Begin writing the long-term obituary of the American newspaper — at least for the newspaper envisioned by the Founders as a public service and a significant component of the checks and balances […]
Democracy Death Match results: Limbaugh & Clear Channel defeat Fairness & Public Interest
Once upon a time in America there was a thing called the “public interest.” The airwaves were a publicly owned resource, and broadcasters profiting from their use were obliged to serve “the […]
Mickey Mouse will have his revenge on Tehran
So the Senate caved into Boltin’ Joe Lieberman’s request to attack Iran at will with a bipartisan vote of 76-22. Oh, I know, it’s non-binding and not an actual declaration of war, […]
Bush guarantees Obama fundraising increase with sloppy hit pieces
By Martin Bosworth Just as the condemnation of MoveOn.org’s “General Betrayus” ad ensured a spike in the organization’s funding and donations, George Bush seems set to do the same for Barack Obama’s […]
Wiretapping and datatapping are both easy – if you’re the phone company
Tapping your phone is frighteningly easy these days. So is tapping your Internet data stream. A while back, I wrote an essay over on The Daedalnexus titled “Telephony 101 – aka wiretapping […]
Finally, a welcome extinction – TimesSelect
As of September 19, the New York Times’ subscription service for so-called premium content has been shut down, opening up free access to the NYTimes’ opinion and news commentators, online-only exclusives, and […]
Jena get ready…there’s a media train coming…
A rally in Chicago Saturday, September 15, set the stage for a major media event in Jena, LA,on Thursday, September 20. Both Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rev. Al Sharpton have pledged that […]
9/11’s non-legacy: Americans are as inattentive as ever
“A plane just hit the World Trade Center,” announced an alarmed account executive when she arrived at our mutual place of employment. Probably no big deal, I thought. Didn’t a plane once […]
Quotabull
I am intently focused on this matter and will make it a priority to correct the errors and minimize them in the future. — Kerry Weems, acting administrator of the Centers for […]
American papers skewing conservative; Trib writer says yup, it’s good business
There’s an interesting new report out from Media Matters showing that American newspapers run far more conservative syndicated columnists than they do progressives. Some findings: Sixty percent of the nation’s daily newspapers […]
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