Kling’s Warning

Q&A with outgoing Minnesota Public Radio CEO Bill Kling

By Joel Meares   Jun 30, 2011 at 10:06 AM

In 1967, in exchange for free grad-school tuition, Bill Kling agreed to help Minnesota’s St. John’s University start a radio... More

CBSNews.com’s “United States of Influence” Tallies National Frustration

By Joel Meares   Jun 28, 2011 at 03:45 PM

CBSNews.com today launched a new series titled, “United States of Influence,” which looks at why Americans feel so frustrated... More

Confidence In TV News and Newspapers (Slightly) Up

What’s Weiner got to do with it?

By Joel Meares   Jun 28, 2011 at 01:11 PM

Some heartening news for those in the newspaper and TV News industries. Gallup’s annual poll of the public’s confidence... More

Weekend at Di’s

By Joel Meares   Jun 28, 2011 at 10:34 AM

Somebody dial 911. Quickly. There’s been a gas leak at the Newsbeast offices. There must have been. It is... More

What’s A Local Site To Do?

Small and hyper-local sites gear up for the GOP primary

By Joel Meares   Jun 27, 2011 at 05:01 PM

In June 2010, Craig Robinson got a midterm scoop that no other media outlet, national or local, was able to... More

Twitter for Newsrooms #tweetsizedreportingmanual

By Joel Meares   Jun 27, 2011 at 03:45 PM

Twitter has today released a new resource called Twitter for Newsrooms, which journalists can find and play around with... More

The Forward Goes Daily, Again

By Joel Meares   Jun 27, 2011 at 12:59 PM

The website for The Jewish Daily Forward has been revamped as part of a push to focus once... More

“Are You a Flake?”

Wallace’s bad question an announcement-day gift for Bachmann

By Joel Meares   Jun 27, 2011 at 12:03 PM

Michele Bachmann officially launched her campaign today in Waterloo, Iowa, the onetime hometown from which—according to a speech Bachmann... More

HuffPo’s Missing Gephardt Disclosure

By Joel Meares   Jun 24, 2011 at 02:38 PM

Sebastian Jones, an editor at the liberal Washington Monthly, has shot a sharp dart at The Huffington Post for publishing... More

The Devil Wears Prada

The first entry in CJR’s summer movie club

By Joel Meares   Jun 24, 2011 at 01:43 AM

The Devil Wears Prada is a film that exists two beats apart from reality. At least. Based on the book... More

The Crazy Book-Banning Lady Who Wants to be President (UPDATED)

Matt Taibbi’s colorful takedown of “Mad” Michele Bachmann

By Joel Meares   Jun 23, 2011 at 12:48 PM

Last week, The Daily Beast’s Michelle Goldberg authored what one might have reasonably expected would be the most vicious takedown... More

He’s Back

Olbermann and Countdown back on Current TV

By Joel Meares   Jun 21, 2011 at 12:58 PM

It’s probably unwise to make any big calls on Keith Olbermann’s return to the big chair last night on Al... More

Q&A with FCC Report Head Writer Steve Waldman, Part Two

“Rather than doing it ‘once more with feeling,’ let’s try something new.”

By Joel Meares   Jun 21, 2011 at 09:45 AM

Two weeks ago, the FCC released its long-awaited, 365-page report, “The Information Needs of Communities.” The report’s chief writer, Steve... More

Q&A with FCC Report Head Writer Steve Waldman, Part One

“We actually have to pay attention to this and if we don’t, there are going to be severe consequences.”

By Joel Meares   Jun 20, 2011 at 05:43 PM

Two weeks ago, the FCC released its long-awaited, 365-page report, “The Information Needs of Communities.” The report’s chief writer,... More

Yep, Time Has a GOP Primary “Bracket”

By Joel Meares   Jun 16, 2011 at 11:37 AM

Joe Klein has the Time cover story this week—a smart if very Joe Klein-y take on the ideological posturing of... More