Milbank seems to write this just to be contrarian of any praise for Frank upon his retirement. The reporter he quotes seems to have been playing gotcha and Frank wasn't cooperating. Milbank has been one of my least favorite writers ever since he penned this gem http://newstrust.net/stories/23964 with the "clever" lede, "Barack Obama has long been his party's presumptive nominee. Now he's becoming its presumptuous nominee. " For an analysis of that piece, see http://newstrust.net/stories/23965/

Not much substance here...and the disclosure that PolitiFact is planning a partnership with POLITICO is relatively buried in the sixth paragraph.

The author uses a number of specific details to bolster her arguments and writes in an engaging, although partisan fashion.

An early morning overview of the debt talks, but also other matters before Congress w. links to articles the author finds of value.

I like how Democracy Now provides both a video and the transcript. Sayles is a thought-provoking filmmaker (who also has authored several books.) Goodman takes an hour to let him cover a wide range of topics in depth. The emphasis is on his recent book a Moment in the Sun and on his upcoming film (due in August) Amigo, which is set in the Philippines during the U.S. occupation. There is also a clip from his film Matewan, which deals with the attempts to establish a union and led up to the War on Blair Mountain--Sayles tells of the current import and how some in WV are fighting to save the historic site from mountaintop removal coal mining.

Kushnick is a telecommunications industry analyst who serves as the broadband and telecommunications expert for Harvard Nieman’s Foundation for Journalism’s Watchdog. There's a lot to mull over here. It would have been easier to evaluate if he had linked to sources--pretty odd that Alternet doesn't take advantage of hyperlinks.

Provides the reader w. information on how organizations are evading disclosure of campaign contributions in the psot-Citizens United landscape. The author is a s a rising senior at Syracuse University, where she is studying journalism and political science. She has served as managing editor of The Daily Orange, Syracuse's independent student newspaper.

Talk about straw man arguments. The author turns a valid compliant that the Huffington Post business model relies on most of its writers being unpaid into an argument that since he and a few others are paid, the detractors are fools or liars? No real information here about how much of the content is paid for or at what rate and condescending to boot.

Long-time activist Belafonte puts his finger on what is missing--but part of this lies w. Obama who, for instance, locked single-player advocates out of the talks leading up to the health care legislation.

There were several items of interest: That there are nearly 400 million people over the age of 60 and, "partly because of the one-child policy, a declining number of working-age people to care for them. " That China anticipates that 3% will need to be in nursing homes. But what is missing is whether 3% will cover the number of folks who will need help. And where the money will come from, given that China's safety net is frayed. This article raised interesting questions in my mind, but didn't really answer them. Instead it seemed somewhat scattershot and I'm wondering if it went beyond the news release the reporter received.

Not so much journalism as a Senator trying to rally the troops. My favorite point: "No chairman should be soliciting sign-off from the corporations that his agency is supposed to regulate -- and no true advocate of a free and open Internet should be seeking the permission of large media conglomerates before issuing new rules. "

All this does is draws attention to the NYT story and provide a couple of links in the first paragraph to BOA's other woes. As such it may be valuable to those who only read the HuffPo, but it is derivative in the worst way.

Not sure this is journalism, as the writer is President of the Institute for America's Future and as such is involved in "shaping a compelling progressive agenda and message/" This may be part of the message...It's a tribute, although with a minor disclaimer about her compromises. This is a partisan piece, despite the Institute's supposed non-partisan nature. For instance, the writer describes Boehner as "perpetually tanned, lachrymose." He's right, I think, that Pelosi has been tough, rather than weak, but his position that she would not be "easy to burlesque in campaigns across the country" is unsupported. In fact, her opponents have done just that to the detriment of moderate Dems whom they painted as her lap dogs. ... More »

It's more advocacy than journalism...the author, Timothy Karr, is Campaign Director, Free Press and SavetheInternet.com. I think that Craig Aaron's piece (he's also from Free Press) is more informative, as it explains what's lacking in the rule, rather than using hot button phrases such as "online discrimination, toothless, indefensible legal footing, etc.

Charlie Savage is the premiere journalist for stories involving civil liberties. You may remember that it was he who first reported on George Bushes signing statements, when he was still at the Boston Globe--for which he received the 2007 Pulitzer. He is also the author of a book, Takeover: The Return of the Imperial Presidency and the Subversion of American Democracy.

This seems a rip off of Charlie Savages NYT story of December 15, without crediting him for breaking the story.

Gives background on the the significance of Blair Mountain and the history of trying to get historic designation and why that's fallen through and the implications if the site is destroyed due to mtr permits. Misses some of the current developments that would have added resonance such as the companies' recent hiring of armed guards and reports that mining has already started. Thus it lacks a sense of urgency for those outside the area who would oppose the lack of designation.