Alternative News and Information. en-us http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2008 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. http://www.alternet.org/blogs/mediaculture/96876/thuggish_cops_get_physical_with_abc_reporter_in_denver_/ Ugly stuff. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:27:01 PDT Blue Texan http://www.alternet.org/blogs/mediaculture/96820/is_the_love_affair_over_mccain_gets_combative_with_reporters/ What happened to the 'Straight Talk Express?' Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:54:01 PDT Steve Benen http://www.alternet.org/blogs/mediaculture/96784/with_the_dem_nomination_in_hand%2C_time_portrays_a_darker_image_of_obama/ TIME's convention preview has Obama surrounded in shadows. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:02:01 PDT Michael Shaw http://www.alternet.org/blogs/mediaculture/96678/why_are_the_police_protecting_big_money_from_public_scrutiny_in_denver/ Police arrest journalists trying to get the skinny on Democratic senators and VIP donors. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:00:01 PDT Jane Hamsher http://www.alternet.org/blogs/mediaculture/96688/fox_news_aired_only_two_minutes_of_democratic_keynote_address%2C_discussed_ayers_instead/ Fox News shows its fair and balanced nature. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:04:01 PDT Jamison Foser, Eric Boehlert http://www.alternet.org/blogs/mediaculture/96636/mccain%27s_ad_scam%3A_why_pay_for_what_the_media_will_do_for_free/ McCain isn't airing most of his ads, just sending them directly to a media all too willing to show them around. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:14:01 PDT Steve Benen http://www.alternet.org/blogs/mediaculture/96599/maureen_dowd_is_dishonest_and_a_very_bad_writer/ MoDo writes another column that helps McCain. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:06:01 PDT Booman http://www.alternet.org/blogs/mediaculture/96535/corporate_media_focuses_on_dnc_as_the_world_burns/ Russia, Georgia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan are in turmoil, but the corporate media reports only on the DNC. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:00:01 PDT dday http://www.alternet.org/blogs/mediaculture/96485/jon_stewart_attacks_fox_news%3A_%27it%27s_a_f%2A%2Ak_you_to_people_with_brains%27/ Stewart doesn't think much of Fox's slogan, or their reporting; actually he doesn't think much of any cable news network. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:53:01 PDT Isaac Fitzgerald http://www.alternet.org/blogs/mediaculture/96457/rachel_maddow_spanks_joe_scarborough_/ Watch it Joe, your jealousy of Maddow is starting to show. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:14:01 PDT Jill Hussein C. http://www.alternet.org/blogs/mediaculture/96437/mccain_and_leno_yuk_it_up_on_the_tonight_show_/ Leno takes it easy on McCain, but still manages to make him pout over the number of houses he has. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:54:01 PDT Melissa McEwan http://www.alternet.org/blogs/mediaculture/96427/blind_punditry_in_denver%3A_media_love_affair_with_bbq_mccain_continues/ We've seen many more examples of the media's transgressions in separating the man from the narrative. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:14:01 PDT Eric Alterman http://www.alternet.org/blogs/mediaculture/96426/veteran_republican_rep_shreds_gop_at_dem_convention%3B_media_yawns/ Leech certainly got short shrift. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:00:01 PDT Steve Benen http://www.alternet.org/blogs/mediaculture/96424/james_carville%27s_bitter_take_on_the_dems_convention/ Carville blasts the first night's proceedings on CNN Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:36:01 PDT Steven D. http://www.alternet.org/blogs/mediaculture/96356/shock_jock_encourages_listeners_to_waste_energy_to_wipe_out_dnc%27s_green_efforts/ Glenn Beck is a lunatic. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:17:01 PDT Matt