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AP Beginning New Crack Down on Blog Critics? Shuts Down Blog With Lega
Well, here is what might be a landmark case for the blogosphere, for the Internet, and for the future of our new media, citizen journalism. The AP has just sent a cease and desist letter to Brian C. Ledbetter telling him to stop using their copyrighted images on his website, snappedshot.com. Snappedshot.com is a site predicated on criticism of photo-journalism. In pursuit of his criticism, Mr.…
CBS Devotes 3% of Hillary Profile to Scandals, 42% in Obama Piece
In a lengthy seven-a-half minute Friday CBS Evening News profile story, “For the Record: Hillary Clinton,” reporter Nancy Cordes devoted a measly 15 seconds, a piddling three percent of the story, to scandals connected to Clinton's actions. But the night before, in a “For the Record: Barack Obama” profile, reporter Dean Reynolds allocated 42 percent of his piece to Obama scandals: Anti-Semite…
ABC's McFadden on 'Rock Star' Hillary and 'Real People
"Nightline" correspondent Cynthia McFadden filed another fawning profile on "rock star" Hillary Clinton for Thursday's program. The journalist, who has developed a long history of gushing over the former first lady, recited lines that read like Clinton press releases. Discussing the presidential candidate's Ohio campaign, she asserted, "...Clinton relishes the chance to talk concretely about the…
Weekend Captionfest
Wearing a penguin hat, Today show co-anchor Meredith Vieira takes a plunge in the icy waters of Lake Champlain on February 20, 2008.
CBS: Does Experience Matter for the Presidency? Not Really
On Friday’s CBS "Early Show," co-host Harry Smith interviewed the Managing Editor of Time Magazine, Richard Stengel, about the publication’s latest cover story on the presidential campaign entitled "How Much Does Experience Matter?," with a clear picture of Barack Obama’s silhouette surrounded by a holy aura of light (see picture). Smith previewed the segment earlier in the show by wondering: "…
Golodryga: 'President May Be in the Dark about the Price of Gasoline
'Good Morning America' report offers anecdotes about food inflation, but falls short of reporting what has caused the spike.
International Conference Will Challenge Global Warming 'Consensus
Scientists, policy experts from around globe will meet in Manhattan to present other side of the climate change debate.
'Not Easy Being Green,' Seattle P-I Blogger Complains
"It's not easy being green" isn't just the lament of Kermit the Frog, it's the dilemma of carbon-crunching greeniacs everywhere.At least that's the sanctimonious cri de coeur of Seattle Post-Intelligencer blogger Curt Milton:What's your carbon footprint? How much carbon does your lifestyle emit every year? Can you reduce your carbon footprint?Thanks to Al Gore (and a lot of other forward-thinking…