Monthly Archive

May 2006

• Behind the News, The Water Cooler

  Vaughn Ververs on Transparency, Focus and Critics The editor of CBS's Public Eye discusses better-than-expected cooperation from CBS employees and answers some of the blog's critics.

  By Bryan Keefer

  May 19, 2006 04:52 PM

• Politics

  And Just What Is Congress.org? Journalists love lists - so much so that this week, most didn't bother telling readers about the source behind a "power ranking" of Congressional leaders.

  By Edward B. Colby

  May 19, 2006 02:54 PM Comments (1)

• Behind the News

  KPIX Leads the Way on the Kaiser Investigation The San Francisco CBS affiliate’s series of reports on Kaiser this month shows just how good local television news can be, when it wants to.

  By Edward B. Colby

  May 19, 2006 01:30 PM

• Politics

  Aliens: A Topic Made for Blogging The blogosphere is busy dissecting the media's (mis)handling of the immigration debate -- and in most cases, amnesty is not being offered.

  By Liz Cox Barrett

  May 18, 2006 02:30 PM

• The Audit

  Round ‘Em Up! Ride ‘Em In! Raw … Talent? Are U.S. companies really looking to outsource jobs to rural America? A CNN story, backed by a single source, says yes. Logic says, probably not.

  By Felix Gillette

  May 18, 2006 01:58 PM

• Behind the News

  At CNN, “Who Knows?” Counts as Reporting On Wednesday, Paul McCartney and his wife announced they were separating, blaming an intrusive media as a factor. A CNN report on the split effectively proved their point.

  By Edward B. Colby

  May 18, 2006 12:47 PM

• Behind the News

  Once There Were Giants Time Inc. has laid off the nation's premier investigative team: Donald Barlett and James Steele, who for more than 30 years have set standards others could admire only from afar.

  By Steve Lovelady

  May 18, 2006 11:48 AM Comments (5)

• Politics

  Morning Shows Buried By Snowstorm On Wednesday, Tony Snow did William Ginsburg one better, appearing (or appearing to appear) on all three network morning shows at the same time.

  By Liz Cox Barrett

  May 18, 2006 10:48 AM

• Behind the News

  International News, Falling By the Wayside The U.N. wonders why many international stories don't receive the coverage they deserve. The short answer (at least in the U.S.) is: Editors know their audience.

  By Paul McLeary

  May 17, 2006 02:42 PM Comments (2)

• Behind the News

  Tony Snow Show Snows Bloggers While news outlets gave Tony Snow's debut high marks, what did bloggers think?

  By Edward B. Colby

  May 17, 2006 01:59 PM

• The Audit

  The Atlantic Shows That Ideas Can Be News In the current issue of the magazine Joshua Green provides a detailed portrait of how Wal-Mart's heath-care woes are impacting the health of the American economy, and vice versa.

  By Felix Gillette

  May 16, 2006 06:03 PM

• Behind the News

  A Kinder, Gentler Press Briefing? It’s hard to imagine Scott McClellan or Ari Fleischer tearing up at the podium, but Tony Snow did just that today in his on-camera debut as White House press secretary.

  By Edward B. Colby

  May 16, 2006 05:40 PM

• Politics

  Iraq, Christians, and the “Time 100” Party More on reporters in Iraq, permanent-looking military bases, and inane conversations among celebrities.

  By Paul McLeary

  May 16, 2006 02:00 PM

• Politics

  The Spooks Are Falling Out of the Woodwork ABC News reports that the federal government may be tracking its phone calls. Will this story disappear just like previous revelations about reporters caught up in domestic surveillance programs?

  By Paul McLeary

  May 15, 2006 03:32 PM

• Politics

  Michael Schiavo, Blogger, Stirs Things Up Again The battle over the future of Terri Schiavo may have ended months ago, but the battle over Michael Schiavo's blogging future is just getting started.

  By Felix Gillette

  May 15, 2006 12:32 PM

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