Twitter Down

When the new media impulse fails to impress.

By Jane Kim   Sep 3, 2008 at 12:45 AM

I have a large bucket of respect for Marc Ambinder, over at The Atlantic. As far as bloggers go in... More

What’s in a Name? Part 2

Ta-Nehisi Coates responds to the ‘no MLK’ complaint

By Jane Kim   Aug 29, 2008 at 05:04 PM

As Katia mentioned last night, black commentators like Cornel West and Julianne Malveaux took Barack Obama to task for not... More

A-Dress Commentary

By Jane Kim   Aug 29, 2008 at 11:18 AM

If you were wondering (because I know you were) what the fashion press had to say about Michelle Obama’s floral... More

Twitters, Vantage, Prose

The NYT’s many arms of coverage at Invesco

By Jane Kim   Aug 29, 2008 at 01:31 AM

Without downplaying the efforts or results of citizen journalists and credential-sharing bloggers, The Gray Lady, for one, did a thorough... More

George Packer’s Eyes

When being at the convention does matter

By Jane Kim   Aug 28, 2008 at 07:42 PM

George Packer says the convention is better on TV, but he proves himself wrong with some irresistible on-site observation and... More

Flash Persuasion

By Jane Kim   Aug 28, 2008 at 05:08 PM

It’s perhaps worth noting, courtesy of the NYT’s Caucus Blog, that the Democratic National Committee has Got The Media’s Back.... More

Kerry On

NYT doesn’t really cover Kerry’s speech

By Jane Kim   Aug 28, 2008 at 04:17 PM

John Kerry gave an effective speech at the DNC last night that skillfully bridged his friendship with McCain, with a... More

Blogging Delegates

By Jane Kim   Aug 28, 2008 at 01:37 PM

The Boston Globe has had Massachusetts delegates blogging throughout the convention. The New York Times has interviews with delegates about... More

“Back To” Hope

By Jane Kim   Aug 27, 2008 at 11:32 PM

After two full minutes of applause from the convention floor, Bill Clinton in his speech tonight vouched for Barack Obama,... More

Too Many a Cutaway

By Jane Kim   Aug 27, 2008 at 03:19 PM

Following up on Clint’s scene-setting description of reporters disgruntled that MSNBC commentators chatted over former Republican congressman Jim Leach’s speech... More

Forsooth! Ye Naysayers

Staying home and grumbling doesn’t help convention coverage

By Jane Kim   Aug 27, 2008 at 11:25 AM

While Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne made his way across the convention floor to hear Sen. Ted Kennedy speak Monday... More

Commanding the Blue Sky

By Jane Kim   Aug 27, 2008 at 01:54 AM

In the early scrabble of thoughts, The Atlantic’s Andrew Sullivan, The New Republic’s Michael Crowley, and McCain spokesperson Tucker Bounds,... More

Attorney (or Soldier) Hillary

By Jane Kim   Aug 27, 2008 at 12:45 AM

The Los Angeles Times goes cuckoo for “Hillary the _____” madlibs trying to nail a metaphor that aptly describes the... More

Schweitzer’s Warm-Up

By Jane Kim   Aug 26, 2008 at 10:49 PM

We just heard a rousing call and answer from Montana governor Brian Schweitzer, speaking right before Sen. Hillary Clinton tonight... More

Press Block

By Jane Kim   Aug 26, 2008 at 11:46 AM

According to Colorado magazine 5280 (if you remember your elementary school conversions, the title is a nod to the Mile-High... More