Tag Archives: 'media'

• First Read Bleeds

  MSNBC’s oft-cited First Read, yesterday… Will Obama be able to articulate specific policy proposals on health care that he’s for, or will we hear more of the same chatter on his principles? Repetition is always important to pushing a message, but one of the things that may be slowing down the process in Congress is [...]

• Related

  The algorithm must be messed up, or maybe my definition of “related” needs rethinking… Image: CBS Chicago

• Media Is Blind To Obama’s Mandate

  In 2000, Texas Governor George W. Bush received less votes than Vice-President Al Gore. After a lengthy legal battle over the contested results from the tie-breaking state of Florida in the historically close election, a legal process that found itself in the Supreme Court, Bush was decreed the victor. Two months later, the president was [...]

• Tip of the Week

  I keep telling myself to keep everything in context. For example, what type of person reads a newspaper for tech advice? Probably not an internet savvy one, for sure, and most likely, an AOL dial-up subscriber. Nevertheless, this is the absolute worst tech advice I have ever seen, courtesy of the San Francisco Chronicle’s tech [...]

• McClatchy

  What I like best about McClatchy — besides the fact that their political reporters got the Iraq story right (the first time) — is that their individual reports online mimic the look and feel of a newspaper… Image: McClatchy I absolutely love that headline font.

• Maddow

  I have never been a huge fan of Rachel Maddow. Although she is obviously highly educated (which is a good thing), and I agree with most of her politics, her “act” is based mostly on Keith Olbermann, and sometimes her gimmick wears a bit thin. However, her dog looks just like mine,* so she just [...]

• MSNBC

  MSNBC will be removing Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews from the anchor chairs for their election coverage from here-on. I must admit this is a good idea. I have watched the MSNBC telecasts for most election coverage — including both conventions — and I must say, it was almost embarrassing. It was certainly biased. I [...]

• Cold War

  The priceless breaking news headline on MSNBC.com this morning… “Defense secretary Gates says U.S. does not want another cold war with Russia.” Phew; that was a close one.

• Another No Shit Headline

  The long-awaited return of the No Shit headline… Today’s example… “Cable networks thrived on lengthy primary campaign.“

• In the News

  - I live in a new urbanist neighborhood in the bay area, so I am biased on the subject, but it seems that my hometown (and the surrounding Buffalo region) is having a difficult time accepting the concept of walkable communities, which is a shame. – Hillary Clinton won California — somewhat handily — in [...]

• Yellin

  This is another example as to why you cannot trust journalists, even left-leaning ones… On last night’s edition of Anderson Cooper on CNN, reporter Jessica Yellin stated that she was encouraged by news executives to only report good things about the president during the run-up to the Iraq war. This is exactly what Yellin said [...]

• Vintage O’Reilly

  This is a lot of fun to watch (via HuffPo)…

• Lincoln-Douglass Debates

  Keith Olbermann covered the Fox News flap showing Frederick Douglass instead of Stephen Douglas when discussing the famed debates…

• Old Media, Meet New Media

  From Harper’s Magazine’s ‘About’ section… “In more recent years, the magazine published Woodrow Wilson and Winston Churchill long before either man became a political leader.“ Yes, in more recent years. The magazine currently has three correspondents covering the looming savings and loan crisis.

• Headlines You Can Trust

  You’ve got to love this headline: “N.Y. Times defends McCain-lobbyist story.” Alright, well I do. The most reputable newspaper — worldwide — is defending an adequately-sourced report, and that’s news.

• Afternoon Politoon

  Toles on the media’s recent attempt to alter the course of free elections… Image: Yahoo!

• Media Misreports Late Payments

  In a news article on loan payment delinquency, I read the most ridiculous sentence of the new year… “A severe housing slump and weaker home values have clobbered some homeowners — making it difficult, or even impossible for some to pay their monthly mortgages.” The one has nothing to do with the other. The report [...]

• Thompson Concedes To Fox News

  What is great (great in a funny way, not in the climactic sense) is not Fred Thompson basically conceding his run for presidency (it turns out Thompson is too lazy), but Fox News’ reporter/cheerleader Carl Cameron’s posturing and ass-kissing in the process… “Trying to encourage his studio to hurry up so an interview could start, [...]

• Pee-wee Herman, Meet Stephen Colbert

  Stephen Colbert — the actor, not the character portrayed by Stephen Colbert, the actor — is on the verge of Pee-wee Herman status. As in the case of Pee-wee Herman, a talented actor (in Pee-wee’s case, Paul Reubens) is stuck with the perpetual role of one character, playing that role on his own television show, [...]

• Attributing Esspin

  A columnist for the ESPN.com website, Jim Caple, who I assume gets paid, has made the exact same point (and dedicates an entire column to the subject) that I expressed last week, that unnecessary (non-travel) days off in the playoffs is a bad idea. However, it comes without attribution, which apparently only goes one way [...]

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