Not By The Hair…

By Liz Cox Barrett   Aug 21, 2008 at 08:17 AM

ABC News noted (veep!) that Evan Bayh's wife had her hair done (stakes!). 23/6.com imagines an IM exchange between Obama... More

Rumors of Tubbs Jones’s Demise, Explained

By Liz Cox Barrett   Aug 21, 2008 at 07:00 AM

The Washington Post's Capitol Briefing blogger, Ben Pershing, explains how it was that he and several other news organizations reported... More

Who Cares? (And, About What?)

By Liz Cox Barrett   Aug 20, 2008 at 03:22 PM

Will Bunch on the press on the Edwards Affair: How is it that the Enquirer can assign a team of... More

Breaking News Breakdown

By Liz Cox Barrett   Aug 20, 2008 at 02:36 PM

CNN was reporting this afternoon on the "death of" Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D, OH) up until it carried live,... More

Joe-mentum of Another Sort

By Liz Cox Barrett   Aug 20, 2008 at 01:46 PM

Kevin Drum and Jonathan Cohn are giving Joe Biden the Veep nod (could Obama be far behind)? Drum calls Biden... More

“Far From Fair and Balanced”

By Liz Cox Barrett   Aug 20, 2008 at 11:21 AM

Fox News will know its tag line has jumped the shark (or is that set the standard?) when Mikhail Gorbachev,... More

AP: Alleged “Real People” To Appear at Convention!

By Liz Cox Barrett   Aug 20, 2008 at 10:38 AM

I'm all for reporters calling out the stagey aspects of campaigns and conventions. To that end (I think?), the AP's... More

“CNN Grills” (Without Crossfire)

By Liz Cox Barrett   Aug 20, 2008 at 10:09 AM

According to CNN, CNN's "CNN Diner" at the 2004 Republican Convention in New York City was "immensely successful" and so... More

Today in Speculation (Er, “Current Conjecture”)

By Liz Cox Barrett   Aug 20, 2008 at 08:51 AM

You think it's easy working the Veepstakes beat? Opening wide for -- and presenting as news -- those crumbs tossed... More

What “Impresses” David Remnick

By Liz Cox Barrett   Aug 14, 2008 at 10:27 AM

"What always impresses me are the people who are obsessed. People who are gifted, perhaps, but people who are obsessed.... More

Reporters On Michelle Obama? “Rapt.” (Really?)

By Liz Cox Barrett   Aug 14, 2008 at 08:59 AM

For Radar's September issue (excerpt online), Ana Marie Cox explains how "the press corps" really feels about Michelle Obama: Michelle... More

Shafer’s Tips For Convention Coverage

By Liz Cox Barrett   Aug 14, 2008 at 08:31 AM

Jack Schafer bemoans the flock of "pressies" who descend on the typically newsless political conventions ("Slate, I'm embarrassed to admit,... More

A “Rubber Slipper” By Any Other Name

By Liz Cox Barrett   Aug 13, 2008 at 03:11 PM

From today's Honolulu Star Bulletin: Sen. Barack Obama's campaign is keeping the candidate away from much of the typical Hawaiian... More

Yes, She Can!

By Liz Cox Barrett   Aug 13, 2008 at 01:41 PM

She knows low-brow! She knows high! In a single paragraph, she proves her pop culture IQ spans centuries (and oceans)!... More

Fox News: “Who Are We To Say It’s Not The Truth?”

“Sasquatch’s Remains” In A Cooler in Georgia

By Liz Cox Barrett   Aug 13, 2008 at 11:26 AM

Fox News' Megyn Kelly may have just now stumbled upon a new tag line for Fox News ("Fair and Balanced"... More