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Oprah and Sarah: who needed who more?
The question about who needed who more was out there. It was one of the reasons given for why Oprah lobbed so many soft-balls at Sarah (allegedly, I didn’t watch the interview). But the jury is now in:...
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Fox caught in yet another deliberate lie
Add a “production error” to an “inadvertent mistake” and you get more ‘fair and balanced news’ from Fox News that is indisputably manipulated or contrived. Why is anyone surprise at what Fox News is...
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Oprah and the long goodbye
‘Prayer and careful thought’ led to decision to end show, Oprah says. Prayers? Surely all of Oprah’s prayers have been answered already. Posted in Corporations, Media
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Reading to justify your slobbery
Time magazine always has some fabulously interesting stories on its site, really first class. But one is a particular attention-grabber. Why Exercise Won’t Make You Thin has been on Time’s ‘Most Read’...
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What’s the difference between a blogger and a columnist?
Not much. Take the opinion pages at the NY Times Opinion and Washington Post today. Nicholas Kristof writes and interesting column on The religious wars where he basically picks at Robert Wright’s...
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Evicerating Tom Friedman
Glenn Greenwald is at it again, with more punch than ever before. AC360 may pretend to Keep then Honest, but Greenwald does the actual heavy lifting. It’s all here. And read the Orwell link. Newspeak...
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Would you pay for Fox News online?
News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch says media organizations need to persuade consumers to pay for news content online in order to thrive in the digital age. Doubtlessly true. But while the key to...
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TIME quotes the National Inquirer
Is the National Inquirer real journalism? Time magazine thinks so: According to a claim in the National Enquirer, Rachel Uchitel has been having an affair with golf star Tiger Woods since June. Uchitel...
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Osama din Ladin Time’s Man of the Decade?
If we’re being honest, the ‘Person of the decade’ has to be Osama bin Ladin — BagNewsNote. Here are pic of past yearly winners including four notorious choices. It will be fascinating to see if Time...
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Journalism: where’s Walter?
The new journalism: “Rachel, have you slept with a lot of celebrities?” The video. Posted in Media
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