It’s the 4th of July and Our Founders Are WeepingBy: Scarecrow Saturday July 4, 2009 10:30 am |
We interrupt our regular programs to bring you special coverage of the latest absurdity.
Come Saturday Morning: Doing the Honorable ThingBy: Phoenix Woman Saturday July 4, 2009 7:30 am |
Apparently the Kaplan subsidies just aren't enough, and the Washington Post feels it must sell access to the very people its editorial team scolds in print. There's a much more honorable way for the WaPo to pay the bills: Start running sex ads.
Howie Kurtz’s Latest Story: Weymouth Defends Post’s Pay-to-Play SchemeBy: emptywheel Friday July 3, 2009 11:59 am |
Katharine Weymouth stands by the principle of bringing the key players on a policy fight together in her living room--for a price. After all, "everyone does it."
Cheney Interview: Washington Post Losing Its Ability to Report, TooBy: emptywheel Friday July 3, 2009 9:35 am |
Jeffery Smith makes the same errors on the CIA Leak case that reporters have been making for years.
Washington Post, Caught Brokering Access, Digs DeeperBy: emptywheel Thursday July 2, 2009 3:00 pm |
Katharine Weymouth says she is disappointed about the pay-to-play conferences. But she doesn't say why she's disappointed about them.
Signs Of The End Times: David Brooks Making SenseBy: Eli Tuesday June 30, 2009 6:01 pm |
Man, I really hate to find myself nodding along to a David Brooks column. Sure, he's a conservative columnist looking to score points off of a Democratic president and Congress, but that doesn't make him wrong. At least not today:
Dana Milbank’s Very Small FolderBy: emptywheel Monday June 29, 2009 8:05 am |
It was a very thin folder.
SC’s Linda Ketner Uses Small Words to Explain Politics to NYT’s AdNagsBy: Teddy Partridge Sunday June 28, 2009 4:00 pm |
In an amazing display of Conventional Wisdom regurgitation about how politicians are lagging indicators in American political culture, the NYT's Adam Nagourney uses many words, some of them big, to define why DeeCee won't move as quickly as America to acknowledge LGBT rights.
Nico Pitney Slaps Dana Milbank AroundBy: Blue Texan Sunday June 28, 2009 11:30 am |
And WTF is he and Amanda Carpenter bitching about? When Bush invited the likes of right-wing propagandists like Hugh Hewitt, Neil Boortz and Glenn Beck for a sit down in the White House, I didn't hear any hand-wringing about "collusion" or everyone getting a "fair crack at the President."
The Washington Post’s Omerta on FroomkinBy: emptywheel Saturday June 27, 2009 10:00 am |
Before I look closely at what OmbudAndy (Andy Alexander) had to say about Froomkin's firing today, I want to thank Dan for his kind words in today's post and for the way he went out with a bang. Also, Dan and Jay Rosen will be talking about accountability and journalism on Tuesday at the Personal Democracy Forum (I'll be speaking at 3:45); I plan to liveblog their conversation.
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