“Understand More…” Or Not

By Liz Cox Barrett   Feb 16, 2009 at 12:01 PM

Maybe you've noticed the odd little circle diagrams below some news articles on The Washington Post's web site? (I hadn't,... More

Home Alone

By Liz Cox Barrett   Feb 16, 2009 at 10:02 AM

Secretary of State Clinton is on her first overseas trip for the Obama administration. Over the weekend, CNN's John Roberts... More

In Defense of Clothing Coverage

By Liz Cox Barrett   Feb 12, 2009 at 11:35 AM

At the Washington Post columnist Jeanne McManus argues for more, non-"ham-handed" coverage of what Michelle Obama wears: I understand the... More

Gates Reviewing Media Ban

“Short deadline” for decision

By Liz Cox Barrett   Feb 11, 2009 at 01:36 PM

The New York Times reports: Defense Secretary Robert Gates suggested today that he was open to allowing the media to... More

Michelle Obama Cover Coverage

By Liz Cox Barrett   Feb 11, 2009 at 11:36 AM

Michelle Obama is on the cover of the March issue of Vogue which, of course, generates its own coverage (in... More

To Catch A War Criminal?

By Liz Cox Barrett   Feb 11, 2009 at 09:28 AM

Brian Stelter reports in today's New York Times that an NBC News crew and a Rwandan prosecutor, as part of... More

CNN’s Toxic Assets Explainer (With Pink Piggy Prop!)

By Liz Cox Barrett   Feb 10, 2009 at 01:35 PM

Have you ever, while watching cable news, felt embarrassed for (even, insulted by) an anchor and something he said or... More

Tapper: “Bad Ass” or “Pissy Little Spat?”

By Liz Cox Barrett   Feb 10, 2009 at 01:31 PM

Is Jake Tapper, ABC News's White House correspondent (and my vote for "Best Question" last night), the "Briefing Room Bad... More

Fox News, Too, Crowdsources Stimulus Bill

By Liz Cox Barrett   Feb 10, 2009 at 12:52 PM

Megan recently wrote about The Huffington Post "crowdsourcing" its analysis of the stimulus bill and how that effort has worked... More

What HuffPo Getting a Question Means

By Liz Cox Barrett   Feb 10, 2009 at 11:30 AM

That The Huffington Post Getting A Question at last night's presidential press conference would raise lots of questions was never... More

Mike’s O’Reilly Ambush Lives On!

By Liz Cox Barrett   Feb 10, 2009 at 09:56 AM

On last night's Daily Show, Jon Stewart revisited Mike's Memorable Morning At The Bus Stop, a.k.a. his "O'Reilly Ambush." Stewart,... More

President Obama’s First News Conference: Superlatives!

Fifty-eight minutes of excitement!

By Liz Cox Barrett   Feb 10, 2009 at 07:00 AM

Best Question: Jake Tapper, ABC News TAPPER: “The American people have seen hundreds of billions of dollars spent already. And... More

Matthews: “Our Breed Looked Pretty Good Tonight”

By Liz Cox Barrett   Feb 9, 2009 at 09:16 PM

One post-press conference observation from MSNBC's Chris Matthews: Well, I think our breed looked pretty good tonight. I think the... More

“The Gold Standard For Presidential Q-and-A’s”

By Liz Cox Barrett   Feb 9, 2009 at 04:02 PM

With President Obama's prime time news conference hours away, veteran political reporter Walter Shapiro ponders at The New Republic "what... More

Froomkin On What Reporters Should Ask Tonight

By Liz Cox Barrett   Feb 9, 2009 at 02:47 PM

Washingtonpost.com's Dan Froomkin compiled a list of questions he'd like to see asked of President Obama at tonight's prime time... More