Tampa Come see me in Tampa, Florida Tues. Dec. 16 3p-5:30p Oxford Exchange (which also has a restaurant). http://oxfordexchange.com 420 W Kennedy Blvd, Tampa, FL 33606 (813) 253-0222 A portion of the proceeds from Stonewalled is being donated to the University of Florida Brechner Center for Freedom of Information. Stonewalled is a New York Times […]
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The Media's Hunger for Hillary
Howard Kurtz and I talk about the media's "hunger for Hillary" -- as in, wanting her to announce her decision on a run for the presidency. [ilink url="The media's hunger for Hillary http://video.foxnews.com/v/3929761505001/after-the-buzz-medias-hillary-hunger/#sp=show-clips"] Watch the After the Buzz discussion [/ilink]
Reflections on Rolling Stone's Messy, Mossy UVA Rape Story
The following is a commentary. (Above image courtesy Anthony Easton/flickr: PinkMoose) Rolling Stone's disintegrating campus rape story is an example of the perils of the increasingly blurred lines between traditional, straight news organizations... and outlets such as pop culture magazines and blogs that sometimes dabble in news-type journalism. By traditional, straight news organizations, I mean outlets such as […]
Why I'm Suing the Justice Dept.: Its Unlawful Freedom of Info. Response
(Above Image: FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.) On Nov. 19, I filed a Freedom of Information (FOI) lawsuit against the Department of Justice, which oversees the F.B.I.. For over a year, I had been pursuing public information that the F.B.I. holds—about me. Something any U.S. citizen has the right to do. The response I got […]
Is Federal Health Agency Undermining Its Own Ethics Body After Controversial Federal Study Resulted in Baby Deaths?
Too often, the very bodies set up to protect the public's interests--to flag and punish bad conduct on the part of officials in power--are being undermined by those they're supposed to police. That's the allegation in the case of a federal ethics body that found a federal study called SUPPORT violated federal consent rules for […]
CDC: More Than 1,400 People in U.S. Being Actively Monitored for Ebola
[Above: Color-enhanced electron micrograph of Ebola virus particles. Courtesy: Thomas W. Geisbert, Boston University School of Medicine.] The killer virus Ebola may not be front and center in the news, but it’s still in the forefront of efforts by health officials nationwide. As of today, more than 1,400 people in 44 states in the U.S. are […]
The Red Cross' Secret Disaster
(This article was first published Oct. 29) A new investigation by ProPublica and NPR finds a botched response by the Red Cross after Sandy and Isaac leaving behind "a trail of unmet needs and acrimony." The news organizations pulled from confidential reports and internal emails, as well as accounts from disaster relief specialists. According to […]
Docs: Adviser Tells Attorney General Holder How to Manipulate Press on Fast & Furious
Lesson in how the administration attempts to manipulate the press and news coverage: Fast and Furious email to Attorney General Eric Holder from a communications adviser, Oct. 5, 2011 [emphasis added below]. (President Obama withheld this email under executive privilege but it was recently released as a result of a lawsuit filed by Judicial Watch […]
