Monthly Archives: October 2010

Want to Restore the American Dream? Ask the CEOs!

Posted on 10/29/2010 by Peter Hart

TVNewser posts word of a CNN special this weekend hosted by Fareed Zakaria: Fareed Zakaria will debut his first primetime special this weekend, solidifying his new role at CNN. The special, Restoring the American Dream: A Fareed Zakaria GPS Special, … Continue reading →

Posted in CNN, Economy | Tagged | 11 Comments

David Gregory Loves Michelle Rhee, Hates Criticism

Posted on 10/29/2010 by Peter Hart

Alan Suderman at Washington City Paper (10/28/10)caught NBC host David Gregory moderating an education event at a Washington hotel, where the Meet the Press host lavished praise on controversial former D.C. schools chancellor (and media darling) Michelle Rhee: Before we … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, NBC | Tagged , | 9 Comments

Joe Klein's Bipartisan Advice: Obama, Embrace Nukes!

Posted on 10/29/2010 by Peter Hart

The conventional wisdom among corporate pundits has long been that Democrats have to move to the right in order to win. You're likely to hear a lot of this after Tuesday, but there's already plenty of advice being offered in … Continue reading →

Posted in Election, Environment, Media Criticism, Time | Tagged , | 12 Comments

Adam Nagourney Wonders Why Women Aren't Republicans

Posted on 10/29/2010 by Peter Hart

New York Times reporter Adam Nagourney has a long piece (10/29/10) about California Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina, the Republican candidate for Senate. Both are expected to lose on Tuesday, which leaves Nagourney wondering why women aren't … Continue reading →

Posted in Election, Gender, New York Times | Tagged , , | 19 Comments

Scientific American Doesn't Doubt Climate Change–But It Acts As If It Does

Posted on 10/29/2010 by Jim Naureckas

Scientific American editor-in-chief Mariette DiChristina (10/28/10) responded to criticism from Climate Progress' Joe Romm (10/26/10) and FAIR Blog (10/27/10) of the magazine's recent coverage of climate change: In actuality, Scientific American reports on climate-related science in depth in nearly every … Continue reading →

Posted in Media Criticism | 16 Comments

Juan Williams' Ethical Duties–and NPR's

Posted on 10/28/2010 by Jim Naureckas

A guest post by Frances Cerra Whittelsey, Extra! contributor and journalism scholar: Whether or not Juan Williams is truly a liberal or just playing the role to give Fox an appearance of balance begs the question of whether his comment … Continue reading →

Posted in NPR | Tagged | 27 Comments

Is Scientific American Running Away From Science on Climate Change?

Posted on 10/27/2010 by Jim Naureckas

Has Scientific American jumped the shark on climate change? That's the contention of Climate Progress blogger Joe Romm (10/26/10), who accuses the magazine of treating human-caused global climate change as an open question. Romm points to an article by Michael … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, magazines | Tagged , , , | 41 Comments

Did the CIA Try to Kill Phil Agee? Ask the CIA!

Posted on 10/27/2010 by Peter Hart

CIA whistleblower Phil Agee's papers are headed to a library at New York University. A Washington Post article by Jeff Stein (10/27/10) notes that Agee, who died in 2008,revealed information that was"arguably more damaging than anything WikiLeaks has produced." But … Continue reading →

Posted in Media Criticism, Washington Post | 9 Comments

Tea Party Endorses 'Lamestream' Media Coverage of Tea Parties

Posted on 10/27/2010 by Peter Hart

Amy Gardner'srecent reporting on the Tea Party in the Washington Post has been very insightful. Today's piece (10/27/10) deals with the activists' views of the media.There's astandard right-wing whine about mainstream media neglect, but actual Tea Party activists see things … Continue reading →

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NYT Back on the Deficit Train

Posted on 10/26/2010 by Peter Hart

On today's front page, under the headline "Deficit Divisions Likely to Grow After Election," New York Times reporter Jackie Calmes writes this lead: WASHINGTON — A midterm campaign that has turned heavily on the issue of the mounting federal debt … Continue reading →

Posted in Election, New York Times, Social Security | Tagged | 11 Comments

Juan Williams, Fox News Liberal

Posted on 10/26/2010 by Peter Hart

After being fired by NPR, Juan Williams made an appearance with Fox host Bill O'Reilly (10/21/10) where he explained that he wasn't likely to get support from prominent African-American leaders like Al Sharpton because "I'm not a predictable black liberal." … Continue reading →

Posted in Fox News | Tagged , | 14 Comments

Why Isn't the Obama Tyranny Assassinating More Journalists??

Posted on 10/26/2010 by Jim Naureckas

Fox News must be a funny place to work. The biggest star there is constantly talking about how the Obama administration is leading us toward tyranny, slavery and dictatorship. Meanwhile, on the FoxNews.com website (10/25/10), you've got "frequent contributor" and … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Fox News | Tagged , | 6 Comments

On Austerity, USA Today Allows Only One View

Posted on 10/26/2010 by Jim Naureckas

USA Today typically pairs an editorial today with an opposing view–as it did with its recent editorials on redistricting and NFL rules. When it editorializedyesterday (10/25/10) on the need for the United States to adopt austerity measures similar to those … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Social Security, USA Today | 10 Comments

ABC on WikiLeaks: When Will They Be Arrested?

Posted on 10/25/2010 by Peter Hart

On the October 22 broadcast of ABC World News With Diane Sawyer,the anchorweighed in on the WikiLeaks Iraq Wardocumentsby noting, "Arab television is already trumpeting the revelations." Not exactly a promising start, but the correspondent Martha Raddatz did a pretty … Continue reading →

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NYT Questions Efforts to Rehabilitate Suharto–a Dictator It Boosted for Decades

Posted on 10/25/2010 by Peter Hart

I was struck by this New York Times headline on Saturday (10/23/10):"Effort to Rehabilitate Suharto's Reputation Grows in Indonesia." (The headline seems to have been changed somewhere along the way.) The piece led with this: JAKARTA, Indonesia â┚¬” To millions, … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia, New York Times | Tagged , | 9 Comments