Media Manipulations, Falsehoods, And The Greater Truth
Recently, the most downloaded episode of This American Life—featuring Mike Daisey's monologue The Agony And The Ecstasy Of Steve Jobs—and a viral ...
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Entertainment Writer Has Knack For Making Complex Pop Culture Concepts Accessible To Lay Readers
LOS ANGELES—Lauded by colleagues and readers alike for his lucid reportage, entertainment writer Paul Veist has an unparalleled knack for taking even the most ...
'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine
Horrified Workers Watch As Colleague Torn Apart By Powerful Content-Gathering Engine
NEW YORK—Shocked and saddened witnesses at the Huffington Post's news-aggregation facility have confirmed that employee Henry Evers, 25, died Wednesday ...
Dying Newspaper Trend Buys Nation's Newspapers Three More Weeks
WASHINGTON—A recent glut of feature stories on the death of the American newspaper has temporarily made the outmoded form of media appealing...
Commas, Turning Up, Everywhere
WASHINGTON—In the midst of a crisis that may have reached a breaking, point Tuesday afternoon, linguists, and grammarians, everywhere say they...
CIA On Torture Memo: 'We Need To Stop Writing This Stuff Down'
WASHINGTON—During a press conference Tuesday, CIA chief Michael Hayden expressed regret over the organization's inhumane interrogation tactics...
In The Know: Situation In Nigeria Seems Pretty Complex
Panelists discuss the complicated issues facing Nigeria or Niger.
Congress Passes Seriously Uncool Legislation
WASHINGTON, DC—In a total buzzkill, the Senate on Friday passed some seriously lame legislation by a vote of 89-7, one week after the House...
Media Landscape Redefined By 24-Second News Cycle
ATLANTA, GA—Media critics have argued that segments lasting less than four seconds are missing out on some of the nuance and context the old ...
Couric's Ratings Woes
Eight months after Katie Couric took over as anchor, The CBS Evening News is a distant third in the nightly news ratings, and last week...
Bob Costas: Dogfights At Vick's House 'Some Of The Best Dogfights I Have Ever Seen'
ATLANTA—While controversy continues regarding Michael Vick's possible involvement in dogfights held at a Smithfield, GA property owned by...
Chris Berman's Nicknames Becoming More Obscure After Taking Night Course In Russian Literature
BRISTOL, CT—Longtime ESPN favorite Chris Berman, known throughout sports fandom for his enthusiastic narration of highlights and his practice of giving colorful nicknames to ...
Rosie Leaving The View
Rosie O'Donnell announced that she is leaving The View. What do you think?
'Most E-Mailed' List Tearing New York Times' Newsroom Apart
NEW YORK—Nearly two dozen staffers, including four Pulitzer Prize winners and a Baghdad correspondent, have requested transfers to the Times' Home and Garden and ...
Trey Wingo Apologizes For Accidentally Calling Champion Lady Vols 'Pat Summitt's Marauding Army Of Monstrous Lesbians'
CLEVELAND, OH—ESPN broadcaster Trey Wingo said "a slip of the tongue" was to blame for an incident in which he referred to the Tennessee...
