Media Conglomerates & Ownership

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Deemed No Longer Important

by Carol Hoenig on 6/10/2008 9:57:00 AM

Judy Dempsey and Nicholas Kulish reported for The New York Times about Bush’s visit with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.  I found one particular part of the article rather intriguing:   Some German diplomatic experts are playing down the importance of this visit, part of a weeklong European tour, s... Continue »

Media Needs to Stop Prostituting Itself

by Carol Hoenig on 5/30/2008 9:29:13 AM

As I suspected, the White House has taken the approach of attacking the messenger while not answering the charges of the message. They used the same tactics on Richard Clarke that they are using on Scott McClellan. The fallout that has come from McClellan’s memoir is now the media is finally having ... Continue »

A Small Chink in This Administration’s Autocracy

by Carol Hoenig on 5/21/2008 8:43:50 AM

Finally, there is good news to report:  Senate Blocks FCC Rule Change. Many of you know that the topic of media ownership is one that greatly concerns me, but fortunately, the senate stepped in before allowing more damage to occur, even though it may be too late. Unfortunately, most people don’... Continue »

Sustenance Vs. Pablum

by Carol Hoenig on 4/25/2008 9:00:18 AM

It’s been about two weeks since I’ve been able to focus on blogging due to being unexpectedly called out of town. By the time I got back home yesterday and unpacked, I had an overwhelming desire to find out just what was going on in the world. I had been in Upstate New York with limited access to ne... Continue »

The Ridenhour Courage Prize

by Carol Hoenig on 4/9/2008 8:54:32 AM

While the Pulitzers were being divvied out, Bill Moyers was receiving The Ridenhour Courage Prize.   Named for the Vietnam era whistleblower Ron Ridenhour who exposed the truth of the My Lai massacre, the Ridenhour Prizes recognize those who have spoken out on behalf of the public interest, promote... Continue »

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Live Blogging the Automaker Hearings

by Mike Nizza on 11/18/2008 4:17:46 PM

Back to front page » By Dave Stout and Micheline Maynard Officially, the subject of the hearing before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Tuesday afternoon was “Examining the state of the Domestic Automobile Industry.” But that headline on the committeeR... Continue »

Sunday Morning Coming Down

by Eric Alterman on 11/17/2008 2:02:33 PM

I never watch these things, but boy this is fun: Genuine expertise and critical intelligence vs. ignorant blowhardery: Want to see it in action? Does that exchange remind you of anything? (How sad that we missed Cokie's undoubtedly erudite contribution. I thought we were rid of her, like, six years ... Continue »

Sunday Morning Coming Down

by Eric Alterman on 11/17/2008 2:02:33 PM

I never watch these things, but boy this is fun: Genuine expertise and critical intelligence vs. ignorant blowhardery: Want to see it in action? Does that exchange remind you of anything? (How sad that we missed Cokie's undoubtedly erudite contribution. I thought we were rid of her, like, six years ... Continue »

Mortgage Rescue Wonkery

by Kevin Drum on 11/16/2008 1:29:16 PM

MORTGAGE RESCUE WONKERY....One of the problems surrounding any plan to rescue homeowners with troubled mortgages is that most mortgages are bundled up into securities that have multiple noteholders and are governed by reams of carefully written contractual requirements. So even if the mortgage serv... Continue »

Bailing Out GM

by Kevin Drum on 11/14/2008 2:29:02 PM

BAILING OUT GM....The basic argument against bailing out GM (and Ford and Chrysler) is fairly simple: They're dinosaurs who can't compete, don't make good cars, have a terrible corporate culture, and will never get better. If we're willing to bail out companies like these, where will the bailouts s... Continue »