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Mediawatch

A watchdog for the watchdogs

An eye on all aspects of media, with an emphasis on how well citizens are served by news outlets everywhere.

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October 2008
- Economic Crisis Translates to Bad News for Ethnic Media
  
  New America Media | Oct 3, 08 4:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Ethnic newspapers and magazines, until recently a bright spot in the gloomy print-journalism industry, are feeling the pain of the economic crisis, New America Media reports. Ethnic publications rely on ads from local businesses—like real estate brokers—and as their business goes downhill, so do the papers'. “I still have eight pages for that section," one editor said. "Before, I had 20 pages.” More »
- Reporter Dropped Dime on Locklear, Pocketed $25K
  
  ABC News | Oct 2, 08 4:26 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A former magazine editor collected $27,500 from a gossip internet site after making the 911 phone call that led to Heather Locklear's DUI bust, reports ABC News. Jill Ishkanian, a one-time editor at Us Weekly magazine, called the cops after spotting Lockyear in the parking lot of a California supermarket. Ishkanian snapped photos when the cops arrived and unloaded them to TMZ. More »
September 2008
- Diss Letterman at Your Peril
  
  Gawker | Sep 26, 08 5:20 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain is playing with fire if he thinks he can stand up David Letterman and get away with it. "The middle-of-the-road personalities who've dominated network television since its inception do retain one singular power," Gawker Media head honcho Nick Denton, writing for his flagship blog, warns the wayward candidate. "When they finally get off the fence, the mass of similar-minded voters take notice." More »
- Brown: Free Palin From Mac's 'Chauvinistic Chains'
  
  Chicago Tribune | Sep 24, 08 12:26 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Another rant on sexism has political bloggers buzzing today, Mark Silva notes in the Swamp. Only in this one, CNN’s Campbell Brown lays into the McCain campaign for clamping “chauvinistic chains” on Sarah Palin by not letting her take questions from the media as other candidates do. More »
- McCain Camp Slams 'Biased' NY Times
  
  Washington Post | Sep 23, 08 3:38 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The McCain camp launched another attack on the media yesterday, this time blasting the New York Times as "biased" for its report linking the campaign to lobbyists for Freddie Mac and Freddie Mae. A spokesman called the Times a "pro-Obama advocacy organization" after the paper revealed that campaign manager Rick Davis received $2 million when he was a lobbyist to shield the loan giants from tougher regulations, reports the Washington Post . More »
- LA Times Staffers Sue Zell for Trashing Tribune
  
  Wall Street Journal | Sep 17, 08 10:15 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A group of current and former Los Angeles Times journalists is suing the Tribune Company for recklessly mismanaging the chain of newspapers, the Wall Street Journal reports. The suit claims billionaire boss Sam Zell has trashed the company in a hunt for quick profits, destroying the value of their pension and stock-ownership plans—though the stock plan is majority owner in the unusual buyout scheme. More »
- Mexican Media Tycoon Buys 6.4% of New York Times
  
  Bloomberg | Sep 11, 08 8:09 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The world’s second-richest man, Mexican media tycoon Carlos Slim, has purchased a 6.4% stake in the New York Times Company. He says the buy was a purely financial—not strategic—move, but analysts say he may be positioning himself to make a play for the Gray Lady, reports Bloomberg. A Slim spokesman describes the struggling newspaper company as a “an attractive value,” adding, "The door is always open to assess whether we will buy more.'' More »
- It's Not Too Late, MSNBC: 'Stay Crazy'
  
  Gawker | Sep 8, 08 5:09 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - David Gregory will be the face of MSNBC's election coverage, and the ouster of "loud shouty people" Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews isn't sitting well with at least one viewer. "It's a stupid, stupid idea, for many reasons," Alex Pareene writes on Gawker of NBC Universal's decision. "If people wanted Brian Williams and David Gregory to cover everything quietly and politely they'd actually watch your evening news." More »
- Maddow, Set for MSNBC Debut, Aims to Avoid 'Homogenized'
  
  Boston Globe | Sep 8, 08 2:05 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Rachel Maddow’s own show debuts at 9 EDT tonight on MSNBC, but the liberal pundit doesn’t sound so much excited as worried. TV has “homogenizing tendencies,” she tells the Boston Globe . “It’s like being put through a meat grinder.” But worried or not, the Air America host is making the leap, bringing another lefty to the brink of mainstream pundit stardom. More »
- NY Post Endorses McCain
  
  New York Post | Sep 8, 08 8:41 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The New York Post “emphatically” endorsed John McCain today, praising the Arizona senator’s “battle-tested courage, unshakeable devotion to principle,” and national security acumen, and dismissing the “tissue-paper-thin resume” of Barack Obama. Despite decades in Washington, McCain “is not of Washington,” the Post argues, something he underscored by picking outsider Sarah Palin as his running mate: “Neither plays well with others.” More »
- LinkedIn, CNBC Buddy Up
  
  Financial Times (UK) | Sep 4, 08 9:31 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - CNBC and LinkedIn have announced an alliance in which the business cable channel gets content and tools from the professional networking site—and the ability to more efficiently target ads to LinkedIn’s 27 million users, the Financial Times reports. Though LinkedIn’s CEO says CNBC won’t get users’ personal info—yet, at least—analysts say privacy fears could harm the enterprise. More »
- Noonan: 'Over' Didn't Mean Mac
  
  Wall Street Journal | Sep 4, 08 7:19 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Columnist Peggy Noonan has been catching flak since being caught on tape saying "It's over" during a frank assessment of John McCain's veep choice. But the Wall Street Journal writer insists she wasn't pronouncing Mac's White House hopes dead —she was simply remarking that the days of the GOP's base being connected to mainstream America are over, she writes. More »
- Hot Mic Catches Noonan on Palin: 'It's Over'
  
  Politico | Sep 3, 08 6:02 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The hot microphone strikes again. Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan was caught today saying "It's over," as she assessed John McCain's chances in the wake of his Sarah Palin pick, Politico reports. Fellow righty Mike Murphy called the choice of Palin "gimmicky" and "cynical." The comments were picked up by a live mic after the two taped a segment today on NBC. More »
August 2008
- Media Ready to Skip Convention for Gulf Coast
  
  Politico | Aug 31, 08 2:45 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Reporters scheduled to cover the Republican convention are preparing to move fast if Hurricane Gustav wallops the Gulf Coast. Anchors Anderson Cooper and Geraldo Rivera are already headed for the storm, but hordes of journalists are stuck in St. Paul, Minn., where the RNC will start tomorrow unless it's postponed. “It almost feels like having a two-front war,” one Fox News exec said. More »
- What We'd Like Steve Jobs to Do Before He Dies
  
  Forbes | Aug 29, 08 11:35 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - No word from Steve Jobs on whether he made it through all 17 pages of his own obituary, published prematurely by Bloomberg on Wednesday, but news organizations all over have been having fun at Bloomberg's expense. Forbes went one step farther last night, posting a list of the five things the mag would like the Apple co-founder to create before he actually does die. More »
- BBC Denies Spouting Government's Qaeda Line
  
  Guardian (UK) | Aug 27, 08 7:26 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Similarities between a leaked British government document and a recent BBC report on al-Qaeda’s waning support are just that, the broadcaster said today in denying its editorial independence had been dented. A report leaked to the Guardian talked of pushing material through UK media channels to suggest al-Qaeda is weakening; the BBC show suggested the group was losing support, but could still attack the West. More »
- MSNBC Anchors in DNC Slugfest
  
  New York Post | Aug 27, 08 10:17 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Infighting between MSNBC anchors is turning the Democratic National Convention into a partisan catfight. Joe Scarborough, who once served as Republican representative, got touchy when David Shuster yesterday referred to “your party, the Republican Party” and Scarborough and Tom Brokaw are miffed at the channel’s decision to increase its left-leaning programming. More »
- Pitt Shoots Family for Mag Cover
  
  Fashion Week Daily | Aug 26, 08 11:01 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Brad Pitt has photographed Angelina Jolie and their six children for the November cover of W magazine, sources tell Fashion Week Daily . The photography hobbyist, who once got a Littman 45 single camera from Jolie as a birthday gift, snapped the pics last week at their French chateau. More »