Shocker: Fox News’ Ed Henry Now Not On Media Matters S#%t List
Within hours of being hired by Fox News, White House correspondent Ed Henry found himself in the crosshairs of Fox-hunting media watchdog Media Matters, who published a thin batch of research suggesting conservative bias. Scant weeks later, Henry seems to have earned his way (at least temporarily) off of the group's s#%t...
Media Decoder: Newspaper Hires Helen Thomas
Helen Thomas has returned to journalism as a columnist for The Falls Church News-Press.
Wayne State Univ. Suspends Helen Thomas Diversity Award After Offensive Comments
Months removed from the anti-Semetic comments that lost her her front row seat at White House press briefings, Helen Thomas's continued remarks on the matter have lost her yet another honor-- an award given to undergraduates at Wayne State Univeristy in Detroit in her honor, which has now lost its name.
Juan Williams Just the Latest to be Fired For Telling the Truth
National Public Radio's firing of Juan Williams over remarks he made on The O'Reilly Factor is just the latest example of a public figure losing their job for, to quote Allen Funt, "getting caught in the act of being themselves."While I don't buy the various defenses that are being deployed on...
Helen Thomas Cries When She Learns Of President Obama’s Comments About Her
Former Dean of the White House Press Corps Helen Thomas is making news again after granting her first broadcast interview since her controversial retirement (she first broke her silence in a brief interview with Mediaite). While printed accounts of the 35-minute radio interview have focused on her inflammatory remarks, subsequent...
Helen Thomas: “You Cannot Criticize Israel In This Country,” Says Charge Of Anti-Semitism Is “Baloney” [Updated]
Legendary ex-White House correspondent Helen Thomas has largely been quiet since June, when the 90-year-old reporter abruptly retired after making waves with a statement disparaging Israel (in case you forgot, here's what she said: "Tell 'em to get the hell out of Palestine.... They should go home... [to] Poland, Germany.") Today,...
Mystery: No One Knows Why Helen Thomas’ White House Briefing Room Nameplate Is Missing
It has been a little over two months since Helen Thomas' whirlwind retirement, and while the final days of her career were filled with controversy, she remains a historic figure in journalism. That's why I suggested, several months ago, that the nameplate from her front row center seat be enshrined on a...
Liberals, Chillax: Fox Hosts Will Not Take Over White House Briefings
There are some liberals who are freaking out about Fox News' move to the front row of the Brady Briefing Room. Not helping matters was Bill O'Reilly's joking suggestion that he and Sean Hannity "hog-tie" Major Garrett and go tête-à-tête with Robert Gibbs themselves.
If it helps at all,...
Exclusive: Helen Thomas On Fox News’ Front Row Seat “Too Bad!”
It may sound corny to some, but Helen Thomas is never very far a way from my thoughts, but the occasion of the White House Correspondents Association's re-assignment of her iconic front-row center seat in the Brady Briefing Room provided me with the impetus to speak with Helen for the first time since...
AP Gets Helen Thomas’s Old Seat, Fox News To Front Row
The White House Correspondents Association has reportedly reached a decision on who gets Helen Thomas's much-coveted briefing room seat. From Mike Allen: "Congrats to White House Correspondents' Board on its hard work: AP moves to Helen's center seat, Fox to AP's front-row seat, NPR to 2nd row."
NPR Wants In The Running For Helen Thomas’ Seat
God, those folks at the National Public Radio are pushy. Not only are they constantly asking for our donations, now they want to take Helen Thomas' seat in the White House briefing room. The Yahoo! News blog The Upshot has obtained NPR's letter to the White House Correspondents Association Board of Directors. What...
White House Plugs the Hole…in the Briefing Room
Just a few quick observations from my time in DC today.
In between today's East Room remarks by President Obama and the daily briefing, I spotted something amusingly incongruous as I copped a smoke outside the briefing room. Perhaps confirming the cliche´ about the versatility of duct tape, I noticed that someone had temporarily fixed...
