Archives
March 2007
Romney Drops Meaningless VP Names, AP Gives 'Em MeaningIn the latest sign of a presidential campaign in overdrive, the Associated Press ran a story last night on Mitt Romney's potential VP picks.
By Edward B. Colby Fri 30 Mar 2007 02:30 PM Charting the Connection Between Booze and NewsIn "Depression, Drink and Dissipation," Doug Underwood has produced an extensive new review of the psycho-sexual hang-ups of 187 famous "journalist-literary figures."
By Tony Dokoupil Fri 30 Mar 2007 01:43 PM The MSM Even Hates British Troops!Bloggers say lots of stupid things -- particularly when it comes to criticizing the hated "MSM."
By Paul McLeary Thu 29 Mar 2007 03:55 PM 'All-Knowing' News Network Debuts to Mixed ReactionThe fake news business just got a little bigger.
By Satta Sarmah Thu 29 Mar 2007 02:10 PM Amid Death Threats, Blogger Goes OfflineKathy Sierra is considering never posting on her blog again because of the severity of threats she's received online.
By Christina Hernandez Wed 28 Mar 2007 03:42 PM The Worrying Case of an Ambitious Afghan JournalistAn Afghan journalist was kidnapped by the Taliban twenty-two days ago. What happened to him?
By Edward B. Colby Tue 27 Mar 2007 04:06 PM Partisan Research Dressed Up As NewsIt's sloppy for reporters to use vague references to partisan opposition research in their stories without providing facts to either prop it up, or shoot it down.
By Paul McLeary Tue 27 Mar 2007 12:59 PM Couric Plays Devil's Advocate, Bloggers Deliver Unseemly HitCBS's anchor pushed and challenged John and Elizabeth Edwards; she was skeptical, not cynical. But many bloggers' responses to her 60 Minutes interview were unjustifiably unkind.
By Dan Goldberg Mon 26 Mar 2007 12:45 PM Navy, Meet Fact Checkers; Fact Checkers, Meet Timely QueriesA New York Times Magazine piece dropped the ball when it came time to fact-check some of the claims one of its subjects made.
By Paul McLeary Mon 26 Mar 2007 11:40 AM
