Fox Looks Into Future, Concludes It’s Cloudy August 25, 2006 By Edward B. Colby Fox News weighs in on the favorites in the 2008 presidential race, and has a hard time making up its mind.
Putting a Story Archetype To Rest August 24, 2006 By Edward B. Colby ABC provides convincing evidence why — past media coverage otherwise — people are much more dangerous than sharks.
No Slaves Here, Folks, Move Along Please August 23, 2006 By Edward B. Colby Apple Computer Inc. recently investigated itself, with enviable PR results.
Media Covers Previous Coverage of Ramsey Case August 17, 2006 By Edward B. Colby A sudden arrest in Thailand led all three network newscasts last night. And with little fresh to go on, self-referential reporting dominated.
ABC Shows That Little Errors Add Up August 15, 2006 By Edward B. Colby Copy editors, reporters needed at ABCNews.com. Any takers?
Abroad, Ahmadinejad Launches Blog; At Home, Calame Outs Keller August 14, 2006 By Edward B. Colby Iran’s president makes his blogging debut, while the Times‘ public editor clarifies the timeline behind his paper’s delayed publication of its warrantless eavesdropping bombshell.
Reporter Qualifies for Wal-Mart Job … in China August 11, 2006 By Edward B. Colby Reuters bests the AP in the race for the week’s most repetitive and mediocre article about people who work for Wal-Mart.
A Chicago Paper Faces Up to the Facts August 11, 2006 By Edward B. Colby A Chicago daily faces up to some unpleasant facts about its parent company’s finances.
Reporter Qualifies for Wal-Mart Job August 10, 2006 By Edward B. Colby How many times can one story mention Wal-Mart is raising pay for some of its employees? Apparently, quite a few.
Weighing in on Bono and His New Toy, Forbes.com August 7, 2006 By Edward B. Colby Bloggers opine on the U2 rocker’s major investment in Forbes Media.
