Tag Archives: All Things Considered

Kurt Vonnegut-Check: NYT Gets It Wrong

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

In her review of the posthumous John Updike collection Higher Gossip, New York Times book critic Michiko Kakutani writes: As for fellow American writers, Updike connects the dots between their life experiences and their artistic visions. He describes Kurt Vonnegut’s view … Continue reading →

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Occupy Wall Street Mediapalooza

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Once around Zuccotti Park, James, and don’t spare the horses: • NPR’s All Things Considered chin-stroker on the media coverage of the Occupy Wall Street protests • Media Research Center’s protest that “the Big Three (ABC, CBS, NBC) news networks … Continue reading →

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Let The Rick Perry-And-Thrust Begin! (Romney Iowa Edition)

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

On NPR’s All Things Considered Wednesday, host Robert Siegel had this exchange with reporter Don Gonyea: SIEGEL: Don, in his campaign so far, Mitt Romney has really not campaigned against his Republican rivals. He’s kept the focus on campaigning against … Continue reading →

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NPR = ‘Nvestigative Public Radio

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Tuesday was a banner day for investigative reports on NPR. Start with Morning Edition’s major takeout on the 2005 Congressional mandate that dollar coins be issued with the image of every U.S. president: $1 Billion That Nobody Wants Politicians in … Continue reading →

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Jacoby: ‘Don’t Know Much About History’ . . . Of National History Tests

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby’s latest piece joins the legion of those lamenting the historical illiteracy of America’s youth: WHEN THE Department of Education last week released the results of the latest National Assessment of Educational Progress — “the Nation’s Report Card’’ — the … Continue reading →

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Did NPR & PRI Rip Off WSJ?

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

It’s not a rhetorical question. It’s a real question. Here’s the Wall Street Journal’s A-Hed on Wednesday: Talking Basketball, in Spanish, Is Definitely No Slam Dunk ‘Donquear’ Would Be Spanglish; Covering the NBA Finals for Latino Fans MIAMI—Broadcasters covering the … Continue reading →

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WSJ NOT The Assignment Desk For NPR

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Yesterday the hardworking staff wondered if there was any relationship between the Wall Street Journal’s Weekend Interview with Paul Johnson and a segment on Weekend All Things Considered, since both compared the current Middle East uprisings with the widespread European … Continue reading →

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WSJ The Assignment Desk For NPR?

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

From the Wall Street Journal Weekend Interview with British historian Paul Johnson: Mr. Johnson says he doesn’t follow politics closely anymore, but he quickly warms to the subject of the Middle East. The rash of uprisings across the Arab world … Continue reading →

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NYT: America’s Assignment Desk (Bob Probert Edition)

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Thursday New York Times page one report: Hockey Brawler Paid Price, With Brain Trauma TECUMSEH, Ontario — For 16 seasons, Bob Probert’s fists were two of hockey’s most notorious weapons, winning most of his 246 fights and feeding the N.H.L.’s … Continue reading →

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Public/Private Sector Compensation Bakeoff (NPR Edition)

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

More slop from the debate over who makes better money: public sector or private sector workers. (Previous hardworking staff notes here and here.) From Dan Bobkoff’s piece on Friday’s All Things Considered: [I]s it true that many government workers have … Continue reading →

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