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Washington Post Becomes a Fair Newspaper
Two newspapers set the agenda for the rest of the media: The Washington Post and The New York Times. The stories they break, the play they give them, and the way they characterize candidates, events, and issues are usually adopted by both print and broadcast reporters. As a Christmas gift, I ...
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All of Hoover’s Men
pajamasmedia.com — Stratfor has a long essay about how Woodward and Bernstein — and Deep Throat, now identified as then FBI Deputy Director Mark Felt — may have brought down not just Richard Nixon, but, over the longer term, journalism itself. Stratfor ... (more) All of Hoover’s Men
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Has the Washington Post Become a Fairer Newspaper?
The Corner on National Review Online — ... ] Newsmax's Ron Kessler, an alum, makes the case that it has, here . And there's a bonus: Ron's section on Secret Service codenames for protectees. He reports the Obamas are known as "Renegade" and "Renaissance" I'll let you read the piece to see which is which. ...

Tuesday, December 23
AMERICAN DIGEST — ... Because "Ebony" and "Ivory" were taken: "Barack Obama — codenamed Renegade — and Michelle Obama — codenamed Renaissance — accepted the [Secret Service] codenames they were given." --Newsmax.com - Washington Post Becomes a Fair Newspaper ...

Remainders: Brit to Bret
Michael Calderone's Blog — It's Brit's last day as "Special Report" host, next transitioning to a Fox analyst role. As expected, chief White House correspondent Bret Baier will take his place at 6 p.m. What poor journalists are "stuck" in Hawaii with Obama? Palin tells Human Events: "I was not allowed to do many interviews." Kessler thinks WaPo's become more fair. Look inside Bill Buckley's FBI file. TNR reports that Holocaust memoir could be a hoax. ...

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