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Kurt Vonnegut-Check: NYT Gets It Wrong
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
Taylor Branch’s Pen State Of College Athletics
From our Late to the Party desk: Sometimes it’s good to be behind the curve. The hardreading staff has just started digging into Taylor Branch’s monumental October 2011 Atlantic piece The Shame of College Sports (described by Frank Deford in … Continue reading
C-Spin: NYT’s Jill Abramson Dodges NSA Bullet
Sunday’s C-Span Q&A featured an interview with recently minted New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson. During said interview, Abramson and Q&A host Brian Lamb talked about the controversial 2005 Times investigation into warrantless wiretapping by the National Security Agency. What they … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian Lamb, C-Span, C-Spin, New York Times, NPR, NSA, Q&A
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NPR=National Public Rehab For Eliot Spitzer
The hardworking staff yields to no one in its admiration for the work of Guy Raz, anchor of NPR’s Weekend All Things Considered. Then again . . . Sunday’s WATC edition featured a segment, Today’s Wall Street Not Much Different … Continue reading
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Tagged Chapter 13, Client 9, Eliot Spitzer, Guy Raz, NPR, Sheriff of Wall Street, Weekend All Things Considered
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Occupy Wall Street Mediapalooza
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
Hey Guy, Where You Goin’ With That Mike In Your Hand?
Weekend All Things Considered host Guy Raz is a music enthusiast with a wide range of interests, which are reflected in the segments he does on his weekly NPR programs. Yesterday’s show included a story about the Monterey Jazz Festival … Continue reading
‘Anderson’ Jumps The Shark – On Day Two
Earlier this week, the New York Times ran a piece that questioned whether Anderson Cooper’s new daytime show “Anderson” might diminish the CNN anchor’s journalistic credibility: Some traditionalists may see a risk for Mr. Cooper’s news reputation in diverting himself … Continue reading
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Tagged "Anderson", Anderson Cooper, CNN, jump the shark, Mediaite, New York Times, NPR, Snooki, the Fonz, Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me
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Let The Rick Perry-And-Thrust Begin! (Romney Iowa Edition)
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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Tagged @CrazyKhazei, All Things Considered, Blue Mass Group, Eric Fehrnstrom, Iowa Caucuses, Mitt Romney, NPR, Rick Perry
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The Newsvertainment-Industrial Complex (Katie Eastman Edition)
Know how advertisingandnewsandentertainment sometimes get all mixed up together? Here’s a State of the Cuisinart example. Act One Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert establishes a superpac, Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow. It’s a way for Colbert to both spotlight and … Continue reading
Zev Chafets Writes Another NYT Rightwing Mash Note
This Sunday’s New York Times Magazine features the latest big wet conservative kiss by Zev Chafets (to go along with his previous Rush Limbaugh and Jim Cramer NYT profiles). Now, say hello to Mr. Media Ambush James O’Keefe, who has pimped … Continue reading
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Tagged ACORN, James O'Keefe, Jim Cramer, mash note, Mr. Media Ambush, New York Times, NPR, Rush Limbaugh, Zev Chafets
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