AltWeeklies Wire
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
Creator of Anti-Kerry Documentary Had Troubled Careernew
Sinclair Broadcast Group is ordering its 62 stations to air an anti-John Kerry documentary next week. The producer, Carlton Sherwood, created another controversial report 20 years ago that resulted in his TV station issuing a retraction.
Illinois Times |
John K. Wilson |
10-15-2004 |
Media
Papers Writing About Kobe Bryant's Accuser Wonder What's in a Namenew
Major newspapers and broadcast stations across the country have resisted the urge to name Kobe Bryant's accuser even though the criminal charges against Bryant were dropped last month, leaving only a civil complaint.
Worst Campaign Journalists Advance in Round 2 of Wimblehacknew
There is something negative going on when a paper like The New York Times runs the same campaign article hundreds of times, quoting the same 30 or so campaign characters, with only the dateline and the crowd photo changing. Second part of series.
New York Press |
Matt Taibbi |
10-13-2004 |
Media
Tags: New, York, bill, &, media, George, Times, Washington, HOWARD, Pundits, Chicago, Bob, Boston, James, Time, Robert, POST, Will, AP, GILMORE, Novak, Newsweek, Thomas, (1), (3), (4), (6), (7), (8), BENNET, BRIAN, BUMILLER, CAL, DANA, Def., ELISABETH, FINEMAN, Globe, GORM, HEATHER, HOFFMANN, JILL, JODI, Karen, MILBANK, MOONEY, NEDRA, PICKLER, POLITIKEN, SAMMON, SUN-TIMES, TRIBUNE, TUMULTY, VOELVER, WILGOREN, WOODWARD, ZUCKMAN
The Great Kerry Sex Scandal That Wasn't
While the right-wing press and blogosphere pillories CBS and ABC for their alleged liberal bias, it conveniently forgets how Matt Drudge kited a bogus story last February about John Kerry's supposed affair with an intern.
Alt-Weekly Oklahoma Gazette Turns 25
In a quarter-century, the Oklahoma Gazette has blossomed from a monthly preservation newsletter with a skeleton staff of volunteers to the third-largest newspaper in the state.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Preston Jones |
10-13-2004 |
Media
Right-Wing Influence at Billy Morris's "Christian" Newspapers
The conservative "Christian" newspaper chain owned by Billy Morris III will play a major role in the political future of Jacksonville, Florida -- home to its flagship paper. The chain also has deep roots in several swing states.
Folio Weekly |
Billee Bussard |
10-12-2004 |
Media
Times-Union Plagiarism? Conservative Editorial Page 'Borrows' Liberally
Editorials in the Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville) are strikingly similar to opinions produced by right-wing think tanks and publications.
Folio Weekly |
Billee Bussard |
10-12-2004 |
Media
Porn, Hypocrisy, Plagiarism: The Dark Side of Jacksonville's Daily
A former employee of the Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville exposes Editorial Page Editor Lloyd Brown's workplace porn habits, apparent plagiarism, and the hypocrisy of the paper's purported "Christian" values.
Folio Weekly |
Billee Bussard |
10-12-2004 |
Media
Following Circulation Scandal, Dallas Morning News Lays Off 150new
An executive at Belo Corp., which owns the Dallas Morning News, says an overstatement of circulation is unrelated to the layoffs.
Dallas Observer |
Eric Celeste |
10-12-2004 |
Media
Deaf to Reasonnew
In the download wars, the recording industry keeps playing bad cop instead of embracing change.
Boston Phoenix |
Davis S. Bernstein |
10-08-2004 |
Media
Survey Says?new
News organizations especially should insist on the best methods for the polls they commission. However, the reality is that newspapers and television stations across the country are only interested in sharing credit for the surveys and making news by announcing the results.
Arkansas Times |
Warwick Sabin |
10-08-2004 |
Media
L.A. Weekly Woesnew
At least five L.A. Weekly senior editorial and art department employees have filed grievances with management. Most are alleging that they are being pushed out of their jobs without adequate union process.
L.A. Alternative |
Marc Haefele |
10-06-2004 |
Media
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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
Great Wall of Censorshipnew
An American reporter in China finds that the modernization of the economy doesn't extend to the free flow of information.
Willamette Week |
Mark Zusman |
10-04-2004 |
Media
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