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Alexandra Penney, Madoff Victim: He "Is Not A Human Being," He Is A "Sociopath"

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 01.09.2009 | Business

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Alexandra Penney, former editor of Self magazine who lost her life savings in Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme, lashed out against the scam artist in an i...

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Gaza: CNN "Missing in Action"

Jamal Dajani | Posted 01.08.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinian Territories, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Operation Cast Lead, Gaza, Middle East, Cnn, War on Gaza, Anderson Cooper, Ashkelon, Hamas, Al Jazeera, Israel, Sderot, Campbell Brown, Israel Reporters, Israel Gaza Reporter Ban, World News
Jamal Dajani

Campbell Brown said, "much of the information coming out of Gaza is impossible to verify and many of the images you see on television are provided by Hamas." This is total nonsense.

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CNN Announces New Public Affairs Show, "State Of The Union With John King"

CNN Political Ticker | Posted 01.07.2009 | Media

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CNN announced Wednesday that its revamped Sunday public affairs show is titled "State of the Union with John King." The new program, hosted by CNN Ch...

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Pop Quiz: CNN Anchor or Dashiell Hammett Character?

Lauren Kirchner | Posted 01.07.2009 | Media

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Greta Van Susteren Slams CNN For Insulting Sarah Palin

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 01.06.2009 | Media

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Greta Van Susteren has taken to her blog, GretaWire, to again hit CNN — this time for insulting Sarah Palin publicly and privately issuing an ap...

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Newspapers Thinking They're Above the Web Will Be Sorry

Phil Bronstein | Posted 01.06.2009 | Media

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Phil Bronstein

The notion that we old media institutions are still the big boys, so much more important and heftier than these pesky digital newcomers sounds familiar: we thought the same thing about CraigsList.

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ASBL Campaigns to Stop Fraud and Abuse in Small Business Contracting Programs

Chris Gunn | Posted 01.05.2009 | Business

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Chris Gunn

The American Small Business League released the following play list via YouTube today.

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Richard Simmons Makes Out With CNN's Kiran Chetry's Foot

Huffington Post | Posted 01.05.2009 | Entertainment

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Monday morning Richard Simmons started off his day by gnawing and kissing "American Morning" host Kiran Chetry's foot. On to talk about diet and New...

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CNN's Ali Velshi on Getting Your Money Back

Eric Kuhn | Posted 01.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Fox Business Channel, Economy, Cnbc, Cnn, Nasdaq, Ali Velshi, Extreme Weather, Fox Business CNBC, Fox Business Network, S&P 500, Media Coverage Recession, John Eckberg, Recession, Stock Market Crash, Recession Fears, Financial Crisis, Investment Tips, Cnn Recession, Business News
Eric Kuhn

In his new book, Velshi writes about how to begin earning back the money you lost over the past year. I spoke to him about the book and what it has been like to be a reporter during this financial downturn.

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Kathy Griffin's "Dicks" Joke From New Year's Eve (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Katherine Thompson | Posted 01.01.2009 | Entertainment

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CNN had Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin cohosting their live New Year's Eve show, and Kathy made Anderson blush on more than one occasion. When she...

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CNN President Jon Klein: Anderson Cooper Win "Remarkable," Economic News Will Drive 2009

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 12.29.2008 | Media

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As 2008 comes to a close, each of the cable news networks has reason to celebrate: Fox News maintains its #1 ratings slot, MSNBC is growing faster tha...

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In Defense of Snow, Sort Of

Deborah Blum | Posted 12.24.2008 | Living

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Deborah Blum

Maybe the real message this year is that we should appreciate the snow while we've got it; value the way our fragile planet attempts to set itself right.

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When A School Shooter Seeks A License To Carry A Loaded, Concealed Handgun

Paul Helmke | Posted 12.23.2008 | Politics

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Paul Helmke

Recently we learned that a convicted killer in one of the most notorious school massacres in American history tried to get a permit to carry a conceal...

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Why is Rubashkin Being Treated Like a Fiend?

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 12.23.2008 | Politics

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Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Sholom Mordechai was essentially a glorified shochet and butcher, the country's largest producer of kosher meat. His beard and black hat were enough to unnerve many Jews.

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Toyota Projects First-Ever Annual Loss; Congress Disses Detroit

Steve Parker | Posted 12.23.2008 | Business

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Steve Parker

Congress took a perverse pleasure in giving Detroit's CEOs and the UAW president the third degree -- unnecessary theater while our country suffers this economic decline.

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Second Thoughts on a Television Career for Bill Clinton

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 12.19.2008 | Media

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Reese Schonfeld

The cable network that really needs Bill Clinton is BBC America. Bill Clinton is a star of the first magnitude -- people pay to see him, which is why ...

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Mr. Obama Disagrees

Paul Jenkins | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

Obama's choice of Rick Warren to give the invocation at his inauguration is dreadful. His explanation is even worse. He shrinks Warren's statements about gay people down to a "disagreement," as if we're talking about ethanol subsidies.

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Why Isn't CNN Using External Twitter Links?

Ari Herzog | Posted 12.17.2008 | Media

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Ari Herzog

By clicking their Twitter links, I can see the candidates are replying to people, retweeting others, and engaging with the American people.

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The Most Trusted Name in News Can't Tell Sitting from Standing

Harry Shearer | Posted 12.16.2008 | Media

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Harry Shearer

Tuesday's edition of the Bush Legacy Project Television Show involved a visit by a suddenly softballing Candy Crowley to the White House for a CNN interview with the President-Reject.

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The Blagojevich Scandal: No, It is NOT My Fault

Brett Ashley McKenzie | Posted 12.16.2008 | Chicago

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Brett Ashley McKenzie

If we're holding Illinois voters accountable for the crimes of which our governor has been accused, do we hold US voters accountable for the crimes of Richard Nixon?

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Candy Crowley To Interview George Bush, Man Who She Infected In 2000

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 12.16.2008 | Media

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CNN announced this morning that senior political correspondent Candy Crowley will interview George Bush this afternoon. The interview will air on The...

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Planet In Peril Ratings Way Down

Hollywood Reporter | Paul J. Gough | Posted 12.15.2008 | Media

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NEW YORK -- It's not just the "Planet in Peril." The ratings for CNN's two-hour environmental special last week were also in crisis. The second insta...

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Are Environmental Journalists an Endangered Species?

Joel Makower | Posted 12.15.2008 | Media

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Joel Makower

The recent spate of downsizings will relegate green coverage to reporters with less knowledge, context, and historical perspective on the transformation taking place in business.

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The Blind Man and the Elephant is the Media on the Financial Crisis

Yvette Kantrow | Posted 12.15.2008 | Media

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Yvette Kantrow

In 2008, the financial media was saddled with an enormous task: explaining the unexplainable. The subprime mortgage mess, which began life as a seemin...

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Nancy Grace Hits Ratings Record, Releases Family Christmas Card

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 12.15.2008 | Media

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Nancy Grace rode the news that a child's body was found near Caylee Anthony's grandparents' home to a ratings record Thursday night. Her Headline New...

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