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Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "media"

Anti-Abortion Group Tries to Swiftboat Obama

Anti-Abortion Group Tries to Swiftboat Obama

Bill Berkowitz, Media Transparency. October 13, 2008.
BornAliveTruth.org plays loose with the facts in an ad targeting Obama.

Cancer Expert Discusses Dangers of McCain's Health Record Secrecy

Cancer Expert Discusses Dangers of McCain's Health Record Secrecy

ZP Heller, Meet the Bloggers AlterNet: Health and Wellness. October 4, 2008.
From Friday's "Meet the Bloggers."

Rachel Maddow: Political Game Changer

Rachel Maddow: Political Game Changer

Sam Boyd, The American Prospect. October 4, 2008.
For years, liberals thought they could catch up in the media by playing by conservatives' rules. Maddow proves it's better to just change the game.

CNN's Campbell Brown Rails Against McCain's Sexist Treatment of Palin

CNN's Campbell Brown Rails Against McCain's Sexist Treatment of Palin

ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Election 2008. September 24, 2008.
Brown accuses McCain of treating Palin like "a delicate flower."

McCain Does a Google on the Blackberry He Invented

McCain Does a Google on the Blackberry He Invented

ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. September 19, 2008.
McCain desperately tries to shed his Luddite image when it comes to technology.

Kids Shouldn't Be Learning About Sex from TV

Kids Shouldn't Be Learning About Sex from TV

Kelli Conlin, AlterNet. September 19, 2008.
Kids that don't get sex ed in school don't run to the Bible for information -- they get their ideas about sex from sordid teen dramas.

Sarah Palin and the Wrong Way to Battle Sexism

Sarah Palin and the Wrong Way to Battle Sexism

Rebecca Hyman, AlterNet. September 16, 2008.
Palin's VP run reveals more dimensions to sexism in America. And merely weeding out a few bad apples like Chris Matthews won't solve the problem.

Men Have Awesome Make Out Session Behind CNN Reporter

Men Have Awesome Make Out Session Behind CNN Reporter

Katharine Zaleski, Huffington Post AlterNet: Media and Technology. September 16, 2008.
Allan Chernoff was given a "loving" background while reporting on the grim demise of Lehman Brothers.

The Media Call McCain and Palin on Their Trail of Lies

The Media Call McCain and Palin on Their Trail of Lies

NewsdaySeptember 15, 2008.
A rundown of 25 responses in the media to McCain and Palin's bald-faced lies from the past two weeks.

The Two Most Important Women in America: Gwen Ifill and Rachel Maddow

The Two Most Important Women in America: Gwen Ifill and Rachel Maddow

Rusty Russell, Huffington Post. September 12, 2008.
A lot rests on the questions these two ask during the final sprint toward the election.

The Washington Post's Sebastian Mallaby Turns on McCain

The Washington Post's Sebastian Mallaby Turns on McCain

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. September 8, 2008.
A new spurned member of the media joins Time's Joe Klein, Newsweek's Jonathan Alter, and the New York Times' Thomas Friedman.

Henry Rollins and Paul Waldman Spurn the Media's Love for McCain

Henry Rollins and Paul Waldman Spurn the Media's Love for McCain

Robert Greenwald, Meet the Bloggers AlterNet: Video. September 6, 2008.
From Friday's episode of Meet the Bloggers

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Does "Working Girls" Still Work?

Ariel Dougherty, On The Issues Magazine. September 5, 2008.
Is a film about prostitution made in 1986 relevant to the realities of sex work today?

Only in America Could a Two-Faced Creature Like McCain Attain Such Media Status

Only in America Could a Two-Faced Creature Like McCain Attain Such Media Status

Rory O'Connor, AlterNet. September 5, 2008.
Only in America could a man who has called the mainstream media his "base" run against that very same media.

Amy Goodman: Why We Were Falsely Arrested

Amy Goodman: Why We Were Falsely Arrested

Amy Goodman, Truthdig. September 5, 2008.
Government crackdowns on journalists are a true threat to democracy.

How the Media's Tarring of Hillary Hurt Obama Too

How the Media's Tarring of Hillary Hurt Obama Too

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. August 29, 2008.
From the primaries to the convention, the media have become experts at inventing a storyline and skewing facts to support it.

Is the Love Affair Over? McCain Gets Combative With Reporters

Is the Love Affair Over? McCain Gets Combative With Reporters

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. August 28, 2008.
What happened to the 'Straight Talk Express?'

What 15,000 Reporters Are Doing at the DNC

What 15,000 Reporters Are Doing at the DNC

Justin Peters, Columbia Journalism Review. August 28, 2008.
Drinking, complaining and getting massages are just a few of reporters' preferred convention activities.

Women Film Critics: An Endangered Species?

Women Film Critics: An Endangered Species?

Jennifer Merin, The Women's Media Center. August 27, 2008.
The lack of female voices in film criticism is a manifestation of an industry that favors male-oriented movies and audiences.

Naomi Klein on What Obama Means for Progressives

Naomi Klein on What Obama Means for Progressives

Brave New Films, The Real News Network AlterNet: Video. August 26, 2008.
Is Obama fighting for a progressive agenda?

Blind Punditry in Denver: Media Love Affair with BBQ McCain Continues

Blind Punditry in Denver: Media Love Affair with BBQ McCain Continues

Eric Alterman, The Nation AlterNet: PEEK. August 26, 2008.
We've seen many more examples of the media's transgressions in separating the man from the narrative.

Veteran Republican Rep Shreds GOP at Dem Convention; Media Yawns

Veteran Republican Rep Shreds GOP at Dem Convention; Media Yawns

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. August 26, 2008.
Leech certainly got short shrift.

Anti-War Protesters Have Every Right to Yell

Anti-War Protesters Have Every Right to Yell "F**k FOX News!"

ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. August 25, 2008.
The DNC protests are officially under way.

Progressive Media's New Smackdown Power: Why Swiftboat Tactics Aren't Working in '08

Progressive Media's New Smackdown Power: Why Swiftboat Tactics Aren't Working in '08

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. August 25, 2008.
Four years of bulking up the progressive media's infrastructure to fight media-driven attacks from the right are starting to pay dividends.

There Is More to a Democracy Than the Office of President

There Is More to a Democracy Than the Office of President

David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. August 22, 2008.
Yet the media fixate on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, neglecting local elections and issue-based organizing.