Italian Magazine Discovers Rick Santorum’s Distant Relatives Are ‘Red Communists’
The Rick Santorum presidential bid isn't going so well, but it probably didn't need this: a report from the Italian magazine Oggi, as aggregated by the Daily Beast, giving a visit to some confused and somewhat outraged communists in the old country who don't really understand what their cousin is doing running a...
Fox News Turning Centrist? Five Revelations From Newsweek Profile Of Roger Ailes
The Daily Beast and Newsweek have offered a revealing look at Fox News president Roger Ailes -- and it's interesting not only because it provides additional insight regarding Ailes, the wildly successful businessman; but also provides a rare glimpse into Ailes and his personal life (Example: Don't try to get between Ailes...
Is Convicted Lockerbie Bomber Faking His Coma To Escape Extradition?
Last week, CNN's Nic Robertson reported that he had found Lockerbie bomber Abdel Bassett al-Megrahi, and that things weren't looking so good for the convicted terrorist. Having tracked down his lavish Libyan compound, Robertson found al-Megrahi hooked-up to oxygen and IV, in a coma and apparently near death, and indeed,...
Video Killed The Internet Star? Daily Beast To Introduce Online Talk Show
Tina Brown is planning to extend the Daily Beast's brand and reach with an online talk show that is being described as having a format similar to that of The View.According to the Observer, the Newsweek Daily Beast company has already hired producers Kathy O'Hearn, formerly of CNN, and Susie Banikarim, who...
Carl Bernstein Compares Murdoch Hackings To Watergate, News Corp To ‘Mafia Outfit’
It's been quite the week or so for journalistic ethics given the end of News of the World and the continuing corruption scandal engulfing Rupert Murdoch's News Corp/News International enterprise. The Watergate references running fast and loose, Lawrence O'Donnell brought on an expert tonight to explain just how the two scandals compare-- legendary...
The Daily Beast Reads Rep. Ron Paul’s New Book So You Don’t Have To
Known as an iconoclastic Congressman and serial presidential candidate, Rep. Ron Paul also has a lesser-known career as a prolific author. To understand more about the candidate, the Daily Beast's David Graham went through the 2012 hopeful's latest tome, Liberty Defined, and came away concluding, perhaps unfairly, that Rep. Paul is not a "disciplined...
Does David Pogue’s New Relationship With PR Exec Constitute A Conflict Of Interest?
Influential New York Times tech reviewer David Pogue might have done some damage to his reputation by not immediately disclosing his relationship with Nicki Dugan, vice president of San Francisco's OutCast Agency PR firm. Dugan's firm happens to represent tech companies of which you may have heard. Like, oh, Facebook.
Fox’s Liz Trotta On Tina Brown’s ‘Sleazy’ Lady Diana ‘Fan Fiction’: ‘Lowest Of The Low’