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Views of the News, Dec. 16, 2009

Media coverage of "climategate," and of the Obama approval-rating slump ... and, does George Stephanopoulous' hosting "Good Morning America" signify a shift in focus on hard news? Panelists: Mike McKean, Lee Wilkins, Charles Davis.

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Climategate and the News Media

FactCheck.org: "Climategate: Hacked e-mails show climate scientists in a bad light but don't change scientific consensus on global warming"

Seth Borenstein, Raphael Satter and Malcolm Ritter, Associated Press: "Science not faked, but not pretty"

Clive Crook, The Financial Times: "Trust the public on climate change"

E. Thomas McClanahan, The Kansas City Star: "Climategate: Who are the 'deniers' now?"

Mark Anslow, Editor's Blog, TheEcologist.org: "Shame on the 'climategate' scientists"

The Obama "Slump"

Pollster.com: "National Job Approval: Pres. Barack Obama"

Peggy Noonan, The Wall Street Journal: "Obama Moves Toward Center Stage"

John Heilemann, New York Magazine: "Obama Lost, Obama Found"

George to GMA

Frazier Moore, The Huffington Post: "George Stephanopoulos Begins 'GMA' Career with Hint to Programs's Hard-News Shift"

Tommy Christopher, Mediaite.com: "Would You Watch 'This Week' with Jake Tapper?"

Sara Libby, True/Slant: "What Middle-Aged White Man Will Replace Stephanopoulos?"

NYT vs. WSJ

David Carr, The New York Times: "Under Murdoch, Tilting Rightward at The Journal"

Michael Calderone, Politico: "WSJ editor swings back at NYT; Keller responds"

B-ballers vs. Cheerleader

David Briggs, Tiger Extra (Columbia Daily Tribune): "Johnson, Hanneman suspended: Tigers assaulted male cheerleader"

Jeffrey Stoffey, Columbia Missourian: "No charges yet in arrest of Missouri women's basketball players"

Measuring Radio Listeners

Stephanie Clifford, The New York Times: "Never Listen to Celine? Radio Meter Begs to Differ"

Top Stories of 2009

Results of Google search on "top stories" 2009

Views of the News, Dec. 9, 2009

Google embarks with newspapers on "The Living Story Project" ... Comcast is poised to take a controlling interest in NBC ... and, was the news of Tiger Woods' indiscretions news to golf journalists? Panelists: Lee Wilkins, Charles Davis, Marty Steffens.

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Views of the News, Dec. 2, 2009

Media coverage of the Obama Afghanistan speech ... the White House dinner gate-crashers ... and Tiger Woods' "transgressions." Panelists: Mike McKean, Lee Wilkins, Charles Davis.

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Media reaction to Obama's Afghanistan speech

The Huffington Post: "Obama Afghanistan Speech: Reactions, Analysis"

Thomas M. Defrank, New York Daily News: "Afghanistan is President Obama's war now, after his West Point speech"

Fox News: "Obama's Afghan Plan Fails to Satisfy Left or Right"

Alexander Burns, Politico: "Win it or end it? Petraeus: 'Tension' in war speech"

The White House "gatecrashers"

Savanah Guthrie, NBC Nightly News: "Guessed list? Party crashers confused about invite"

Neely Tucker and Mary Jordan, The Washington Post: "A new field of inquiry: Salahis' polo cup. Couple's problems didn't start with White House dinner"

Washington Times editorial: "Vindicating White House gate-crashers" (sarcasm)

Tiger Woods and tabloid rumors

Emily Smith, The New York Post: "Rachel Uchitel: The night I met Tiger Woods & my life spun out of control"

The National Enquirer: "World Exclusive: Woman at Center of Tiger Woods Cheating Scandal Exposed!!"

TMZ: "Tiger's Wife Changed Her Story"

Dan Le Batard, The Miami Herald: "When Tiger Woods and scandal collide, truth becomes the victim"

James Poniewozik, Time: "Looking for Reasons to Care About Tiger Woods"

Kahler family murders and local media coverage

Brennan David and T.J. Greaney, Columbia Daily Tribune: "Slain woman was target of online stalker. $10 million bond is set for Kahler."

Sarah Horn, Columbia Missourian: "Kahler Killings: Teachers, friends mourn children lost in triple homicide"

Tram Whitehurst, Columbia Missourian: "Kahler Killings: Criminal psychologists explain triggers for family violence"

Making news un-Google-able?

Clint Boulton, eWeek: "Analysts Scoff at News Corp.-Bing Bid to Ding Google"

Erick Schonfeld, TechCrunch: "Google News Makes a Concession to Whining Publishers: Only First Five Clicks are Free"

Joseph Tartakoff, PaidContent.org: "Huffington to Murdoch: Stop 'Pointing Fingers'"

Eric Pfanner, The New York Times: "Google and News Corp. Do Need Each Other"

Federal Trade Commission: "How Will Journalism Survive the Internet Age?"