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Daily Beast stories: 4 news summaries
Meghan McCain

In Goldilocks Age, When Will Female Pols Be Just Right?

Media portrayal of women politicians is unfair, says Maverick Junior

Nov 9, 09 10:39 AM CST
(Newser) - Women in politics are suffering from a "Goldilocks Syndrome" at the hands of a misogynist media: With Hillary Clinton deemed "too hard" for not paying attention to fashion and beauty, and Sarah Palin "too soft" for doing just that, what woman will possibly be deemed "just... More »

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Hillary Clinton • female politicians • Meghan McCain • Sarah Palin • Daily Beast

 The Beast's Roar Fades 


Feb 4, 09 10:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Is media darling Tina Brown headed for another disaster? That's what the Observer is asking, noting that traffic to the celebrity editor's website dropped 17% after its glitzy launch last fall. Despite a start-up budget said to be as high as $18 million, and a staff of 24, the Daily... More »

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media • Tina Brown • Michael Wolff • Daily Beast

OPINION

Black Berates Newser Founder From Jail

News mogul attacks biography's depiction
of rival Murdoch

Dec 17, 08 1:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Convicted felon Conrad Black has skipped time in the exercise yard to pen a review from prison of the new biography of his old rival Rupert Murdoch. Black complains that biographer Michael Wolff is at once too deferential and takes "extreme psychological liberties" in The Man Who Owns the ... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Conrad Black • biography • book • News Corp • Michael Wolff • Daily Beast

Chris Buckley on the Outs
With Dad's Mag

National Review drops column after Obama endorsement

Oct 15, 08 4:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Things have gotten a little ugly between Christopher Buckley and the movement his dad pretty much founded, reports Howard Kurtz in the Washington Post. The son of legendary William F. Buckley, godfather of modern conservatism and founder of the National Review, wrote a back-page column for that magazine until last... More »

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National Review • Election 2008 • William F. Buckley Jr. • Christopher Buckley • Daily Beast

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