Newspaper Editors Convention Boasts Speaker Spike Lee, Conspiracy Theo

Tim Graham
 

Alterman: Matthews Centrist; Olbermann Merely 'Taken for a Liberal

What does it take to be a liberal in Eric Alterman's book? In his current column at The Nation, The Many Man-Crushes of Chris Matthews, Altermann labels Chris Matthews a "centrist" that MSNBC sandwiches between the "right-wing" Tucker Carlson and "taken-for-a-liberal Keith Olbermann.""Taken-for-a-liberal Keith Olbermann"? Sounds like Keith hasn't quite earned his lefty wings in Eric's…
Mark Finkelstein
 

Conan O’Brien Announces Cast of NBC Movie About White House Troubles

If soon-to-be-Dr. Al Gore’s testimony on Capitol Hill yesterday wasn’t funny enough for you, Conan O’Brien’s satirical cast of a new NBC, made for television movie about problems facing the White House is sure to give you a chuckle.The video is here courtesy of YouTube (h/t Allah at Hot Air), and a list of the cast follows after the break for those of you who prefer your comedy in writing.…
Noel Sheppard
 

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…
Ken Shepherd
 

'Early Show' Offers Love Piece on Al Gore

Justin McCarthy
 

N.Y. Times Hails the Eco-Extreme: Going Without Toilet Paper for a Yea

Julia A. Seymour
 

Al-Hurra, US Funded Cable Network in Mid-East, Becomes 'Platform for T

Lynn Davidson
 

Media Ignore CNBC Anchor Advising Hedge Funds How to Lie and Cheat to

Something rather extraordinary occurred last December which had extremely ominous implications for stock investors around the world, but got totally ignored by the media. In fact, if not for a recent video posting at YouTube, and a March 20 article in the New York Post, these spectacular revelations would still be well under the radar.On December 22, CNBC’s James Cramer did a web interview for…
Noel Sheppard
 

Time's Klein Praises Gore For Putting Tax Dollars Where His Mouth Is o

Ken Shepherd
 

Newsweek 'Gaggle' Blogger Snarks About Rush Limbaugh Courthouse, U.S

Rush H. Limbaugh, Sr., only had a storied legal career, the respect of Missouri Democrats and Republicans, and a stint of service to his country as Eisenhower's ambassador to India. But to Newsweek's Holly Bailey, President Bush signing a bill naming a federal courthouse in honor of Rush Limbaugh's grandfather was a substantial distraction from the real "people's business" in Washington:Never…
Ken Shepherd
 

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NB Staff
 

NY Times Flush with Environmental Extremism

Newspaper profiles 'no impact' couple living without carbon comforts, even toilet paper.
Julia A. Seymour
 

Snow-Smith Showdown: 'You Sound Like Partisan, Not Reporter

Mark Finkelstein
 

WashPost's Milbank Casts Al Gore As Man of Science, Inhofe As Bible-Th

Tim Graham