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Good Journalism

Posted on July 8, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, The New York Times, the media | Leave a Comment

My friend Mike sends me this example of journalism we can applaud. As he says in his email, “While it does echo the McCain campaign’s message, it immediately points out why the message doesn’t make sense or is wrong.” Indeed. Check out the fourth paragraph:
But it is unclear how Mr. McCain plans to balance the [...]

I Think Peril Can Technically Be A Verb, But It Really Doesn’t Read Correctly

Posted on April 14, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under The New York Times, language annoyances | Leave a Comment

This has been driving me nuts all day. Every time I visit the New York Times front page and scroll down to the world news headlines, this is what I see:
All. Day.
Someone please fix this.
Oh, also, killing union members isn’t cool.

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Your Liberal Media

Posted on April 7, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2000 presidential election, Elisabeth Bumiller, John McCain, The New York Times, the media | Leave a Comment

Elisabeth Bumiller, proudly part of the problem, discusses the rumors suggesting Condoleeza Rice wants to be on the McCain ticket:
Mr. McCain, who has been critical of the Bush administration’s handling of Iraq, told reporters that Ms. Rice, who was national security adviser during the first year and a half of the conflict, bore some responsibility [...]