journalismism

Wall Street Journal Dropped Ball On Madoff Scam Too

Ryan Tate · 02/04/09 08:20PM

The Wall Street Journal wrote frequently about how the SEC ignored Harry Markopolos' warnings about Bernie Madoff. It slammed the agency for investigating "without much energy." Left unsaid: the Journal was itself apathetic.

Self-Pitying Pool Report of the Day

Pareene · 02/04/09 04:09PM

Hah, now even the White House Pool Reports are just obituaries for newspapers. Today's pool report concerns the POTUS' trip to an appropriately over-expensive and quaintly out-of-touch museum.

Anderson Cooper Bites His Nails, Wonders If Obama Does

Ryan Tate · 02/04/09 02:07AM

To be fair, Anderson Cooper tonight asked the president some questions about serious topics, like the economy. Then the immaculately groomed CNN anchor turned his attention to Barack Obama's nails.

'I-Banker' Now Officially a Smear

Hamilton Nolan · 02/03/09 12:01PM

The New York Times now considers the mere fact that someone is a Wall Street executive to be a sufficient reason to grant them automatic anonymity in a story. So the neighbors don't find out.

Hero Pilot Cheats on Katie Couric

Ryan Tate · 02/03/09 02:02AM

After promising himself to CBS, pilot Chesley Sullenberger gave an interview to ESPN. Katie Couric should have known. "Sully" may be dreamy, and is definitely a hero, but he's also a media heartbreaker.

Bill Keller: Print is Not Dead!

Hamilton Nolan · 02/02/09 02:44PM

In your lovely Monday media column: Bill Keller speaks on the NYT's future (it'll be fine!), New York's least fun media Super Bowl party revealed, papers advertise, and more!

The Death of Print is Agony

Hamilton Nolan · 01/30/09 02:14PM

In your dark Friday media column: Every print media company is cutting everything, hipster baby site Babble is clean, and nobody at Davos knows how to save newspapers:

Possibly The Most Enraging Newspaper Memo Yet

Hamilton Nolan · 01/30/09 12:38PM

Today is important, because it is the day we get to show what may be, without exaggeration, the single most stupid internal memo ever sent to a newspaper staff. It concerns "productivity."