All Entries Tagged With: "News Media"
The Media’s Curious Lack of Curiosity
The health care bill finally squeaked through the House of Representatives this week after a furious debate that’s lasted for more than a year. The bill begins to bring health care in the United States up to a par with many other civilized nations.
A New Low in TV News has Arrived
A new low point in integrity and quality of television news in the U.S. arrived yesterday. It was ushered in by CNN’s game show participant/news reader, Wolf Blitzer. Blitzer, in announcing the name of the Ft. Hood shooter as “Nidal Malik Hasan,” remarked that Hasan had “an Arab-sounding name.”
Papers, Magazines in Europe Make Money
While visiting friends in Munich recently, I was struck by a couple of modern-day contrasts with American cities – I saw very few people in Munich walking down the streets with eyes glued to their Blackberrys or iPhones.
Instead, people sitting at coffee shops, reading all kinds of publications – actual newspapers and magazines.
Turning Point in New Journalism
The recent “showdown” between comedian-turned-faux-newsman Jon Stewart and stock-huckster-turned-cable-TV-stock-carnival barker Jim Cramer was an important moment, I believe, in today’s new style of journalism. Cramer, host of CNBC’s borderline insane stock hype program “Mad Money,” came off as defense, and a guy who knew he was in deep trouble for misleading investors. He seemed to [...]
Journalistic Quality: International Herald Tribune
While vacationing in a remote valley of the Swiss Alps, I still want to keep up on news of the world between hiking through forests and enjoying outstanding food. And, I have been reminded of how fabulous the International Herald Tribune is as a newspaper that covers world and U.S. news. I think it is [...]
Wall-E for President
I was watching CBS Face the Nation this morning and veteran newsman Bob Schieffer who kept using the phrase, “flip-flop,” to describe a politician who seems to change his mind. Schieffer should know better than to repeatedly pick up on such simple-minded politicking jargon. Heck, everyone changes his or her mind. The origins of the [...]
