AltWeeklies Wire
Daily Kos Founder Works to Harness Newfound Political Powernew
Markos Moulitsas Zúniga, who founded the blog Daily Kos, dreams of a left-wing media empire capable of counteracting the Republicans' long-established media machine, filling the space that Rush Limbaugh and his ilk occupy in the life of conservative politics.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
12-20-2004 |
Media
Pro-Choice Advocates Face the Fetal Frontiernew
Pro-choice activist Frances Kissling has penned a provocative article in the current issue of Conscience, the journal of Catholics for a Free Choice, encouraging fellow advocates to acknowledge the moral and emotional complexity of abortion.
The Village Voice |
Sharon Lerner |
12-09-2004 |
Sex
Tags: George W. Bush, Abortion, John Kerry, Planned Parenthood, Gloria Steinem, Amy Richards, C-sections, Ellie Smeal, executive director of National Advocates for Pregnant Women, Feminist Majority Foundation, fetal pain, Laci's Law, Lynn Paltrow, Rosalind Petchesky, selective reduction, triplets, Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act
Jonathan Franzen's Imaginary Friendnew
The novelist's fine essay in the Nov. 29 issue of The New Yorker is about the comic strip "Peanuts" and his own depressing childhood. How many people would admit to identifying with the loser Charlie Brown?
New York Press |
Russ Smith |
12-01-2004 |
Media
No More Sleeping With the Enemynew
With the country deeply divided over the current presidential race—with Republican George Bush and John Kerry in a dead heat and many voters in a blind rage over their guy—political affiliation has ascended to the top of requirement lists for potential mates.
The Village Voice |
Matthew Philip |
11-02-2004 |
Sex
Mainstream Media Still Can't Cover the Campaignsnew
The major news outfits do a piss-poor job of evaluating the rhetoric and claims of candidates, and the media is generally reluctant to vigorously truth-test the assertions made by candidates (or presidents).
L.A. Weekly |
David Corn |
10-18-2004 |
Media
Wimblehack! The Search for America's Worst Campaign Journalistnew
Though we're tempted to blame the politicians for the embarrassing, uninspiring, degrading and even unentertaining exchange of sneering teenage accusations between the Bush and Kerry camps, it's time to dig deeper. It's time to blame the press corps.
New York Press |
Matt Taibbi |
10-06-2004 |
Media
Tags: George W. Bush, journalism, media, New York Post, New York Times, Robert Novak, John Kerry, Bob Woodward, Washington Post, Time, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Ann Coulter, AP, New Yorker, Thomas Friedman, Newsweek, Cal Thomas, New York Sun, Washington Times, Adam Nagourney, Andrew Miga, Bill Hoffman, Bill Sammon, Boston Herald, Calvin Woodward, Dana Milbank, David Gergen, Deborah Orin, E.J. Dionne, Elisabeth Bumiller, George Will, Howard Fineman, James Bennet, Jill Lawrence, Jill Zuckman, Jodi Wilgoren, Joe Klein, Joe Lockhart, Karen Tumulty, Philip Gourevich, Pia Catton, Rathergate, U.S. News & World Report, USA Today, Walter Shapiro
Papers React After Bloggers Disclose Journalists' Campaign Donationsnew
Scrutiny of campaign donations made by media figures has stirred such paranoia that the managing editor of the Rocky Mountain News told newsroom employees they could not attend a concert that would raise funds for senatorial candidate Ken Salazar.
