Archive for May, 2004


25
May

“Good News, Bad News”

New York Times op-ed columnist David Brooks doesn’t let a few facts get in the way of his discovery of some good news from the Middle East, writes Rory O’Connor.


15
May

Testosterone-Fueled CEO’s In Mating Dance with the Media

A new book by Christopher Byron lays bare the last decade when many business journalists allowed themselves to be seduced by “Celebrity CEO’s” in a frenzy of media greed and corporate compliance that trumped objective and balanced reporting.


11
May

The Shrum Factor

Presidential hopeful John Kerry is staking a November victory on a lucrative ad-spending strategy for local TV. Getting media to deliver Kerry’s message to voters is the job of one man: Bob Shrum.


10
May

Rush Limbaugh Praises Torture with a ‘Lite’ Touch

To the drug-addled radio host, it’s morally acceptable to stick bags over people’s heads, strip them, freeze them, hang them by their wrists and attach electrodes to their genitals when you’re only pretending you’ll turn on the juice — because US soldiers “are having a good time” and need their “emotional release.”


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