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   On Reporting In Iraq

   December 2, 2008 09:17 AM

   NPR's Ivan Watson recounts his (and three colleagues') narrow escape from a "sticky bomb" placed under their car on Sunday "during a brief NPR reporting trip to western Baghdad's battle-scarred Rabiye Street." And at the New York Times's Baghdad... Continue reading

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   Learn About Lashkar

   December 2, 2008 07:57 AM

   Lashkar-e-Taiba? That name that keeps popping up in the reporting on the Mumbai attacks? At newyorker.com, Steve Coll blogs about Lashkar, "the Pakistan-based Islamist organization" (as well as the group's "charity, called Jamat-ud-Dawa, which is today tolerated openly by... Continue reading

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   Tale of Two Porches

   December 1, 2008 02:26 PM

   Yes, the words were written "by Alex Kuczynski" (it says so in black just beside the title of the New York Times Magazine cover story, "Her Body, My Baby") but judging by many of the hundreds of comments... Continue reading

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   Ah Yes, The “Split Up The White Guys” Strategy

   December 1, 2008 12:06 PM

   Some post-unveiling-of-national-security-team-press-conference commentary on MSNBC: CHRIS MATTHEWS: Clearly [the team] has the picture we're looking for. The many faces of Benetton or whatever you want to call it. But clearly representative of America more than previous administrations... And: "We were... Continue reading

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   “Team” Coverage

   December 1, 2008 09:44 AM

   Who made The Team? You know, The "Team of Rivals?" We'll finally find out, at a press conference in a few minutes carried live by your preferred news source, who will play on President-Elect Obama's much-speculated about national security... Continue reading

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   TV News Vets

   December 1, 2008 08:59 AM

   "In Hard Times for TV Anchors, Trusted Older Faces Fade Out," reports the New York Times' Brian Stelter today, pointing to a number of longtime local TV news anchors in cities like Denver, Boston, Chicago and Houston who have... Continue reading

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   Tragic

   November 26, 2008 10:01 AM

   From Celia W. Dugger on A1 of today's New York Times: A new study by Harvard researchers estimates that the South African government would have prevented the premature deaths of 365,000 people earlier this decade if it had provided... Continue reading

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   MeetThePressStakes

   November 26, 2008 09:32 AM

   Ted Koppel leaves Discovery a few months before his contract expires (Koppel: "Producing our kind of news-related programs is an expensive proposition.") Must be freeing himself up for that Meet The Press job! Or: Maybe he's... Continue reading

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   Turkey of A Headline

   November 25, 2008 01:37 PM

   It's only Tuesday, but here's a contender in the Are You Kidding Me With This Thanksgiving-Themed News Report? Contest (which I've just made up after having stumbled upon the contender, courtesy of the Cape May County (NJ) Herald, and in... Continue reading

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    Obama Makes It Up To Reporters

    November 25, 2008 12:50 PM

    Another day. Another presidential(-elect) economic news conference in Chicago. Four more questions fielded. Follow-ups? No. Make-ups? Yes. Today, President-Elect Obama called on NBC News's Savannah Guthrie first, having ignored TV reporters yesterday (Guthrie asked whether Obama was more publicly... Continue reading

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    Wait, Must John Roberts Tie?

    November 25, 2008 10:42 AM

    Yesterday, Megan highlighted CNN's reporting on the question of whether its own John Roberts should ever again appear on-air sans cravat (What do viewers say? What do tie experts say?) Today, we can ask (and answer!) another related question:... Continue reading

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    The Pundits On The Bus (Go, “Blah Blah Blah”)

    November 25, 2008 10:05 AM

    For AJR, Paul Farhi explores the present and future of campaign trail reporting: Michael Shear, who will cover the Obama White House for the Washington Post, calls the general drift [away from the campaign trail for reasons of cost... Continue reading

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    “Nemeses Neutralized?” Not So Fast…

    November 25, 2008 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, Fox News's Fox & Friends ran a segment headlined "Nemeses Neutralized?" discussing President-Elect Obama's likely selection of Sen.... Continue reading

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    Hannity & ?

    November 24, 2008 04:34 PM

    Breaking news: "Fox's Hannity Losing Liberal Half." That is to say: "Hannity and Colmes: Now With Even Less Colmes". (Alan Colmes announced his departure from Fox News's Hannity & Colmes on his blog, Liberaland, via....... Continue reading

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    Are You A “Good Reporter?”

    November 24, 2008 12:43 PM

    Washington Post ombud Deborah Howell asks and answers the question, "What makes a good reporter? " Endless curiosity and a deep need to know what is happening. Then, the ability to hear a small clue and follow it....[Someone] savvy... Continue reading

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

    November 24, 2008 11:55 AM

    Not making a list of "Top 25 Censored Stories" of this (or perhaps even next) year: This Rachel Maddow? On MSNBC? She's downright appealing! And, people have been watching... Add two more Maddow profiles to the pile. From... Continue reading

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    Mrs. Todd The Hot Tub Saleswoman

    November 24, 2008 10:20 AM

    Joe The Plumber? Meet Chuck Todd's Mom The Hot Tub Saleswoman. And she lives in a swing state, too. On MSNBC this morning, Todd shared the following with his fellow Morning Joe regulars during a discussion of economy-inspired "fear... Continue reading

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    Kurtz Lists Perino’s Press Beefs

    November 24, 2008 09:40 AM

    The first half of this week's Howard Kurtz olumn in the Washington Post reads like a listing of White House press secretary Dana Perino's recent (and/or most memorable) beefs with reporters. One example (lest you think a lame... Continue reading

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    Seeing CNN’s Hologram in Context

    November 19, 2008 10:02 AM

    "CNN: The Most Trusted Name In News?" Up for debate. "The Most Nicknamed Name in News?" Who could argue? Car-Chase News Network. Clinton News Network. And now: Corpulent News Network (courtesy of the New York Observer's Felix... Continue reading

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    Personalizing the Congo on A1

    November 19, 2008 08:52 AM

    Last week, Armin wondered why the conflict in the Congo wasn't receiving (more consistent) A1 coverage. Today, New York Times readers (well, print readers) meet a reuinited Congolese family -- Protégée, Résponse, and Esperance Nirakagori --on the front... Continue reading

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