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Will “Birthers” Make Prime Time Tonight?
By Liz Cox Barrett Jul 22, 2009 at 01:26 PM
What with the (cable, blog, Beltway) chatter about this "Birthers" business crowning seemingly reaching some kind of a head lately,... More
Another Take on the Cost of That House Health Care Bill
By Greg Marx Jul 22, 2009 at 11:43 AM
A few days ago we noted the split between major papers and the Associated Press about how to characterize the... More
“Regional and Foreign News Media” “Softer” Than WH Press Corps?
By Liz Cox Barrett Jul 22, 2009 at 10:56 AM
Politico offers readers what it calls a "peek inside the [Obama administration's PR] playbook," revealing that this particular White House... More
Didn’t Trust Cronkite?
By Liz Cox Barrett Jul 22, 2009 at 10:07 AM
Slate's Jack Shafer is collecting "reasons for Cronkitian distrust" to add to his own -- "He sailed. He was avuncular.... More
Headline of the Day?
By Liz Cox Barrett Jul 21, 2009 at 01:30 PM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/20/AR2009072002984.html">From the Washington Post: In Tokyo, a High-Pitched Whine Repels Teens, Attracts TV Crews (Is it really news that... More
Does This Question Make My Butt Look Big Interview Look Small?
By Liz Cox Barrett Jul 21, 2009 at 01:09 PM
Katie Couric (or tweet assistant) via Twitter yesterday: I've been granted an exclusive interview with Pres. Obama tomorrow. Working on... More
Science Clichés: Steer Clear
By Sanhita Reddy Jul 21, 2009 at 01:02 PM
Cheers to the Knight Science Journalism Tracker for picking up a snarky post at Wired titled, “5 Atrocious Science Clichés... More
It’s On at Slate
By Liz Cox Barrett Jul 21, 2009 at 10:27 AM
Michael Kinsley announces a "highly unscientific experiment " at Slate to determine "who's better informed, newspaper readers or Web surfers?"... More
“Don’t Jump Off-the-Record”
By Liz Cox Barrett Jul 21, 2009 at 09:40 AM
Washington Post ombud Andrew Alexander reports that BNA (Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.), "which produces an array of print and... More
Let’s Give ‘Em Something to (Continue to) “Talk About”
By Liz Cox Barrett Jul 20, 2009 at 04:54 PM
On Mediaite's front page right now: Will The Right Make This Obama’s “Wise Latina” Moment? One line of the President’s... More
Wired’s Media Pyramid (“News” Still Broccoli)
By Liz Cox Barrett Jul 20, 2009 at 01:20 PM
This must explain something about us (obesity? stupidity?) Wired illustrates a balanced "media diet:" "entertainment" is the "whole grains" or... More
Awkward Spitzer Moment on MSNBC
By Liz Cox Barrett Jul 20, 2009 at 12:46 PM
MSNBC's Carlos Watson was joined this morning by guest-co-host (and former New York Governor) Eliot Spitzer. Guest co-hosting a news... More
Meet The Press (And Hair)
By Liz Cox Barrett Jul 20, 2009 at 10:59 AM
One day, Politico has you "enjoying a gravitas boost" from your "prematurely salt-and-pepper mane," and then they turn around and... More
CBS News Retires To Keep Using Cronkite’s Voice-Over
By Liz Cox Barrett Jul 20, 2009 at 10:31 AM
Viewers of the CBS Evening News heard Walter Cronkite's voice-over for final time Friday night. The network opted to retire... More
Sanford’s Sorry State Column
By Liz Cox Barrett Jul 20, 2009 at 09:41 AM
Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina apologizes and seeks forgiveness via guest column in Sunday's The State. In part: It’s... More
Woman’s work - The twisted reality of an Italian freelancer in Syria
Sourcing Trayvon Martin ‘photos’ from stormfront - Not a good idea, Business Insider
Elizabeth Warren, the antidote to CNBC - The senator schools the talking heads on bank regulation
Art Laffer + PR blitz = press failure - The media types up the retail lobby’s propaganda
Reuters’s global warming about-face - A survey shows the newswire ran 50 percent fewer stories on climate change after hiring a “skeptic”
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