The Origin of the Term “NerdProm”: Ana Marie Cox, and Twitter
This a photo of GQ Washington Correspondent Ana Marie Cox and top Obama advisor David Axelrod. Yes, Axelrod is important, but let’s focus for a moment on Cox, who has indelibly made a mark on the White House Correspondents Dinner in one crucial way: It was she who dubbed it “NerdProm.” The WHCD was...
White House Press Corps Not A Corpse (Yet)
When I first saw Lloyd Grove's version of the now-annual effort to autopsy the White House press corps, I rolled my eyes in agreement with Glynnis MacNicol.
Then, I noticed that not one of the 3 C-Spans, nor any other news outlet, carried yesterday's briefing. Heh, neat coincidence. No biggie. The timing's...
Yawn, Someone Is Trying To Kill The White House Press Corps…Again
Why is everyone so determined to kill the White House Press Corps? Last year Ana Marie Cox wrote a much-passed-around op-ed calling for the dismissal of the group altogether. Now Lloyd Grove at the Daily Beast is taking aim wondering whether "the White House press corps teetering (possibly tweeting) on the brink of...
ABC Starts Live-Tweeting This Week; Will Other Networks Follow?
Jake Tapper announced that change was coming to ABC's This Week: for the first time, Tapper (who is currently guest hosting the show for the next four months until Christiane Amanpour takes the reins) said, he and ABC News Political Director David Chalian would be live-tweeting during the broadcast, using hashtag...
Media Frets About Its Own Future at SXSWi 2010
Ink-stained wretches, it's not just you! The social media and Twitter elite fret about the future of journalism too — and wonder how it will survive the digital revolution. At SXSWi, there was no shortage of panels obsessively deconstructing this topic (and tweeting about it, natch).
Robert Gibbs To Be The Hall Monitor Of Press Corps Twitters?
I'm fairly certain that at some point this is going to end in tears. Regular watchers of the White House will likely already be aware that both deputy press secretary Bill Burton and Press Secretary Robert Gibbs are now on Twitter. So, what's their plan?
Wonkette Alums Invade Conde Nast: A Sign Blogs and Magazines can Coexist Peacefully
Political satire blog Wonkette is making its mark on magazine giant Conde Nast. Two Wonkette alums separately announced today that they are joining magazines within the Conde Nast family. Original Wonketteer Ana Marie Cox, who has also worked for Time and the now-defunct Air America Radio, became the newest addition to the GQ staff....
MSNBC Needs to Grab Available Cox
Now that Air America has folded, Ana Marie Cox is suddenly available. MSNBC should take note, and pick up the blogger-author-pundit to host a late-night show, and join MSNBC's younger, hipper lineup somewhere between Rachel Maddow and Willie Geist.
When The McCain Campaign Vets Palin’s Allegations – Everyone Loses
Perhaps the real genius of Sarah Palin's press tour thus far is that in forcing some of her subjects to come out and disclose what actually happened versus Palin's version of events she's actually making them look sort of like idiots. Talk about Catch-22. Case in point: Nicolle Wallace.
