Edwards, Bloggers, and the 'Suspense' of Mysterious Press Conferences
Today's Edwards announcement is an object lesson in how easy it is for us in the blogosphere to run with something juicy without double-checking the facts and/or being very, very careful to precisely word our posts so that we don't tell readers to take something to the bank that hasn't been confirmed. It's also a lesson in how to promptly and gracefully face the music and admit error.Earlier…
LAT Explores Marital Ties of Reporters to Presidential Campaign Staffe
In Monday's Los Angeles Times, reporter James Rainey raised the issue of a conflict between political reporting and family ties: "Some of America's most prominent political journalists are, quite literally, wedded to the 2008 presidential race: Their spouses work for one of the candidates." Rainey made a short list of four of the conflicted:
Dan Rather and Bill Maher Rip Democrats Over Fox News Debate Fiasco
A truly astounding thing happened on HBO’s “Real Time” Friday evening: a panel comprised of four liberal media members actually voiced unanimous displeasure with Democrats.I bet you’re looking out your window to see some airborne swine right about now.As shocking and unlikely as such a public display might seem, when host Bill Maher moved the discussion to the recent cancellation of a…
