Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has asked the Obama administration to shield from public disclosure court records related to the once-secret criminal history of a former Donald Trump business partner. In an unusual order prompted by an unsealing request from The Associated Press, U.S. District Judge Brian M. Cogan said that unless the Justice…
Cartoonists: Pitch The Nib The Nib is returning. We’ve teamed up with First Look Media who is building us an all-new website and newsletter, both designed for mobile, to resume daily publishing. I’ve pulled the editorial team back together, with Eleri Harris and Matt Lubchansky working with me toward a summer relaunch. We’re looking to…
“Tulane Students Demand Hoda Kotb Be Dropped As Commencement Speaker, Claim They ‘Deserve Better’” –John Binder, The Hayride Dear Tulane “Elitist” Petitioners, Congratulations. You’re about to graduate from one of the most respected universities in the United States. You’re following in the footsteps of many proud alumni who hold their alma mater in…
paging_filter On Friday afternoon, a Florida jury returned a verdict in favor of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan in his suit against Gawker Media, finding that Gawker had invaded his privacy when it published a brief excerpt of a 30-minute sex tape featuring Hogan that it had anonymously received. Hogan had asked for $100 million in…
Bernie Sanders supporters have been unhappy with The Times in recent months, but it looked as if they were beginning to have their moment in the sun on Monday morning. An article by Jennifer Steinhauer, published online, carried the headline “Bernie Sanders Scored Victories for Years via Legislative Side Doors.” It described the way the…
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders talks to reporters on his campaign plane on Feb. 2. (Rick Wilking/Reuters) NewsDiffs.org, a media reporter’s dream site, tracks changes made to stories published by major media organizations. Its tracking system sure had its hands full with a story published yesterday by the New York Times on the legislative record…
The New York Times ran a piece about Bernie Sanders Monday, a sort of left-handed compliment of a legislative profile. It was called “Bernie Sanders Scored Victories for Years Via Legislative Side Doors.” Sidebar Four Amendments and a Funeral » I took notice of the piece by Jennifer Steinhauer because I wrote essentially the…
Recently, I landed the tech-journalism equivalent of a Thomas Pynchon interview: I got someone from Twitter to answer my call. Notorious for keeping its communications department locked up tight, Twitter is not only the psychic bellwether and newswire for the media industry, but also a stingy interview-granter, especially now that it’s floundering with poor profits,…
Cokie Roberts talks about her book Capital Dames on ABC’s Good Morning America with George Stephanopoulos last April. Roberts left her position as a full-time staffer at NPR in 1992 but has regularly appeared on the air as a commentator. Fred Lee/ABC via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Fred Lee/ABC via Getty Images…
Turmoil and recriminations seemingly spread to almost everything the Trump campaign touches lately. That now includes one of the political news websites most closely associated with the controversial Republican presidential candidate. Several senior staffers at the conservative-leaning Breitbart News site resigned on Monday, declaring they have lost confidence in management following the Trump campaign’s manhandling…