Tag Archives: journalism

Jon Stewart – Most Trusted Newscaster

A TIME Magazine poll shows that Jon Stewart is America’s most-trusted newscaster, now that Walter Cronkite has died. Personally, I’d put him neck-and-neck with Rachel Maddow. Brian Williams comes in second, winning the retiree-heavy states of Arizona and Florida.

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And That’s The Way It Is,
Walter Cronkite Dies At Age 92

Walter Cronkite, “the most trusted man” in the history of television news, has died in New York City at the age of 92. Walter Cronkite, who personified television journalism for more than a generation as anchor and managing editor of the “CBS Evening News,” has died. CBS vice president Linda Mason says Cronkite died at 7:42 p.m. Friday with his …

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Helen Thomas Slams Robert Gibbs

White House press corps grand dame Helen Thomas takes no mess from press secretary Robert Gibbs.

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Influence Peddling Scandal Rocks Washington Post

The Washington Post has just canceled an event with lobbyists amid an explosive scandal that they’d been selling the lobbyists access to powerful politicians and their own reporters and editors. Politico has the story: Washington Post Publisher and Chief Executive Officer Katharine Weymouth said today she was cancelling plans for an exclusive “salon” at her home where, for as much …

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Daily Ungrumble

If you haven’t been following Andrew Sullivan on the crisis in Iran, you are missing some of the most astounding blogging seen since the medium was invented. His coverage has been exhaustive, contemplative, and nothing short of Pulitzer-worthy, in my opinion. It’s a bit daunting just as a reader to follow his dozens of Iran updates a day, and while …

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Obama At Radio & TV Dinner

The president did ten minutes of stand-up at Friday’s Radio & Television Correspondents Dinner.

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Pam Spaulding Wins First Women’s Media Center Awards

Noted LGBT activism blogger Pam Spaulding joins MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow and CNN’s Christiane Amanpour as a winner of the first annual Women’s Media Center Awards. Spaulding won in the category of online journalism. The Women’s Media Center was founded in 2005 by Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda and Robin Morgan. Congratulations Pam!!

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Gibbs Put On The Spot Over DADT

A reporter put White House press secretary Robert Gibbs on the spot today, asking about the logical disconnect presented by the president’s decision not to release torture photos because “they would endanger troops still in Iraq”, yet he’ll fire a critical Arab linguist like openly gay Lt. Dan Choi, whose valuable work surely protects the troops. Gibbs pretends not to …

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Wanda Sykes At The White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Wanda Sykes killed last night at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner where she was the first ever openly gay headliner at the event.

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Open Thread Thursday

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer folded a couple of days ago after 146 years of business. Other major dailies are on life support. Do you still read a physical newspaper? How much of your news do you get online? TIME Magazine and the New York Times are contemplating online subscription fees. Would you pay to get news online? What do you think …

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HomoQuotable – Rep. Jared Polis

“I have to say, that when we say, ‘Who killed the Rocky Mountain News,’ we’re all part of it, for better or worse, and I argue it’s mostly for the better. We can’t just kill it and walk away. It’s important for all of us to reach out to some of those on the other side and present the progressive …

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And That’s The End Of The Story

Radio pioneer Paul Harvey died this weekend at age 90. Known for his resonant voice and trademark delivery of “The Rest of the Story,” Harvey had been heard nationally since 1951, when he began his “News and Comment” for ABC Radio Networks. He became a heartland icon, delivering news and commentary with a distinctive Midwestern flavor. “Stand by for news!” …

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I’m Killing The Chronicle

Yesterday San Francisco’s CBS station ran a piece about how blogs are killing newspapers, using the example of how many blogs used the SF Chronicle’s story about legalizing marijuana as a source. Amusingly, the reporter used this here website thingy as one his examples, inserting his face into my facehole on this blog. Can’t embed it, go look here. I …

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Pentagon To Allow Photos Of War Dead

In another dramatic reversal of the previous administration’s policy, the Pentagon has announced it will now all allow video and photo coverage of the return of dead U.S. soldiers to American soil. At his daily briefing, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said, “The president asked that the secretary of defense review our policy toward media and photos at Dover air …

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Post Issues Non-Apologetic Apology

The New York Post has issued a classic “fuck you” apology for Wednesday’s Obama=monkey cartoon. Wednesday’s Page Six cartoon – caricaturing Monday’s police shooting of a chimpanzee in Connecticut – has created considerable controversy. It shows two police officers standing over the chimp’s body: “They’ll have to find someone else to write the next stimulus bill,” one officer says. It …

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Wanda Sykes To Host White House Correspondents’ Dinner

In what may be a first for an openly gay person, Wanda Sykes will host this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Wanda Sykes will soon get the chance to make fun of President Barack Obama to his face. The comic actress said Thursday that she has been selected as the entertainer at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association annual dinner …

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Someone At The AP Doesn’t Like Us

At the bottom of the Associated Press story I excerpted in the post below this one, readers are directed to three sites: On the Net: Marriage Equality USA: http://www.marriageequality.org Join the Impact: http://jointheimpact.com Family Research Council: http://www.frc.org Family Research Council? Really?

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Stimulated: Liberal Media Gives GOP Twice The Airtime Of Democrats

Via Think Progress comes this graph showing who the cable news programs are going for commentary on Barack Obama’s stimulus package. In total, from 6 AM on Monday to 4 PM on Wednesday, the networks have hosted Republican lawmakers 51 times and Democratic lawmakers only 24 times. Surprisingly, Fox News came the closest to offering balance, hosting 8 Republicans and …

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Obama Headlines Around The World

Go here for clickable front pages of newspapers around the world covering Obama’s inauguration.

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NYPD Sued Over Blogger Press Credentials

Room Eight, the NYC politics site founded by Politico’s Ben Smith, reported this weekend on a federal lawsuit filed against the NYPD regarding their refusal to grant press credentials to online journalists. “The system of granting press credentials in New York City has run amok and needs to be changed immediately,” said Norman Siegel, a prominent civil rights attorney who …

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