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21 Jun 2010 10:25

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Culture: Larry King should retire because he sucks: The NYT & us

  • In Lady Gaga, Mr. King had a willing, wildly famous subject. If he can no longer hit a hanging curve ball over the middle of the plate, shouldn’t CNN be think­ing hard about who is on deck?
  • New York Times media writer David Carr • Suggest­ing exactly why Larry King kinda sucks at his job. He has flopped with numer­ous recent inter­views, specif­i­cally with Gaga. And the worst part? CNN doesn’t have anyone to replace him. They’re so desper­ate to find someone to replace Campbell Brown that they’re talking to Eliot Spitzer (which we actually think would be a good idea). And, ultimately, Carr argues, he may find himself in a Helen Thomas situa­tion if he doesn’t get ready to move on. Do the right thing, Larry. Retire. source
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09 May 2010 22:29

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Chatter: Max Headroom: Meet the kind of guy who posts news videos all day

  • This bearded dude may not look like much, but he’s kind of a big deal. This guy runs a YouTube channel called MoxNews.com, which has posted hundreds of polit­i­cal videos like the kind we post here every week. He’s a bit of an obses­sive about it (and argues the world might end after 2012), but he finds some really great news content. (And he needs money. You should donate.) The guy who ran the similar NewsPol­i­tics YouTube channel got a job as a video editor for the excel­lent Mediaite and has turned that site into a huge hit. Why shouldn’t this guy get hooked up by Dan Abrams too? Just sayin’. Here are some recent clips from Mr. MoxNews’ YouTube channel.

  • Can Jesus be funnY? This priest on “Fox and Friends” seems offended by the idea that one can make fun of Jesus Christ, as Comedy Central is currently planning. He hurts his cause by suggest­ing a funny comedy couldn’t be made about presi­den­tial infidelity. Did this dude forget the Clinton years?
  • Oops, wrong guy!This MoxNews clip of a Seattle beating drew nearly 50,000 views in just two days. In the clip, police officers hold a man who was possi­bly a suspect in an armed robbery. Before they even know if he’s their guy, officers kick and stomp on him, injur­ing him. By the way, he wasn’t their guy.
  • Ron paul: I called it! The congress­man and 2008 presi­den­tial candi­date has been going on and on for years about overspend­ing and too much debt causing the downfall of the world, so guess who Fox News called when they needed to talk to somebody about the Greece debt crisis? That’s right, Ron Paul.
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12 Nov 2009 11:09

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Chatter: Daily poll: Should CNN stay unbiased? Or should they have opinion?

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12 Nov 2009 10:48

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Culture: Lou Dobbs replacement on CNN is … John freaking King? What?

They’re going to replace the most excitable personality on their network with the most boring one? Seriously, guys? Try harder. Your ratings are floundering. source
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22 Apr 2009 10:28

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Chatter, U.S.: The New York Times won a Pulitzer for a blacklisted story

  • The outright refusal of any of these ‘news organizations’ even to mention what Barstow uncovered about the Pentagon’s propaganda program and the way it infected their coverage is one of the most illuminating events revealing how they operate.
  • Glenn Greenwald • Discussing the media’s ignoring of a major investigative journalism piece by NYT reporter David Barstow on the television media’s use of talking heads to disseminate propaganda in favor of the military on cable news networks. • source
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