December 20, 2015 Anchor vs. Fugitive: How Brian Williams played it safe with Ed Snowden I think Brian Williams missed a golden opportunity in this interview of Edward Snowden.Â
December 20, 2015 Media ratchet up pressure on White House as probe confirms cover-up at VA The national media were slow to react to the initial reports, but this story is not going away, and should not go away, anytime soon.
December 20, 2015 Hillary’s Armor: Why she’s so wary of the press that she leaked part of her book If these early signs are any indication, Team Hillary is determined to control the flow of information as she ramps up for 2016, and doesn’t share the widespread media lament from 2008, that the candidate hurt herself by remaining largely inaccessible to the press.Â
December 20, 2015 Obama’s VA Disaster: Will the press hold him accountable? The journalistic uproar about the VA hospital mess has been loud and forceful, even with liberal columnists.Â
December 20, 2015 Bad Mom? New York’s first lady savaged for admitting ambivalence over kids Chirlane McCray dared say out loud what I’ve heard plenty of women say privately: that having a baby is frustrating and exasperating and sometimes all you want to do is bury yourself in the adult world of work.Â
December 20, 2015 Fake Mideast oilman traps Mariel Hemingway, Ed Begley in video sting The purported oilman was working for James O’Keefe, the conservative activist with a track record of using deception and hidden cameras to discredit liberal targets.
December 20, 2015 Empty Anger: Why VA hospital scandal is hurting the administration’s credibility Whatever the anger index, the administration hasn’t done much to fix the problems created by secret lists to hide the long waiting times for veterans to get medical care.
December 20, 2015 Why Hillary's high numbers (even among Republicans!) won't last Can Hillary Clinton really be that popular?
December 20, 2015 Jeb's Dilemma: Why the media are engaging in family therapy When the media aren’t worrying about Alec Baldwin’s arrest or Beyonce's sister's fight with Jay-Z, they are speculating about Jeb getting into the presidential campaign.Â
December 20, 2015 Turmoil at the Top: Why the NY Times dumped Jill Abramson No one expected Abramson, the first woman to lead the newsroom, to be shown the door after three years.Â