Category Archives: Media criticism

Promise You’ll Never Do That Again

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Ampersand

The Simpsons, 1992: FOX news, yesterday: “You see how easy it is? I could be an international rap star!” “Those lyrics were actually very good.” Wow. Via.

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An Open Letter to the Left

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Jeff Fecke

Hello. It’s Jeff. I know, I don’t blog much lately. I’ve been busy. I have a job that’s actually fairly demanding and a 9-year-old kid and a life. Plus, I have to admit, given a choice between writing jeremiads or … Continue reading →

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Sometimes I Take a Great Notion to Jump in the River and Drown

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Jeff Fecke

Hurricane Irene had barely cleared New York City yesterday when the chattering classes burst forth, proclaiming loudly that we’d all been worried for nothing. The storm was overhyped. Why, there was hardly any damage to the Big Apple! This proved … Continue reading →

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Leave it to the voters to decide who is a viable candidate: On the media’s non-coverage of Ron Paul

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Ampersand

Kevin Drum and Jonathan Bernstein say essentially the same thing regarding the press deciding not to cover Ron Paul’s campaign, which I’d sum up as: It’s obvious Paul has no chance of being the next President, so the press is … Continue reading →

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Humans Had a Nice Run

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Jeff Fecke

Our species accomplished a lot in the 200,000 years we were around. The Mona Lisa. Landing on the Moon. The Snuggie. But clearly, our time as masters of our domain is over; there is no question that today’s news represents … Continue reading →

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Quote: Make It More Ethnic

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Ampersand

I have been on sets before when a director says ‘can you make it more ethnic?’ I always say ‘can you demonstrate to me how you want it done?’ That usually ends it. –Yvette Nicole Brown Reading this article by … Continue reading →

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Revise and Extend

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Jeff Fecke

So I think I’ve been unfair to Glenn Beck. “But Jeff,” you say, “Glenn Beck is rarely fair to other people. Why should you be fair to him?” Well, dear reader, it’s precisely because I’m not Glenn Beck, and I … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Political Speech in the wake of Arizona

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Myca

There are just a few thoughts I have about all of this that I wanted to share. First, Sarah Palin. As Xeni Jardin says, “I try to avoid blogging about Sarah Palin, for the same reasons I’ve tried to avoid … Continue reading →

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Straight Flowing on a Boat in the Deep Blue Sea

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

Remember James O’Keefe III? Sure you do! He’s the guy who (didn’t actually) dress(ed) as a pimp and shot selectively-edited video in order to bring down ACORN, which thanks to a heavy assist from FOX and Andrew Breitbart, and the … Continue reading →

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The Controversy Over Park51 (Cordoba House) Was Manufactured by Fox

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

Or at least that’s what Frank Rich, citing Salon’s Justin Elliott, wrote in his August 22 op-ed column, “How Fox Betrayed Petraeus.” (You can find links if you click through to the whole column.) We owe thanks to Justin Elliott … Continue reading →

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