Mediaite’s Tommy Christopher Explains Reporting Of Weinergate Sources ‘Betty’ and ‘Veronica’
Since the revelation Friday that the sources known as "Betty," "Veronica," and "Mrs. Betty" are not who they represented themselves to be, a lot of questions, speculations, and criticisms have arisen. As the reporter who broke the story, vigorously defended it, and helped to discover the deception, it's reasonable for people...
Is Sarah Palin Retreating, or Reloading?
In the days following the massacre in Tucson, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has become a focal point in the media conversation about the shootings. A confluence of events has linked Palin to the shooting, despite a lack of any evidence of a causal link. Aside from some ludicrous backstopping by an aide...
Keith Olbermann’s Special Comment On Violent Rhetoric And The Giffords Shooting
In a special Saturday episode of Countdown, spurred by the mass shooting that claimed six lives and left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords clinging to life, host Keith Olbermann declared an end to violent political rhetoric. In doing so, he ran through a laundry list of conservative examples of same, plus one of his...
Fox News Abruptly Cuts Away From Giffords Vigil As Mourner Says ‘And I Say to You, Sarah Palin’
During a Fox News segment today, anchor Shep Smith tossed to a live shot of a vigil for critically wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, and several seconds into it, as one mourner said "...and I say to you, Sarah Palin..." abruptly cut to a commercial. Sarah Palin, a Fox News contributor, has come under...
Flashback: Rep. Giffords Said of Sarah Palin’s Crosshairs Ad ‘There’s Consequences to That Action’
As details emerge about the Arizona shooting that claimed the life of federal Judge John Roll, and left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Az) fighting for her life, echoes of violent political imagery have come under eery scrutiny, no more so than in this March interview between Giffords and MSNBC's Chuck Todd and
SarahPAC’s Removes “Hit List” Image Of Giffords District, Her Facebook Page And DailyKos Post Remain
Shortly after reports surfaced that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords had been shot point-blank range during a meet and greet event in a Tuscon area Safeway parking lot, the managers of the website for Sarah Palin’s website SarahPAC took down some controversial imagery that included Gun sight symbols over various congressional districts in political play. One of...
DDoS attacks on the U.S. media, Twitter history searching, and a big blog deal: More predictions for 2011
We're wrapping up 2010 by asking some of the smartest people in journalism what the new year will bring. Below are predictions from Michael Schudson, Alexis Madrigal, Markos Moulitsas, Joy Mayer, Nicco Mele, Nikki Usher, Steve Buttry, Paddy Hirsch, John Davidow, Ethan Zuckerman, Richard Lee Colvin, and Kevin Kelly. We also want to hear...
‘Tea Party Person’ Dana Loesch Throws ‘Teabagger’ Back in Bill Maher’s Face
Real Time host Bill Maher, who normally says "teabagger" more frequently than a foreman on a Lipton assembly line, was on his best behavior last night for "Tea Party Person" (and Hottest Conservative New Media Woman) Dana Loesch. Both he and DailyKos founder Markos Moulitsas, another aficionado of...
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