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American media stories: 45 news summaries

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 Black Media Outlets 
 Focus on Obama Ads 

Budget for African-American outreach unclear

Jul 14, 08 6:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Barack Obama campaign hasn't spent much on advertising in African-American media, a trend many hope the candidate will reverse as he gears up for the general election, Advertising Age reports. "The audience has to be motivated to get out and vote," says a BET exec who... More »

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television • Barack Obama • newspaper • black community • American media • targeted advertising • African-American voters • campaign advertising • Election 2008

Opinion

 Sports Columnists 
 Lost in Digital Transition 

Ink-and-paper set, losing touch with their cities and teams, jump for electronic havens

Jul 8, 08 4:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sports columnists are leaving behind their local teams and newspaper readership in droves for the greener pastures of the online and television worlds, and it's "something to be lamented," writes Robert Weintraub in the Columbia Journalism Review. “The gifted sports columnists often delivered the best writing in... More »

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Internet • American media • columnists • ESPN.com • blogs • sports journalism • Tony Kornheiser

Opinion

 Time for Mac to
 Get Interesting Again 

Aides need to let candor shine through once more

Jun 27, 08 9:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain is getting lost in the giant media shadow thrown by Barack Obama, but there's plenty of time to fix things, writes Peggy Noonan in the Wall Street Journal. For every two Obamania stories, there's one "deadly" boring report declaring: "McCain Unveils Proposal.” Now would be... More »

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John McCain • American media • Peggy Noonan • Election 2008 • media coverage

White House Blasts NBC Over Interview Edit

'Deceitful' cut took
Bush out of context, counselor complains

May 20, 08 11:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - The White House went after NBC yesterday, accusing the network of doctoring a recent interview with President Bush, the Hill reports. Asked if comments about Iran were directed at Democratic candidate Barack Obama, Bush declined to answer directly, but White House counselor Ed Gillespie says the interview was purposely edited... More »

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Iran • Barack Obama • NBC • White House • Ed Gillespie • American media • NBC News • George W. Bush • appeasement

Alert the Aliens: Weekly World News Dead at 28

Not even Elvis can save iconic tabloid from lagging print industry

Aug 7, 07 4:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - For 28 years, it was the “world’s most reliable newspaper,” replete with stories of Elvis sightings, alien babies, and dwarf-eating dieters. But the Weekly World News is no more. The black-and-white publication, known for its loose headlines and even looser facts, will publish its final print... More »

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media • newspaper • tabloids • National Enquirer • Weekly World News • Eddie Clontz • Bat Boy • Elvis sightings • American media • UFO sightings • print industry • fake news

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