The Byline Doesn’t Take Credit … Say What?
No, you frickin’ thief. You’re right. The byline doesn’t take credit for the work. It gives credit for the work–to whoever ... [Continue]
Journalism
What’s So Hard to Understand About ‘Fired’?
The rampant speculation about why Keith Olbermann has left MSNBC is baffling. He said clearly on air that he had been “told” last night ... [Continue]
Congresswoman Giffords Shot in AZ
UPDATE, 12:57 p.m., CST, Jan. 8, 2011: Jason Pekau, an employee of a Sprint store near the Safeway grocery store where Congresswoman Gabrielle ... [Continue]
Jon Stewart: Advocacy Journalist?
Daily Show host Jon Stewart It might fairly be asked whether Jon Stewart has crossed the line from political satire to the kind of political advocacy ... [Continue]
Norm Coleman Sounds Off on Wikileaks
From former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman’s Facebook page: In the ‘old days’ stealing internal state department documents would have been ... [Continue]
Further Evidence of American Ungovernability
This is only a state poll of Californians, but the dynamic is all-American. A Los Angeles Times/USC Poll shows that voters favor cuts to balance the ... [Continue]
A Blogger Defends Long-form
A refreshing bit of thoughtfulness from Ta-Nehisi Coates, a senior editor for The Atlantic, and one of that magazine’s better bloggers. My ... [Continue]
Newsweek, Daily Beast Merge
Sign of the times. The new entity will be known as The Newsweek Daily Beast Company. A name that contains the very schizophrenia that is likely to ... [Continue]
Don’t Griggs Me, You Rotter…
I’ve seen now that there is a new word floating around on the ‘Net: “griggs’d.” To wit: “1. To use content on the ... [Continue]
MSNBC Suspends Olbermann
When I heard that Keith Olbermann had made several campaign contributions this year, it bugged me, but I sort of pushed it aside. Ah, he’s a ... [Continue]
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