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Mainstream Media Nepotism: Luke Russert Scores Sweet Deal with NBC

Jill Hussein C., Brilliant at Breakfast AlterNet: PEEK. August 1, 2008.
Isn't it bad enough that we can't escape from political dynasties, do we have to set them up in the media too?

Her Vagina Belongs to Daddy

Kathy G, The G-Spot AlterNet: PEEK. July 24, 2008.
Phony provincialism is amok again spreading anti-intellectual drivel that allows these elites to wallow in salt of the earth moral superiority.

Real Journalists Don't Make $5 Million a Year

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. June 26, 2008.
Unlike the media's Brokaws and Blitzers, real journalists don't have cozy relationships with the powerful. Real journalists are feared.

How the "Russert Test" Failed America

Linda Hirshman, The Nation AlterNet: PEEK. June 20, 2008.
Tim Russert was a powerful man who mostly did harm in every way we can think of.

Tim Russert Blew It on Iraq. So Why Are We Canonizing Him?

Alexander Cockburn, The Nation. June 20, 2008.
The delirium in the press at Tim Russert's passing has been strange.

What Happened to Scott McClellen?

Mark Ristaino, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. June 3, 2008.
Former White House Press Secretary reinvents himself with interviews on "Daily Show", ""Countdown with Keith Olbermann" and "Meet the Press".

Mighty Tim Russert Wields His Clout

ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. April 30, 2008.
Russert gets Huffington banned from NBC

SNL's Take on the Election Is Better Than Most News Coverage

Carol Jenkins, Women's Media Center. February 28, 2008.
As Tim Russert showed in Tuesday's debate, the mainstream media seems to think it's the third candidate in the Democratic presidential race.

If a Conservative Lies, And There's No Progressive Around to Tell the Truth, It's Still A Lie

David Sirota, AlterNet: PEEK. April 9, 2007.
David Sirota: The truth once again trampled by a television panel stacked with conservatives.