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Views of the News, Feb. 3, 2010

Obama's "question time" with the GOP ... a female journalist takes over a Sunday political roundtable show ... an advocacy ad runs during the Super Bowl ... and, the iTablet is unveiled. Panelists: Mike McKean, Lee Wilkins, Charles Davis.

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Obama 'Question Time' Rematch?

MSNBC: "Obama, Republicans Spar in Q&A"

Mike Allen, Politico: "Left and right push for President Obama 'question time'"

Bob Barr, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "Obama-GOP 'rumble' was good -- but only as a first step"

Huffington Post: "Obama Interested in Televised Question Time Rematch With GOP"

Crowley to Host Sunday Show

Alissa Krinsky, TVNewser: "Candy Crowley: 'I am First, Last and Always a Reporter. And I'm Not Giving That Up'"

Michael Calderone, Politico: "Crowley: 'You have to be reporting'"

Abortion and the Super Bowl

Stuart Elliott, The New York Times: "An Advocacy Ad Stirs a National Debate"

Jemele Hill, ESPN: "Laud the courage in Tim Tebow's stand"

Steve McClellan, Adweek: "Super Bowl Ads More Exciting Than the Game?"

Unveiling the "Jesus Tablet"

Steve Jobs, Apple Keynote Event, January 27, 2010.

Bianca Bosker, The Huffington Post: "iPad Review (PHOTOS): 9 Worst Things About the Apple Tablet"

Robert Niles, Online Journalism Review: "Will Apple's iPad save the news industry?"

E.B. Boyd, Baynewser: "Calacanis to Sulzberger: IF You Sell the Times Through the Apple App Store, 'You Are an Idiot'"

Joe Zeff, The Joe Zeff Design Blog: "A Free iPad with Your Paid Subscription?"

Richard Perez-Pena, The New York Times: "Some News Outlets Ready to Try Charging Online Readers"

Views of the News, Jan. 27, 2010

The Supreme Court unleashes campaign finance ... what will be the effect on speech? Also, what will be the effect of the iPad on publishing? Panelists: Mike McKean, Lee Wilkins, Charles Davis.

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Supreme Court unleashes campaign spending

SCOTUS Wiki: "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission"

Fox News: "Unions Worry Corporations Will Overrun Campaigns Following Court Ruling"

Bruce Ackerman and David Wu, The Wall Street Journal: "How to Counter Corporate Speech"

John Oliver, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart: "A huge victory for corporations" (starts at 4:49)

Should Obama pull a Clinton?

Ben Feller, Associated Press via The Huffington Post: "Obama State of the Union Speech Will Focus on Economy"

E. Thomas McClanahan, Kansas City Star: "Obama needs to move to the center"

Jonathan Freedland, The Guardian: "The change we need now is a rougher, more radical Barack Obama"

Apple tablet to the rescue?

Yukari Iwatani Kane and Ethan Smith, The Wall Street Journal: "Apple Sees New Money in Old Media"

Brad Stone and Stephanie Clifford, The New York Times: "With Apple Tablet, Print Media Hope for a Payday"

Mike Masnick, TechDirt blog: "No, the Apple Tablet Won't Save Publishing Nor Will It End 'Free'"

The end of Air America

Brian Stelter, The New York Times: "Liberal Radio, Even Without Air America"

David Usborne, The Independent: "The liberal voice of US radio forced to shut up"

The end of anti-ACORN filmmaker?

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MSNBC.com: "Activist filmmaker arrested in senator's office"

NBC moves in on station turf

Johnny Diaz, The Boston Globe: "NBC website plan might ruffle WHDH's feathers"

Views of the News, Jan. 20, 2010

Coverage of the Massachusetts senate race ... the ethics of reporters' being part of the story in Haiti ... and, the role of late local news in the NBC late-night debacle. Panelists: Mike McKean, Lee Wilkins, Charles Davis.

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