Magazine Makes News by Having a Name June 6, 2006 By Liz Cox Barrett What is there to say about a publication which was announced last August but won’t appear on newsstands until late April 2007? Apparently plenty.
Jim Lehrer on Billy Bob, Reports of Rain and Stenography As Journalism June 2, 2006 By Liz Cox Barrett The PBS anchor discusses his upcoming special featuring Ben Bradlee, the importance of public discourse and how to handle untruths from politicians.
The MSM Blogs Up a Storm June 1, 2006 By Liz Cox Barrett Network news blogs bring us political prognostications, facts about obtaining press credentials in Caracas, and happy birthday wishes for a network news blog.
Tears and Jeers for Katie’s Farewell May 31, 2006 By Liz Cox Barrett Oh Katie — you’re really gone! Oh, wait, you’re just moving to another network …
Newsweek Discovers Doomed Spinsters Marrying May 30, 2006 By Liz Cox Barrett It’s not often that we have to wait 20 years for a correction, but this is one of those times.
Mindreaders Befuddled by Enron Jury May 26, 2006 By Liz Cox Barrett As the nation waited to hear the outcome of the Enron trial, television news hosts struggled to fill empty airtime.
Prefrontal Cortexes Fuel Talk Radio? May 24, 2006 By Liz Cox Barrett As you read this, experts are hard at work studying the brains of people suffering from myriad ills, from Alzheimer’s to dyslexia … to, apparently, political passion.
Wanted: "Un-Journalists" to Cover the 2008 Election May 24, 2006 By Liz Cox Barrett What’s a political reporter to do when the presidential primaries are nearly two years away? Why, hand out meaningless titles, like “The Un-Hillary”!
Aliens: A Topic Made for Blogging May 18, 2006 By Liz Cox Barrett The blogosphere is busy dissecting the media’s (mis)handling of the immigration debate — and in most cases, amnesty is not being offered.
Morning Shows Buried By Snowstorm May 18, 2006 By Liz Cox Barrett On Wednesday, Tony Snow did William Ginsburg one better, appearing (or appearing to appear) on all three network morning shows at the same time.