“Nemeses Neutralized?” Not So Fast…

By Liz Cox Barrett   Nov 25, 2008 at 09:29 AM

How does the press love the "Clintons=Drama For No-Drama Obama" storyline? Others have tried to count the ways. This morning,... More

Hannity & ?

By Liz Cox Barrett   Nov 24, 2008 at 04:34 PM

Breaking news: "Fox's Hannity Losing Liberal Half." That is to say: "Hannity and Colmes: Now With Even Less Colmes". (Alan... More

Are You A “Good Reporter?”

By Liz Cox Barrett   Nov 24, 2008 at 12:43 PM

Washington Post ombud Deborah Howell asks and answers the question, "What makes a good reporter? " Endless curiosity and a... More

M(addow)S(oft) N(ational) B(roadcasting) C(ompany)

By Liz Cox Barrett   Nov 24, 2008 at 11:55 AM

Not making a list of "Top 25 Censored Stories" of this (or perhaps even next) year: This Rachel Maddow? On... More

Mrs. Todd The Hot Tub Saleswoman

By Liz Cox Barrett   Nov 24, 2008 at 10:20 AM

Joe The Plumber? Meet Chuck Todd's Mom The Hot Tub Saleswoman. And she lives in a swing state, too. On... More

Kurtz Lists Perino’s Press Beefs

By Liz Cox Barrett   Nov 24, 2008 at 09:40 AM

The first half of this week's Howard Kurtz olumn in the Washington Post reads like a listing of White House... More

Seeing CNN’s Hologram in Context

By Liz Cox Barrett   Nov 19, 2008 at 10:02 AM

"CNN: The Most Trusted Name In News?" Up for debate. "The Most Nicknamed Name in News?" Who could argue? Car-Chase... More

Personalizing the Congo on A1

By Liz Cox Barrett   Nov 19, 2008 at 08:52 AM

Last week, Armin wondered why the conflict in the Congo wasn't receiving (more consistent) A1 coverage. Today, New York Times... More

“What Are You Hearing?”

By Liz Cox Barrett   Nov 18, 2008 at 02:52 PM

Reporting on a White House transition is, for many reasons, a challenging assignment. (Check back at Campaign Desk later this... More

King of The Wooorld?

By Liz Cox Barrett   Nov 18, 2008 at 11:57 AM

Both Leonardo DiCaprio and Barack Obama have been named 2008 GQ "Men of the Year," each with his own cover.... More

Snowball! (Unstoppable, Vaguely-Sourced)

By Liz Cox Barrett   Nov 18, 2008 at 09:28 AM

County Fair's Jamison Foser takes us through an example of "one way in which news organizations frequently drop the fact-checking... More

Obama With Reporters (Then and Now)

By Liz Cox Barrett   Nov 18, 2008 at 08:58 AM

NPR's David Folkenflik wonders, "Will Obama's White House Be Open to the Media?" and taps the experience of reporters like... More

There’s Something About Sarah

By Liz Cox Barrett   Nov 17, 2008 at 03:11 PM

"What is it about Sarah?" muses National Review's Kathryn Jean Lopez in a column with the braggy dateline, "U.S. Virgin... More

“Let’s Put Up Some Pictures of the Huxtables…”

By Liz Cox Barrett   Nov 17, 2008 at 12:39 PM

More on the so-called (what Megan called "simplistic" and "insulting") "Huxtable Effect" from yesterday's Reliable Sources on CNN. CNN's Howard... More

Kroft’s First Crack

60 Minutes snags first post-election Obama interview

By Liz Cox Barrett   Nov 17, 2008 at 09:42 AM

And the first post-election television interview with President-Elect Barack Obama went to Steve Kroft of CBS News's 60 Minutes. It... More