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NPR CEO Ken Stern Forced Out

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0800

NPR - By David Folkenflik, Frank Langfitt - Mar. 07 (Statement) - NPR is considered a leader in news and music podcasts. And under Stern it has also struck deals to deliver its content new ways, such as through cell phones. But that push has aggravated anxiety among local stations about their relationship to the network. NPR member stations rely heavily on popular shows, particularly Morning Edition, to generate donations. But if people can listen to them through NPR's Web site or even their own cell phones, why would they stay loyal to stations still reliant on pledge drives?

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Guess What? Obama Is Winning Texas

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Consortium News - By Lisa Pease - Mar. 06 (Opinion) - When the media proclaimed Clinton the victor in Texas, the caucus results were simply not part of the equation. But now that more than 24 hours have passed, something fascinating is happening. Obama appears to be winning Texas.

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Gossip sites push Web 'anonymity' to fore

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Christian Science Monitor - By Tom Regan - Mar. 05 (Opinion) - From Wikileaks to JuicyCampus, new outlets for unattributed comments affect the way we view information.

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William F. Buckley Jr., 82, Dies

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Douglas Martin - Feb. 28 (News Report) - William F. Buckley Jr., who marshaled polysyllabic exuberance, arched eyebrows and a refined, perspicacious mind to elevate conservatism to the center of American political discourse, died on Wednesday at his home in Stamford, Conn. He was 82.

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Should Newspapers Still Be Taking Sides?

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Time - By Rick Stengel - Feb. 23 (Opinion) - I confess that I've never quite understood why newspapers endorse presidential candidates. Sure, I know the history and the tradition, the fact that newspapers in the 18th and 19th centuries were often affiliated with political parties, but why do they do it now? Why do it at a time when the credibility and viability of the press are at all-time lows? More important, why do it at a time when readers, especially young readers, question the objectivity of newspapers in particular and the media in general? Young news consumers are suspicious about traditional authority. They prize objectivity, straightforwardness and transparency. I doubt there's a reader under 30 who gets why newspapers endorse presidential candidates -- and most of the ones I talk to ask the following: How can a newspaper be objective on the front page when it endorses a candidate on the editorial page?

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A Plan to Offer 50 Sites on Politics in 50 States

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Brian Stelter - Feb. 18 (News Report) - The plan is to pull together 50 Web sites, one for each state, into a political hub called Politicker.com. Each site will serve as an intensely local source for political articles, speculation and scandal, Mr. Kushner said.

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Through the Looking Glass

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:01:12 -0700

Washington Post - By Joel Garreau - Sep. 07 (Interview) - By Joel Garreau Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, September 6, 2007; Page C01 Southwest Washington is an antique vision of the future. It's mid-century's idea of "progress," a never-to-be-repeated experiment in bulldozing shabby if genuine neighborhoods and replacing them with chilly high-rise modernity. To this day it struggles to present much sense of life or soul. It is weird finding William Gibson here, even given his acute sense of irony.

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GOP Steps Up Web Presence With Veteran of Yahoo, MSN

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:26:38 -0700

Washington Post - By Jose Antonio Vargas - Aug. 29 (Interview) - Republicans are trying to catch up with Democrats online. And Cyrus Krohn, a veteran of the high-tech industry, is helping them do it. A few weeks ago, Krohn, 36, left a job with Yahoo in Santa Monica, Calif., to become director of the Republican National Committee's eCampaign department.

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Your listening post for the 2008 Presidential Election

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:55:15 -0700

Wonkette - Aug. 29 (Other) - Welcome to Wonkosphere, the best place to keep a finger on the pulse of the 2008 Presidential election. We use patented technology to scour the blogosphere and analyze what is being said, who is saying it, and whether they're ranting or raving. Updated every 4 hours.

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What Clicks With Voters Online

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:37:32 -0700

Washington Post - By Jose Antonio Vargas - Aug. 28 (News Analysis) - Who's the most popular candidate online? All the presidential candidates are campaigning online. They all have Web sites, all have MySpace profiles, all have YouTube channels, among others. But an even more important question than who's most popular is how that popularity is being measured. Beginning today, The Trail will take a weekly look at who's winning one part of the presidential online popularity contest.

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Wikiscanner: The DLC edits itself

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:04:47 -0700

The Politico - By Ben Smith - Aug. 28 (Opinion) - More from Wikiscanner, this one courtesy of a New York reader: Somebody over at the Democratic Leadership Council took it upon him or herself last November to moderate some of the criticism of the group in its Wikipedia entry. (This wasn't a full-scale, Scientology-style purge of negative information, just a few tweaks here and there.)

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GOP upstarts vie to beat Dems online

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:30:01 -0700

The Politico - By Kenneth P. Vogel - Aug. 24 (News Analysis) - Call it ActRed. There's something of a competition brewing between three new Republican groups angling to cut into the online fundraising advantage enjoyed by Democrats and their Internet money machine, ActBlue.

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Shareholders approve Tribune sale

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:27:02 -0700

Chicago Tribune - By James P. Miller - Aug. 21 (News Report) - Tribune Co. shareholders this morning formally approved the company's $8.2 billion plan to be taken private, with 97 percent of the shares voted cast in favor of the $34-a-share buyout led by a group that includes Chicago real-estate mogul Sam Zell. The Chicago media holding company had tentatively agreed to the complex plan earlier this year, and the first phase, in which about half the company's shares were bought back at the $34 price, has already been completed. Before the company can consummate the second, final leg of the deal however, shareholders had to provide their formal approval. That was the purpose of the special stockholder meeting hosted today in the neo-Gothic building that houses both the Chicago Tribune and Tribune Co.'s corporate headquarters.

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My Ride

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:55:42 -0700

Detroit Free Press - By Brian Kaufman, Stephen McGee - Aug. 13 (Special Report) - Cars are everywhere. These four-wheeled highway dwellers are here to stay, and as these video samplings of Woodward Dream Cruise participants illustrate, a lot of life is lived in cars. Love stories are built around them. History is recalled by them. The Dream Cruise serves as a reminder that autos sit alongside apple pies in America's heritage. Nancy Schmidt, one of the car owners we interviewed, said it best: "They're not just metal and paint. They're memories for a lot of people."

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The Great Turtle Race

Sun, 27 May 2007 06:31:38 -0700

Tagging of Pacific Predators - By Jane Ellen Stevens, Mark Breier, George Schillinger - May. 27 (Special Report) - Eleven leatherback turtles competed in The Great Turtle Race from April 16 - 19. The race was organized to raise awareness of the plight of these amazing animals

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Mining's Legacy: A Scar on Kansas

Sat, 26 May 2007 14:43:13 -0700

Lawrence Journal World - By Mike Belt, Thad Allender, Brian Powell, Greg Hurd - May. 26 (Special Report) - The mining industry that once sustained Cherokee and Crawford counties has been dormant for decades. But its legacy still lives in the landscape and in the people of southeast Kansas

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