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Annals of Journalism Open Thread: Bob Schieffer

Another of the former Tiffany network’s correspondents whose career was made by the Kennedy assassination — in the aftermath of the shooting, he gave Marguerite Oswald, Lee’s mother, a ride to the Dallas police station, where he pretended to be

Early Warning: The Fine Line Between Fact and Fiction

Thanks to all of you, my new novel, Early Warning, is in stores now, as well as on Kindle. It’s the sequel to last year’s thriller, Hostile Intent, which went to No. 1 on Kindle upon its debut, sat high

Annals of Journalism Open Thread: Roger Mudd

Distantly related to Dr. Samuel Mudd, as in “your name is –,” he is the man who should have succeeded Walter Cronkite as the most trusted man in America at CBS instead of “Kenneth, what is the frequency?” Born in

Annals of Journalism Open Thread: David Brinkley

The other half of the Huntley-Brinkley team, his impish grin and cheerful twinkle never belied the seriousness of the news he reported — although his liberal tendencies could never really be in doubt: Good night, Chet. Good night, David. The

Annals of Journalism Open Thread: Chet Huntley

Nearly forgotten today, he was half of the Huntley-Brinkley team on NBC, a partnership that lasted from 1956 until 1970. Calm and sober where Brinkley was wry and puckish, Huntley was the epitome of the authoritative newsroom professional, now pretty

First Amendment Watch: Beck Forbidden from Prayer at Kennedy Center

Technically speaking, the Kennedy Center is not Congress, but the building — a monument to the first Roman Catholic president — is federally supported. Luckily, this story has a happy ending. But how many ordinary Americans have a microphone or

Annals of Journalism Open Thread: Dan Rather

Gunga Dan himself, of “Kenneth, what is the frequency” fame. His eager, credulous acceptance of the faked Bush Texas Air National Guard memos brought an end to a career that began with the sheer luck of the Kennedy assassination and

Hacks 'R' Us: ABC 'Newsman' Stephanopoulos Shills for Obama

Here’s everybody’s favorite Clinton-era apparatchik/hack masquerading as a “newsman,” George Stephanopoulos, starting the Obama drumbeat early and often. Let the shilling begin! Shame on Steffi, and worse shame on ABC for employing a political operative and trying — unsuccessfully, thankfully

Must-Read of the Day: 'The Golden State's War on Itself'

The great Joel Kotkin, peerless observer and chronicler of the nation’s urban and municipal woes, takes on the Golden State and wonders: what the hell happened to what was once the nation’s greatest state. The answer will not surprise you:

JournoList: Shame of a Nation: 'Empire of Silence,' 'Empire of Lies'

My friend and thriller-writing colleague, the great Andrew Klavan, writes in City Journal: Take the e-mails that the Daily Caller obtained from the now-defunct lefty Web service Journolist. Never mind the personal or psychological implications of a radio producer who

Ten Questions about 'To Save America' for Newt Gingrich

Q. The name of your new book is To Save America: Stopping Obama’s Secular-Socialist Machine. Are things really that dire? Yes. America is not merely a genetic or geographic identity. Our country was founded upon a set of principles clearly

Night and the City, and the Artist's Imagination

It’s one of the most iconic images of America’s greatest city: Edward Hopper’s moody, evocative ode to the City That Never Sleeps: “Nighthawks.” But did the lobster-shift diner shown in Hopper’s most famous painting ever exist? That’s the subject of

Larry King, the Pride of Brooklyn, Hangs 'Em Up At CNN

And so it ends, not with a bang but a Tweet: Larry King, a fixture at CNN since God Almighty was a pup, has announced he’s ending his show in the fall. According to Variety: Here’s what he said at

What's Wrong With Journalism? In a Nutshell, This Nut Graf

One of the principal problems with American journalism these days is not simply its ideology, its ignorance or its even outright bias. Rather, it’s its uncritical acceptance of the worst of the left’s philosophical structural framework. Exhibit A is this

No Bad Deed Goes Unrewarded: 'Client No. 9' May Get CNN Show

You knew this was coming. From the New York Post: Ted Turner must be flinging his remote at the wall in despair. CNN, the cable network he founded, is poised to turn its prime-time schedule over to two disgraced public

The Sham of 'Settled Science' — Insider Says There Was No IPCC Consensus

[youtube JnhbrAt8mFo nolink] Remember that “settled science” that Laurie David’s alleged married boyfriend was forever prattling on about? Well, surprise, surprise… according to the National Post‘s Lawrence Solomon, it turns out that it’s not so settled after all. The IPCC

Sad News: With Hurt Feelings, Olbermann Ankles 'Daily Kos'

Yes, it’s true: the most famous graduate of Cornell Cow College has picked up his marbles and is leaving the Daily Kos liberal lunatic asylum/playpen, hurt feelings trailing in his wake. It seems that, in the aftermath of his less-than-enthusiastic

Etheridge Has Nothing To Apologize For? How About This?

[youtube v60oNUoHBYM nolink] Amazing… what has happened to North Carolina? Shame on you, Bob Etheridge. There you are, walking down the street, when two polite young men pop up and shove video cameras in your puss and ask you sweetly

When Is It Right To Punch a Reporter?

The question is meant only half-facetiously, of course. Under the current rules of engagement between the media and politicians, it is never right to punch a reporter. Treat him or her with contempt, dripping condescension, sarcasm, obfuscation, hostility, Heep-ish like

Why the Far Left Hates Baseball

Or something like that. That headline certainly makes as much sense as this deranged PC-rant from National Progressive Radio by way of the ancient leftist publication The Nation: “Why the Far Right Hates Soccer,” by Dave Zirin. Just when you