pundits

At Pundit School, Learning to Smile and Interrupt

Stevie Converse — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:27:48 -0700

Revolving Door Between the White House and the Mainstream Media

Stevie Converse — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:41:38 -0700

The Spokespundits

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:59:00 -0700

Feud Fuels Bill O'Reilly's Blasts at GE

Stevie Converse — Mon, 19 May 2008 05:17:12 -0700

Bill O'Reilly, the Fox News star, is mounting an extraordinary televised assault on the chief executive of General Electric, calling him a "pinhead" and a "despicable human being" who bears responsibility for the deaths of American soldiers in Iraq.

Beware Cozy Deals Between Politicians and Their Pundits

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 12 May 2008 09:53:22 -0700

Nobody interested in how people in power manipulate public opinion can afford to miss the expose of the Bush administration's use of "experts" to sell the Iraq war and defend itself over Guantanamo.

Society of Professional Journalists Says Media Must Hold Their Military Analysts to Journalistic Standards

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 12 May 2008 08:58:21 -0700

Society of Professional Journalists leaders are urging the U.S. media to hold their military analysts to the same ethical standards journalists are required to meet concerning potential conflicts of interest, financial ties, and relationships with government agencies.

More Revelations About Pentagon's Media Propaganda Campaign -- Using Military 'Pundits'-- Emerge

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 12 May 2008 08:25:25 -0700

As noted in previous E&P articles, the shocking New York Times article last month by David Barstow exposing the Pentagon's use of retired military officers to carry their talking points on the Iraq war in the media has received relatively little follow-up--or response--from the news outlets involved, principally TV and cable networks. One popular blogger who has kept the issue alive is Salon's Glenn Greenwald.

Society of Professional Journalists Calls for End to Pentagon Propaganda

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 12 May 2008 07:38:40 -0700

An "outraged" Society of Professional Journalists called on the Pentagon to stop the practice of using military analysts on TV and other media as a "Trojan Horse" to carry the White House's message about the war in Iraq

Fox News STILL Featuring Pentagon Pundits

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:07:54 -0700

The New York Times publishes an exposé on the hidden ties between media military analysts and the Pentagon that most likely violate federal "covert propaganda" laws.

Pay No Attention to the Media Behind the Curtain

Stevie Converse — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:35:02 -0700

"We may not like it," wrote The New York Times' David Brooks, rising to the defense of Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopoulos after last Wednesday's Democratic debate, "but issues like Jeremiah Wright, flag lapels and the Tuzla airport will be important in the fall."