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washingtonpost.com - 7/2/2009

Howard Kurtz - Reporters, Race and the Coverage of Michelle Obama

— washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Howard Kurtz - Reporters, Race and the Coverage of ...

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newsbusters.org - 7/2/2009

Are Black Female Reporters In The Tank for Michelle? 'Fabulously'

— newsbusters.org — Washington Post media reporter Howard Kurtz reported Thursday on black females on the Michelle Obama beat, and whether their shared race and gender produces gauzier coverage. "Indeed, most write with enthusiasm, in some cases even admiration, ... (more) Are Black Female Reporters In The Tank for Michelle? ...

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swamppolitics.com - 7/8/2009

Michelle Obama: When in Rome

— swamppolitics.com — by Mark Silva Michelle Obama may not have made much of a splash in Moscow, where any obsession with Western fashion still has one foot in the Cold War, but the Romans are watching the American first lady, on tour with her husband for the G-8 ... (more) Michelle Obama: When in Rome

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Are Black Female Reporters In The Tank for Michelle? 'Fabulously'
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... Washington Post media reporter Howard Kurtz reported Thursday on black females on the Michelle Obama beat, and whether their shared race and gender produces gauzier coverage. "Indeed, most write with enthusiasm, in some cases even admiration, about the first lady as a long-awaited role model for black women." Kurtz found: ...

I'll Take Howard Kurtz For $1000, Alex
Eschaton — What is "questions never asked of white people?" And extra Double Jeopardy for this paragraph. Such developments can foster a mixture of tokenism and opportunity. When Jesse Jackson made his first White House run in 1984, a number of black political reporters got their first crack at a presidential campaign. The assignment was a sideshow -- Jackson had no serious chance of winning -- but also boosted the careers of his chroniclers. So, token assignments for black reporters who were given career boosts even though they were just assigned to ...

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The Political Carnival — Black Reporters on the Beat of Michelle Obama I don't seem to remember Howie writing about Laura Bush, "White WASP Women Sycophantically Follow Around Button Downed Laura". Geez o pete, do they have any AA female reporters at the WaPo? And this he writes about today, totally ignoring the Cash For Access scandal? ...

Kurtz: Can African-American women objectively cover Michelle Obama?
Think Progress — ... In his column today, Washington Post media reporter Howard Kurtz devotes his column today to the question of: “Does Race Play a Role in Coverage?” He readily admits that “no one raises questions when an Irish American male reporter covers a pol named Murphy,” but that doesn’t stop him from writing a 1,600-word article raising questions about black women: ...

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Shakesville — "No one noted all the white chicks covering Laura Bush."—Washington Post reporter Robin Givhan, a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and African-American woman, to Howard Kurtz, who, despite noting in his piece that "no one raises questions when an Irish American male reporter covers a pol named Murphy," nonetheless wonders: "Are [African-American female] reporters inadvertently invested in [Michelle Obama's] success?" ...

Kurtz: Objectivity Impossible for Black Women?
Daily Kos — ... Shorter Howard Kurtz: Well, ok, so none of the African American women who are reporters on the Michelle Obama beat have gotten interviews with her since the inauguration. And ok, so "no one raises questions when an Irish American male reporter covers a pol named Murphy." But all these African American women are still probably going too easy on Michelle Obama. Because she's black! And they're black! And she's a woman! And they're women! ...