WaPo on Bachmann’s Language

Blurting for dollars, blinking through debate

By Liz Cox Barrett   Jun 21, 2011 at 03:20 PM

Two days, two takes from The Washington Post on Michele Bachmann’s language. On Sunday, the Post coined the icky term... More

On Eric Bolling’s “Hizzy” Fit

Is anyone watching (at) Fox Business Network?

By Liz Cox Barrett   Jun 16, 2011 at 09:31 AM

In the thick of the 2008 presidential election season, the Wall Street Journal detected a trend: "Television news organizations, facing... More

“This or That,” Circa 2007

By Liz Cox Barrett   Jun 14, 2011 at 11:57 AM

CNN's John King, understandably, took some ribbing for his "this or that" series of questions during last night's Republican presidential... More

“What To Watch For” at GOP Prez Debate

Questions, moderator “matter,” WaPo (alone?) notes

By Liz Cox Barrett   Jun 13, 2011 at 04:47 PM

Folks who wish to be told “what to look for” during tonight’s Republican presidential debate are in luck: pretty much... More

“Cad.” “Creep.” Campaign Finance Lawbreaker?

A roundup of coverage of John Edwards’s indictment

By Liz Cox Barrett   Jun 8, 2011 at 03:21 PM

On Friday, former presidential contender John Edwards was indicted on six felony charges, including the charge that he solicited and... More

No More Staged Presidential Address Photos!

By Liz Cox Barrett   Jun 1, 2011 at 04:05 PM

Last month, I, for one, was unpleasantly surprised to learn that some news photos of President Obama addressing the nation... More

Bloomberg Digs on Secret Money

A report on unreported election spending

By Liz Cox Barrett   May 24, 2011 at 10:54 AM

A tip of the hat to Bloomberg for a recent quadruple-bylined story on the growing role of outside spending—much of... More

Raising Money, Lowering Expectations

National Journal gets managed

By Liz Cox Barrett   May 18, 2011 at 02:51 PM

Of what value to readers is a story yesterday about what President Obama’s reelection team says it expects it will,... More

The Secret Money “Seduction”

Democrats get their Priorities in order for 2012

By Liz Cox Barrett   May 11, 2011 at 03:41 PM

The Center for Responsive Politics recently published an analysis of the effects of last year's Citizens United Supreme Court decision... More

What to Do Before “Returning a Reporter’s Phone Call”

By Liz Cox Barrett   May 9, 2011 at 04:41 PM

From a Bloomberg profile today of Michele Bachmann (headline: “Bachmann Rocks ‘Ruling Class’ With Amens From Tea Party, Presidential Talk”):... More

A Photo of History Being Made (Up)?

Spot the presidential address reenactment photo!

By Liz Cox Barrett   May 4, 2011 at 06:07 PM

One of the images below is of President Obama delivering his historic "justice has been done" address live to the... More

“I Am Not Reporting Anything to You”

How Fox News, CNN handled the initial Bin Laden news

By Liz Cox Barrett   May 2, 2011 at 06:04 PM

In the event that you were not watching cable news last night, rest assured that Fox News’s Geraldo Rivera and... More

Flashback: Couric’s Evening News Debut, Reviewed

By Liz Cox Barrett   Apr 27, 2011 at 11:34 AM

Yesterday, Katie Couric confirmed that she will soon depart as anchor of CBS Evening News in pursuit of a gig... More

LAT Surveys “Parallel, Opaque System of Political Giving”

If companies don’t disclose, nobody knows

By Liz Cox Barrett   Apr 26, 2011 at 11:20 AM

A tip of the hat to the Los Angeles Times for spending six months surveying the political spending disclosure practices... More

One Year After the Spill…

…BP campaign contributions no longer “toxic”

By Liz Cox Barrett   Apr 22, 2011 at 09:49 AM

A year, more or less, is apparently how much time had to pass after the massive BP oil spill in... More