Category Archives: Journalism

Meet Elita Loresca – Sexiest Weather Babe In America

Posted on December 6, 2007 by Luke Ford

From ERSNews: Here in Los Angeles the use of “hot babes” to generate short-term ratings and bring in the “eyeballs” as the news executives like to call it is nothing new. The practice is as old as “live, local and … Continue reading →

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Eight Men Out

Posted on December 4, 2007 by Luke Ford

Matthew Felling writes: Think the Larry Craig story was just a tabloid creature of late summertime? Think again. Eight men have now come forward in the Larry Craig story – for reasons that range from clear anger to admitted self-promotion … Continue reading →

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Gawker Forces Alex Pareene to Become a Journalist

Posted on December 3, 2007 by Luke Ford

BigHeadDC reports: The big news this weekend that a whopping three editors, including the managing editor, quit Nick Denton’s flagship Gawker Media blog empire, has left former Wonkette editor Alex Pareene up a tree without a parachute. Pareene, you’ll recall, … Continue reading →

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Smartest Drug Story Of The Year

Posted on December 3, 2007 by Luke Ford

Jack Shafer writes: If I were maximum dictator, I would force every newspaper editor, every magazine editor, and every television producer in the land to read Ben Wallace-Wells’ 15,000-word article in the new (Dec. 13) issue of Rolling Stone, titled … Continue reading →

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The New Republic Retracts

Posted on December 3, 2007 by Luke Ford

Michael Goldfarb writes for the Weekly Standard: In case you missed it, the Scott Thomas Beauchamp saga finally came to an end over the weekend. Four and a half months after the WWS first raised questions about the New Republic‘s … Continue reading →

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