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December 20, 2015

Tabloid taunt: The media turn partisan after San Bernardino massacre

New York’s Daily News used to play it pretty straight–a flashy tabloid, to be sure, but one that kept its opinions on the editorial page.

December 20, 2015

Panic city: The GOP's pipsqueak 'revolt' against Donald Trump

Another day, another GOP panic.

December 20, 2015

The Playbook Against Hillary: Can Obama operatives inoculate her?

As the Republicans contemplate how to beat Clinton, who better to consult than the only folks who’ve beaten her at the presidential campaign level: Barack Obama’s team.

December 20, 2015

NY Times story on disgraced prostitution prober raises journalistic questions

This scoop by the New York Times has an extra bit of resonance: It casts doubt on an earlier exclusive by the Washington Post that relied heavily on the now-suspect source.

December 20, 2015

Media pounce on Hillary’s jobs gaffe, float Jeb’s trial balloon

The media are guaranteed to pounce on any mistake that feeds Hillary’s image as an establishment figure who is struggling to be more like Liz.

December 20, 2015

The highly sophisticated hacking of Sharyl Attkisson's computers

From the moment that Sharyl Attkisson met a shadowy source I’ll call Big Mac, she was plunged into a nightmare involving mysterious surveillance of her computers.

December 20, 2015

White House Shakeup? Why the media love to hype staff changes

The rumblings are growing louder: What Barack Obama needs to salvage his presidency is that tried-and-true Beltway prescription, the shakeup.

December 20, 2015

GOP Takeover Panic: Why the left fears ‘insane’ Republicans running the Senate

For the GOP to control both houses of Congress for the last two years of the Obama presidency would indeed be kind of a big deal, but not as earth-shattering as some prognosticators believe.

December 20, 2015

Watergate Lessons: Bob Woodward and Ben Bradlee on the pressures of investigative reporting

A conversation with Bob Woodward yesterday reminded me of what a slog the actual reporting was, and how much the business has changed.

December 20, 2015

Monica’s Mission: Can the humiliated Lewinsky lead the charge against online harassment?

Just as former felons take up prison reform and former drug addicts crusade about addiction, maybe Monica Lewinsky's very notoriety is the ingredient that generates attention..