Falsely Accused, the Washington Times Falsely Accuses Another August 14, 2006 By Felix Gillette Two people falsely accused of the same crime might be expected to share a certain empathy for one another. But two newspapers? Not so much.
Media Stutters While Pipelines Creak August 9, 2006 By Felix Gillette In the midst of this year’s largest domestic oil crisis, the Washington Times is happily taking its cues from an accounting firm’s PR department.
All the Bloomberg News that’s Fit to Print August 8, 2006 By Felix Gillette Bloomberg News is apparently evaluating its editors, in part, on how their stories play in the New York Times.
Is It Life Imitating Art — Or Is It Journalism? August 2, 2006 By Felix Gillette Few subjects in life bring out the trend-mongering instinct in a reporter like misbehaving teenagers.
Rove Snipes at Press, Bloggers Take Bait July 31, 2006 By Felix Gillette Bloggers have at Karl Rove’s latest comments about journalists.
Reporter Tosses Cold Water on Hot Technology July 27, 2006 By Felix Gillette Wired takes a look at supposedly infallible transponder antitheft devices, and cuts through the media’s usual uncritical hype about new technology.
Repeat After Media: Housing Market is Stable July 26, 2006 By Felix Gillette For real estate reporters going on vacation in August, no worries: we have a source who has been so unwavering in his pronouncements, you can write your stories now.
Can Good Do Well By Doing Good? July 21, 2006 By Felix Gillette Ben Goldhirsh, founder of the new magazine Good, discusses the magazine’s tone and feel, the intended audience and how he picked the name.
Ban the Bomb – Oops, Make that Ban the Blog July 20, 2006 By Felix Gillette Bloggers react to a brief ban on access to blogs instituted by India’s ISPs at the behest of the country’s government.
Amazing Survey Shows Blogging Is … a Hobby July 19, 2006 By Felix Gillette A new survey suggests bloggers do it for love, not money, while NBC debuts a new video blog to decidedly mixed reviews.