Reporters are mining the offshoot stories of the Bridge to Nowhere, but to what end?

Katherine Seelye at The New York Times has a good piece up about the persistence of campaign lies, even after media and fact checking organizations have repeatedly debunked the claims. “But why, with all this fact checking, and with traditional news organizations increasingly emboldened to call out the candidates, do candidates repeat inaccuracies?” she asks. […]

Apparently, Democrat. He might have voted for Ron Paul. But probably not for Palin (I mean… McCain-Palin). Here’s the reason, according to Paul Malmont, whose fictional book about London hits shelves in January and therefore makes him the appropriate authority for any speculation on the fabled author’s (fast forward to present… now!) voting proclivities: Jack, […]

LAT’s predictably "Hollywood" coverage of Obama fundraiser

Bitch, the print magazine devoted to feminist analysis and media criticism, is in danger of going under. A memo on its Web site, entitled, “Bitch’s fate is in your hands,” lays it out for supporters. The bad news: “Simply put: We need to raise $40,000 by October 15th in order to print the next issue […]

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TV critics’ opinions on the Gibson-Palin interview

The problem with the Sarah Palin-Charlie Gibson sit-down

Lackluster alt weekly convention coverage, and examples for next time