Media
Media Coverage of Virginia State Capitol Plummets; Public Couldn’t Care Less
First, the bad news, that is if you care about having a functional democracy not completely…
Damning with Faint Praise: Washington Post’s Manipulative article on Don Beyer
Yesterday's Washington Post (WAPO) article by Paul Schwartzman on Don Beyer's candidacy…
Hey Journalists, Don’t Want to Be “Blindsided?” Read the Political Blogs!
Reading the news this morning, I happened upon this article in the Washington Post, about how…
President Obama Rips Media for False Equivalence, “plague on both your houses” Reporting
In a speech last night in Chicago (see full transcript on the "flip"), President Obama…
Video: David Brooks, Chuck Todd Remind Us Why We No Longer Watch the Sunday “News” Shows…
Utter. And. Complete. Idiocy. That is all. P.S. Oh, and this reminds me why I don't take CNN…
How Punditry is Destroying U.S. Journalism and Democracy — And How to Fix It
Cross-posted at Daily Kos Despite all the bad influences on the U.S. media, there remain a…
Meet the Press Explains Why Policy Priority Polls are Pointless
On Sunday's edition of Meet The Press, host David Gregory put up this graphic of a Pew…
Should Newspaper and Blog Comment Sections Simply Be Eliminated?
If you've ever checked out the comments section on just about any newspaper or blog,…
A Few Thoughts on the Right-Wing Blog War Over “Virginia Blogs, Money, Consulting and…
Once upon a time, back in the long-ago days of 2005, the Virginia political blogosphere was just…
Social Media (and Traditional Media) at Its Stupidest
a) Sen. Mark Warner asked a ridiculous question - about deporting Justin Bieber - on a radio show.…
