April 2008
Through Weegee’s Lens - New York Times →
A long-lost era of New York City through the camera lens.
In Zimbabwe Jail: A Reporter’s Ordeal - New York... →
NYT reporter writes about his arrest for “committing journalism.”
3 Candidates With 3 Plans, but One Deficit - New... →
All of the candidates’ plans on taxes and spending will add trillions of dollars to the national debt, according to experts.
Bill Moyers Journal . Profile . Jeremiah Wright |... →
Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the pastor of Trinity United Church, whose comments captured on Youtube caused Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) to deliver a major speech on race, gives his first interview since the scandal to PBS’ Bill Moyers.
Harbinger of things to come in the news business?... →
Hedge fund buys up shares of family-owned news outlets.
Punknews.org | Police shut down F*cked Up at SUNY... →
Culture Shock Festival at SUNY Purchase lives up to its name.
Rupert Murdoch's Newspaper War | Newsweek Business... →
Rupert Murdoch is launching an old-fashioned newspaper war against The New York Times. Not since William Randolph Hearst took on Joseph Pulitzer have we seen such a fight.
A Volatile Election Campaign All in One Place -... →
Profile of Mark Halperin, producer of ‘The Page,’ the latest and greatest of the election blogs.
NEW MUSIC from DARKER MY LOVE →
The new album 2 is out 8/5/08 and the dudes from DML posted a track here.
Who Owns Sports Coverage? - New York Times →
A question of media ownership and bloggers’ rights.
Obama's secret weapon: the media - John F. Harris... →
Link TV | Mosaic: World News From The Middle East →
Peabody Award-winning program puts news from Middle East broadcasters—both state-owned and independent—back to back for viewers around the world.
Alter: Adios, Sound Bites | Newsweek Voices -... →
The era of fat cats and sound bites is over.
Behind Military Analysts, the Pentagon’s Hidden... →
The Pentagon blurs the lines between government and journalism to the point of “obliteration.”
Michael Calderone's Blog - Politico.com →
Obama and Clinton both appear on Colbert report Thursday night.
hulu: Watch your favorites. Anytime. For free. →
Online television is here. Now.
Stuff Jewish Young Adults Like →
Possibly the funniest blog for young Jews ever.
toohotfortnr: you snitchin where i come from, you... →
Spencer Ackerman, a former employee of The New Republic, shooting back at his former colleague Ryan Lizza, who is now the Washington correspondent for The New Yorker, who he says got him fired from TNR. (via Politico)
Superdelegate count a mystery - Michael Calderone... →
Interesting account of how simple yet complicated the superdelegate variable is in the Democratic campaign.
Obama Tries to Limit Fallout Over ‘Bitter’ Remark... →