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1. Politics

   Asking the Wrong Question

   August 4, 2004 05:22 PM

   This morning, "Fox & Friends" co-hosts Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade interviewed author Bernard Goldberg, and discussion centered around what the New York Times' John Tierney called his "unscientific survey" of 153 journalists (one third of whom are Washington,... Continue reading

2. Politics

   Star Search

   August 2, 2004 06:12 PM

   By now, we all know that Ben is on the bus and Whoopi caused a fuss. And reading the coverage of last week's Democratic convention, one might be under the impression that there isn't a single Hollywood... Continue reading

3. The Water Cooler

   Philip Gourevitch on “Flagging” Talking Points, Conflating Character and Personality, and Petty Press Fusses

   July 30, 2004 04:29 PM

   Philip Gourevitch (courtesy of The New Yorker) Philip Gourevitch has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1997. He is the author of "We Wish... Continue reading

4. Politics

   Old But Still Ugly

   July 29, 2004 02:28 PM

   Wouldn't it be swell if journalists actually assisted readers and viewers in sorting through the claims and counterclaims coming from both campaigns on an hourly basis? You know, something like We Report and Then We Lay Out the Facts That... Continue reading

5. Politics

   Deadline Looming? Taxi!

   July 29, 2004 10:23 AM

   If journalists can't find news at the Democratic Convention -- and, it seems, no one can -- they can always take a page from the Thomas L. Friedman manual of reporting ("Everything I needed to know about outsourcing I... Continue reading

6. Politics

   You Can Set Your Watch By It

   July 27, 2004 03:33 PM

   Two days on, the press is still nattering about the incident that, to some reporters' minds, vindicates the storyline they have been pushing for months (buttressed always by anonymous campaign insiders): Teresa Heinz Kerry is a liability, a... Continue reading

7. Politics

   Weapons-Grade Cliche

   July 23, 2004 05:02 PM

   The secret's out: Teresa Heinz Kerry is John Kerry's "secret weapon," the Agence France Presse reports today. This sounded all too familiar to Campaign Desk, and it got us thinking: Just how many "secret weapons" has the eagle-eyed... Continue reading

8. Politics

   Expectations Great and Small

   July 22, 2004 06:24 PM

   With just four days until Swifty the donkey makes his Boston debut, the convention-related expectations stakes is well underway. The game involves pundits and partisans -- through and along with the press -- speculating about, in this case, what... Continue reading

9. Blog Report

   Talking Talking Points

   July 22, 2004 12:34 PM

   Ever since Jon Stewart did that "keeping up on current events is hard" segment last week, seems everyone is talking talking points. Eric Boehlert of Salon's War Room catches USA Today "parrot[ing] the RNC on Bush-bashing celebrities."... Continue reading

10. Politics

    Bubble-itis, Boredom, and Bathroom Buddies - the Life of a Campaign Reporter

    July 21, 2004 03:51 PM

    Last night, Campaign Desk tuned in to the Discovery/Times Channel's documentary, "Politics & The Media" -- enticed as much by Howard Kurtz's promise of a Jodi Wilgoren bathroom crisis as by Kurtz's blurb that the program "provides a backstage... Continue reading

11. Blog Report

    Today’s Special: Grilled Berger, With a Side of Speculation

    July 21, 2004 12:14 PM

    BergerGate is burning up the blogosphere this morning. In a contortionistic feat, Andrew Sullivan manages, in one short post, to both slap Bill Clinton and pat himself (and the 'sphere) on the back. "My best bet," Sullivan declares, "is... Continue reading

12. Politics

    Chant and Pose Voters

    July 20, 2004 02:27 PM

    Journalists on the hunt for the latest and greatest swing voter, take note of Michael Ordona's piece in today's Los Angeles Times. In reporting on a "Yoga for Kerry" event in Hollywood, Ordona resists the urge -- all... Continue reading

13. Blog Report

    Tony Blair, Elizabeth Edwards and “Normal People”

    July 19, 2004 10:31 AM

    Monday mornings mean, among other things, that there's an entire weekend's worth of press output over which "pretend journalists" can hold forth. Accordingly, Fausta at Bad Hair Blog bristles over The Economist's "preachy op-ed," teased on its... Continue reading

14. Politics

    Points for Pointing Out Press Parroting Points

    July 16, 2004 03:06 PM

    Last night, "The Daily Show"'s John Stewart tickled Campaign Desk's fancy with his segment on two of our pet topics: conventional wisdom and talking points (and the press's role in shaping the former and parroting the latter). ... Continue reading

15. Politics

    Softballs for the Prez, Cookies for the Press

    July 15, 2004 03:25 PM

    Last week, the National Journal's William Powers wondered why the political press doesn't cover campaign events like the highly staged spectacles that they are (something Campaign Desk has been encouraging for months). Today, The Los Angeles Times'... Continue reading

16. Politics

    In the War Room

    July 14, 2004 05:44 PM

    Two reporters from big-shot newspapers were, to the certain envy of their peers everywhere, granted one-day backstage passes to the Bush campaign war room in Arlington, Virginia earlier this week. Today, the chosen two -- The Los Angeles Times'... Continue reading

17. Magazine Report

    The Sincerest Form of Flattery

    July 13, 2004 12:27 PM

    No need to read both Newsweek and Time in your dentist's waiting room this week. Once again, the two newsweeklies have strikingly similar campaign coverage: The cover of Newsweek presents "The Sunshine Boys?", the grinning, navy-suited John and... Continue reading

18. Politics

    Press Can’t Keep Hands Off Non-Story

    July 12, 2004 01:52 PM

    Every day, campaign "stories" (or storylines) concocted in the shadowy back alleys of the world wide web seep into the mainstream media like so much foul-smelling waste. Last Wednesday, Wonkette! posted a series of photographs of John Kerry... Continue reading

19. Politics

    Sorry, We’ve Gone to the Movies

    July 9, 2004 12:15 PM

    Imagine, for a moment, a political press corps that approached and covered presidential campaigns like the high-budget Hollywood spectacles that they are. Reported on the expense and efficacy of the special effects. Regularly took readers behind the scenes. Reviewed the... Continue reading

20. Politics

    Elizabeth Edwards Gets the Once-Over Lightly

    July 7, 2004 02:42 PM

    A vacuum yawns before the campaign press. With the veepstakes at last put to bed, how ever will political reporters satisfy their lust for idle speculation? Fear not. Comes now Elizabeth Edwards to the rescue. A new spouse on... Continue reading

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