Danger! Distress! Crisis! Collapse!

And other scare-making takeaways from Bush’s address

By Megan Garber   Sep 25, 2008 at 12:09 PM

Last night, President Bush did what he probably should have done two weeks ago: address the American people about the... More

The Elephant in the Control Room

Should Andrea Mitchell be reporting on the economic meltdown?

By Megan Garber   Sep 24, 2008 at 03:00 PM

When Andrea Mitchell reports on the current financial crisis—or on anything that relates to the crisis, which is, these days,... More

A(ggressive) P(assively)

By Megan Garber   Sep 24, 2008 at 10:09 AM

Hey, Ron Fournier! You know that whole "accountability journalism" thing you're trying? Well, there's a fine line between accountability and... More

Wonder Cover

By Megan Garber   Sep 22, 2008 at 05:15 PM

The American Society of Magazine Editors has named the finalists for its annual magazine cover art contest. "Cover of the... More

Numb and Numb-er

In which we have to ask, yet again: “Where’ s the outrage?”

By Megan Garber   Sep 22, 2008 at 05:06 PM

Of the many images of Hurricane Katrina that endure in the mass consciousness, one of the most indelible is that... More

In the Category of “Pithiest Treatment of Paulson’s Bailout Proposal,” the Winner Is…

By Megan Garber   Sep 22, 2008 at 11:10 AM

...The Wall Street Journal! Per the paper's analysis of the Bush administration's proposed $700 billion mortgage buyout plan, currently under... More

Race-Baiting Redux?

A quick-spreading fire can be a cautionary tale

By Megan Garber   Sep 19, 2008 at 04:17 PM

If Campaign 2008 is a china shop and discussions of race are the china, then the media are the bull.... More

This Is Why So Many People Think the Media Are Tools

By Megan Garber   Sep 19, 2008 at 04:09 PM

An ad for a panel hosted by Mediabistro: More

In the Moo’d

By Megan Garber   Sep 19, 2008 at 03:43 PM

Call it the Goldilocks approach to political journalism. Many campaign-related articles we read are too cold (informative, maybe, but not... More

Come On, Slate

By Megan Garber   Sep 19, 2008 at 02:03 PM

Newly posted on Slate is an essay--a kind of analysis-meets-memoir--about Growing Up Alaskan. It's a nice piece, evocative and full... More

Major Trouble

By Megan Garber   Sep 19, 2008 at 01:02 PM

The McCain campaign has a new ad out attacking Obama's legislative record. It begins with a voice-over: "On the biggest... More

Finger off the Pulse

By Megan Garber   Sep 19, 2008 at 12:11 PM

PEJ releases research results that are fairly shocking: In the nine months leading up to the current Wall Street crisis,... More

Point of View: The Bubba Edition!

By Megan Garber   Sep 19, 2008 at 11:09 AM

If you, as I did, thought that John McCain's appearance on The View last week was as awkward as the... More

Stewart on Palin Interview: “Hannitized for Your Protection”

By Megan Garber   Sep 19, 2008 at 09:14 AM

Jon Stewart wasn't too impressed by the Hannity/Palin interview, either. More

Election Day Worries, Already

By Megan Garber   Sep 18, 2008 at 05:26 PM

You know all the work and all the worrying and all the strategy and all the tragedy and all the... More