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1. Campaign Desk

   NYT Wonders About Whitman’s “Business Decision”

   July 12, 2010 03:12 PM

   The New York Times's Michael Luo reports that, in 2008, California Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman invested some $1 million in the fledgling film production company of Mike Murphy, a well-known GOP strategist who was “flirting” with working for... Continue reading

2. The Kicker

   “Driv[ing] Toward the News of the Day”

   July 12, 2010 09:47 AM

   The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz again profiles the man half of a man-woman morning news duo --"unfailingly polite" Bill Hemmer, co-anchor (with Martha MacCallum) of Fox News's America's Newsroom. Hemmer explains his approach to the job: At 9... Continue reading

3. The Kicker

   Lohan Sentenced To… OMG, Her Fingernail!?!

   July 7, 2010 11:41 AM

   Yesterday, the actress Lindsay Lohan was sentenced to 90 days in jail for probation violations (from a DUI conviction). Over the past 24 hours, Lohan has been mentioned 78 times on cable news (CNN, Fox News, MSNBC), per a... Continue reading

4. The Kicker

   “Being Media Savvy Requires More Than Just Attention-Grabbing”?

   July 7, 2010 10:37 AM

   Does it? From Mark Leibovich's profile of Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), "Darrell Issa Emerges as Obama's Annoyer-in-Chief" in today's New York Times: “Getting oxygen is hard when you’re in the minority,” said former Representative Tom Davis, Republican of Virginia.... Continue reading

5. The Kicker

   Oil Spill Touches Texas (“What’s Going Where?”)

   July 6, 2010 11:59 AM

   A milestone of sorts in the BP oil spill story, as reported by the AP: More than two months after oil from BP's blown-out seafloor well first reached Louisiana, a bucket's worth of tar balls that washed onto a... Continue reading

6. The Kicker

   Dr. Parker: Obama Suffers From RTDD

   June 30, 2010 01:46 PM

   Kathleen Parker, Eliot Spitzer's co-host for CNN's much-anticipated Not Crossfire show, has a Washington Post column out today with the easily-overlooked headline: "Obama: Our First Female President." Parker -- female, after all -- is a little less... Continue reading

7. The Kicker

   The Rap On From Kagan

   June 29, 2010 05:06 PM

   The Washington Post, having already brought us the definitive rap on Elena Kagan, today brings us a rap by Elena Kagan. At PostPartisan, Alexandra Petri has rewritten "in rap form" Kagan's opening statement from her confirmation hearing yesterday... Continue reading

8. The Kicker

   Excrutiating (Also, Haunting)

   June 28, 2010 11:17 AM

   Damon Winter's photograph on the front page of yesterday's New York Times. The scene captured-- soldier tearfully embraces family before shipping off to war-- isn't unfamiliar. Still, this scene --"Sgt. Brian Keith with his wife, Sara, and their son,... Continue reading

9. The Kicker

   In Haiti, “When Is This All Going to End?”

   June 24, 2010 09:11 AM

   The New York Times has a wrenching piece today about sexual violence against women in Haiti, a piece in which the reporter, Deborah Sontag, plays a role. Sontag writes about happening upon a 22-year-old woman named Rose, soon after... Continue reading

10. The Kicker

    At 8pm, CNN Goes “Tangy” and “Spicy”

    June 23, 2010 10:34 AM

    CNN has just announced the team that will take over Campbell Brown's 8pm slot: Eliot Spitzer, the former Democratic governor of New York, and Kathleen Parker, the conservative commentator and Washington Post columnist. What might we expect from this... Continue reading

11. The Kicker

    “We Can Almost Pre-write the Headlines” (Almost?)

    June 23, 2010 09:50 AM

    For those who can't predict what the Washington press corps will write and say on cable if Gen. McChrystal still has his job after this morning's meeting with President Obama, MSNBC's Savannah Guthrie gave viewers a preview this morning in... Continue reading

12. Campaign Desk

    Sparring, Spinning in West Palm Beach

    June 23, 2010 07:30 AM

    On Tuesday, the Palm Beach Post hosted (and broadcast on its Web site) a debate between Democratic Senatorial candidates Jeff Greene and Kendrick Meek. And? The following two headlines provide a sense of how it went: "Kendrick Meek... Continue reading

13. The Kicker

    Would A Beat Reporter Have Written This McChrystal Piece?

    June 22, 2010 12:18 PM

    Andrew Sullivan flags the following, found at the end of a McChrystal-related Politico piece today: McChrystal, an expert on counterterrorism and counterinsurgency, has long been thought to be uniquely qualified to lead in Afghanistan. But he is... Continue reading

14. Campaign Desk

    McChrystal’s “Outside Set of Eyes” Resigns

    June 22, 2010 10:13 AM

    The Washington Post has a brief report on the resignation of Duncan Boothby, Gen. Stanley McChrystal's civilian press aide who "was heavily involved in arranging access for journalist Michael Hastings to McChrystal and his staff this year," access that... Continue reading

15. The Kicker

    Consider Helen Thomas

    June 21, 2010 10:14 AM

    Was advanced age the critical factor in the career-ending Helen Thomas incident? Because the Which-Retirement-Resistant-Journalist-Media-Figure-Will-Helen-Thomas-Next Watch is on. At TVNewser, Gail Shister writes this of 60 Minutes's Andy Rooney, 92: Given the recent public flameout of... Continue reading

16. Campaign Desk

    (Other People’s) Pundits Drowned Out Obama’s Oil Speech

    June 17, 2010 10:32 AM

    At Newsweek.com, Jeremy McCarter describes "How Cable TV Pundits Stepped on Obama's Oil Speech." Writes McCarter: Critics describe the Beltway media as an echo chamber. But on occasions such as a presidential address, the pundits seems more like the... Continue reading

17. Campaign Desk

    Florida, Lately: Big Bucks and “Baggage”

    June 17, 2010 09:36 AM

    A roundup of recent campaign news from and about Florida: Can you win a primary when the following three facts appear in nearly every news article about you: Mike Tyson was best man at your wedding; Heidi Fleiss lived in... Continue reading

18. The Kicker

    Quote of the Morning…

    June 16, 2010 10:54 AM

    ... not from a News Importance standpoint or anything, just, well... here are a few words on New York City's rats (appearing in today's New York Times piece, "Subway Study Finds Rats Remain Wily"): "They jump two feet from... Continue reading

19. The Kicker

    “We Will Make BP Pay”

    June 16, 2010 09:40 AM

    "We will make BP Pay" are among the words from President Obama's Oval Office address last night that seemed to most resonate with headline writers in and near the Gulf Coast region, judging by this selection of newspaper front... Continue reading

20. The Kicker

    Combatting Oil Spill Fatigue “Jejune Ennui”

    June 15, 2010 02:54 PM

    The WaPo's Tom Shales today gives the Style-ish take on the oil spill, as seen on TV. Shales argues that the reason TV reporters are focusing on Why doesn't the president emote/Why does he seem so remote? is... Continue reading

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