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Gender, Politics and Media Redux

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 11.21.2008 | Media

Read More: McCain Advisors, Gender Bias, Gender, Media, Larry Summers, Election 2008, Lesley Jane Seymour, More Magazine, Feminism, Sarah Palin, Campbell Brown, Geraldine Ferraro, Shorenstein Center, Politics, Women and Media, Sexism, Women and Politics, Marie Wilson, Hillary Clinton, Arianna Huffington, Carol Jenkins, Class, Media News
Marcia G. Yerman

Last week, New York Women In Communications presented The Spin Room: Gender, Politics & Media in the 2008 Election.

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Cable News Networks Ban Actual News

William Klein | Posted 11.13.2008 | Media

Read More: Msnbc, Cnn, 2008 Presidential Race, Cable News Channels, C-Span, News Media, Keith Olbermann, Bbc News, Mika Brzezinski, Wolf Blitzer, Campbell Brown, Media News
William Klein

Just off their mostly news-free coverage of the 2008 presidential campaign, the major news networks have directed their correspondents to refrain from traditional news and stick to glitz.

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Campbell Brown Defends Sarah Palin Against McCain Advisers' Scapegoating: "You Picked Her"

Huffington Post | Posted 11.07.2008 | Media

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Campbell Brown used her "Cutting Through The Bull" segment Thursday night to defend Sarah Palin against "scapegoating" on the part of John McCain's ad...

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Keith Olbermann Attacks Campbell Brown, CNN Over Mistake

Huffington Post | Posted 11.06.2008 | Media

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Keith Olbermann has long gone after his 8PM competition at Fox News, Bill O'Reilly, but Wednesday night he started a new line of attack — agains...

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Schwarzenegger Stoops to New Lows in Ohio

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, John McCain Campaign, Campbell Brown, Politics News
Geoffrey Dunn

"If only we could do something about putting some meat on Obama's ideas," Schwarzenegger declared, apparently forgetting his own nose-diving approval ratings in CA, which are rivaling the likes of Bush.

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Jason Linkins

Campbell Brown, Jon Stewart Talk Bias, Bullshit, Bounds On Daily Show

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.28.2008 | Media

Read More: Jon Stewart, Tucker Bounds, The Daily Show, Campbell Brown, Video, Media News

Campbell Brown's been doing some really great work (see links below) without receiving much fanfare, so one can only hope she stays on the path she's trod thus far.

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A Muslim American's Take on Colin Powell's Speech

Wajahat Ali | Posted 10.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Islamophobia, Colin Powell Muslims, Muslim American Voters, Colin Powell Obama, Colin Powell Muslim Americans, Colin Powell, Smear Campaigns, John McCain, Repbulican Machine, Sarah Palin, Campbell Brown, 2008 Presidential Election, Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan, 2008 Presidential Race, Racism, William Ayers, Muslim American Veteran's Association, Reverend Wright, Politics News
Wajahat Ali

Powell's surprisingly tolerant words reflect a growing Republican self-awareness of previously unchecked "smear by Muslim association" rhetoric.

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Campbell Brown Calls Out Double Standard On Palin Clothes Controversy

Huffington Post | Posted 10.23.2008 | Media

Read More: Sarah Palin Clothes, Sarah Palin Clothing Budget, Cnn, Sarah Palin Makeover, Campbell Brown, Sarah Palin Fashion Makeover, Media News

Campbell Brown cried out against a double standard in politics and the media against women Wednesday night, using her "No Bias, No Bull" segment to de...

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The New Media Message for Women

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 10.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Cnn, Time Warner, Richard Holbrooke, Christiane Amanpour, Candy Crowley, New Media, Election 2008, Momsrising, Feminism, Sarah Palin, Campbell Brown, Politics News
Marcia G. Yerman

"The Time Warner Summit: Politics 2008," held at the Time Warner headquarters in New York City and co-sponsored with CNN, was a corporate branded even...

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Jason Linkins

Campbell Brown Hits Back On Maligning Arabs, Muslims (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Fearmongering, John McCain, Cnn, Fear Watch 2008, Muslim Americans, Barack Obama, Campbell Brown, Arab Americans, Video, Politics News

Campbell Brown's own brand of "special commentary" doesn't quite draw the fanfare of those offered by other media figures. So it should be noted that ...

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Campbell Brown Blasts McCain Campaign For "Race Baiting"

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 10.08.2008 | Media

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In her "No Bias, No Bull" segment Wednesday night, Campbell Brown pleaded with the McCain campaign to stop what she referred to as "race baiting." "I...

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Media Must Not Cover Palin Until She Holds a Press Conference

Matt Littman | Posted 10.07.2008 | Media

Read More: Cnn, Mccain, Dan Senor, Andrew Sullivan, Sarah Palin, Campbell Brown, Sarah Palin Press Conference, Sarah Palin Media Coverage, Media News
Matt Littman

This isn't about the McCain campaigns' need to hide Palin. This is about the possibility of a future president who refuses to hold a press conference.

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Jason Linkins

Campbell Brown Pleads: 'Don't Let This Devolve Into A Campaign That...We Are Sickened By'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.07.2008 | Media

Read More: John McCain, Barack Obama, Campbell Brown, Video, Media News

CNN's Campbell Brown mounted a spirited call for a return to some degree of politesse and decorum at the top of her newscast last night. Brown termed Palin's "pallin' with terrorists" line "outrageous."

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Campbell Brown Shifts Towards Commentary

New York Times | Posted 10.04.2008 | Media

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Campbell Brown said she was sitting in a doctor's waiting room on Sept. 23, scrolling through BlackBerry messages about Gov. Sarah Palin's having been...

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Sorry, Jon, You Are A News Show

Eric Burns | Posted 09.29.2008 | Media

Read More: John McCain, Sean Hannity, Jon Stewart, Tony Blair, Katie Couric, The Daily Show, Sarah Palin, Campbell Brown, Media News
Eric Burns

The editorial content of the CBS Evening News -- and the ABC and NBC evening newscasts -- was precisely the same as that of The Daily Show. Only the style of presentation was different.

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He Can Wait To Introduce Her To Warshington

Michael Seitzman | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama, 2008 Election, John McCain, Campbell Brown, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Michael Seitzman

McCain looked at his Blackberry (the one he invented, btw) to find that the only available date he has to reschedule the Presidential debate is - OMFG...

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The Battle of the Sex-ist between John McCain and Bill Clinton

Mona Gable | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Campbell Brown, Sarah Palin Sexism, Politics News
Mona Gable

I'm not the only female reporter who's irate about the treatment our Republican VP nominee has been suffering at the hands of boorish male politicians.

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Campbell Brown Holds Paulson, Bush Accountable For Crisis: "Seriously, What Were You Thinking?"

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 09.25.2008 | Media

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Campbell Brown continued her streak of keeping politicians' feet to the fire Wednesday night, laying into President Bush and Secretary Paulson over th...

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Sam Stein

Campbell Brown Rips McCain Camp's "Sexist" Treatment Of Palin

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics

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A prominent female news anchor chastised the McCain campaign Tuesday evening for engaging in sexism and insulting behavior in its attempt to shield Go...

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The Four Things Obama Must Do to Win

Matt Littman | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Cnn, Charlie Gibson, Raffaelo Follieri, The View, Alan Greenspan, George Stephanapolous, Anne Hathaway, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Campbell Brown, 2008 Election, Politics News
Matt Littman

This election is about John McCain. And the Obama campaign should reflect that by only talking about this.

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Jason Linkins

Fox's Megyn Kelly Works Over McCain Flack

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics

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A fortnight ago, we noted of the way CNN's Campbell Brown stumped McCain spokesperson Tucker "Anchorman" Bounds with a bunch of questions to which he ...

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The Power of No

Alex Jones | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics

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Alex Jones

There is something sinister about the press's complicity in allowing campaign coverage to feed hungrily on meaningless charges and counter-charges.

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Is Palin Afraid to Talk to the Press?

Caroline Presno | Posted 09.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democracy, Clinton, Free Press, Tom Brokaw, Media Bias, Katie Couric, Republicans, Chris Matthews, Sarah Palin, Wolf Blitzer, Campbell Brown, Politics News
Caroline Presno

For a group that wraps itself in patriotism, the extreme Right is certainly being unpatriotic about one of the cornerstones of democracy--the free press.

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Meet the Bloggers: Henry Rollins and Paul Waldman Spurn the Media's Love for McCain

Robert Greenwald | Posted 09.06.2008 | Media

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Robert Greenwald

2008-09-07-meetblogg.jpg Make no mistake, FOX is willing to do whatever it takes to advance their conservative agenda. They will lie, smear, and distort to their hearts' content.

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Barack Mans Up, McCain Wusses Out

Elizabeth Austin | Posted 09.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Rod Blagojevich, Cnn, Sarah Palin, Fox News, Bill O'Reilly, Sarah Palin Reaction, John McCain, Campbell Brown, Obama O'reilly, John McCain Larry King, McCain CNN, Politics News
Elizabeth Austin

Barack Obama will appear on The O'Reilly Factor on Fox News tonight. John McCain cancelled his interview with CNN. That sums up all you need to know about either candidate - and, in a nutshell, explains why Barack Obama will win the White House on Nov. 4.

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