Category Archives: Journalism

How Mark Halperin Would Reform The New York Times

Mark said Friday (11-8-24): “The media continues to be out of touch. CNN’s media reporter Brian Stelter was forced in his newsletter to address the question of how did Democrats miss the story of Trump’s victory. I was curious about … Continue reading

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Decoding The Middle East (10-20-24)

03:00 Why did Kamala change her media strategy? Because she knows she’s losing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2QEhCjHQS813:00 Vice President Kamala Harris grilled on pivotal issues as election nears on ‘Special Report’, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80DaR2CVNNk35:00 Why Democrats are panicking38:00 Ana Kasparian of The Young Turks no … Continue reading

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NYT: CBS Rebukes Anchor Over Tense Interview With Ta-Nehisi Coates

The New York Times reports: Executives said the interview, conducted by the morning show anchor Tony Dokoupil, had fallen short of network editorial standards… CBS News on Monday rebuked one of its star morning anchors, Tony Dokoupil, over an interview … Continue reading

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The Embodied Expression Of The Elite Attitude

In his Oct. 7, 2024 “Israel Update” video with the Hudson Institute’s Middle East analyst Michael Doran, right-wing Israeli historian Gadi Taub selected this as his dumbest media commentary moment of the week: “[Journalist] Ilana Dayan speaking on CNN to … Continue reading

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Connie: A Memoir

Connie Chung writes in this 2024 book: * I didn’t start out wanting to be a guy. But in the late 1960s, when I broke into the overwhelmingly male – dominated television news business, all I saw around me was … Continue reading

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