Looking beyond Kony

Coverage of Africa needs to go beyond the sensationalistic, three experts said at a panel talk on Thursday

By Erika Fry   Apr 20, 2012 at 08:59 AM

In Kenya in early March, a grenade blast linked to the terrorist group Al-Shabaab killed six people and injured 63.... More

Freelancers on the Front Lines

Safety for foreign correspondents is an issue the media needs to address

By Erika Fry   Apr 17, 2012 at 12:06 PM

It was almost one year ago that photojournalist and Restrepo director Sebastian Junger lost his good friend and colleague, Tim... More

The AOL-HuffPost Show: Who’s Really in Control?

Not the media.

By Erika Fry   Apr 11, 2012 at 12:10 PM

Last Thursday, The New York Times ran a story titled “Huffington Gains More Control in AOL Revamping.” Later that day,... More

Romney, BuzzFeed, and that “Hidden” Op-Ed

Is the press ceding policy-shift reporting to oppo artists?

By Erika Fry   Mar 21, 2012 at 12:05 PM

It was four o’clock on a Friday afternoon when BuzzFeed’s Andrew Kaczynski, a 22-year old student at St. John’s College,... More

When JFK made Santorum sick

The press was too slow to supply the larger context

By Erika Fry   Mar 6, 2012 at 01:48 PM

It has been more than a week since Rick Santorum went on the Sunday talk circuit and made news by... More

Romney and the “Mormon Moment”

Lots of fear and loathing from the pundit class

By Erika Fry   Mar 2, 2012 at 04:41 PM

More than once this election cycle, it has been declared “The Mormon Moment.” Look no further than Broadway (The Book... More

Why We Love The Political Gabfest

Slate’s jocular, incisive podcast builds and engages an audience

By Erika Fry   Feb 17, 2012 at 04:24 PM

It was a little before five last Wednesday evening when the “tall Mormon” walked into Antarctica, a bar in lower... More

Mitt Romney’s Soul: The Search is On

But not much luck so far

By Erika Fry   Feb 10, 2012 at 10:35 AM

Mitt Romney is: A phony An Eagle Scout The Dad who’s never home The man you want to marry but... More

Pew on Gingrich’s Receding Storyline

By Erika Fry   Feb 7, 2012 at 10:06 AM

Last week, I wrote about the trend in political reporters confessing their bias for an exciting, close primary race; a... More

Dana Milbank Was Right

By Erika Fry   Feb 2, 2012 at 03:27 PM

Earlier today, I posted this story about the number of political journalists who have recently admitted to having a... More

Rooting for the Race

Journalists are suddenly eager to admit the media is biased in favor of an extended campaign. Will they do anything about it?

By Erika Fry   Feb 2, 2012 at 12:29 PM

In a column earlier this week, The Washington Post’s Dana Milbank penned a public love letter—to Newt Gingrich. Taking on... More

Edsall: ‘Newt Gingrich’s History is Fair Game’

And other thoughts on when the press should examine the private lives of public figures

By Erika Fry   Jan 27, 2012 at 06:00 AM

Last week, at CNN’s “First in the South” debate in Charleston, Newt Gingrich ripped into moderator John King for beginning... More

Voters to Press: Tell Us Where the Candidates Stand

In South Carolina, readers look to local papers for the basics

By Erika Fry   Jan 25, 2012 at 03:43 PM

One of the main media frames for the 2012 presidential campaign is the way in which media frames are changing.... More

About that Univision debate boycott …

By Erika Fry   Jan 25, 2012 at 02:14 PM

Remember that ugly incident back in October when Republican candidates Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum pledged to boycott... More