I think we're several decades away (at least) before the newspaper becomes something that kids learn in some elementary school history lesson. (And what will people use to wrap their fish or line their birdcages?) But it's no surprise to anyone that the print media is in some serious trouble. Circulation continues to decline and […]
Today's "you gotta be kidding me" moment comes from the Washington editor of Time.com, Ana Marie Cox. I'll have some more fleshed-out thoughts on the matter in the magazine this week, but for now, since many people have asked: No, I won't be going on Imus anymore. Having said that, it's not like they'll be […]
Last week I made a brief mention of ABC News' Web coverage of the recess appointment of Sam Fox to be ambassador to Belgium. The headline was anything but unbiased: "Bush Swift Boats Belgium, Congress." The subhed wasn't any better: "President Slips Swift Boat Ambassador Past Congress." Rule No. 1 of headline writing: Don't use […]
Let me start out by saying that radio talker Don Imus is a jerk. Having said that, I'm a little troubled why the National Association of Black Journalists has decided that it's their place to call for his firing. The National Association of Black Journalists, the editor-in-chief of Essence magazine and a New York sports […]
That was the title of a Monty Python skit that appeared on several of their albums. It consisted mainly of suggestive sounds and even the words "Wankel rotary engine." I apologize if I offended anyone by writing that. Well, it turns out that some members of the National Association of Black Journalists are too offended […]
Either that, or he's bucking for unemployment. If this report from Drudge is true, then any action by CNN short of firing reporter Michael Ware is not enough. During a live press conference in Bagdad, Senators McCain and Graham were heckled by CNN reporter Michael Ware. An official at the press conference called Ware’s conduct […]
The talking heads on "Fox News Watch" just got done talking about the vapid moron that is Rosie O'Donnell and her pronouncements that the British plotted for their 15 sailors to get captured and that the destruction of WTC 7 was an inside job. "Media writer" Neal Gabler -- once again, who the heck publishes […]
When the GOP tries to add some balance to PBS programming or threatens to cut off funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting there's a firestorm of controversy and charges about the evil Republicans. Now there's a new complaint about PBS, and threats to its funding, but barely a whimper in the press. Why? Because […]
The New York Times, so quick to allege U.S. breaches of the Geneva Conventions where there are none -- as in the case of unlawful combatants -- are not so interested in highlighting other nations' violations. The Washington Post has been little better. It has published online various Associated Press articles noting Geneva Conventions violations […]
I just got a kick out of the double standard the media has for anonymous sources. President Bush has discovered bloggers. Iraqi bloggers. Bush – a man not known for his love of the working press, and certainly no fan of anonymous quotes – cited two Iraqi bloggers yesterday in a speech asserting that his […]