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Category Archives: Media Behaving Badly
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“It doesn’t immediately become recognizable as bullshit when it’s in print, but that’s only because print is black, not brown.” – tog
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I wondered the same thing about the NY Times paywall
How did the New York Times manage to spend $40 million on its pay wall? I built a pay wall back in 1995 for the MIT Press, restricting access to some of their journals, e.g., Cell, to individual subscribers and … Continue reading
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About that “Dastardly Minnesota Republicans Want to Make it Illegal for Poor People to Carry More than $20″ story
It ain’t true. Wow!!! It would be a crime for people on public assistance to have more than $20 in cash in their pockets any given month! A crime! And the article continues and there’s a ton of outraged comments, … Continue reading
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Jack McElroy Defends the Editorial Hive Mind Collective
Newspapers love to note when bloggers are anonymous. In return, bloggers love to note that newspaper editorials (as opposed to op-eds) are likewise anonymous. Yesterday the Knoxville News-Sentinel editor addressed that topic on his blog. Jack McElroy – Editorials aren’t … Continue reading
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No electronic cause for unintended Toyota acceleration
Toyota Acceleration Panic Officially Over A federal investigation into the recall of Toyota vehicles found no electronic flaws to explain sudden, unintentional acceleration, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The latest report came … Continue reading
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AZ Shooting Victim Eric Fuller Arrested After Death Threat Against Tea Party Member
There’s more evidence that the liberal media influenced Eric Fuller than there is that Palin influenced Jared Loughner. Go Figure…. Leftist Hero Eric Fuller Has Long History of Violent Unhinged Behavior Not that this would make a good story for … Continue reading
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I can’t tell if this bird story is a big deal or not
Here’s a Google map of recent mass animal deaths around the world. Is it something to be alarmed about? I have no idea how common or rare that sort of thing is. It’s a big planet with lots of animals, … Continue reading
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Newspapers died so slowly, most people didn’t even notice
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Robert Cringely on Wikileaks vs. Journalism
Wikileaked: Wikileaks, in contrast, is anarchistic journalism. Wikileaks takes the approach of just dumping on the web the actual documents for the rest of us to dig around in. One shot and they are done, which isn’t journalism but IS … Continue reading
NY Times: Leaking Climategate Emails Bad, Wikileaking National Secrets Good
Hypocrites.
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Slate Missed or Misread the Tea Party Story Entirely
This Anne Applebaum piece in Slate describes the European backlash against government spending and the electoral success of politicians who have cut government salaries and headcount. So far, so good, but wait. Look at that subhead: Continental Divide Europeans are … Continue reading
Newsweek: “Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!”
Newsweek joins forces with The Daily Beast Web site in a 50/50 partnership. Because of all the synergy.
Olbermann Thought it was A-OK for NPR to Fire Williams
Jim Treacher – Keith Olbermann is an impartial journalist. Just ask him! In other Yes, Keith Actually Said That news, here are some selections from his Twitter feed a couple of weeks ago, giving a full-throated defense of NPR’s decision … Continue reading
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And he’s back. Olbermann returns Tuesday.
That was quick. Previously – Ready, Fire, Aim! Olbermann’s Replacement Also Made Political Contributions
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Ready, Fire, Aim! Olbermann’s Replacement Also Made Political Contributions
Smooth move, MSNBC. Previously – The MSNBC Rule That Got Olbermann Suspended is Un-American
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The MSNBC Rule That Got Olbermann Suspended is Un-American
MSNBC suspended Keith Olbermann for violating a clause in his contract that prohibits MSNBC journalists from contributing to political campaigns. There’s no doubt he violated the terms of his contract, but while I’m not a fan of Olbermann the man … Continue reading
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Wendi Thomas is an idiot,* bless her heart
I love Web comments, but it’s true that newspaper comments are the low man on the totem pole. So I can sort of see where Memphis Commercial Appeal staffer Wendi Thomas is coming from in the I Hate Comments post … Continue reading
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Peter Goodman Proves Jonah Goldberg Right
Peter Goodman quits NYT for Huffington Post. “For me, it’s a chance to write with a point of view.” Which reminds me of Jonah Goldberg’s observation. In and of itself, I have no problem with news organizations becoming more opinionated. … Continue reading
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Newsweek Flashback
April, 2010 – Newsweek announced that the America economy had turned the corner, thanks to the wise efforts of Ear Leader. August, 2010 – Washington Post Company sells Newsweek for $1. The sale follows Newsweek’s deckchair-rearranging makeover in 2009. Michael … Continue reading
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