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  • July 2008

    • 50 Favorite Magazines

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Jul 16, 08 12:19 PM CDT

      50 Favorite Magazines

      From US Weekly to a quarterly for Godzilla enthusiasts, the Chicago Tribune 's list of 50 favorite magazines both entertain and take readers to new places. The list includes: NME : A rock and roll crystal ball, this UK music mag forecasts tomorrow’s megastars Seed: Science never looked so glossy or sounded so thought-provoking More »

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      list  • media  • culture  • Vanity Fair  • magazine  • magazine industry

    • Pitt, Jolie Foil Tabloids With Baby Scoop

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jul 15, 08 11:36 AM CDT

      Pitt, Jolie Foil Tabloids With Baby Scoop

      In a style befitting a couple of action-movie stars, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt outfoxed the tabloids by allowing a local newspaper to break the story of their twins’ birth, the AP reports. The daily Nice-Matin got a heads-up before the big event, the scoop that the delivery was  moved up “for the mother’s comfort,” and a post-delivery photo of Pitt. More »

    • Peekaboo With Kids Is Classic Political Game

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 14, 08 9:50 AM CDT

      Peekaboo With Kids Is Classic Political Game

      The press tries to treat politicians’ offspring, particularly younger ones, with kid gloves, writes David Carr of the New York Times —so it’s no wonder there was a furor when Barack Obama let Access Hollywood interview his 10- and 7-year-old daughters. Many reporters were irked by the beyond-puff piece, and Obama swiftly said he wouldn’t do it again, drawing the curtain back over his family. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Obama 2008  • media  • Michelle Obama  • interview  • Access Hollywood  • Malia Obama  • Sasha Obama

    • 6 Maxims for Navigating the VP Search

      newser  |  Men's Vogue  |  Jul 2, 08 2:10 PM CDT

      6 Maxims for Navigating the VP Search

      While pundits stoke the frenzy around potential vice-presidential candidates, they rarely see what actually happens behind the campaign curtain. In Men's Vogue , Lloyd Grove offers six maxims to help make sense of the "veepstakes" hype: Presidential hopefuls seek input from several quarters to curry favor, though most of it is for show.   Potential VPs should have ambition, but accept playing second fiddle. More »

  • June 2008

    • In Internet Age, No Story Can Be Held

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 23, 08 7:26 AM CDT

      In Internet Age, No Story Can Be Held

      When Tim Russert died on June 13, NBC News held off reporting his death until it had notified the broadcaster's family. But by the time Tom Brokaw announced the news, NBC had been scooped—by Wikipedia, which broke the story 40 minutes earlier. As the New York Times reports, the Internet is ending traditional media's ability to hold a story, for better and for worse. More »

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      media  • NBC  • Wikipedia  • Tim Russert  • NBC News  • Twitter

    • Can Video Games Save the World?

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jun 22, 08 5:13 AM CDT

      Can Video Games Save the World?

      A small group of educators and activists is championing the use of video games for more than just entertainment, the Washington Post reports. “I don't think games have to be fun,” one key organizer said. “I think games have to be engaging.” New titles in the so-called serious game genre focus not only on subjects such as Darfur, the US justice system, and the environment, but also on the more practical, like training Canon employees to service copiers. More »

    • In Russert's Life, Lessons for All

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 20, 08 8:07 AM CDT

      In Russert's Life, Lessons for All

      Media coverage of Tim Russert's death was unprecedented in scope—and worth every second, writes Peggy Noonan in the Wall Street Journal . Russert lived a life worth emulating with his emphasis on family, intregrity, faith, self-discipline, and guts. As for the journalists talking about his open-mindedness and serious approach to the field, she says, “Emulation would be good there, too.” More »

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      obituary  • media  • Tim Russert  • media criticism  • Peggy Noonan

    • Zell's Tribune Co. Heads Toward Default on Loans

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Jun 19, 08 5:43 PM CDT

      Zell's Tribune Co. Heads Toward Default on Loans

      As the newspaper industry continues its accelerating skid into the red, even billionaire Sam Zell's Tribune Company is on track to default on its massive loans as soon as the end of the year, an analyst predicts. The parent of the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times is far from alone. Bloomberg takes a look at the industry as it struggles to overcome historic lows in advertising revenue. More »

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      media  • newspaper  • Tribune Company  • Sam Zell  • Chicago Tribune

    • For Obama the Nominee, Even More Discipline

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 19, 08 8:37 AM CDT

      For Obama the Nominee, Even More Discipline

      As Barack Obama's campaign transitions from Democratic frontrunner to nominee, his team is ratcheting down control over the candidate's public image and media access to him. But yesterday's revelation that Obama campaign volunteers prohibited two Muslim women wearing headscarves from sitting behind him at a rally underscores the challenges facing the nation's first black nominee, writes the New York Times . More »

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      Barack Obama  • election 2008  • media  • press  • nominee  • image

    • Russert's Son: 'My Dad's Last Speech'

      newser  |  People  |  Jun 18, 08 6:42 PM CDT

      Russert's Son: 'My Dad's Last Speech'

      Tim Russert's 22-year-old son delivered what he called his "dad's last speech" today before a crowd of Washington luminaries, People reports. "My dad was my best friend," said a composed Luke Russert, who called his father a "force of nature" who combined his passion for work with a boundless humanity. The emotional service concluded with a video tribute from Bruce Springsteen, a guest Russert always hoped to land. More »

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      media  • Tim Russert  • James Carville  • Tom Brokaw

    • Mourning Russert, We Mourn an Era

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 16, 08 9:16 AM CDT

      Mourning Russert, We Mourn an Era

      For those who still see politics as important and noble, Tim Russert was like a high priest presiding over a Sunday morning mass that drove the week's news cycle, writes David Carr in the New York Times. But as much as Russert was a key Beltway player, that mass was losing relevance fast—and his passing may be its death knell. More »

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      Internet  • media  • Tim Russert  • Meet the Press  • Sundays

    • Oprah Tops Powerful Celebs List Again

      newser  |  Forbes  |  Jun 12, 08 11:12 AM CDT

      Oprah Tops Powerful Celebs List Again

      Forbes ranks the 100 most powerful celebs of 2008 (complete with tweens), and Oprah leads the pack for the second year running. Stars are judged on the size of their paychecks and media clout, including their showing on the Internet. Here's how the A-listers stacked up: Oprah Winfrey Tiger Woods Angelina Jolie Beyonce Knowles David Beckham   More »

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      list  • celebrity  • media  • Tiger Woods  • Oprah Winfrey  • Angelina Jolie  • Brad Pitt  • JK Rowling  • David Beckham  • Johnny Depp  • Jay-Z  • Beyonce  • rich  • Forbes  • The Police

    • Sam Zell: Saving Newspapers, or Burying Them?

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 9, 08 5:58 AM CDT

      Sam Zell: Saving Newspapers, or Burying Them?

      Sam Zell and his Tribune Company announced last week that they would trim 500 pages of news each week from the conglomerate's dozen newspapers, including the LA Times and the Chicago Tribune . But is a paper split 50-50 between news and ads the solution for an industry in crisis? The New York Times looks at the viability of a radical plan. More »

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      advertising  • media  • newspaper  • Tribune Company  • Sam Zell  • Los Angeles Times  • Chicago Tribune  • downsizing

  • May 2008

    • Bringing Sexy Back? How About Just Reality?

      newser  |  San Francisco Chronicle  |  May 23, 08 3:08 PM CDT

      Bringing Sexy Back? How About Just Reality?

      Tired of seeing the truth airbrushed and Photoshopped entirely out of Vogue and its glossy rack-mates, Mark Morford, in the San Francisco Chronicle , ruminates on his ideal reality-based publication. His mag— Truth Hurts or My Eyes, My Eyes! —will feature "wrinkles and scars and flab and sag, stretch marks and cigarette burns and age spots and syringe holes and … asymmetry galore." More »

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      media  • magazine  • magazine industry  • Photoshop  • doctored photo  • photo editing  • altered photos

    • So Long Katie; Don't Let the Door Hit You

      newser  |  New Yorker  |  May 20, 08 12:41 PM CDT

      So Long Katie; Don't Let the Door Hit You

      Katie Couric’s unhappy tenure as CBS Evening News anchor will soon end, and not a moment too soon for Nancy Franklin of the New Yorker. Couric seemed likely to succeed at the start, but she wound up ditching the qualities people liked in her and becoming a teleprompter-reading automaton. But above all, she lacked what declining network news shows need: passion. More »

    • Clinton Campaigns Against the Media

      newser  |  Politico  |  May 17, 08 10:56 AM CDT

      Clinton Campaigns Against the Media

      The Clinton campaign’s new chief target is the media that’s left it for dead, Politico reports. Hillary Clinton’s speeches, ads, and discussions with supporters and superdelegates now focus on what she considers the pundits’ premature verdict that Barack Obama will be the Democratic nominee. Her camp hopes the strategy will spark a backlash vote in remaining primaries and turn the tide of superdelegates that seems to be heading Obama’s way. More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • election 2008  • media  • pundits

    • McCain's Lead Dog Isn't Afraid to Bark, or Bite

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  May 15, 08 6:08 PM CDT

      McCain's Lead Dog Isn't Afraid to Bark, or Bite

      Mark Salter has the honor of being John McCain’s “chief creator, shaper and enforcer,” the Wall Street Journal reports of a man who rides the press corps hard and thinks he knows Barack Obama’s soft spots. A McCain confidant of two decades, the goateed, chain-smoking Salter has co-written five books with the senator and is an often strident defender of his boss. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • climate change  • media  • Hurricane Katrina  • Mark Salter

    • Fritzl Blames Nazis, Says He Was Trying to Save Daughter

      newser  |  Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  May 8, 08 11:53 AM CDT

      Fritzl Blames Nazis, Says He Was Trying to Save Daughter

      In jail-cell notes released by his lawyer, Josef Fritzl goes to bizarre lengths to defend the rape and imprisonment of his daughter, citing his Nazi upbringing for instilling “a high regard for decency and uprightness,” and a need to save the 18-year-old Elisabeth from drinking and dissipation. “She was going out to seedy bars and would spend whole nights there drinking and smoking," he wrote. "I only tried to rescue her from that life." More »

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      rape  • media  • Josef Fritzl  • Austria  • incest  • Elisabeth Fritzl  • Amstetten, Austria  • insanity  • Rudolf Mayer

    • Obama Eludes Not Only Clinton, but Media

      newser  |  Time  |  May 8, 08 10:07 AM CDT

      Obama Eludes Not Only Clinton, but Media

      After a career of sober-minded policy politics, Hillary Clinton let loose her inner populist pol in Indiana and North Carolina, Joe Klein writes, and, like much of the media, he thought the showmanship-over-substance (along with Obama's pastor problem) might pull it out for her. But that "shameless populism" proved not to be a game-changer after all. She lost the contest—and the race, he concludes in a Time cover story anointing Obama as the nominee. More »

    • Judges Back Rowling in Case Over Son Pics

      newser  |  Reuters  |  May 7, 08 3:12 PM CDT

      Judges Back Rowling in Case Over Son Pics

      A British court approved JK Rowling’s request to ban publication of a photograph of her son, Reuters reports, reversing a lower circuit's ruling. "If a child of parents who are not in the public eye could reasonably expect not to have photographs of him published in the media, so too should the child of a famous parent," the ruling read. More »

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      celebrity  • media  • Harry Potter  • paparazzi  • JK Rowling  • photographs  • photographers

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