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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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August 2008
- NC Paper: We Tried to Confirm Edwards Affair
  
  News & Observer (Raleigh) | Aug 13, 08 12:24 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - There has been much hand-wringing over the mainstream media’s coverage—or lack thereof—of the John Edwards sex scandal, but the News & Observer of Raleigh thinks it got it right. In a blog post today, the executive editor explains that the paper took the Enquirer’s allegations seriously, sending reporters to try to confirm each report. What they couldn’t report, they didn’t run. More »
- Brit Dishes on Her Dark Days
  
  OK! | Aug 13, 08 12:02 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In her first interview since her well-publicized breakdown, Britney Spears talks about her dark days over the last 2 years, and tells OK! magazine that she hopes her sons shun celebrity, and “have a more normal childhood.” She also says she's "writing every day," and calls her next album “my best work ever.” More »
- Gourmet Writer a Threat to Beijing?
  
  Gourmet | Aug 11, 08 3:31 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - She's not a Tibetan activist, a human-rights watchdog, or a political correspondent. So why couldn't Karen Coates, a food writer for Gourmet , get a visa to cover the Beijing Olympics? She recounts the mind-numbing bureaucratic hoops she jumped through to submit her application, which seems to have vanished into a black hole. "That’s how the Chinese government says 'no.' You don’t exist." More »
- Sympathy for Elizabeth Big Reason Media Held Back
  
  Washington Post | Aug 11, 08 3:24 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The mainstream media found itself in an awkward bind when evidence of John Edwards' affair began trickling in, writes Howard Kurtz in the Washington Post . Why such a half-hearted effort to confirm the story? Kurtz doesn't think the liberal bias charge holds up and says sympathy for Elizabeth Edwards, disdain for the National Enquirer , and even staff cutbacks for such investigations played bigger roles. More »
- Jolie-Pitt Clan Masters 'Studied Casual' Look
  
  USA Today | Aug 11, 08 1:18 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The photos in People of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s ever-expanding multi-cultural brood put out a vibe of a normal family relaxing and having fun, notes USA Today . Don't buy it for a second. "This was very well planned and very well executed," says publicist and author Howard Bragman. "The message is that 'Hey, we're pretty regular people.' It's what we would call 'studied casual,' which is the hardest thing to create." More »
- New Media Thwart Edwards, Olympics
  
  New York Times | Aug 11, 08 10:50 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The mainstream media aren't the arbiter of news anymore—every man, woman, and child with a mouse is, according to David Carr of the New York Times. For proof, look no further than the Olympics opening ceremonies or the John Edwards scandal. No matter how hard it tried, NBC couldn’t prevent footage of the ceremonies from leaking, nor could mainstream indifference kill the blogger-driven Edwards story. More »
- The Incredible Shrinking Rolling Stone
  
  New York Times | Aug 11, 08 2:57 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Rolling Stone is about to debut its most radical change in the 41-year history of the countercultural icon. The magazine's traditional large format will shrink to a standard 8x11 size in October, and the staples will give way to a glued binding, reports the New York Times . More »
- French Writer Sparks Uproar With 'Anti-Semitic' Satire
  
  Guardian (UK) | Aug 3, 08 8:23 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Controversial French columnist Maurice Siné is drawing cries of anti-Semitism for statements about President Sarkozy's son, reports the Guardian . In a column for Charlie Hebdo , Siné alleged Jean Sarkozy planned to convert to Judaism to wed a Jewish heiress and "go a long way in life." Siné's editor agreed it reinforced stereotypes and ordered an apology. Siné refused and was fired. More »
- $15M Twins Debut Monday
  
  New York Post | Aug 1, 08 10:44 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The world will see the first images of Knox and Vivienne Jolie-Pitt on Monday. People and Hello! magazines teamed up to win the bidding war for exclusive rights to the photos by offering $11 million to $15 million, the New York Post reports. Though initial reports speculated the price could go as high as $20 million, that's a still a record. More »
July 2008
- AP Bureau Chief Considered Job With McCain
  
  Politico | Jul 30, 08 1:58 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Ron Fournier’s objectivity is being questioned yet again, as Politico reports that the AP’s Washington bureau chief was offered a senior position in the McCain campaign before returning to the wire service in March 2007. Fournier’s political leanings have been a hot topic lately, since a 2004 email surfaced in which the reporter told Bush adviser Karl Rove to “keep up the fight.” More »
- Mac Attack Ad's Endless Media Coverage? Priceless
  
  New York Times | Jul 30, 08 8:35 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain's tough TV spot, which attacks Barack Obama for backing out of a visit to US troops in Germany because he couldn't bring TV cameras along, has become one of the most widely seen ads of the campaign. That's pretty impressive, considering it only aired as a paid commercial about a dozen times. The negative ad is a PR coup for McCain, writes the New York Times , now that it's been featured endlessly—and for free—on TV news. More »
- Robert Novak Diagnosed with Brain Tumor
  
  Chicago Sun-Times | Jul 28, 08 1:43 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Newspaper columnist Robert Novak revealed today he has been diagnosed with a brain tumor, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. A biopsy is set for today to determine if the tumor is malignant or benign. “I will be suspending my journalistic work for an indefinite but, God willing, not too lengthy period,” Novak, 77, said in a statement. More »
- LA Times Insider Launches Anti-Zell Blog
  
  New York Times | Jul 21, 08 8:14 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Heads continue to roll at the Tribune Company, but one staffer is aiming to prove the pen is mightier than Sam Zell's ax, reports the New York Times, with new blog TellZell.com. The site is airing the gripes of Tribune's disgruntled journalists, and is finding plenty of fodder—from top-level resignations at the LA Times to publishing the unreleased list of employees facing layoffs. More »
- 'Ferocious Kind of Love' Behind Times -Bashing
  
  Vanity Fair | Jul 16, 08 3:04 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - It seems these days everyone’s got a beef with the New York Times these days, so Vanity Fair set out to find out why, asking a panel of experts their thoughts. Simple envy is the primary culprit, some say; others cite "a ferocious kind of love"; the paper's "holier-than-thou" stance, even as it's in decline, also proved irksome. More »
- Kidman Kid Pics Not for Sale... Maybe
  
  New York Post | Jul 16, 08 11:30 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Nicole Kidman says she would never sell pictures of daughter Sunday Rose—but the price may not have been high enough. An editor at a celebrity glossy tells the New York Post the Aussie Oscar-winner “wanted $3 million and we weren't going to pay that.” A Kidman rep reiterates: "a number of publications called to offer money, but she never considered it." More »
- Pitt, Jolie Foil Tabloids With Baby Scoop
  
  Associated Press | Jul 15, 08 11:36 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In a style befitting a couple of action-movie stars, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt outfoxed the tabloids by allowing a local newspaper to break the story of their twins’ birth, the AP reports. The daily Nice-Matin got a heads-up before the big event, the scoop that the delivery was moved up “for the mother’s comfort,” and a post-delivery photo of Pitt. More »
- LA Times Publisher Exits
  
  Reuters | Jul 15, 08 2:08 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A bad day for the Tribune Company got even worse yesterday with the resignation of Los Angeles Times publisher David Hiller, Reuters reports. Hiller is leaving after less than 2 years with the paper as Tribune owner Sam Zell prepares to cut jobs again and reduce pages at his papers. The editor of the Chicago Tribune, another of Zell's media properties , quit earlier yesterday. More »
- Chicago Tribune Editor Resigns Amid Cutbacks
  
  Associated Press | Jul 14, 08 3:58 PM CDT
  
  (AP) - Chicago Tribune editor Ann Marie Lipinski handed in her resignation today after 7 years in the top post at the Tribune Company's flagship paper. Lipinski's departure comes a week after the 161-year-old newspaper told its staff it would eliminate about 80 newsroom jobs amid a broad effort to cut costs as advertising and circulation revenues decline at its newspapers nationwide. More »
- Brangelina Babies Off to Busy Start
  
  USA Today | Jul 14, 08 9:35 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - At just 2 days old, Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline are the world's most sought-after celebrity pair—and parents Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are in managing mode. Just Jared reports the