Freedom of the Press–When You Own One
"Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one."– A.J. Liebling Rob Davis of VoiceofSanDiego.org reports on the new owner of his local daily: Doug Manchester, the new owner and publisher...
View ArticleShameless Self-Promotion on NBC Nightly 'News'
No comment. NBC Nightly News (1/29/12) LESTER HOLT: And a sign of the times tonight on a football field in Hawaii. The NFL is relaxing its strict social media policy and allowing players to use Twitter...
View ArticlePresidential Campaign as Olympics: Chuck Todd's Tired Routine
Coverage of national political campaigns is generally pretty bad–a parade of polls, horesrace analysis and fundraising tallies, with pundits doing their best at pretending they're campaign strategists....
View ArticleWar Propaganda, Olympics-Style
NBC's Olympics broadcast last night included a profile of Grenadian runner Kirani James. The small island is peaceful now, viewers learned, thanks in no small part to Ronald Reagan's decision to...
View ArticleRichard Sherman's Winning Rant
An interesting thing happened the last few days: A football player was attacked by the same, predictable racism that athletes usually have to endure when they speak out…and he won. Well, he won the...
View ArticleMichael Sam and the NFL's LGBT Makeover
Michael Sam may have just announced to the sports world that he's a gay man, but it seems that it's the NFL itself that may be forced to come out of its closet.
View ArticleAnonymous Sourcing and the Ghost Threat
The use of unnamed sources is widespread, even in places where it's not necessary. But allowing an unnamed source to levy a threat, without having to put on the record who's making the threat, is new...
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