ABC Campaign Coverage–or GOP Campaign Commercial?
For a news story that promises to be about a conservative candidate’s TV commercial, ABC sure delivered.
Young People Going Republican? Not So Fast
A new poll out of Harvard’s Institute of Politics is getting a lot of attention, probably because it appears to send a surprising message: Young voters are moving towards the GOP. But some caution is in order.
FAIR TV: #TimeFail, Dodgy Climate Change Rhetoric and the Non-Voting Public
This week: Time slams public school teachers; what did their “bad apples” cover story get wrong? Plus we look at how ABC is framing the climate change debate among Republican politicians, and we note that election season pundits shouldn’t confuse the message they’re hearing from a minority of the population that votes with “the public.”
Media Cry Foul When Democrats Talk About Race
The front page of the New York Times dwells on how Democrats are playing on “racial fears” in campaign advertising. But are the ads actually unfair–or do they simply talk about issues the corporate media would rather not discuss?
Nonvoters Are People Too
Could there be any clearer expression of voter disgust with the political system than the decision to not vote at all?
NYT Tried to Sell ‘Pro-Growth’ Candidate, but Brazilians Weren’t Buying
The New York Times’ James Stewart made clear which side we should be rooting for in the Brazilian presidential elections: the side that lost.
ABC’s ‘Middle Ground’ on Climate Change: Who Knows?
A more evasive kind of climate change denial isn’t really a “middle ground.”
Pointless 2016 Election Journalism, 2014 Edition
Trying to cover the 2016 presidential election based on a poll in 2014 is a waste of time.
FAIR TV: ABC’s Factcheck Fail, Chuck Todd’s DQ, and Malala’s Message
ABC botches an easy ISIS factcheck, and NBC’s Chuck Todd “disqualifies” a Senate candidate who gave an iffy response to a trivial question. Plus Malala Yousafzai wins the Nobel Peace Prize–but US media doesn’t seem interested in her peace message.
And by ‘Traditional Voters,’ the New York Times Means White People
For a piece that is crafted around the idea that white Democratic votes are really in play, it would have been helpful to point to some numbers–though it wouldn’t have much helped the piece. I
Chuck Todd Disqualifies a Senate Candidate
NBC’s Chuck Todd “disqualifies” a Kentucky Democrat based on an inconsequential “gaffe” that says more about him than anyone else.
What Chuck Todd Talks About Instead of Talking About Climate
Not talking about the largest climate march in history left Chuck Todd with some time to fill up on NBC’s Meet the Press.
Cutting Pensions and ‘Responsible’ Politics
Anything that hurts labor unions, workers and moves Democrats to the right must be something to cheer about.
Chris Christie’s Totally Accurate Occupation Faux Pas
The New York Times reports that Chris Christie is consulting with the likes of Henry Kissinger and Condoleezza Rice to get past a previous foreign policy problem: saying something completely accurate about Israel.
Obama, Inequality and Wall Street Donors
Is Obama’s decision to stop talking about inequality really about a debate within the Democratic Party? Or is it about not losing Wall Street donors?
Repeal the Bill Kristol Permanent Punditry Act!
The Nation’s Katrina vanden Heuvel confronted Bill Kristol on ABC about his disastrous Iraq War advocacy. One has to wonder why Kristol was there in the first place.
Racism in Politics Too Often Goes Unreported
National GOP and Tea Party groups descending on Mississippi to scrutinize black voters seems like a pretty big story–but it also provides a confirmation of the charge that the GOP has a serious problem with racism.
Crossfire Clueless on Israeli Occupation
CNN’s Crossfire is ostensibly a debate between the left and the right. But the show’s debate over Hillary Clinton’s new book show how the format can become meaningless,
Joe Klein on the Itchy Grievances of Minority Groups
Time columnist Joe Klein wants Democrats like Hillary Clinton to keep their distance from “minority groups who are itchy to file grievances” over things like poverty.
