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1. The Kicker

   When The Subject of Your Story Can’t Hear, Speak, Read, Write, or Sign

   October 12, 2010 04:09 PM

   A fascinating behind-the-story story: Voice of San Diego reporter Adrian Florido set out to find a family, he writes, "whose experience could illustrate the day-to-day challenge for Burmese refugees" in San Diego, since "more than 200 Burmese families have... Continue reading

2. The Kicker

   Kicking Cable News (When It’s Down Leaning)

   October 12, 2010 11:07 AM

   Jon Stewart last night leaned a little on MSNBC's recently announced, high-profile "Lean Forward" promotional campaign (as well as the branding efforts of CNN and Fox News): <td style='padding:2px... Continue reading

3. The Kicker

   The American Public: “A Group Worth Congress’s Time?”

   October 11, 2010 04:37 PM

   From The Onion (or, is it?): Citing a desire to gain influence in Washington, the American people confirmed Friday that they have hired high-powered D.C. lobbyist Jack Weldon of the firm Patton Boggs to help advance their agenda in... Continue reading

4. The Kicker

   Live From Chile: “This Media Event”

   October 11, 2010 11:05 AM

   A taste, via the New York Times, of what's to come this week (emphasis mine): Such is life in Camp Hope, a moonlike outpost that has sprouted up as the temporary refuge for family members and about 1,300 journalists,... Continue reading

5. The Kicker

   NYT Credits WNYC and Newsday Reporters’ Tweets

   October 11, 2010 10:00 AM

   From the 13th of 16 paragraphs in the New York Times piece today, "[Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Carl] Paladino Laces Speech With Anti-Gay Remarks:" Mr. Paladino’s statements in Brooklyn were first broadcast by Azi Paybarah, a reporter for WNYC,... Continue reading

6. Campaign Desk

   Will 501(c) Groups Remain a “Very Safe Place to Play?”

   October 7, 2010 12:12 PM

   It's been a newsy week for American Crossroads, the big-spending 527 group, and Crossroads GPS, its big-spending 501(c)(4) off-shoot. (The former is required to disclose its donors, the latter is not). There's this, per Politico's Kenneth P. Vogel:... Continue reading

7. The Kicker

   We Met on the “Divorce Vertical”

   October 6, 2010 09:57 AM

   Next month, The Huffington Post will launch a "divorce vertical" (that is, a section) headed up by Nora Ephron and timed to the release of Ephron's book which includes a chapter on divorce, mediabistro reports. Former TV news anchor... Continue reading

8. The Kicker

   Howard Kurtz is Beast-Bound! (Twitter Reax)

   October 5, 2010 05:16 PM

   Howard Kurtz is leaving the Washington Post for the Daily Beast, where he will be DC bureau chief. "GOING DIGITAL," as Kurtz tweeted earlier today. Among early reactions on Twitter: "Huge blow for WaPo" (CNN's Ed... Continue reading

9. The Kicker

   Life “When the Organ that Turns a Body into a Person is Damaged”

   October 4, 2010 04:10 PM

   From The Washington Post's story today on traumatic brain injury, with which 180,000 military service members have been diagnosed since 2000: No two traumatic brain injuries - signature wounds of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan - are the... Continue reading

10. Campaign Desk

    NYT Noses Around, Still Knows Nothing

    October 4, 2010 02:40 PM

    For anyone who hasn't yet focused on the "shadowy army" of nonprofits spending record-breaking sums influencing the midterm elections, the New York Times's Mike McIntire provided a very readable way into the subject in Sunday's Week in Review.... Continue reading

11. The Kicker

    On Reporting the Rutgers Tragedy

    September 30, 2010 12:47 PM

    This morning, here in New York, I overheard a group of (non-journalist) parents expressing surprise and some anger towards the New York Times for publishing (yearbook) photos of the two eighteen-year-old Rutgers freshmen charged with invasion of privacy after... Continue reading

12. The Kicker

    Why Candidate Jasper P. Huxteroo is Smiling

    September 29, 2010 12:06 PM

    For, perhaps, some lunch hour laughs: Mark Fiore's SlateV.com video cartoon, "Cash-ocracy in America," in which he explores,"how are new campaign finance rules affecting our democracy?" Continue reading

13. Campaign Desk

    I Am (I Am, I Am) Super PAC

    September 29, 2010 10:59 AM

    Faster than a 527! More powerful than a political action committee! Able to influence elections with unlimited spending! It’s….. super PAC! The Washington Post yesterday took on “super PACs,” that is, endeavored to explain what they are, how and... Continue reading

14. The Kicker

    Politico on the D.C. Cash Dash/Money Grab/Money Rush

    September 28, 2010 02:38 PM

    Today, Politico reports on the "blizzard" of fundraisers in Washington, DC of late-- in its tabulation, “more than 400 fundraisers for House candidates in the two weeks leading up to Friday’s congressional adjournment." (Details on who's hosting what, where,... Continue reading

15. Campaign Desk

    NYT Examines Most “Active” Among “Shadowy Army” of Nonprofits

    September 27, 2010 12:36 PM

    On Friday, the New York Times’s Mike McIntire provided a detailed look at Americans for Job Security, one among, as McIntire wrote, a “shadow army of benignly titled nonprofit groups” that come “with every election cycle.” Why focus on... Continue reading

16. The Kicker

    WSJ, NYT on the Bug-Eating Foodies of Brooklyn

    September 22, 2010 10:44 AM

    Which paper had the better headline for its Bug-eating: Not just for hungry people in faraway places anymore? story: The New York Times, in today’s Dining section, with, “Waiter There’s Soup in My Bug"; or, the Wall Street Journal,... Continue reading

17. Campaign Desk

    NYT on the ABC’s of 501(c)s

    September 21, 2010 03:14 PM

    Quick: what’s the difference between a 527 group and a 501(c)(5)? What can a 501(c)4 group do that a 501(c)3 cannot? How is American Crossroads different from Crossroads GPS? Chances are you’ve been hearing and seeing these numbers and names... Continue reading

18. The Kicker

    El Diario de Juarez: “We Do Not Want More Deaths”

    September 20, 2010 10:05 AM

    Per the AP: The biggest newspaper in Mexico's most violent city will restrict drug war coverage after the killing of its second journalist in less than two years, just as international press representatives will urge the government to make... Continue reading

19. The Kicker

    “This Woolly Primary Season”

    September 16, 2010 09:10 AM

    That's the New York Times's description of our times, in a profile today of Delaware Republican primary winner Christine O'Donnell, noting that "even" in this period of political woolliness, "Ms. O’Donnell emerges as a striking departure from the typical... Continue reading

20. The Kicker

    Journalists, “Media Professionals” Gave Over $469,900 To Political Candidates

    September 14, 2010 04:24 PM

    An analysis of FEC filings by the Center for Responsive Politics found that 235 people who "identified themselves on government documents as journalists, or as working for news organizations...together have donated more than $469,900 to federal political candidates, committees... Continue reading

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