10 Other Times The Government Messed With The Press
The Justice Department may have seized AP phone records, but it’s not the first time the U.S. government has gone after journalists.
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21st Century Fox’s New Logo
The studio remains 20th Century Fox as the successor to the current News Corporation gets a minimalist new logo.
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Please Don’t Fire Howard Kurtz, CNN
So maybe he’s not perfect. But who else is going to host Reliable Sources ? UPDATE: CNN caved.
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The 11 Best Daily Download Videos On The Internet
Multimedia media critic Howard Kurtz and his trusty sidekick Lauren Ashburn are attempting to conquer the internet one YouTube video at a time.
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The Video Howard Kurtz Doesn’t Want You To See Discussing What Is Arguably His Worst Column Ever
The host of CNN’s Reliable Sources tried to call out the media’s positive coverage of the first openly gay NBA player. He failed.
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Lindsey Graham Says Misspelling Hid Bombing Suspect’s Russia Trip
“He went over to Russia, but apparently when he got on the airplane, they misspelled his name, so it never went into the system that he actually went to Russia.”
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How Media Coverage Influences Terrorism
Terrorism is “a species of psychological warfare waged through the media,” says an expert.
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This Is Why Local Newspapers Need Sub-Editors
This classified ad probably should have been checked before publication.
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Marco Rubio’s Sunday Show Blitz Doesn’t Make The Nation’s Front Pages
If a politician making “the first major policy gambit of his career” is aided by seven Sunday talk shows, will America’s newspapers even care about it on Monday? The Sunday shows’ swift decline in relevance.
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Found: The Poshest Birth Announcement Ever
Biggles and Tuppence. Really?
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How The Internet Reported Margaret Thatcher’s Death
Newspapers and leading blogs from around the world have paid tribute to the former PM.
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"Nick News" Is Still On The Air. Can It Survive?
Remember Nick News? How the show almost didn’t happen — and where it is now.
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CNN Pundits Decide The Obama Daughters Are “Bored”
“They’re so just done with this.”
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Why The ’90s Was The Golden Age Of Magazines
Thanks for ruining all this, internet.
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28 Newspaper And Magazine Layout Disasters
How not to edit a publication.
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Time Magazine Sexualizing Same-Sex Marriage With New Cover Photo
One of Time’s two new cover photos declaring “gay marriage already won” looks like a wedding kiss. The other looks more like a makeout session.
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MSNBC Employees Criticize MSNBC On MSNBC
You don’t see this kind of stuff on cable news all the time.
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Witness How Much MSNBC’s Chris Matthews And Phil Donahue Hated Each Other
MSNBC was a very different place before the Iraq War.
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Romenesko Now Hosting Sponsored Content
The popular media blog is currently featuring a sponsored post from the National Press Club.
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Petition Demands CNN Apologize For “Disgusting” Steubenville Rape Coverage
A flurry of online backlash erupted this weekend over how CNN covered the Steubenville rape trial.
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No One Wants To Read About Taylor Swift
Don’t want your magazine to sell? Put Taylor on the cover.
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What Job Did Anna Wintour Turn Down?
Insiders wonder if Condé Nast promoted the Vogue editor in order to prevent her from leaving the company for another opportunity.
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Here’s What The Average Cable News Host Looks Like
Spolier: The average cable news host is a pretty white man wearing lipstick.
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33 Startling Photos Of Porn Stars With And Without Their Makeup On
These incredible transformations prove that just about anybody can “look like a porn star.” Here are the revealing images of the actresses with their stage name, the number of films they’ve appeared in, and their age. These photos are originally from xmelissamakeupx’s Instagram account, which were then uploaded to Imgur and shared on Reddit. (NSFW-ish) (via reddit.com)
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Can Games Teach The News?
One journalism school intends to find out.
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CNN Calls Rodman’s North Korea Trip A “Diplomatic Triumph”
Say what, Wolf?
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13 Old CNN Episodes You’ll Never Rent For $1.99 On YouTube
If CNN is gonna make us pay $1.99 for a 2-month-old episode of Reliable Sources, we should at least get to keep it forever.
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Democrat Donor Under Fire for Gun Ties
An activist shareholder casts media executive — and Democrat — Leo Hindery as the gun lobby’s Roger Ailes.
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Rush Limbaugh Is “Ashamed” Of His Country For The First Time In His Life
The conservative radio star blames insults to his intelligence and a “fear and panic” strategy rolled out by Democrats, Republicans and the media in response to proposed spending cuts.
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MSNBC Host Calls Marco Rubio’s Hip Hop Talk "Transparent"
Add Marco Rubio to the list of powerful conservatives The Cycle’s S.E. Cupp isn’t afraid to publicly criticize.
