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 […]
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 […]
Hate the press? You’re probably a Republican Fox News viewer
The headline in Editor & Publisher screams in tabloid style: “Poll: U.S. Public Sees Media as Biased, Inaccurate and Uncaring.” But that’s not the real news to be found in the latest […]
US MSM starts to catch up on Jena…why so slow…?
Finally. On Monday, July 30th, NPR’s All Things Considered broadcast a story on the Jena 6. Other than coverage of the first trial of one of the defendants, Mychal Bell, by a […]
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” — […]
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 […]
Mudcat Gets Mud In Edwards’ Eye
By Martin Bosworth Yesterday, longtime Democratic consultant (and self-admitted “inexperienced blogger”) Dave “Mudcat” Saunders started a guest gig at Time’s “Swampland” blog by basically telling much of the progressive Democrat blogosphere to […]
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 […]
Pssst! Wanna buy a piece of my newspaper’s front page?
If you pick up today’s Women’s Wear Daily, you’ll find an ad one and a half inches deep across the bottom of the front page. The ad’s for a Cartier Love bracelet, […]
Journalists: Cover my town. I'll pay you $191 a year.
For the past several years, I’ve spent $47.75 every three months for a subscription to the local newspaper that claims it covers my community of about 2,300 people. Other than my town’s […]
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