 24, 2007 01:40 PM

    Steven Seagal isn’t a name you’d expect to find at the center of a journalism blog battle—including an interesting one that hinges on the meaning of “declined to comment.” The dispute started last Friday after the Los Angeles Times ran... Continue reading

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