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The Zero-Character Twitter Presidency
Donald J. Trump, America’s tweeter-in-chief, speaks in 140-character bursts. He also, to all appearances, thinks in 140-character bursts. But he acts with absolutely no character at all. Just consider one hour in the Twitter life of the man who purports … Continue reading
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Tagged @realdonaldtrump, anti-Semitism, axis of ego, Benjamin Netanyahu, CNN, Crimea, Donald Trump, fake news, FBI, New York Times, NSA, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, Washington Post
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Major Credit Cards Run Ads Covering Their Assets
Here in the United States of Hackmerica (everyone wave to the NSA and give your pin numbers to Target!), at least some companies are guaranteeing the security of their customers. Sort of. Exhibits A and B: These full-page ads in … Continue reading
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Tagged MasterCard, New York Times, NSA, Target, United States of Hackmerica, VISA, zero liability
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Our ‘Beat The Press Party’ Bakeoff (Different Strokes Edition)
This week’s Great Boston MediaWatch Dogfight finds our local hall monitors addressing very different topics. Boston Herald Press Party rundown. WGBH’s Beat the Press had a different agenda: the Whitey Bulger trial coverage, a WCVB/Nstar partnership, modernizing PBS’s NewsHour, and … 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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