In a celebrity and sensationalism besotted culture such as we endure currently, our news media have been guilty of any number of egregious acts of over-reporting local stories as major news events. […]
Taguba on torture: another frozen scandal
By Robert Silvey Major General Antonio Taguba, who directed the first investigation of abuse at Abu Ghraib prison, has now retired from the US Army and spoken at length with Seymour Hersh […]
Tony Blair whacks the press; the press whacks back: Chill, dudes
In a reversal of the old adage “dance with the one who brought ya,” outgoing British prime minister Tony Blair is taking shots at the press, calling it “a feral beast” — […]
Thanks, Mr. Wizard – or, we used to value critical thinking…
Don Herbert died Tuesday. While that name won’t ring a bell with a lot of folks, for a whole generation – hail, hail Boomers – he was a spirit guide to a […]
Tommy Chong speaks truth to power, then to Colbert
Stoner god Tommy Chong, he of Cheech & Chong and 9-months-in-federal-prison-for-selling-bongs fame, was for some brilliant reason invited to speak on MSNBC last week about that rich girl‘s legal troubles. Boy, did […]
Moonves calls Rather’s remarks sexist, but who’s the real sexist here?
So, CBS CEO Les Moonves thinks Dan Rather’s comments about Katie Couric are sexist, huh? CBS Corp. Chief Executive Leslie Moonves shot back at former CBS news anchor Dan Rather today, saying […]
Blogging a sports event: What’s ‘live’ and what isn’t?
An NCAA official ejected a sports reporter Sunday from the press box at a college baseball tournament game for providing “live” blog updates on his paper’s Web site. The NCAA booted Louisville […]
If FOX News had existed throughout history….
More here. Plenty more….
The hotel heiress America loves and hates and our criminal justice system
by Amaury Nora I am really shocked at the resources which are clearly being devoted to cover the whole Paris Hilton affair. Even though there are people calling for government accountability among […]
Coverage of Paris Hilton’s return to jail: Is it fair?
I’d like to thank the august Old Gray Lady for being hip and catching me up with all things newsy and entertaining. At 4:23 p.m. EST, The New York Times informed me […]
