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   Why No HageeGate? Russert Explains

   May 6, 2008 09:34 AM

   On Imus in the Morning yesterday, Tim Russert supplied an answer to that question -- bubbling online and, yesterday, on the New York Times' op-ed page -- given WrightGate, where is HageeGate? You know, not that it's... Continue reading

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   NYT’s Front-Page Insight

   May 6, 2008 08:28 AM

   The New York Times' veteran political reporter, Adam Nagourney, summons his expertise to tip readers to "three possible outcomes to watch for Tuesday:" 1) Clinton might win Indiana and North Carolina. 2) Obama might win Indiana and... Continue reading

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   Got Friedman Fatigue?

   May 5, 2008 02:26 PM

   If you, too, are experiencing Dowd dread, expand your op-ed horizons by checking out the Council on Foreign Relations new daily roundup of opinion pages from English-language newspapers around the world. For example, the roundup links... Continue reading

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   Let Them Eat (Cheesecake Factory) Cake

   May 5, 2008 09:34 AM

   If all I thought I did in my career was to help rich people decide where to eat, I'd be sad. I thought of this yesterday -- a paraphrase of something that Ruth Reichl, the onetime New York Times restaurant... Continue reading

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   Media “Easier” on One Candidate?

   May 5, 2008 09:09 AM

   From the latest New York Times/CBS News poll (not to distract you from all of its WrightGate-related findings and the real news that "Obama Survives Furor," but): "Compared with the way the news media have treated other candidates, have... Continue reading

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   I’d Rather Be…

   May 5, 2008 08:19 AM

   It's been an incredibly long campaign...even for those of us in journalism...it's like one of those long bus rides home from the beach in a too-tight bathing suit. It just goes on and on and on... Dan Rather's digest of... Continue reading

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   Sobering “Sketch” From Milbank

   April 24, 2008 10:58 AM

   Don't miss Dana Milbank's "Washington Sketch" today which begins: Lt. Col. Billy Hall, one of the most senior officers to be killed in the Iraq war, was laid to rest yesterday at Arlington National Cemetery. It's hard to escape... Continue reading

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   Reuters On The Rocks

   April 24, 2008 10:39 AM

   If not by scoring some Hollywood armcandy for the White House Correspondents dinner on Saturday, how else might a news organization "remain relevant" in the eyes (and maws) of their peers? Alcohol. Via TV Newser, if you're... Continue reading

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   Follow-Up to NYT’s “Miitary Analysts” Piece?

   April 24, 2008 09:04 AM

   Josh Marshall wonders if any networks (cable or broadcast) have followed up on David Barsow's "blockbuster article detailing how the Pentagon has used a mix of control of access, defense contracts and more to get network 'military analysts' to... Continue reading

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    Euthanize CBS News?

    April 24, 2008 08:09 AM

    Another day, another "let's put evening network newscasts out of their misery" piece that begins with a crack about their lifeblood: the old-person ads. "To judge by the ads," writes Slate's Troy Patterson, "the most loyal adherents to CBS'... Continue reading

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    Impatient? Who, Us?

    April 23, 2008 03:06 PM

    Among the Wake Us When It's Over, Are We Theeere Yet? headlines* today: "Clinton v. Obama: When Will The Race Be Over?" -- NBC's Today Show this morning "Here We Go Again!" -- (New York) Daily News "It's Not... Continue reading

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    NYT’s Arresting Lede

    April 23, 2008 02:21 PM

    Yes, my eyes first went to all that colorful confetti falling (whee!) in the large photo of the Hillary and Chelsea Clinton embracing on the front page of today's New York Times (paper edition). But then I saw... Continue reading

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    Mutiny on the Staight Talk Express?

    April 23, 2008 01:21 PM

    Kevin Drum foresees a future Mutiny on The Straight Talk Express: [G]o ahead, call me an optimist — I suspect that at some point there's going to be a press backlash against McCain. His media image is a bubble,... Continue reading

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    Mitchell, Miscast

    April 23, 2008 11:51 AM

    Personally, I don't like my Morning Joe with Mitchell --Andrea Mitchell, who is subbing today for Joe Scarborough's usual Joe co-host, Mika Brzezinski on MSNBC. I think Andrea Mitchell is miscast. I think she looked out-of-place (lost, even) in... Continue reading

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    Two Media Big-Wigs Put Their (Blue Collared) Heads Together?

    April 23, 2008 10:23 AM

    Last night on MSNBC, Tim Russert said (with one of his Man, I'm plugged-in -- or maybe I LOVE this game! -- grins): I was talking to someone who understands the game of tennis quite well and says this is... Continue reading

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    Enter, the Exit Poll

    April 23, 2008 09:03 AM

    What's the proper analogy? Asking a Clinton voter, as he's exiting the polling place on primary day, whether he would vote for Obama in November is like... asking someone who fears he may soon lose out on a promotion whether... Continue reading

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    A Pundit’s Hunch. Better Than a Poll!

    April 23, 2008 08:24 AM

    Polls (polling data in the hands of cable pundits in particular) have earned a particularly bad name this election season. So, what might be more credible or reliable than an actual poll? If not with a poll of a... Continue reading

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    Hillary & Barack? Barack & Hillary? No Way,You Guys!

    April 22, 2008 01:40 PM

    OMG, Patrick Healy's "Political Memo" in today's New York Times? It reads so high school (or to quote a more mature colleague, "a little loose"). Clinton and Obama are so totally not getting together, Healy reports. They are so... Continue reading

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    Meet the “New Force,” Same as…

    April 22, 2008 12:24 PM

    On CNN just now: "There seems to be a new force in politics: unmarried women." "New force?" Aren't these the election-swinging "Sex and the City voters" the press told us all about in 2004? (Minus, I guess, the ones... Continue reading

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    The Latest ‘Gate (Served with Syrup!)

    April 22, 2008 10:57 AM

    How is it that 24 hours have ticked by since it happened and I am just now hearing about WaffleGate? (Have I not been watching enough TV?) As reported by Time's Jay Newton Small from the campaign trail... Continue reading

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