OMG, Tim Russert has died.

::shocked::

I never really watched Meet the Press, because I can't stand those Sunday talking heads shows, but I watch NBC Nightly News regularly and he's often a commentator - shit, I mean he *was* - there and on Keith Olbermann's show, so I've gotten to see him a lot, and I've always liked him. He seemed like the ( Read more... )

Last night I went to see independent journalist Dahr Jamail speak and read from his book: Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied IraqFrom the excerpts he read, I felt that what most distinguishes Darh Jamail's reporting from mainstream news coverage of Iraq - besides the fact that he looks beyond U.S. military ( Read more... )

This reminds me of why I stopped watching VM months ago. From ThinkProgress: ( Vague Spoilers for Tonight's Veronica Mars - cutting just in case )

Molly Ivins has died of a relapse of breast cancer.

The Texas Observer has a tribute, including a column saying goodbye she wrote in 1976, when she left to join the NY Times.

This is the last paragraph from her last column, dated January 26, 2007:

We are the people who run this country. We are the deciders. And every single day, every single ( Read more... )

ABC News asks, Global warming and warm weather: connected?


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It *is* about media, so that kinda counts, doesn't it? Anyways... Faith in Humanity: Slightly restored.
NEW YORK -- After a firestorm of criticism, News. Corp. said Monday that it has canceled the O.J. Simpson book and TV special "If I Did It ( Read more... )

I heard about this yesterday maybe, but I didn't realize it wasn't big news, because I don't watch cable news. If Keith Olbermann says something cool, someone will link me on YouTube. Anywhays...

A wingnut has been arrested for sending fake anthrax to Democrats, Olbermann, David Letterman, and Jon Stewart. Apparently this wingnut sending ( Read more... )

Nobody knows yet what the election outcomes will be, but this is already shaping up to be the Year of the Wacky. Let's see, we've got bogus Republican attack ads:

* In Ohio, The GOP is saying Democratic senatorial candidate Sherrod Brown didn't pay a tax bill for twelve years. What actually happened was his campaign didn't pay it on time, they ( Read more... )

Greg Palast is facing a criminal complaint from the Department of Homeland Security. For what? For filming Exxon property.

During questioning by Homeland Security, Palast asked, “Hey, aren’t you supposed to be looking for Osama? Or for guys with exploding shoes? … We’re journalists.” At Palast’s request, Homeland Security confirmed that ( Read more... )

Thank you Jeebus! Via HuffPo, the article is now offline. But you can still read the whole disgusting thing at chaos_pockets's LJ here. Quick excerpt:
Guys: A word of advice. Marry pretty women or ugly ones. Short ones or tall ones. Blondes or brunettes. Just, whatever you do, don't marry a woman with a career ( Read more... )