Boston Phoenix | Dan Kennedy

RNC Report: What's with Zell Miller?new

Dan Kennedy's media log critiques the RNC, Fox News, and alleged Democrat Zell Miller's speech.

Boston Phoenix | Dan Kennedy | 09-02-2004 | Politics

RNC Report: GOP-TVnew

Stuck inside Republican hell with the ‘fair and balanced’ Fox News Channel.

Boston Phoenix | Dan Kennedy | 09-02-2004 | Politics

Tags: media, FOX, National, convention, TV, consolidation, Network, republican, RCN

Revisiting the Crime Scene: Florida Election Reformnew

Thanks to reforms undertaken after Bush’s 537-vote, no-recount victory over Al Gore, the Florida fiasco of 2000 couldn’t happen again. Or could it?

Boston Phoenix | Dan Kennedy | 08-26-2004 | Politics

Tags: Florida, reform, election, presidential, 2004

Secret Agents: Reporters in Prisonnew

From Washington to Providence, reporters face jail for not giving up their sources. But what, exactly, does the government hope to accomplish?

Boston Phoenix | Dan Kennedy | 08-24-2004 | Media

Tags: media, of, amendment, First, court, Up, contempt, giving, sources

The Math to Beat Bush: 10 States Could Swing the Electionnew

Forget the polls. Forget the national campaign. Even more than in 2000, the presidential race will be decided in a handful of states that could go either way. So far, it’s looking good for Kerry.

Boston Phoenix | Dan Kennedy | 08-16-2004 | Politics

Tags: College, electoral, Bush, presidential, Kerry, 2004, states, Campaign, swing

Times Reported What It Was Told but Not the Truthnew

The Gray Lady confesses its sins in hyping Iraq’s nonexistent weapons capabilities and terrorist ties. So what took so long? Reporter Judith Miller's coverage made it easier for the White House to justify an unnecessary war.

Boston Phoenix | Dan Kennedy | 08-07-2004 | Media

Tags: New, York, media, Times, Miller, Judith

Religious Demonstrators Divided on Same-Sex Marriagenew

Depending on your religious beliefs, the Massachusetts high court's ruling opening the door for gays and lesbians to marry can be seen as "an attack against civilization" or a welcome step forward in the civil rights struggle.

Boston Phoenix | Dan Kennedy | 08-07-2004 | LGBT

Tags: same-sex marriage, gay marriage, Boston Phoenix, Massachusettes State Legislature, gay & lesbian issues

Single-Minded Media Focus on Iraq Has Its Costnew

Iraq dominates the news, squeezing out a lot of puffy stories, but some worthwhile reporting has become another casualty of the war. (Column also has local [Boston] items that can be cut.)

Boston Phoenix | Dan Kennedy | 08-07-2004 | Media

Tags: Iraq, WAR, media, coverage

Photos Spur News Media to Change from Chroniclers to Diggersnew

The horrors at Abu Ghraib have finally changed how the media report on the war — and on the president who started it. George W. Bush could be in for some of the rough treatment that generally goes with the job.

Boston Phoenix | Dan Kennedy | 08-07-2004 | Media

Tags: Iraq, torture, media, Bush, Abu, Ghraib