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(Newser) - A media watchdog ad attacking CNN anchor Lou Dobbs for his "racially charged" support of conspiracy theorists who question President Obama's birth certificate is all set to run tomorrow on CNN. But there's fat chance you'll ever see it on CNN. Five of the six cable providers who sold... More »

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Barack Obama • media • media criticism • CNN • American media • Media Matters • advertisements • Lou Dobbs • birther

OPINION

 Palin Channels Ahmadinejad 

Her self-presentation, politics, and biography are like his

Aug 3, 09 9:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have their differences—but their images, politics, and even life stories show significant overlap, writes Juan Cole for Salon. Both are former governors of “frontier states,” both drum up support through “wounded nationalism,” and both battle foreign influence. “Above all,... More »

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Iran • media • Alaska • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • populism • populist • Sarah Palin • dissent • elitism • media elite

Analysis

 Obama TV Has 
 Become a Snore 


Jul 29, 09 4:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Say what you want about President Nixon, but at least his press conferences were entertaining. “It was the Colosseum, and everybody’s thumb was down,” recalls staffer Pat Buchanan. “It was something worth watching.” The same can’t be said of President Obama’s all-too-frequent appearances.... More »

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Barack Obama • media • Richard Nixon • press conference • Pat Buchanan • political strategy • President Obama

OPINION

 Media Should 
 Learn From 
 Cronkite: Grow 
 a Backbone 


Today's press too cozy with Washington

Jul 26, 09 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - It wasn’t Walter Cronkite’s “avuncular persona” or his reaction to the JFK assassination that made him “the most trusted man in America,” Frank Rich writes in the New York Times—it was his willingness to challenge the halls of power. That’s become increasingly rare... More »

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media • Washington Post • press • Frank Rich • American media • Iraq war • Walter Cronkite • Mark Sanford

 Poll: Stewart the New Cronkite 


Jul 23, 09 10:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - In an absurd world, maybe the only people we can trust are the comedians. A Time.com poll asked readers who the most trusted newscaster in America is, now that Walter Cronkite has passed on. The overwhelming response? Jon Stewart. The Daily Show maestro took 44% of the 9,409... More »

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media • Katie Couric • Jon Stewart • Brian Williams • Walter Cronkite • news anchor • poll numbers • Charlie Gibson

(Newser) - Barack Obama maintained his trademark cool at last night's press conference, but he seemed back in campaign mode as he offered "well-honed arguments and sound bites" in favor of health care reform, writes Jane Sasseen of BusinessWeek. The president did a good job selling his plan, but he... More »

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Barack Obama • media • health care costs • press conference • health care reform • Obama administration • White House press corps

(Newser) - By now, we’ve gotten a pretty good look at the White House’s PR playbook, and as you may have noticed, Barack Obama gets the ball a lot. The president is everywhere, Politico reports. He’s given more interviews than any other recent president had at this point in... More »

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Barack Obama • media • press conference • public relations • town hall meeting • network television • approval ratings

 Who We Trust 
 Post-Cronkite 

From Cooper to Oprah, people weigh in

Jul 21, 09 11:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - After the passing of Walter Cronkite, the Washington Post wondered who could compare to his level of trustworthiness. Below are a few of the responses they got from a variety of sources:
  • Anderson Cooper, “because he always has that slight bit of cynicism when it’s
... More »

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entertainment • media • Google • Larry David • Oprah Winfrey • Dalai Lama • Miley Cyrus • Anderson Cooper • Walter Cronkite • Alice Waters • Joel Osteen

(Newser) - Somewhat unexpectedly, the New York Times has a new feature called "The Puppy Diaries," which today's debut installment describes as being "about the challenges and satisfactions of raising a puppy through its first year of life." Even less expected: The author is managing editor... More »

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media • newspaper • New York Times • Jill Abramson • puppy • golden retriever • managing editor • cute

 CNN Boots Roesgen, 
 Tea-Party Ranter  

She leaves network following April's tax day rant

Jul 17, 09 7:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Susan Roesgen, the CNN correspondent who gained infamy for her rant at April’s tax day tea parties,has been shown the door, TVNewser reports. Roesgen was criticized for saying, on air, that the Chicago tea party she was covering was “anti-CNN since this is highly promoted by the... More »

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media • CNN • tea parties • Susan Roesgen

Media Sucked Up to Sanford
to Get Access, Emails Show

News outlets offered aides a 'friendly' ear

Jul 15, 09 11:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - No surprise that a lot of media outlets tried to butter up Mark Sanford’s aides in order to win interviews with the governor when he was AWOL in Argentina. But their emails, obtained by the State, show the lengths they were willing to go to, some coming about... More »

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ethics • media • South Carolina • press • sympathy • governor • scandal • interview • Mark Sanford • media frenzy

Got 250 Twitter Followers? Best Buy May Have Opening

It may be the first time social-networking popularity has been a job requirement

Jul 14, 09 2:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - For possibly the first time, an active Twitter following is a job requirement, the Telegraph reports. Best Buy asked that candidates for a senior marketing position at the company’s Minnesota headquarters have at least 250 followers for their Twitter pages. The posting also lists “1 year of active... More »

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social networking • media • marketing • blogging • blog • Best Buy • Twitter • microblogging

OPINION

 Chicago Paper's 
 'Profit' Model? 
 Reader Donations 

Independent Chicago paper is way ahead of its time

Jul 13, 09 8:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - As media outlets struggle to find ways to become profitable again, “the Chi-Town Daily News is way ahead of its time,” writes Foster Kamer for Gawker. A recent article ended with a message asking for reader donations to recoup the $726 it cost to run. “Yes, they... More »

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media • newspaper • journalism • recession • nonprofit • print journalism • Chi-Town Daily News

Young Media Doomsayer Rivets Industry

News is finished, Twitter is pointless, says teenage sage

Jul 13, 09 3:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - A report on teen views of media written by a 15-year-old Morgan Stanley intern has become the talk of Wall Street and Sun Valley, with CEOs and fund managers old enough to be his grandparents jumping on its conclusions. Londoner Matthew Robson claims that his generation has no use for... More »

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television • media • Morgan Stanley • digital media • Twitter • newspaper industry

(Newser) - From Rupert Murdoch to Twitter founder Evan Williams, moguls old and young descend on Sun Valley, Idaho, this week for an annual summit on media and technology. This year, reports the Financial Times, the dominant question concerns paid content—a debate that has spread from the troubled newspaper industry to... More »

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media • advertising • Idaho • paid content • new media • digital media • Sun Valley

OPINION

African Adoption Without the Madonna Mess

Other countries with real need also have effective systems

Jul 6, 09 2:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Madonna’s second adoption made other adoptive parents cringe, Bess Rattray writes for Vogue—not because the adoption itself was a bad idea, but because the media circus and the lack of “an established, transparent adoption system,” in Malawi made it look like baby stealing. Oh, and the... More »

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media • adoption • Ethiopia • Malawi • Madonna • foreign adoptions

 Jackson Death 
 Boosts New Media, 
 Troubles Old 

Mainstream media overwhelmed by stories from the blogosphere

Jul 6, 09 10:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - The onslaught of rumors, reports, and sometimes-true-sometimes-not stories about Michael Jackson has given a boost to new media sites like TMZ—which ran more than 150 Jackson stories in the week after his death—while mainstream press finds itself painstakingly sifting through stories to find the truth. “This is... More »

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entertainment • media • celebrity • TMZ • Michael Jackson • advertisers • new media • celebrity death

(Newser) - Mir Hossein Mousavi should stand trial for his “terrible crimes,” a hardline newspaper editor wrote today. The editor, who Reuters reports has close ties to Ayatollah Khamenei, accused the opposition candidate of fostering post-election dissent at America’s behest. “An open court, in front of the people's... More »

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media • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Mohammad Khatami • Ali Khamenei • Mir Hossein Mousavi

(Newser) - As they wipe the egg off their face, Washington Post executives are probably wondering why they got slammed so badly for selling access to Washington bigwigs and Post reporters at "salons" at the publisher's home. At least two other news organizations—the Wall Street Journal and the... More »

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media • newspaper • Washington Post • Wall Street Journal • lobbyist • access • The Economist • Katharine Weymouth

(Newser) - Helen Thomas has covered a lot of presidents, and she’s not much of a fan of how the current one manages the press. The 89-year-old reporter tells CNS that Obama’s White House tries to stage-manage news conferences and other media events like no other. “Nixon didn’t... More »

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media • White House • reporter • Helen Thomas • Robert Gibbs • President Obama • White House press corps

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