Why Won’t TV Newser Mention Babalu Blog’s Cable News Scoop?

February 20, 2008 in CNN, TV Newser
Tags: Allison Flexner, Fidel Castro

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, or deliberately avoiding blog coverage of the dictator Fidel Castro’s abdication, you must have seen this memo from top CNN brass, first reported by the invaluable Babalu Blog:
From: Flexner, Allison
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 7:46 AM
To: *CNN Superdesk (TBS)
Cc: Neill, Morgan; Darlington, Shasta
Subject: Castro guidance
Some points on Castro [...]

Maybe this Blog is About Media Matters Instead

February 11, 2008 in Media Matters
Tags: John McCain, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, President, Primary, Republican, Washington Post

Seriously, look at this:

Print press repeats media mantra of McCain as “maverick”

Summary: Numerous print publications — including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times — continued a longstanding practice of referring to Sen. John McCain as a “maverick” in their coverage of the February 5 presidential primaries and caucuses.

Thanks for [...]