Lessons from Iowa: How to Win the People, Then the Press
Thx HuffPost: “Local Papers: Obama Dominating Ground Game” John McCain once famously proclaimed that the media was his “base,” and as last week’s W&W guest and Straight Talk Express veteran, Seattle PI cartoonist David Horsey, pointed out: Many members of the media have long relationships with and like McCain better than Obama. This scenario isn’t [...]
Boobs for Obama
Jon Voight may not like Obama, but Pam does. And that’s all that matters. [Photo courtesy of Megan, a.k.a. Hope Santa]
On W&W Tomorrow
We’ll talk editorial judgment with veteran journalists Greg Mitchell, editor-in-chief of publishing industry trade magazine Editor & Publisher, and Seattle Post-Intelligencer Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist David Horsey. Tune in live at 7:30am PST | 10:30am EST by clicking the play button on the blue Blog Talk Radio box >> in my multi-media column.
Bias: Fox News, Amy Jacobson & Boing Boing
The last thing you want in a fierce criticism of Fox news is a "Correction Appended" notice burying your lead, but David Carr’s story in yesterday’s New York Times media section raised some thought-provoking questions about objectivity in reporting. (The fact in question had to do with the ownership of TV Guide, and you can [...]
Protecting the Newspaper Industry’s Real Product
Last week Sam Zell announced that my beloved Tribune Company would be moving to a 50-50 editorial to advertising ratio, and many people decried this as another sign that the value of journalists and quality content is being further undermined. At a glance, it does seem like reducing the Los Angeles Times by 85 pages [...]
Journalists Jonesing for Obama?
After last week’s ABC debate debacle, John Harris and Jim Vandehei have proclaimed that journalists are enabling the so-called Obama Phenomenon , citing in their Politico story the breakdown of objective points of view, the rise of the agenda-driven liberal blogosphere, and coverage of the ideal politics versus the real as the reasons for this [...]
On Today’s Editor & Publisher
With the American Society of Newspaper Editors convention coming up in a couple weeks, I wanted to get people talking about the industry’s approach to attracting young readers. I’m featured in today’s Shop Talk. Initial feedback from friends and colleagues has ranged from “exactly right” to “self-absorbed but thought-provoking.” I firmly believe that young readers [...]
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