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Daily Beast stories: 6 news summaries

Beast Writer Booted After More Plagiarism Surfaces

Gerald Posner suspended for borrowing

13 hours, 38 minutes ago

Beast Writer Booted After More Plagiarism Surfaces

Gerald Posner suspended for borrowing

(Newser) - The Daily Beast's chief investigative writer who "unintentionally" lifted lines from a Miami Herald article has apparently done the same thing on 4 previous occasions, cribbing from the Herald and Texas Lawyer. Gerald Posner is now on suspension from Tina Brown's online news operation, reports Gawker . "I now... More »

tales from thanksgiving night

 Tiger Put Mistress 
 on Phone With Wife 

Elin's friends dish about that infamous night

Jan 25, 10 1:44 PM CST

Tiger Put Mistress on Phone With Wife

Elin's friends dish about that infamous night

(Newser) - Tiger Woods’ car crash on Thanksgiving started an avalanche of news stories, but what caused the crash has remained shrouded in secrecy—until now. Tiger was undone by a text message, two anonymous sources close to Elin Nordegren tell Gerald Posner of the Daily Beast . Woods had warned Nordegren that... More »

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

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

Media portrayal of women politicians is unfair, says Maverick Junior

(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 »

 The Beast's Roar Fades 

Feb 4, 09 10:50 AM CST

The Beast's Roar Fades

(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 »

OPINION

Black Berates Newser Founder From Jail

News mogul attacks biography's depiction
of rival Murdoch

Dec 17, 08 1:40 PM CST

Black Berates Newser Founder From Jail

News mogul attacks biography's depiction of rival Murdoch

(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 »

Chris Buckley on the Outs
With Dad's Mag

National Review drops column after Obama endorsement

Oct 15, 08 4:53 AM CDT

Chris Buckley on the Outs With Dad's Mag

National Review drops column after Obama endorsement

(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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