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Shock Jocks Video Q&A
Posted by MediaChannel on 19 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: VIDEO, Ethics, Talk Shows, Books
Rory O’Connor answers frequently asked questions about his new book, Shock Jocks: Hate Speech and Talk Radio.
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Sunday Show Roundup: Towering Babble
Posted by MediaChannel on 21 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: VIDEO, Television, 08 Election, Talk Shows
How much substanceless absurdity and ridiculousness can be squeezed into this campaign before Tuesday’s big Pennsylvania Primary? Watch everybody cram like crazy in today’s Sunday Show Roundup episode of TPMtv.
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Sunday Show Roundup: Petraeus Part Deux
Posted by MediaChannel on 07 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: VIDEO, Iraq War, Talk Shows
In advance of Tuesday’s congressional appearances by Gen. Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker, the Sunday shows were all Iraq.
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At MSNBC, ‘Tucker’ Is Out, And David Gregory Is In
Posted by NY Times on 11 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: News, Politics, Journalism, Television, 08 Election, Talk Shows, MSNBC
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By Jacques Steinberg, NY Times “Tucker,” the struggling evening talk show was canceled by MSNBC and replaced by a new politically oriented program featuring David Gregory. |
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Yes, The Strike Was Worth It
Posted by LA Times on 11 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: News, Free Speech, Television, Activism, Cable, Pop Culture, Talk Shows
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By Scott Collins, LA Times With settlement of the 14-week Writers Guild apparently imminent, let’s consider who really won — and if it was worth it. |
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Burned By Bad Polls, Networks Try Restraint
Posted by NY Times on 06 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: News, Journalism, Television, 08 Election, Talk Shows
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By Alessandra Stanley, NY Times On the biggest day of nominating contests ever, in the most exciting and closely watched election in years, television had to hold back. |
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TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads
Posted by Huffington Post on 14 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: News, USGOP, USDemocrats, Politics, 08 Election, Talk Shows
With Nods To The Strike, Late-Night Hosts Return
Posted by NY Times on 03 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: News, CBS, NBC Universal, Television, Activism, Pop Culture, Talk Shows
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By Jacques Steinberg and Bill Carter, NY Times Eight weeks after their writers went on strike and plunged their shows into reruns, Jay Leno, David Letterman and Conan O’Brien returned to late-night television. |
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Top Reporters Are Ignoring the Top Issue
Posted by MediaChannel on 20 Dec 2007 | Tagged as: Bias, VIDEO, Environment, Journalism, Activism, Talk Shows
The climate crisis will be the biggest challenge facing the next president. But the top Sunday hosts don’t seem to think so. In 2007, they have asked: 2275 Questions. 3 mentioned global warming. Sign the petition and tell the reporters to focus on the human race, not the horse race.
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The Carville-Matalin Joke Is on Us
Posted by The New York Observer on 26 Nov 2007 | Tagged as: News, Television, 08 Election, Right v. Left, Talk Shows
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By Steve Kornacki, NY Observer For the love of God, please stop enabling them. If Mr. Russert really wanted a thoughtful and provocative discussion, then why did he-yet again-hand over half of his show to James Carville and Mary Matalin, two of the four panelists whose punditry monopolized Sunday’s one-hour broadcast? |
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The Carville-Matalin Joke Is on Us
Posted by The New York Observer on 26 Nov 2007 | Tagged as: News, Television, 08 Election, Right v. Left, Talk Shows
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By Steve Kornacki, NY Observer For the love of God, please stop enabling them. If Mr. Russert really wanted a thoughtful and provocative discussion, then why did he-yet again-hand over half of his show to James Carville and Mary Matalin, two of the four panelists whose punditry monopolized Sunday’s one-hour broadcast? |
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Liberal Talkers Cheer the “I” Word - And So Does Rush
Posted by Project for Excellence in Journalism on 16 Nov 2007 | Tagged as: News, Politics, Cheney, Television, Talk Shows
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By Dante Chinni, PEJ Dennis Kucinich’s call to impeach Vice President Cheney made nary a blip with the general media last week but it was a big story on in the talk media, especially on the left side of the talk radio dial. Meanwhile the many angles of the 2008 campaign gave everyone grist to talk about. |
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Is Fake News Now The Standard?
Posted by LA Times on 06 Nov 2007 | Tagged as: News, Journalism, Humor, Television, Talk Shows
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By Jonah Goldberg, LA Times TV journalism is increasingly playing to the Colberts and Stewarts to attract younger viewers. |
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Kerrey Gives Imus the Seal of approval
Posted by NY Daily News on 22 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: News, Ethics, Race in Media, Radio, Talk Shows
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By Bob Kerrey, NY Daily News All the presidential candidates would be well advised to throw caution to the wind and say yes to the inevitable Imus interview request. |
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Ellen DeGeneres’ Misuse of the Media and a Challenge to Right that Wrong
Posted by Linda Milazzo on 22 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: News, Ethics, Television, Talk Shows
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By Linda Milazzo For the past two days I’ve been immersed in conversations with several principals in the Ellen DeGeneres-Mutts & Moms-Iggy the Pup fiasco. And fiasco it is. This post includes video |
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