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Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Views of the News, July 7, 2010
BP harasses a journalist in the Gulf ... a Columbia police officer is punished for disclosing information about a citizen online ... NPR's ombudsman and news chief butt heads over a bleep ... and, who will replace Larry King? Panelists: Mike McKean, Lee Wilkins, Charles Davis.
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BP Harassing Reporters?
Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica.org: "Photographer Briefly Detained by Police Near BP's Texas City Refinery"
Ryan Knutson, ProPublica.org: "BP Texas Refinery Had Huge Toxic Release Just Before Gulf Blowout"
Wendy McElroy, Gizmodo: "Are Cameras the New Guns?"
Cop Punished for Outing Protester
Brennan David, Columbia Daily Tribune: "Comment leads to punishment: Officer posted on online news story"
Gannett Blog: "Gannett confirms comment moderation switch"
Profanity on NPR
Alicia Shepard, NPR Ombudsman: "Taking the Lord's Name In Vain"
Frank Lockwood, Bible Belt Blogger: "NPR Ombudsman endorses Exodus 20:7"
Who'll Replace the King?
Matea Gold and Yvonne Villareal, The Los Angeles Times: "Larry King calls it quits"
Tom Shales, The Washington Post: "Larry King's exit marks the end of a gentlemanly era in TV talk"
Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post: "Howard Kurtz on timing of Larry King's retirement, successor"
Joanne Ostrow, The Denver Post: "Bring on Katie Couric to enliven Larry King's gig"
Media Criticism from 2137
Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica.org: "Photographer Briefly Detained by Police Near BP's Texas City Refinery"
Ryan Knutson, ProPublica.org: "BP Texas Refinery Had Huge Toxic Release Just Before Gulf Blowout"
Wendy McElroy, Gizmodo: "Are Cameras the New Guns?"
Cop Punished for Outing Protester
Brennan David, Columbia Daily Tribune: "Comment leads to punishment: Officer posted on online news story"
Gannett Blog: "Gannett confirms comment moderation switch"
Profanity on NPR
Alicia Shepard, NPR Ombudsman: "Taking the Lord's Name In Vain"
Frank Lockwood, Bible Belt Blogger: "NPR Ombudsman endorses Exodus 20:7"
Who'll Replace the King?
Matea Gold and Yvonne Villareal, The Los Angeles Times: "Larry King calls it quits"
Tom Shales, The Washington Post: "Larry King's exit marks the end of a gentlemanly era in TV talk"
Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post: "Howard Kurtz on timing of Larry King's retirement, successor"
Joanne Ostrow, The Denver Post: "Bring on Katie Couric to enliven Larry King's gig"
Media Criticism from 2137
Brian Stelter, The New York Times: "Reporting What the Public Wants to See 127 Years From Now"
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Views of the News, June 30, 2010
The Gen. McChrystal scandal: did Rolling Stone go too far? ... what is the news value of the Elena Kagan Supreme Court hearings? ... and, should the mainstream media have avoided Al Gore affair allegations? Panelists: Mike McKean, Lee Wilkins, Lynda Kraxberger.
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The Media and McChrystal
Jeff Bercovici, Daily Finance: "The McChrystal Affair: Lara Logan is Wrong -- but Matt Taibbi is Full of It"
Michael Calderone, Yahoo! News: "Washington Post, ABC defend anonymous source's attack on sourcing in Rolling Stone McChrystal story"
David Carr, The New York Times: "The Media Equation: Heedlessly Hijacking Content"
Kagan Hearings News-Free?
Adam Hochberg, Poynter Online: "Media, Blogosphere Coverage of Kagan Confirmation as Predictable as Hearing Outcome"
Andrew Cohen, Politics Daily: "Elena Kagan Hearing, Day One: Why Americans are Tuning Out"
Al Gore and the Masseuse
National Enquirer: "New Evidence Revealed: Gore Sex Scandal Victim Tells All!!!"
Susannah Breslin, True/Slant: "Al Gore is a crazed sex poodle"
Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post: "National Enquirer says it decided not to pay for Gore sex story interview"
Eli Sanders, Salon.com: "How one paper tried, and failed, to confirm Al Gore sex allegations"
Mark Garber, The Portland Tribune: "Our decision on Gore story based on evidence, responsibility"
Open Mic Gaffes
Elyse Siegel, The Huffington Post: "Joe Biden's 'Smartass' Quip: Vice President Jokes with Wisconsin Ice Cream Store Manager"
Top of the Ticket blog, The Lost Angeles Times: "Oops! Reporters caught on tape mocking Sarah Palin speech"
Michael Hastings, Rolling Stone: "The Runaway General"
Bob Garfield, On the Media/WNYC: "The McChrystal Bombshell"
David Brooks, The New York Times: "The Culture of Exposure"
Danny Shea, The Huffington Post: "Lara Logan Slams Michael Hastings, Rolling Stone Over McChrystal Article"
Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone: "Lara Logan, You Suck"
Bob Garfield, On the Media/WNYC: "The McChrystal Bombshell"
David Brooks, The New York Times: "The Culture of Exposure"
Danny Shea, The Huffington Post: "Lara Logan Slams Michael Hastings, Rolling Stone Over McChrystal Article"
Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone: "Lara Logan, You Suck"
Jeff Bercovici, Daily Finance: "The McChrystal Affair: Lara Logan is Wrong -- but Matt Taibbi is Full of It"
Michael Calderone, Yahoo! News: "Washington Post, ABC defend anonymous source's attack on sourcing in Rolling Stone McChrystal story"
David Carr, The New York Times: "The Media Equation: Heedlessly Hijacking Content"
Kagan Hearings News-Free?
Adam Hochberg, Poynter Online: "Media, Blogosphere Coverage of Kagan Confirmation as Predictable as Hearing Outcome"
Andrew Cohen, Politics Daily: "Elena Kagan Hearing, Day One: Why Americans are Tuning Out"
Al Gore and the Masseuse
National Enquirer: "New Evidence Revealed: Gore Sex Scandal Victim Tells All!!!"
Susannah Breslin, True/Slant: "Al Gore is a crazed sex poodle"
Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post: "National Enquirer says it decided not to pay for Gore sex story interview"
Eli Sanders, Salon.com: "How one paper tried, and failed, to confirm Al Gore sex allegations"
Mark Garber, The Portland Tribune: "Our decision on Gore story based on evidence, responsibility"
Open Mic Gaffes
Elyse Siegel, The Huffington Post: "Joe Biden's 'Smartass' Quip: Vice President Jokes with Wisconsin Ice Cream Store Manager"
Top of the Ticket blog, The Lost Angeles Times: "Oops! Reporters caught on tape mocking Sarah Palin speech"
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Views of the News, June 23, 2010
The Supreme Court looks at privacy and technology ... Gen. Stanley McChrystal is recalled from Afghanistan after remarks made in Rolling Stone ... and, coverage of the anniversary of Michael Jackson's death. Panelists: Lee Wilkins, Charles Davis, Esther Thorson.
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