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media
July 6, 2014
Bill Keller Interview: After the New York
Times
The Paper of Record’s former executive editor discusses his new start-up and the big ship he left behind.
By
Joe Coscarelli
ink-stained wretches
July 3, 2014
Tales From the Life of a Famous Columnist: Video
The conservative pundit has quips.
By
Joe Coscarelli
the national interest
July 3, 2014
How Barack Obama Saved the Obama Administration
You’ll never guess the most influential figure in the Obama administration.
By
Jonathan Chait
oh brooklyn
July 2, 2014
Vice Is Getting a $6.5 Million Tax Break for Taking Over Williamsburg
The billion-dollar, millennial-oriented media company is moving to the south side.
By
Joe Coscarelli
florida man
June 30, 2014
George Zimmerman Will Not Be Cashing In on His 911 Call
The Trayvon Martin killer’s libel suit against NBC has been thrown out.
By
Joe Coscarelli
encounter
June 29, 2014
Angie Martinez on Leaving Hot 97 for Power 105.1
“We’re not gangs. Nobody’s gonna hurt each other. That’s never gonna happen.”
By
Joe Coscarelli
gross things
June 28, 2014
Good Day New York
Anchor Refuses to Stop Ogling His Co-Worker On-Air
It’s Ray Kelly’s son, Greg.
By
Caroline Bankoff
network news news
June 25, 2014
Diane Sawyer Is Done Being ABC’s Evening News Anchor
David Muir will replace her, with help from George Stephanopoulos.
By
Joe Coscarelli
crimes and misdemeanors
June 24, 2014
Fox News Host Roughed Up by Airport Cop in Bicycle Helmet
The Gregg Jarrett jailhouse tape.
By
Joe Coscarelli
scandal-stained wretches
June 24, 2014
Only One Former Rupert Murdoch Employee Was Found Guilty of Phone Hacking
Rebekah Brooks was acquitted; Andy Coulson, who went on to work for the prime minister, was convicted.
By
Joe Coscarelli
history
June 23, 2014
NYPD Detective’s Murder Solved After Just 105 Years
Exciting news for history buffs, ghosts, and the very, very old.
By
Caroline Bankoff
media
June 23, 2014
3 Al Jazeera Journalists Convicted in Egypt
Amnesty International calls the trial a sham.
By
Joe Coscarelli
blowhards
June 18, 2014
Terry Bradshaw Embarrasses Himself on Fox News
Dreadful, even by Fox News standards.
By
Joe Coscarelli
media
June 17, 2014
ABC Fired Transgender Employee Dawn Ennis After a Complicated Saga
A transition in the workplace.
By
Joe Coscarelli
the national interest
June 17, 2014
Best New Republican Climate Ideas Still Pretty Bad
The endless perils of trying to be sane in a party of crazy.
By
Jonathan Chait
media
June 16, 2014
New York
Times
Editor Dean Baquet Treated for Cancerous Tumor
The new boss will miss about a week, but his prognosis is good.
By
Joe Coscarelli
nepotism
June 13, 2014
NBC Paid Chelsea Clinton $600,000 to Do Nothing, Basically
One time she interviewed the cartoon Geico gecko.
By
Joe Coscarelli
ink-stained wretches
June 12, 2014
Jill Abramson Going From 1 Tattoo to Another
The fired
Times
editor will teach at Harvard.
By
Joe Coscarelli
cable news news
June 12, 2014
Fareed Zakaria Defends CNN: ‘We’re Not a Public Charity Here’
From the network that showed an O.J. Simpson special instead of covering Eric Cantor’s loss.
By
Joe Coscarelli
early and awkward
June 11, 2014
The Best and Worst of David Brat’s ‘I Beat Eric Cantor’ Victory Lap
The small-town economics professor met the press today.
By
Joe Coscarelli
climate change
June 10, 2014
This Greenland Glacier Lost a ‘Mountain Range’ Worth of Ice in the Last Month
For those who think they’ll be long gone by the time climate change matters.
By
Joe Coscarelli
cocaine-stained wretches
June 9, 2014
Time Warner Wants a Piece of That Hot
Vice
Action
The companies are reportedly in serious talks.
By
Joe Coscarelli
the national interest
June 5, 2014
Has Obama Saved the Earth, or Doomed It?
Both!
By
Jonathan Chait
drugs
June 5, 2014
Maureen Dowd Was Warned About Weed Edibles, Says Her Marijuana Tour Guide
She also doesn’t know how to roll a joint.
By
Joe Coscarelli
the national circus
June 4, 2014
Frank Rich: Bergdahl and Forever War Fatigue
A freed POW has become a pawn in the fallout over a failed military adventure.
By
Frank Rich
drugs
June 4, 2014
8 Other Thought Leaders Who Have Smoked Pot
Media figures admit the extent of their past and present marijuana habits.
By
Joe Coscarelli
the national interest
June 3, 2014
Conservatives Searching for New Reasons Not to Save Planet
They are on the cusp of a breakthrough.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
June 2, 2014
Here Are the Newspapers That Think You’re an Idiot
Today’s media scorecard.
By
Jonathan Chait
spy games
June 2, 2014
Of Course Oliver Stone Is Directing an Edward Snowden Movie
He’s called the NSA leaker a “hero” and President Obama a “disgrace,” so …
By
Joe Coscarelli
the national interest
June 2, 2014
Obama Makes His Bid to Become the Environmental President
Time to admit he’s done a lot to stop climate change.
By
Jonathan Chait
journalism
May 31, 2014
Turkish Police Briefly Detained CNN Reporter on Air
There’s video.
By
Delia Paunescu
the national interest
May 30, 2014
Why Do Republicans Always Say ‘I’m Not a Scientist’?
Well, it’s true, anyway.
By
Jonathan Chait
ink-stained wretches
May 30, 2014
Dean Baquet: Jill Abramson Fired Over ‘Significant Disagreement,’ Not Her Gender
“I never said to anyone it’s me or Jill.”
By
Margaret Hartmann
cable news news
May 29, 2014
Most People Who Watch Bill O’Reilly Are Rapidly Approaching Death
The median age of
Factor
viewers has reached a new high: 72.1.
By
Joe Coscarelli
the national interest
May 29, 2014
President Romney Basks in Latest Triumph
Does Obama have
any
ideas of his own?
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
May 29, 2014
Business Lobby Tries to Frighten America About Clean Energy, Fails Utterly
Better scare tactics, please, U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
By
Jonathan Chait
cable news news
May 28, 2014
Fox News Hires
Clueless
Actress
Romney supporter Stacey Dash is joining the network as a contributor.
By
Joe Coscarelli
ink-stained wretches
May 27, 2014
Abramson Can Disparage NYT Whenever She Wants
The fired executive editor refused to sign a non-disparagement agreement.
By
Joe Coscarelli
hoaxes
May 23, 2014
Johnny Manziel Not Being Sued for Dick Pics
The lawsuit from HLN contributor Samantha Schacher is fake.
By
Joe Coscarelli
May 22, 2014
Former CNN Employee Says He Was Fired for ‘Flamboyant’ Workplace Attire
William Kane is suing the network for a cool $60 million.
By
Caroline Bankoff
spy games
May 22, 2014
Brian Williams Lands Snowden Interview
The NBC News anchor also interviewed Greenwald.
By
Caroline Bankoff
early and awkward
May 22, 2014
Aaron Schock ‘Not Gay,’ New York
Times
Winks
The Republican politician’s body gets another coy article.
By
Joe Coscarelli
ink-stained wretches
May 22, 2014
Time
,
Sports Illustrated
Selling Cover Ads Now
Time Inc. breaks new advertising ground before it goes public.
By
Joe Coscarelli
media
May 22, 2014
Reporter Kicked Out of 9/11 Museum for Asking a Question Without Permission
Amid some bad press, the museum will not have people doing unauthorized journalism.
By
Joe Coscarelli
crimes and misdemeanors
May 22, 2014
Drunk Fox News Anchor Arrested at Airport Eatery
Weekend host Gregg Jarrett got belligerent in Minnesota yesterday afternoon.
By
Joe Coscarelli
blog-stained wretches
May 21, 2014
Jill Abramson Blogs Now
One former
Times
editor remembers another at the Huffington Post.
By
Joe Coscarelli
the national interest
May 21, 2014
The Next Step in Right-Wing Climate-Change Skepticism
Welcome to meta-skepticism.
By
Jonathan Chait
history
May 21, 2014
Lowlights of Government’s Old Anti-Gay Policy
A depressing reminder that the homosexuals were officially barred from federal jobs until 1977.
By
Caroline Bankoff
cable news news
May 20, 2014
Jeff Zucker Loved CNN’s Flight 370 Coverage
Ratings, ratings, ratings.
By
Joe Coscarelli
the national interest
May 20, 2014
The Politics of Climate Change This Summer Will Be Worse Than Obamacare’s
The scientific consensus is stronger and more urgent than ever, while the political consensus is weaker than ever.
By
Jonathan Chait
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