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Posted at 03:38 PM ET, 05/24/2013

IRS scandal story: Hard on White House, hard on media
By Erik Wemple
Getting it right: How hard is that?

By Erik Wemple  |  03:38 PM ET, 05/24/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, IRS, New York Times, Washington Post

Posted at 05:44 PM ET, 05/23/2013

New York Times poaches Politico's Jonathan Martin
By Erik Wemple
Departure could prompt a deficit of deep dives at the Rosslyn-based news site.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:44 PM ET, 05/23/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Jonathan Martin, New York Times, Politico

Posted at 11:42 AM ET, 05/22/2013

Obama will be worse than Nixon on press freedom: Former NYT lawyer
By Erik Wemple
Former lawyer for the New York Times says that the president wants to "criminalize the reporting of national security information."

By Erik Wemple  |  11:42 AM ET, 05/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  leak investigations, New York Times, President Nixon, President Obama

Posted at 08:44 AM ET, 05/22/2013

Fox News commentator denounces Democratic-scandal journalism
By Erik Wemple
Let's do something on the political dimensions of the scandal!

By Erik Wemple  |  08:44 AM ET, 05/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  AP, bernard Goldberg, Bill O'Reilly, Fox News, New York Times

Posted at 04:32 PM ET, 05/21/2013

AP phone records: Former DOJ officials finally articulate other side of controversy
By Erik Wemple
Former Justice Department official says current Justice Department officials are constrained to use public information to explain their actions.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:32 PM ET, 05/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  AP, Justice Department, New York Times

Posted at 05:48 PM ET, 05/17/2013

IRS scandal: Peggy Noonan vs. Nate Silver
By Erik Wemple
Watch out, columnists: Nate Silver is watching you, and he doesn't have a presidential election to distract him.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:48 PM ET, 05/17/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Nate Silver, New York Times, Peggy Noonan

Posted at 05:06 PM ET, 05/14/2013

AP subpoena: Government wants your sources
By Erik Wemple
What happens when the government apprises a news outlet of its intent to subpoena phone records? A process that protects the news outlet.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:06 PM ET, 05/14/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Associated Press, New York Times

Posted at 12:03 PM ET, 03/13/2013

Imagine a world without 'imagine' ledes: It's easy if you try
By Erik Wemple
Journalists love to plumb the imaginations of their readers. Not in a good way.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:03 PM ET, 03/13/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  imagine, New York Times, Washington Post

Posted at 09:09 AM ET, 03/04/2013

Olbermann lobbies ESPN
By Erik Wemple
An ESPN exec says that he wasn't "prepared" to bring Olbermann back to his former roost. Wonder what that could mean.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:09 AM ET, 03/04/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ESPN, John Skipper, Keith Olbermann, New York Times

Posted at 12:54 PM ET, 03/03/2013

Ann Romney blames campaign and media for the same thing
By Erik Wemple
Ann Romney is mad at the Romney campaign for not humanizing her husband. She's mad at the media for the same thing. Can she be both at the same time?

By Erik Wemple  |  12:54 PM ET, 03/03/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Ann Romney, Mitt Romney, New York Times

Posted at 02:08 PM ET, 02/15/2013

Tesla v. New York Times: More on that speedometer question
By Erik Wemple
A New York Times reporter says that a wheel-size issue may explain data discrepancies related to his withering review of Tesla Motors' Model S.

By Erik Wemple  |  02:08 PM ET, 02/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  New York Times, Tesla

Posted at 07:08 AM ET, 02/15/2013

Tesla vs. New York Times: The 45 mph problem
By Erik Wemple
Point, counterpoint, counter-counterpoint: The battle between the New York Times and Tesla lives.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:08 AM ET, 02/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  New York Times, Tesla

Posted at 01:19 PM ET, 02/14/2013

Tesla v. New York Times: Did reporter have 'disdain' toward electric cars?
By Erik Wemple
Just what disdain has John M. Broder shown toward electric cars?

By Erik Wemple  |  01:19 PM ET, 02/14/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  New York Times, Tesla

Posted at 10:09 AM ET, 02/12/2013

NYT, restoring Mary Magdalene's reputation
By Erik Wemple
The paper sided with an outdated interpretation of this disciple of Jesus Christ.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:09 AM ET, 02/12/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mary Magdalene, New York Times

Posted at 01:46 PM ET, 02/06/2013

New York Times editor: Obama administration 'continued to object' to Saudi revelation
By Erik Wemple
New York Times Washington Bureau Chief David Leonhardt says that government officials 'continued' objecting to plan to reveal a U.S. drone base in Saudi Arabia.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:46 PM ET, 02/06/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Drones, New York Times, Saudi Arabia, Washington Post

Posted at 12:35 PM ET, 02/06/2013

AP explains participation in Saudi drone-base secrecy
By Erik Wemple
The Associated Press participated in an arrangement to keep secret the location of a Saudi drone base operated by the United States. It explains its rationale for complying with the arrangement.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:35 PM ET, 02/06/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Associated Press, Drones, New York Times

Posted at 12:15 PM ET, 02/06/2013

New York Times broke 'informal arrangement' on drones
By Erik Wemple
The New York Times reveals that a drone base is located in Saudi Arabia. That's news, and it's also the subject of an 'informal arrangement' among news organizations not to disclose.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:15 PM ET, 02/06/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CIA, Drones, New York Times

Posted at 08:57 AM ET, 02/01/2013

New York Times nails Koch obit
By Erik Wemple
Ed Koch asks in an obituary video: "Do you miss me?"

By Erik Wemple  |  08:57 AM ET, 02/01/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Ed Koch, The New York Times

Posted at 02:57 PM ET, 01/21/2013

Inauguration 2013: New York Times tries to read president and first lady
By Erik Wemple
It attempts to calibrate how the first couple has changed over the past four years. Not so much?

By Erik Wemple  |  02:57 PM ET, 01/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Michelle Obama, New York Times, President Obama

Posted at 04:00 PM ET, 01/18/2013

Manti Te'o scandal: Why no outrage from New York Times public editor?
By Erik Wemple
Margaret Sullivan of the New York Times went "radical" on media mistakes regarding Newtown. She's mellowed a bit in the month since.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:00 PM ET, 01/18/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Manti Te'o, New York Times

Posted at 07:56 AM ET, 01/16/2013

Fox News 'shunned' at Obama news conferences?
By Erik Wemple
Which news outlet gets to ask the most questions of the president?

By Erik Wemple  |  07:56 AM ET, 01/16/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, Fox News, New York Times, Politico

Posted at 05:12 PM ET, 01/15/2013

How the New York Times scored its Journal News interviews
By Erik Wemple
Reporter Christine Haughney refused to take the newspaper's no for an answer.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:12 PM ET, 01/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Journal News, New York Times

Posted at 11:58 AM ET, 01/07/2013

NYT: Journal News story was a hasty production
By Erik Wemple
Newspaper got gun-permit data quickly, discussed its publication cursorily, and -- voila -- published it.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:58 AM ET, 01/07/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Guns, Journal News, New York Times

Posted at 04:33 PM ET, 12/07/2012

Progressive journos hang with Obama: Anything wrong with that?
By Erik Wemple
A bunch of left-leaning journalists met with President Obama this week, prompting some attention from media types. Is this a scandal? No. Does it kinda stink? Yeah.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:33 PM ET, 12/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Arianna Huffington, New York Times, White House

Posted at 08:10 PM ET, 11/29/2012

New York Times reporter acquires social-media minder
By Erik Wemple
Why a Twitter-Facebook minder for Jodi Rudoren is a bad idea

By Erik Wemple  |  08:10 PM ET, 11/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  The New York Times

Posted at 03:53 PM ET, 11/02/2012

Who cares if Nate Silver is ‘right’?
By Erik Wemple
More pollsters and modelers; no more pundits. Please.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:53 PM ET, 11/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  nate silver polls, nate silver forecasting, nate silver new york times, nate silver new york times 538, nate silver new york times modeling

Posted at 01:50 PM ET, 10/14/2012

Woodward: Media guilty of ‘misfocus’ on Libya
By Erik Wemple
Woodward on media: ‘Too much polls’

By Erik Wemple  |  01:50 PM ET, 10/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Technology | Tags:  chris wallace, fox news sunday washington post, chris wallace bob woodward washington post new york times, libya coverage, woodward libya coverage, benghazi coverage woodward new york times

Posted at 05:16 PM ET, 10/01/2012

Pat Caddell: Press is the ‘enemy of the American people’
By Erik Wemple
Analyst says news media are leaving U.S. democracy in peril.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:16 PM ET, 10/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  pat caddell, media enemy of the american poeple, media bias, libya, new york times, mainstream media bias

Posted at 02:18 PM ET, 09/28/2012

Chris Matthews accuses Sean Hannity of pandering to his audience
By Erik Wemple
Hannity is accused of pandering.

By Erik Wemple  |  02:18 PM ET, 09/28/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  new york times, chris matthews, ron reagan michael tomasky, dick morris, republican national convention

Posted at 12:56 PM ET, 09/28/2012

NYT editor takes fall for Cornell miscues
By Erik Wemple
Editor takes the fall.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:56 PM ET, 09/28/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  new york times, cornell university, ithaca, n.y., courtney rubin, new york times

Posted at 02:15 PM ET, 09/18/2012

Romney and Obama: Open your fundraisers
By Erik Wemple
Why are politicians keeping the media out of big-money fundraisers?

By Erik Wemple  |  02:15 PM ET, 09/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mitt romney, president obama, video, mother jones, ari shapiro, washington post, new york times

Posted at 04:32 PM ET, 09/13/2012

Please kill ‘Fox & Friends’
By Erik Wemple
Memo to Fox: Kill the morning show; you’ll survive

By Erik Wemple  |  04:32 PM ET, 09/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news, fox & friends, glenn beck, roger ailes, cancel fox & friends, new york times

Posted at 08:24 AM ET, 09/13/2012

Stop the 9/11 anniversary tyranny
By Erik Wemple
NBC News, New York Times, Wall Street Journal — did they do 9/11 right?

By Erik Wemple  |  08:24 AM ET, 09/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  NBC news, kris jenner, new york times, wall street journal, anniversary

Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 09/11/2012

Is New York Times’ Sullivan a big liberal? Mediology, Sept. 11
By Erik Wemple
“Fox & Friends” nullifies the war on women!

By Erik Wemple  |  09:00 AM ET, 09/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  newsbusters, breaitbart, cnn, media matters, war on women, gore vidal, new york times, margaret sullivan, clay waters, michael patrick leahy

Posted at 03:39 PM ET, 09/04/2012

Fox News guest chides NYT for being late to the story it broke
By Erik Wemple
Does Times story on Jarrett represent a media fail?

By Erik Wemple  |  03:39 PM ET, 09/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  valerie jarrett, new york times, richard miniter, megyn kelly, fox news

Posted at 03:45 PM ET, 09/03/2012

Media, meet the Oparowskis
By Erik Wemple
Who knew about the Oparowskis? No one?

By Erik Wemple  |  03:45 PM ET, 09/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  new york times, ted oparowski, patricia oparowski, fox news, republican national convention, sheryl gay stolberg

Posted at 08:32 AM ET, 08/27/2012

Brisbane hammers NYT for ‘progressivism,’ Occupy bias
By Erik Wemple
Brisbane hammers NYT for ‘progressivism,’ Occupy bias.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:32 AM ET, 08/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  occupy wall street, new york times, arthur brisbane, occupy wall street, gay marriage, keith olbermann

Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 08/23/2012

Networks hype Akin, with good reason: Mediology, Aug. 23
By Erik Wemple
Are the networks giving too much attention to Akin?

By Erik Wemple  |  08:00 AM ET, 08/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  todd akin, newsbusters, joe biden, equivalency, nbc, cbs, abc, media matters for america, new york times

Posted at 07:08 AM ET, 08/17/2012

Media news derivatives: Aug. 17
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for Aug. 17.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:08 AM ET, 08/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  andrea mitchell ben labolt, new york times, president obama, joe pompeo, capital, huffington post, fox news the five, cnn, msnbc

Posted at 10:10 AM ET, 08/15/2012

Media news derivatives: Aug. 15
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for Aug. 15

By Erik Wemple  |  10:10 AM ET, 08/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  reuters, hacked, fareed zakaria, self, lucy danziger, michael calderone, huffington post, buzzfeed, ben smith, new york times, mark thompson

Posted at 09:31 AM ET, 08/14/2012

Media news derivatives: Aug. 14
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for Aug. 14.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:31 AM ET, 08/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  paul ryan, ryan lizza, new yorker, helen gurley brown, new york times, jon steart daily show, brit hume, media matters for america, dylan byers, politico, jim lehrer, candy crowley, bob schieffer

Posted at 01:18 PM ET, 08/13/2012

Former Times-Picayune reporter blasts ownership
By Erik Wemple
Could Times-Picayune staffers really have ‘found a way’?

By Erik Wemple  |  01:18 PM ET, 08/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  new orleans times-picayune, kari dequine harden, new york times, usa today, washington post, wall street journal, usc annenberg school

Posted at 11:07 AM ET, 08/13/2012

Lolo Jones gets no sympathy from USA Today scribe
By Erik Wemple
New York Times piece on Jones: tough but fair.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:07 AM ET, 08/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  jere longman, lolo jones, new york times, christine brennan, cnn howard kurtz reliable sources

Posted at 09:14 AM ET, 08/13/2012

Media news derivatives: Aug. 13
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for Aug. 13.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:14 AM ET, 08/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  paul d. ryan, mark zuckerberg, nbc, magazines, david carr, new york times, paul d. ryan, nbc, politico, mitt romney

Posted at 03:54 PM ET, 08/03/2012

Harry Reid, keep talking to the Huffington Post
By Erik Wemple
What right does HuffPo have to publish Harry Reid’s ‘tips’?

By Erik Wemple  |  03:54 PM ET, 08/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  huffington post, harry reid, mitt romney taxes, neutral reporting privilege, new york times

Posted at 07:59 AM ET, 07/30/2012

Media news derivatives: July 30
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for July 30.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:59 AM ET, 07/30/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  st. louis post-dispatch, spin, henry blodget, wall street journal, esquire, new york times spin, sarah palin, chick-fil-a, pink, newsbusters

Posted at 04:13 PM ET, 07/26/2012

Claim check: ‘Every reporter’ knows source for NYT scoop
By Erik Wemple
Do reporters know other reporters’ sources?

By Erik Wemple  |  04:13 PM ET, 07/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  david sanger, new york times, romney campaign, obama campaign, michele fournoy, foreign policy, david ignatius, washington post, julie mason

Posted at 03:58 PM ET, 07/23/2012

National Journal boss on quote-approval: It’s about control
By Erik Wemple
National Journal’s Fournier bashes quote approval.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:58 PM ET, 07/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ron fournier, national journal, associated press, washington post, new york times, jeremy w. peters, poynter.org, quote approval

Posted at 03:10 PM ET, 07/19/2012

Investor’s Business Daily urges Romney non-disclosure
By Erik Wemple
Publication urges Romney to keep tax returns to himself

By Erik Wemple  |  03:10 PM ET, 07/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  national review online, new york times, washington post, asbury park press, mitt romney, tax returns, disclosure

Posted at 08:42 AM ET, 07/19/2012

Media news derivatives: July 19
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for July 19.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:42 AM ET, 07/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mike allen, libor, roll call, washington post, michael bloomberg, cnn, piers morgan, new york times co. guild, mathew ingram, sean hannity, george zimmerman

Posted at 09:02 AM ET, 07/18/2012

Media news derivatives: July 18
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for July 18.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:02 AM ET, 07/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  borowitz report, media, quote approval, new york times, newsosaur, alan d. mutter, reddit, conde nast

Posted at 02:53 PM ET, 07/17/2012

New York Times reviews quote-approval policy
By Erik Wemple
The New York Times is looking at quoting policy.

By Erik Wemple  |  02:53 PM ET, 07/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  new york times, quote approval, jeremy peters

Posted at 09:37 AM ET, 07/17/2012

Media news derivatives: July 17
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for July 17.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:37 AM ET, 07/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  wolf blitzer, stephanie cutter, mitt romney, bain capital, yale daily news, brian mcandrews, new york times co. marc andreesen, yahoo, marissa mayer, libor

Posted at 08:05 AM ET, 07/11/2012

Media news derivatives: July 11
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for July 11

By Erik Wemple  |  08:05 AM ET, 07/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  scott pelley, bob beckel, fox news, "the five" allen west, russian wikipedia, new york times, brian stelter, gabriel sherman, santiago lyon, associated press

Posted at 08:17 AM ET, 07/10/2012

Media news derivatives: July 10
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for July 10.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:17 AM ET, 07/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  allen west, sean hannity, "hannity", new york magazine, new york times, david simon, bloomberg businessweek

Posted at 08:52 AM ET, 07/09/2012

Media news derivatives: July 9
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for July 9

By Erik Wemple  |  08:52 AM ET, 07/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  new york times, s.e. cupp, cnn, newspapers, david carr, msnbc, national journal

Posted at 09:55 AM ET, 06/29/2012

Media news derivatives: June 29
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for June 29

By Erik Wemple  |  09:55 AM ET, 06/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news, cnn, bloomberg tv, bloomberg news, supreme court, huffington post, rupert murdoch, news corp., new york times, wall street journal

Posted at 09:30 AM ET, 06/28/2012

Media news derivatives, June 28
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for June 28

By Erik Wemple  |  09:30 AM ET, 06/28/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ann curry, today show, new york times, hyperlocal, leak investigations, jack shafer, reuters, news corp. split, news corp, joe williams politico, joe williams suspended

Posted at 01:42 PM ET, 06/27/2012

New York Times declines comment on Apple gag
By Erik Wemple
A case of no-comment symmetry: Apple and the New York Times.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:42 PM ET, 06/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  apple, new york times, david segal, gag, retail outlets

Posted at 08:04 AM ET, 06/27/2012

Media news derivatives: June 27
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for June 27.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:04 AM ET, 06/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  newt gingrich, fox news, nora ephron, san jose mercury news, new york times, huffington post, joe williams, politico

Posted at 12:03 PM ET, 06/26/2012

Anthony Shadid and Syria: Did the New York Times pressure him?
By Erik Wemple
Did the New York Times pressure him?

By Erik Wemple  |  12:03 PM ET, 06/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  anthony shadid, syria, ed shadid, arab-american anti-discrimination committee, speech, twitter, nada bakri, new york times

Posted at 07:09 AM ET, 06/26/2012

Media news derivatives: June 26
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for June 26.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:09 AM ET, 06/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  laura Ingraham, fox news, atheism, new york times, mathew ingrahm, bill carter, mediaite, matt lewis, msnbc, new york times

Posted at 08:30 AM ET, 06/25/2012

Shadid’s widow said she was ‘mad at journalism’
By Erik Wemple
Video may contextualize allegations regarding Shadid’s death.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:30 AM ET, 06/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  anthony shadid, new york times, syria, nada bakri

Posted at 11:40 AM ET, 06/21/2012

“Fox & Friends” doesn’t like the look of itself
By Erik Wemple
Looking for insults in the New York Times profile of Fox News program

By Erik Wemple  |  11:40 AM ET, 06/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  roger ailes, fox news, fox & friends, new york times, jeremy w. peters

Posted at 07:28 AM ET, 06/21/2012

Media news derivatives: June 21
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for June 21.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:28 AM ET, 06/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mitt romney, marco rubio, abc, bill o'reilly, lanny davis, fox & friends, new york times, ann curry, today show, bob hall, philadelphia media network, glenn beck

Posted at 08:42 AM ET, 06/19/2012

Media news derivatives: June 19
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for June 19.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:42 AM ET, 06/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  buzzfeed, new york times, neil munro, daily caller, hannity, washington post, david fahrehthold, jerry sandusky, bob costas

Posted at 05:30 PM ET, 06/18/2012

New York Times and BuzzFeed: Partners!
By Erik Wemple
What’s the New York Times doing in bed with BuzzFeed?

By Erik Wemple  |  05:30 PM ET, 06/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  buzzfeed, new york times, twitter, video partnership, dick stevenson, new york times, poltiico

Posted at 09:23 AM ET, 06/18/2012

Media news derivatives: June 18
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for June 18.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:23 AM ET, 06/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  wendi murdoch, amy chozick, new york times, emily nussbaum, new yorker, the newsroom, reuters, jack shafer, david carr, warren buffett, new orleans times-picayune, ricky mathews

Posted at 10:44 AM ET, 06/11/2012

CNN, New York Times hammer Barbara Walters on Syria
By Erik Wemple
ABC’s Barbara Walters gets hammered by CNN, New York Times.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:44 AM ET, 06/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  barbara walters, cnn, columbia university, sheherazad jaafari, andrew tabler, new york times, syria, bashar al-assad

Posted at 08:16 AM ET, 06/11/2012

Media news derivatives: June 11
By Erik Wemple
Roundup of media stories for June 11

By Erik Wemple  |  08:16 AM ET, 06/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  david carr, new york times, dylan ratigan, msnbc, megyn kelly, carl bernstein, twitter, wall street journal, newspaper crisis

Posted at 03:38 PM ET, 06/06/2012

What’s Barbara Walters apologizing for?
By Erik Wemple
What did the ABC News star do wrong?

By Erik Wemple  |  03:38 PM ET, 06/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  barbara walters, sheherazad jaafari, syria, bashar al-assad, new york times, daily telegraph

Posted at 08:40 AM ET, 06/05/2012

Media news derivatives: June 5
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for June 5.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:40 AM ET, 06/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  jon stewart, good magazine, new york times, john solomon, elizabeth ailes, roger ailes

Posted at 11:45 AM ET, 06/04/2012

Politico’s media criticism criticized, No. 5
By Erik Wemple
Fifth in a not-so-occasional series on Politico’s media criticism.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:45 AM ET, 06/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  jim vandehei, mike allen, politico, barack obama, mitt romney, new york times, washington post, bias, vetting

Posted at 08:15 AM ET, 06/04/2012

Media news derivatives: June 4
By Erik Wemple
A summary of media stories for June 4.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:15 AM ET, 06/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cnn, candy crowley, bob micdonnell, new york times, christine haughney, david carr, the new republic, mark leibovich, good magazine, rem rieder, anthony bourdain, poynter institute

Posted at 12:12 PM ET, 06/01/2012

Politico’s media criticism, No. 4
By Erik Wemple
Another installment in critiquing Politico’s media criticism.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:12 PM ET, 06/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  politico, washington post, new york times, jim vandehei, mike allen, rush limbaugh

Posted at 01:22 PM ET, 05/31/2012

Politico’s media criticism, exposed
By Erik Wemple
Second installment in a series on Politico’s media criticism.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:22 PM ET, 05/31/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  politico, jim vandehei, mike allen, mitt romney, president obama, bullying, new york times

Posted at 11:11 AM ET, 05/30/2012

Media news derivatives: May 30
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for May 30.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:11 AM ET, 05/30/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  chris hayes, conor friedersdorf, henry blodget, mathew ingram, slate new york times, jon stewart

Posted at 07:12 AM ET, 05/29/2012

Media news derivatives: May 29
By Erik Wemple
A summary of media stories for May 29.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:12 AM ET, 05/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  new york times, janet robinson, chris hayes, heroes, ut-san diego, book review, canada, dailies, john edwards

Posted at 09:14 AM ET, 05/25/2012

Media news derivatives, May 25
By Erik Wemple
A summary of media stories for May 25.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:14 AM ET, 05/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  daily caller, gun promotion, tom o'mara, new york state senate, jack shafer, chris matthews, hardball, new york times, new orleans times-picayune

Posted at 08:39 AM ET, 05/24/2012

Media news derivatives: May 24
By Erik Wemple
A summary of media stories for May 24

By Erik Wemple  |  08:39 AM ET, 05/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  washington times, arnaud de borchgrave, fairleigh dickinson university, new york times, new orleans times-picayune, wired.com, new york state

Posted at 08:20 AM ET, 05/22/2012

News media derivatives: May 22
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for May 22.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:20 AM ET, 05/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  poynter, steve myers, bory booker, rachel maddow, arthur brisbane, new york times, mitt romney, bain capital

Posted at 03:20 PM ET, 05/21/2012

New York Times public editor to leave in September
By Erik Wemple
New York Times’s public editor will leave in September

By Erik Wemple  |  03:20 PM ET, 05/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  arthur brisbane, new york times, public editor truth vigilante, jill abramson

Posted at 08:26 AM ET, 05/21/2012

Media news derivatives: May 21
By Erik Wemple
A summary of media stories for May 21

By Erik Wemple  |  08:26 AM ET, 05/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  jack shafer, reuters, center for strategic and international studies, arnaud de borchgrave, new york times, sean hannity, david carr, cory booker, meet the press, candy crowley cnn, president obama

Posted at 08:26 AM ET, 05/18/2012

Media news derivatives: May 18
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for May 18

By Erik Wemple  |  08:26 AM ET, 05/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  sean hannity, jeff john roberts, breaitbart.com, glenn beck, bill o'reilly, arnaud de borchgrave, new york times, cbs

Posted at 05:48 PM ET, 05/17/2012

What’s wrong with the CBS/New York Times poll?
By Erik Wemple
Obama reelection official blasts NYT poll; NYT blasts back.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:48 PM ET, 05/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  new york times, cbs news, poll, president obama, same-sex marriage, stephanie cutter, paul j. lavrakas

Posted at 07:54 AM ET, 05/15/2012

Media news derivatives: May 15
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for May 15

By Erik Wemple  |  07:54 AM ET, 05/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  the daily, news corp., polish dentist, retraction, msnbc, new york times, rebekah brooks, melissa chan, bristol palin, jesse angelo

Posted at 08:09 AM ET, 05/14/2012

Media news derivatives: May 14
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for May 14.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:09 AM ET, 05/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  kara swisher, scott thompson, washington post, patrick pexton, sean hannity, david carr, new york times, peter osnos, poynter

Posted at 12:35 PM ET, 05/11/2012

Rove gripes about Obama vetting
By Erik Wemple
Here’s why he’s wrong.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:35 PM ET, 05/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  washington post, new york times, chicago tribune, barack obama, saul alinsky

Posted at 08:21 AM ET, 05/11/2012

Media news derivatives: May 11
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for May 11

By Erik Wemple  |  08:21 AM ET, 05/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  jon stewart, daily show, savethenews, rupert murdoch, david cameron, facebook ipo, rush limbaugh, variety, brian stelter, new york times

Posted at 01:36 PM ET, 05/10/2012

Is WaPo Romney story ‘fair game’?
By Erik Wemple
New York Times says WaPo story raises ‘questions’ about candidate biography.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:36 PM ET, 05/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt romney, new york times, michael d. shear, jason horowitz, poynter

Posted at 06:19 PM ET, 05/08/2012

New York Times journos: Not the fiercest union advocates
By Erik Wemple
Can journalists be effective union advocates?

By Erik Wemple  |  06:19 PM ET, 05/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  dan barry, amy harmon, new york times, guild, negotiations, new york times, Newspaper guild of New york

Posted at 08:36 AM ET, 05/07/2012

Media news derivatives: May 7
By Erik Wemple
A summary of media stories for May 7.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:36 AM ET, 05/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  tom brokaw, david carr, new york times, politico, charles barkley, ap, eric carvin

Posted at 08:21 AM ET, 05/03/2012

Media news derivatives: May 3
By Erik Wemple
What is happening in the media?

By Erik Wemple  |  08:21 AM ET, 05/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  politico, dreams from my father, newt gingrich, r.c.l hammond, keach hagey, wall street journal, new york times, fcc, bloomberg TV, lorne michaels, mitt romney, george zimmerman, rupert murdoch, sean hannity

Posted at 08:15 AM ET, 04/23/2012

Media news derivatives: April 23
By Erik Wemple
What’s happening in the media world?

By Erik Wemple  |  08:15 AM ET, 04/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  buzzfeed, chelsea clinton, michael getler, whitman-walker clinic, gwen ifill, new york times, david carr, george zimmerman

Posted at 10:49 AM ET, 04/13/2012

Roger Ailes attests to Fox News’s factual perfection
By Erik Wemple
Fox News chief brags about network’s journalistic record.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:49 AM ET, 04/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  roger ailes, fox news, chapel hill, university of north carolina, new york times, gabriel sherman, david folkenflik

Posted at 03:01 PM ET, 04/12/2012

Mole yields PR coup for Fox News
By Erik Wemple
Otherwise, how to explain lameness?

By Erik Wemple  |  03:01 PM ET, 04/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  joe muto, fox mole, fox news, gawker, news corp. roger ailes, new york times

Posted at 09:12 AM ET, 03/29/2012

Media news derivatives
By Erik Wemple
More and more on the Trayvon Martin case.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:12 AM ET, 03/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  jack shafer, poynter.org, george zimmerman, trayvon martin, sean hannity, politico, village voice media, backpage.com, white house, new york times, "white hispanic"

Posted at 01:52 PM ET, 03/28/2012

Why did New York Times call George Zimmerman ‘white Hispanic’?
By Erik Wemple
Conservatives slam the New York Times’ description of the man who shot Trayvon Martin.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:52 PM ET, 03/28/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  george zimmerman, white hispanic, new york times, bernard goldberg, jonah goldberg

Posted at 07:56 AM ET, 03/26/2012

Media news derivatives: March 26
By Erik Wemple
For March 26

By Erik Wemple  |  07:56 AM ET, 03/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cnn, trayvon martin, new york times, david letterman, gail collins

Posted at 12:10 PM ET, 03/22/2012

Bill Maher asks for apology disarmament
By Erik Wemple
Fine idea, wrong proponent.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:10 PM ET, 03/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  bill maher, new york times, apologies

Posted at 11:34 AM ET, 03/19/2012

New York Times writes on sentences
By Erik Wemple
Oh my sentences!

By Erik Wemple  |  11:34 AM ET, 03/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  jhumpa lahiri, new york times, sunday review, news analysis, opinion, "my life's sentences"

Posted at 08:54 AM ET, 03/05/2012

Media news derivatives: March 5
By Erik Wemple
For March 5

By Erik Wemple  |  08:54 AM ET, 03/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  rush limbaugh, new york times, sandra fluke, al gore, current tv

Posted at 02:59 PM ET, 03/02/2012

Shadid’s wife confesses being ‘mad’ at journalism
By Erik Wemple
‘Mad at journalism’

By Erik Wemple  |  02:59 PM ET, 03/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cnn, new york times, anthony shadid, nada bakri, marie colvin

Posted at 08:52 AM ET, 03/02/2012

Media news derivatives: March 2
By Erik Wemple
For March 2

By Erik Wemple  |  08:52 AM ET, 03/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  andrew breitbart, matt taibbi, steve bannon, jack shafer, village voice, village voice media, miami herald, new york times

Posted at 05:04 PM ET, 03/01/2012

Andrew Breitbart, barrier-busting media critic
By Erik Wemple
A guy who took down names

By Erik Wemple  |  05:04 PM ET, 03/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  andrew breitbart, dies, big government, big journalism, big hollywood, washington post, new york times, cpac, kate zernike, jason mattera, human events

Posted at 10:34 AM ET, 02/23/2012

Media news derivatives: Feb. 23
By Erik Wemple
For Feb. 23.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:34 AM ET, 02/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  abc news, jake tapper, white house, anthony shadid, new york times, newt gingrich, bill keller, le figaro

Posted at 10:55 AM ET, 02/21/2012

Media news derivatives: Feb. 21
By Erik Wemple
For Feb. 21

By Erik Wemple  |  10:55 AM ET, 02/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  sarah palin, iran iraq, leon panetta, david ignatius, new york times, john fairfax

Posted at 11:30 AM ET, 02/17/2012

Media news derivatives: Feb. 17
By Erik Wemple
For Feb. 17.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:30 AM ET, 02/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  anthony shadid, new york times, washington post, wall street journal, apple, china, gawker, politico, ap, whitney houston

Posted at 08:42 AM ET, 02/17/2012

Anthony Shadid dies, leaves hole in foreign correspondency
By Erik Wemple
He’s irreplaceable.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:42 AM ET, 02/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  anthony shadid, washington post, new york times, iraq, invasion

Posted at 05:14 PM ET, 02/16/2012

Apple and the New York Times not meshing
By Erik Wemple
Yes, but at what cost?

By Erik Wemple  |  05:14 PM ET, 02/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  apple, new york times, wall street journal, mountain lion

Posted at 08:53 AM ET, 02/16/2012

Media news derivatives: Feb. 16
By Erik Wemple
For Feb. 16

By Erik Wemple  |  08:53 AM ET, 02/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  new york post, stephen breyer, david carr, new york times, atlantic media, caribbean

Posted at 11:00 AM ET, 02/15/2012

News media derivatives: Feb. 15
By Erik Wemple
For Feb. 15

By Erik Wemple  |  11:00 AM ET, 02/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  bill o'reilly, cnn, new york times, kate upton

Posted at 02:32 PM ET, 02/14/2012

NYT says Kate Upton is ‘like a Page 3 girl.’ Sure is!
By Erik Wemple
On Page 3 of the New York Times.

By Erik Wemple  |  02:32 PM ET, 02/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  kate upton, page 3 new york times, the sun

Posted at 09:25 AM ET, 02/13/2012

Media news derivatives: Feb. 13
By Erik Wemple
For Feb. 13.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:25 AM ET, 02/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  jason whitlock, jennifer rubin, media matters, rachel maddow, new york times, media matters, daily caller

Posted at 08:05 AM ET, 02/08/2012

Media news derivatives: Feb. 8
By Erik Wemple
For Feb. 8

By Erik Wemple  |  08:05 AM ET, 02/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  glenn beck, new york times, roland martin, mathew ingram, juan jose rojas cardona

Posted at 03:10 PM ET, 02/06/2012

Four reasons why Ross Douthat’s media-bias argument is bunk
By Erik Wemple
Four reasons why the New York Times commentator should reconsider his media-bias argument.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:10 PM ET, 02/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  susan g. komen, planned parenthood, ross douthat, new york times.

Posted at 08:37 AM ET, 01/31/2012

Media news derivatives: Jan. 31
By Erik Wemple
For Jan. 31

By Erik Wemple  |  08:37 AM ET, 01/31/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  newt gingrich, new york times, sheldon adelson, john mccain, bill o'reilly

Posted at 09:04 AM ET, 01/30/2012

News media derivatives: Jan. 30
By Erik Wemple
For Jan. 30

By Erik Wemple  |  09:04 AM ET, 01/30/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mitt romney, newt gingrich, matt drudge, politico, new york times, david carr, steve waldman, tom brokaw, nbc, mitt romney, newt gingrich