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Welcome to The New World DisOrders -- They Are Legion

Carol Maric | Posted 05.12.2008 | Politics

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Carol Maric

If Albert Einstein and Sir Isaac Newton can be relegated to the ranks of "Autism" these days, then The New World does seem perilously close to being upside down--as I have always suspected.

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"A Possibly Special Appearance"

Earl Pomerantz | Posted 05.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Television, Media, Entertainment, Humor, Politics News
Earl Pomerantz

I may have been on the David Letterman Show. I know that's kind of a strange thing to say. A long-running, late night television show, people have b...

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Reading The Pictures: Preparing For The Second Coming (Of Obama-Mania)

Michael Shaw | Posted 05.08.2008 | Media

Read More: Photos, New Hampshire, Iowa, Ohio, Alan Chin, Obama, Media, Campaign, Nomination, Indiana, North Carolina, Media News
Michael Shaw

2008-05-08-china_shaw_obama.jpg At the moment at which the Democratic race apparently reached its tipping point, I saw as quick and dramatic a flip in the visual tone as I've ever seen before.

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The Terror Alert Level has Been Raised to Peppermint

Chez Pazienza | Posted 05.08.2008 | Media

Read More: Today Show, Media, Crest Pro Health, Nbc, Media News
Chez Pazienza

NBC spent four minutes of national airtime not only lending credibility to the claims of these very, very few unfortunate folks, but also putting up a big ad for any opportunist who feels like getting rich.

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The Engineering Of Consent Redux

William Fisher | Posted 05.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Pentagon, Retired Military, Congress, Presidential Candidates, Iraw, Media, Politics News
William Fisher

Who should we blame for retired military men getting themselves hired by TV networks to be talking head cheerleaders for "progress" in Iraq? The Penta...

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Deafening Silence on McCain, Hagee and Parsley

Sam Sedaei | Posted 05.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jews, Clinton, Parsley, Muslims, Media, Israel, Mccain, Obama, Election, Hagee, Wright, Blitzer, Pastor, Politics News
Sam Sedaei

Many bloggers and activists seem to have succeeded in getting the media to again do what it is supposed to do: cover the issues that matter most to people.

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Obama's Clarifying Win: The Fly on the Wall Is the Wall

Norman Solomon | Posted 05.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Kitchen Sink, Npr, Spin, Hillary Clinton, Media, Press Corps, Barack Obama, Politics News
Norman Solomon

In North Carolina and Indiana, voters had more votes than all the pundits did. Pundits lost. Voters came out ahead. So did Obama. And so did the body politic.

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Reporter Reveals She Was Raped -- After 24 Years -- and Gets Massive Reaction

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.06.2008 | Media

Read More: Journalist, Media, Rape, Crime, Reporter, Media News
Greg Mitchell

For years, Joanna Connors never wrote about the incident, which resulted in the eventual conviction and imprisonment of the rapist. The paper covered the trial -- but kept her name hidden.

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The Media's Latino Rules

Mario Solis-Marich | Posted 05.06.2008 | Media

Read More: Lou Dobbs, Rush, Racism, Media, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Latino, Media Bias, Media News
Mario Solis-Marich

My reaction to Rush Limbaugh's comment that he mistook Mayor Villaraigosa as a "shoeshine guy" is not based on partisanship. It is based on my being tired of the media's Latino rules.

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FCC Endorses Junk News, Calls Fox's TMZ and 700 Club 'Bona fide Newscasts'

Josh Silver | Posted 05.06.2008 | Media

Read More: Rupert Murdoch, Mainstream Media, 700 Club, Media, Media Consolidation, Tmz, Pat Robertson, Fcc, Media News
Josh Silver

Stamping junk news as genuine isn't new; Entertainment Tonight got its bona fide pass from the FCC in 1988.

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That vs. Who: The Politics of Linguistics

Carol Maric | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics

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Carol Maric

I Object! Or is that Subject? This was my first reaction to the common linguistic objectification of sentient beings which has become pervasive in America.

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Gordon of NYT Again Promotes Iran/Iraqi Insurgent Link -- But McClatchy Disagrees

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Iran, Warwire, The New York Times, War, Iraq, Media, Michael Gordon, Mcclatchy, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

Michael Gordon asserts that Hezbollah militants have been training Iraqi militia fighters at a camp near Tehran. But McClatchy has a quite different take.

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Coffeecups and Gutterballs: A Precision Media Hit On Obama, A Pass For Clinton

RJ Eskow | Posted 05.02.2008 | Media

Read More: Coffee Machine, Ed Rendell, John McCain, Karl Rove, Bill Ayers, Hillary Clinton, Louis Farrakhan, Media, Barack Obama, Media Bias, Jeremiah Wright, Sidney Blumenthal, Media News
RJ Eskow

We know that the right-wing learned how to spin and manipulate the news using outlets like Drudge and Fox. And rather than fight this system, Clinton campaign advisers like Sid Blumenthal decided to exploit it for their own ends.

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Bullies and Pulpits

Chez Pazienza | Posted 05.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Media, Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama, Politics News
Chez Pazienza

If American voters are willing to take into consideration, even for a moment, Obama's association with the Rev. Wright when deciding whether or not to vote for him, then we get what we deserve in November.

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ASME Awards: A Modest Proposal

Jamie Malanowski | Posted 05.01.2008 | Media

Read More: ASME Awards, Magazines, Media, Magazine Award Show, Magazine Awards, Media News
Jamie Malanowski

Tonight the American Society of Magazine Editors will present its annual awards that recognize excellence in the various talents and skills that go into making magazines.

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Bob Costas Just Doesn't Get It

Sarah Schorno | Posted 05.01.2008 | Media

Read More: Sports, Media, Bloggers, Bob Costas, Blog Journalism, Sports Journalism, New Media, Sports Blogging, Journalism, Media News
Sarah Schorno

There has been constant and unfair criticism of sports bloggers. It's clear that the old school media guys are afraid of what they don't understand. And even worse, they don't try to.

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Defining Insanity

Mike Lux and Erica Payne | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Gop, Al Gore, John McCain, MoveOn.Org, Media, Cindy McCain, Election, Democratic Party, Primary, Barack Obama, Iran, 2008, John Kerry, Defining McCain, Maverick, Progressive Media USA, Hillary Clinton, McCain Temper, Defining Insanity, Republican Party, Politics News
Mike Lux and Erica Payne

Here we are in 2008 -- the same thing is happening as we saw happen to McCain and Gore in 2000 and John Kerry in 2004.

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The Big Picture

Andrew Arentowicz | Posted 04.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Media Conglomerates, Oil Prices, Gen X, Media, Future, Global Warming, News, Truth, Jeremiah Wright, Politics News
Andrew Arentowicz

I am worried about our future. I would normally be minding my own business, but I'm afraid not enough people understand what's happening in the world today.

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Is the Corporate Media Deciding This Election For Us?

Dave Johnson | Posted 04.30.2008 | Media

Read More: Democracy, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Media, Corporations, Barack Obama, Media News
Dave Johnson

While saturating the airwaves with scary video clips of Obama's scary minister the corporate media is providing the public with almost no information about McCain's.

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Deja Vu

Earl Pomerantz | Posted 04.30.2008 | Living

Read More: Political, Media, Humor, Living News
Earl Pomerantz

It's four o'clock in the afternoon. I finished my work, and I turn on the Dodger game. They're playing in Cincinnati, an Eastern Time Zone game; it'...

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What Exactly is Rev. Wright Saying?

Joe Lauria | Posted 04.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rev. Wright, Obama, Louis Farrakhan, Media, Defense Spending, Frank Church, Cia, Aids, Reverend Wright, Politics News
Joe Lauria

The American people need to hear what Wright is saying about foreign policy. He may be wrong about some things, but he's spoken about some matters we can no longer ignore.

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Press Descend On Obama Following Wright Controversy

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 04.30.2008 | Home

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Mayhill Fowler

In the last few days, the weary and distracted candidate Obama has been more forceful and passionate. Confronting his displeasure with Rev. Wright seems to have lit a fire under the Barack ass.

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New Litmus Test for the Democratic Nominee: Attack John McCain

Moira Whelan | Posted 04.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Campaigns, Mccain, Pundits, Superdelegates, Hillary Clinton, Media, Democrats, Attack Ads, Barack Obama, Politics News
Moira Whelan

Both the Obama and Clinton camps can use the upcoming primaries to go after John McCain with the kind of fervor they've reserved for each other.

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The Crystal Method to Richard Quest's Madness

Chez Pazienza | Posted 04.28.2008 | Media

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Chez Pazienza

Richard Quest still has a job at CNN after his embarrassing arrest. I was unceremoniously fired three months ago for the apparently unpardonable sin of personal blogging.

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Clinton and Obama Finally Slam Pentagon Propaganda; McCain Silent

Ari Melber | Posted 04.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: The Nation, Mccain, Clinton, Pentagon Pundits, War, Obama, Free Press, Media, Iraq, War Coverage, Media Bias, War Pundits, Politics News
Ari Melber

McCain's refusal to comment on the secret military analyst program is unsurprising, given his staunch support for every major aspect of the President's Iraq policy.

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