How media moves

Barack Obama is going to be on the Daily Show tonight. How do I know? Twitter. Their election site is a buzz with infomercial talk. Moreover, they are wondering what’s going to happen when Jon Stewart can make fun of the Obamathon. Obama will dominate the cycle. The question becomes is this overload? Will it [...]

Polling Data Drives the Narrative

Were I to weild a mighty hatchet in the world of media, my first hack would be at Rush Limbaugh. The second would be at polling data. Every major news organization these days seems to partner with another major news organization or university to generate polling data among “registered voters” or “likely voters.” I am [...]

Gwen Ifill Breaks Ankle (!) but will host the debate

Gwen Ifill, my second favorite news anchor and interviewer has apparently broken her ankle. According to mediabistro:
First On TVNewser: PBS’ Gwen Ifill has broken her ankle after tripping and falling down stairs at her home last night, a NewsHour insider tells TVNewser. We’re told Ifill had been walking up a staircase, carrying research related to her moderating duties at [...]

For all the PUMAs for Palin out there a dose of Campbell Brown

I have nothing to add…

Candidates and Media, are they paying enough attention?

I’m minding the spin cycle at the moment. But I wanted to put it out there to my fellow thinkpoppers. Are the presidential candidates and the media paying enough attention to the economy? To real issues in general?
Will this crisis refocus everyone until the debates?
The comment section awaits.

Screens, screens everywhere

There is so much media in our urban lives, yet so little information. You can’t get in a cab, elevator, or a deli these days without screens blaring a constant barrage of advertising. A cab used to be a quiet place but now I have a screen advertising everything from vacation spots, to movies, to [...]