Is Jon Stewart Today's Edward R. Murrow?
Mon, 27 Dec 2010 03:55 pm PST
The Atlantic Wire - Chronicling Jon Stewart's role in drawing national attention to the stalled bill granting health care for 9/11 first responders, the New York Times' Bill Carter and Brian Stelter suggest that the Daily Show host could be "the modern-day equivalent of Edward R. Murrow." They say Stewart single-handedly "turned the momentum around" on the once-doomed legislation much in the same way that "Edward R. Murrow turned public opinion against the excesses of Senator Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s." Are they right? Here's what media-watchers are saying about the comparison and what it reveals about today's media. Full Story | Top |
Is Jon Stewart the next Edward R. Murrow?
Mon, 27 Dec 2010 04:30 am PST
The Week - The Comedy Central host's advocacy on behalf of 9/11 victims puts him in the same league as the anti-McCarthyite CBS host, says The New York Times. Is the newspaper crediting him with too much? Full Story | Top |
THE GAME-CHANGER LIST
Mon, 27 Dec 2010 04:54 pm PST
Richard Reeves - LOS ANGELES -- The Associated Press, as usual, released last week its editors' poll of the 10 top stories of the year 2010. No. 1, with 54 first-place votes, was the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The congressional passage of health care reform was second with 30 votes. Full Story | Top |
Happy Hour Vid: Chris Matthews Admits Birthers Are Probably Never Going Away
Mon, 27 Dec 2010 03:37 pm PST
The Atlantic Wire - On Monday's edition of Hardball with Chris Matthews, the MSNBC host addressed himself to Hawaii governor Neil Abercrombie's one-man crusade to prove that Barack Obama was, in fact, born in the United States. In 2008, the Obama campaign released a "certification of live birth," but Abercrombie hopes to bring about the release of the president's original long-form birth certificate, a document that is not considered a public record under Hawaii law. Matthews, along with Clarance Page of the Chicago Tribune and David Corn of Mother Jones, wonders why no one has done this before. Full Story | Top |
Top Tweets: Post-Christmas Blizzard Edition
Mon, 27 Dec 2010 02:48 pm PST
The Atlantic Wire - Yesterday's post-Christmas snowstorms in the Northeast left many stranded with roads and airports closed. Forced inside by the snow, there was little else to do but tweet! Tweeters observed the weather, reflected on their holiday and impatiently awaited updates on their travel plans. CNBC's John Carney was feeling a nostalgic desire to read the old fashioned way. .bbpBox19434224821993470 {background:url(http://a3.twimg.com/profile_background_images/181649805/NetNet_Twitter_Background.jpg) #000000;padding:20px;} p.bbpTweet{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px} p.bbpTweet span.metadata{display:block;width:100%;clear:both;margin-top:8px;padding-top:12px;height:40px;border-top:1px solid #fff;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6} p.bbpTweet span.metadata span.author{line-height:19px} p.bbpTweet span.metadata span.author img{float:left;margin:0 7px 0 0px;width:38px;height:38px} p.bbpTweet a:hover{text-decoration:underline}p.bbpTweet span.timestamp{font-size:12px;display:block} Old media watch: "It was not a bad day 2 stay @ home with the newspaper & watch the storm thru panes etched with frost." http://j.mp/ikgpaFless than a minute ago via Twitter for iPhoneJohn Carneycarney Full Story | Top |
Russian Oligarch and Putin Opponent Found Guilty of Embezzlement
Mon, 27 Dec 2010 02:27 pm PST
The Atlantic Wire - Khodorkovsky's Lawyer: 'We Will Appeal' Yuri Schmidt, Mikhail Khodorkovsky's lead defense attorney, takes to The New York Times after the Judge Viktor Danilkin found his client guilty and promptly dismissed all journalists from the courtroom. Schmidt assures supporters that Khodorkovsky will appeal the court decision and expresses hope that President Medvedev may stand up for the businessman's release. He argues:An end to Mr. Khodorkovsky’s persecution would send a strong signal that change is coming to Russia and that there is hope that the country will develop a legal system worthy of the name. This would be good news for Russian citizens and for foreign investors who hesitate to put their money into an economy where property rights are not secure. It would also be welcomed by other national governments, which have hesitated to trust a country that does not abide by a regime of law. Full Story | Top |
Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton Most Admired Man and Woman in America
Mon, 27 Dec 2010 01:40 pm PST
The Atlantic Wire - A new Gallup poll finds that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are the nation's most admired man and woman. This is the third year running that Obama has topped the men's list, and the ninth year in a row that Clinton has come in first among women. Other top 10 contenders this year include George W. Bush, Sarah Palin, Michelle Obama, and the Dalai Lama. Many bloggers are less than overwhelmed by the news; here's a look at the first reactions: Full Story | Top |
98 Bailed-Out Banks Could Still Fail
Mon, 27 Dec 2010 11:40 am PST
The Atlantic Wire - A Sunday report in The Wall Street Journal found that 98 banks that had received bailout funds from the Troubled Asset Relief Program are in danger of failing. The news comes at the end of a troubled public-relations year for TARP, which remains an object of popular ire despite some high-profiledefenders. What do these findings mean, and what conclusions can we draw from them? Full Story | Top |
Quote of the Day: Why You Are Not Reading Charles Dickens Right Now
Mon, 27 Dec 2010 10:53 am PST
The Atlantic Wire - "It never ceases to amaze me how embedded Charles Dickens is in our culture during the holiday season, when Christmas holds the national imagination ransom. ... Oprah Winfrey, that literary kingmaker, recently selected 'A Tale of Two Cities' and 'Great Expectations' as her two book-club picks ... But I wonder how much real attention Dickens's books will get. In America at least, he seems to be an author more known than read. (Find me someone who claims to have read 'Martin Chuzzlewit' and I will show you a goddamned liar.) Yet even if you've read only one of his books, his stamp is such that it feels like you've read them all. The virtues that kept him famous, prosperous and never out of print--that he is easily grasped and eternally inventive in his visuals and jokes--have served to make him iconic. His characters, of course, deserve most of the credit. ... Taken as a whole, those 989 characters make up an unforgettable universe of humanity matched only by Shakespeare, whom Dickens worshipped. ... "Out of plain curiosity and with some trepidation, I sallied forth to the Dickens Christmas Fair ... to see for myself how Chuck D was being represented at his own holiday shindig. What I found was not so much a celebration of the man's literary genius as a Renaissance Festival in frock coats, flat caps, bonnets and parasols. The steampunkers were in attendance, with their goggles and leather trench-coats. With the exception of a single wand shop, the Harry Potter contingent was blessedly absent. However, after imbibing some specially made Copper Ale by Lagunitas Brewery and taking a picture of a ghoulish Jacob Marley (and me), I buried my disappointment at the lack of book stalls and assorted Dickensalia and ended up having a good time. It's hard to remain disgruntled for too long in an alternate reality replete with fine ale, great expectations notwithstanding. ... One day perhaps his mass popularity will translate into mass curiosity and finally into mass appreciation."- Daniel Arizona at More Intelligent Life Full Story | Top |
Best One-Liners About Julian Assange's Book Deal
Mon, 27 Dec 2010 09:16 am PST
The Atlantic Wire - The Wall Street Journal reports Monday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has signed a book deal to publish his memoirs. Assange will get an $800,000 advance from American publisher Alfred A. Knopf and £325,000, or $502,000, from the U.K. publisher Canongate Books. As Assange explained to the U.K. newspaper The Times, the money will go toward paying Assange's legal bills and helping keep the WikiLeaks site afloat, since it can no longer receive donations through Visa, MasterCard, or PayPal. The news of Assange's book deal has occasioned some smirking in the blog world; here are some of the best quips we've come across. Full Story | Top |
Protesters and Police Clash in Tunisia Following Self-Immolation
Mon, 27 Dec 2010 08:01 am PST
The Atlantic Wire - Week-long protests in Tunisia over the government's poor handling of the economy are escalating after security forces fired into a crowd of protesters, killing at least one. The protest movement began in the city of Sidi Bouzid, where a young man named Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in protest after police confiscated the fruits and vegetables he sold from a street stall. Bouzazi reportedly climbed a high-voltage electricity tower and shouted "no for misery, no for unemployment," before touching the wire. Another man, Nagi Felhi, later followed his example. Full Story | Top |
Why Crisis and Violence Persist in Cote d'Ivoire
Mon, 27 Dec 2010 07:27 am PST
The Atlantic Wire - Over three weeks into the Cote d'Ivoire political crisis, with president Laurent Gbagdo refusing to leave office despite losing the recent election, low-level violence continues and several efforts at international intervention have failed. The internationally-recognized election winner, Alassane Ouattara, has struggled to push his way into office. Though Ouattara has the backing of the African Union and the United Nations, as well as the majority of the Cote d'Ivoire voters, Gbagdo has the loyalty of much of the military, making him very difficult to remove from power peacefully. The latest on the situation in Cote d'Ivoire, and why it's not getting better: Full Story | Top |
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