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DON'T
QUOTE ME: Feed your head
Podcasting is DIY radio for programmers and listeners alike. Will it
save us from corporate radio? Or further isolate us inside our own
miniature media worlds? Boston Phoenix, 12/31/04
DON'T
QUOTE ME: Unlikely crusader
How libertarian technocrat Michael Powell saved his
career - and lost his soul. Boston Phoenix, 12/24/04
OUR
POLS, OURSELVES
Jack Beatty on politics, great political writers, and
what the past has to say about the era of George W. Bush. Boston
Phoenix, 12/17/04
DON'T
QUOTE ME: Faces of death
Why that video of a Marine shooting an Iraqi insurgent has already
begun to fade. Boston Phoenix, 12/3/04
DON'T
QUOTE ME: Howell of pain
Seth Mnookin's book on the New York Times
shows how an editor's narcissism nearly destroyed the world's greatest
newspaper. Boston Phoenix, 11/26/04
DON'T
QUOTE ME: Media war
From the New York Times to Al-Jazeera, the press
tries to make sense of the battle for Fallujah. Boston Phoenix,
11/19/04
AXIS
OF EVIL
Meet the new Republican senators. Five of them hope to make your worst
nightmares come true. Boston Phoenix, 11/12/04
BLUE
IN A RED AMERICA
The values of Red America are ascendant: Fear, intolerance, and an
insistence on imposing a pinched notion of morality on everybody else. Boston
Phoenix, 11/5/04
POST-ELECTION
THOUGHTS (pdf file)
The media, the Internet, and the 2004 presidential campaign.
Northeastern University lecture, 11/3/04
TUNING
OUT THE NEWS
Is youth turning off the news media - or vice versa? Bostonia
magazine, fall 2004
DON'T
QUOTE ME: Cone of silence
From the Patriot Act to presidential records, George W. Bush has
presided over an unprecedented rise in government secrecy. Boston
Phoenix, 10/29/04
DON'T
QUOTE ME: The Cheney myth
The veep's reputation is that of "the evil genius." His record at
Halliburton, though, reveals him to be nothing more than a corrupt,
incompetent hack. Boston Phoenix, 10/22/04
THIS
JUST IN: Media
What's next for WBUR? With Ian Donnis. Boston Phoenix,
10/15/04
DON'T
QUOTE ME: Waves of anxiety
What's next for WBUR and Jane Christo, its embattled
general manager? Plus, polling pugilistics, and liberal radio comes to
Boston. Boston Phoenix, 10/8/04
DON'T
QUOTE ME: What Rather wrought
CBS's hapless anchor didn't just screw up - he
fulfilled every paranoid fantasy of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy. Boston
Phoenix, 10/1/04
DON'T
QUOTE ME: Sound and fury
WBUR dumps its Rhode Island stations, lays off
employees, and downsizes Here and Now. It's time for Boston University,
its license-holder, to demand some answers. With Ian Donnis. Boston
Phoenix, 9/24/04
DON'T
QUOTE ME: Bush's turn
Finally, the media turn their sights on the president. But Kerry
supporters shouldn't get too excited by the claims of gossip diva Kitty
Kelley and a flawed CBS report. Boston Phoenix,
9/17/04
WAKE-UP
CALL
Fight back! Talk about science! And did we say fight back? Five ideas
for John Kerry to get back into the race. Boston Phoenix,
9/10/04
DON'T
QUOTE ME: GOP-TV
Stuck inside Republican hell with the "fair and
balanced" Fox News Channel. Boston Phoenix, 9/3/04
DON'T
QUOTE ME: Revisiting the scene of the crime
Thanks to reforms undertaken after Bush's 537-vote, no-recount victory
over Al Gore, the Florida fiasco of 2000 couldn't happen again. Could
it? Boston Phoenix, 8/27/04
DON'T
QUOTE ME: Secret agents
From Washington to Providence, reporters face jail for not giving up
their sources. But what, exactly, does the government hope to
accomplish? Boston Phoenix, 8/20/04
DON'T
QUOTE ME: The math needed to beat Bush
As few as 10 states could determine the election. At
the moment, Kerry's electoral count looks better than his popular vote.
Boston Phoenix, 8/13/04
THIS
JUST IN: Media
Globe trims budget as ad revenues
drop. Boston Phoenix, 8/13/04
DON'T
QUOTE ME: Blood from stones
A blogger digs up the unexpected: political contributions from
journalists. Plus, Kerry and that $87 billion, and a massive failure of
intelligence. Boston Phoenix, 8/6/04
THE
KUMBAYA PARTY
George W. Bush has united the Democrats. Now it's up to John Kerry and
John Edwards to translate that unity into victory. Boston
Phoenix, 7/30/04
DON'T
QUOTE ME: Who's who in the media
A delegate's guide to the ups, downs, ins, and outs of Boston's feisty
political press. Plus, 10 national figures to watch. Boston
Phoenix, 7/23/04
THIS
JUST IN: Media
The return of the Nigerien yellowcake. Boston Phoenix,
7/16/04
DON'T
QUOTE ME: That '90s show
Its dubious literary merits aside, Bill Clinton's My
Life sparks nostalgia for a decade of peace, prosperity, and
presidential sex. Boston Phoenix, 7/9/04
THE
SEVENTH ANNUAL MUZZLE AWARDS
Ten who undermined free speech and personal liberties. Boston
Phoenix, 7/2/04
DON'T
QUOTE ME: Steyn's way
Write, twist, smear, and sneer. Repeat! Meet Mark Steyn, the most toxic
right-wing pundit you've never heard of. Boston Phoenix,
6/18/04
THIS
JUST IN: Media
The obit desk meets the undead. Boston Phoenix,
6/11/04
DON'T
QUOTE ME: Miller's Times
The Gray Lady confesses its sins in hyping
Iraq's nonexistent weapons capabilities and terrorist ties. So what
took so long? Boston Phoenix, 6/4/04
DON'T
QUOTE ME: Tipping point
The horrors at Abu Ghraib have finally changed how the
media report on the war - and on the president who started it. Boston
Phoenix, 5/28/04
DON'T
QUOTE ME: The big story
With Iraq taking center stage, other news gets squeezed. Plus, Danny
Schechter goes public, Spare Change News goes pro,
and the Globe goes porn. Boston Phoenix,
5/21/04
DON'T
QUOTE ME: Angel and whore
Jessica Lynch and Lynndie England - the damsel in
distress and the castrating bitch - symbolize our shifting perceptions
of the war in Iraq. Boston Phoenix, 5/14/04
DON'T
QUOTE ME: Stuck in neutral
With the Kerry campaign spinning its wheels, some
Democrats are worried - while Republicans are positively gleeful. Boston
Phoenix, 5/7/04
DON'T
QUOTE ME: Bob and Dubya
Woodward's Plan of Attack is kinder
and gentler than not to Bush. But while Plan and
other political titles are hot, few voters' minds are likely to be
changed. Boston Phoenix, 4/30/04
THIS
JUST IN: Media
Jay Severin's Muslim moment. Boston Phoenix,
4/30/04
DON'T
QUOTE ME: Money screams
Thirty years of campaign-finance reform have brought us
confusion, loopholes, cynicism, and an erosion of free speech. It's
time to try something new. Boston Phoenix, 4/23/04
THIS
JUST IN: Free speech
What would Thomas Jefferson say? Boston
Phoenix, 4/23/04
DON'T
QUOTE ME: Debacle in Iraq
A spate of recent books and articles shows that all
this could have been prevented - from the dishonest rationale for war
to the arrogant, incompetent occupation. Boston Phoenix,
4/16/04
THIS
JUST IN: Media
DNC study sparks harsh words. Boston Phoenix,
4/16/04
DON'T
QUOTE ME: Heart of darkness
The terrible images from Fallujah are destined to
become icons of the war in Iraq. But what, exactly, are they trying to
tell us? Boston Phoenix, 4/9/04
THIS
JUST IN: Media
A Pulitzer for wartime truth-telling. Boston
Phoenix, 4/9/04
A
TALE OF TWO PAPERS
Boston's dueling dailies, the Globe and the Herald,
have entered a new phase of their long rivalry - one that threatens to
consign the Herald to irrelevance. Boston
Phoenix, 4/2/04
THIS
JUST IN: Follow-up
Wal-Mart wavers on anti-war video. Boston
Phoenix, 4/2/04
THIS
JUST IN: Media
Retailing the case against war. Boston Phoenix,
3/26/04
THIS
JUST IN: Terrorism
For whom would bin Laden vote? Boston Phoenix,
3/19/04
DON'T
QUOTE ME: Indecent proposal
Media moguls are sacrificing free speech on the altar
of corporate empire-building. Boston Phoenix,
3/12/04.
THIS
JUST IN: Media
Welcome to the Herald, Mike! Boston
Phoenix, 3/12/04.
AND
THEN THERE WAS ONE
The Democratic presidential-nomination contest ends.
John Kerry's next challenge: Surviving the pre-convention months
without getting destroyed by the GOP's flying monkeys. Boston
Phoenix, 3/5/04
THIS
JUST IN: Media
At the Herald, the musical chairs haven't stopped. Boston
Phoenix, 3/5/04
DICK
CHENEY'S NIGERIAN NIGHTMARE
Investigators in three countries are probing an alleged
$180 million bribe involving Halliburton. How long can the veep keep
this tale of international sleaze from dominating the news? Boston
Phoenix, 2/27/04
THIS
JUST IN: Media
Brudnoy plots his latest comeback. Boston Phoenix,
2/27/04
SEX,
LIES, AND REPUBLICANS
Drudge shoots and misses. But Bush's allies are
attacking Kerry with everything from a phony Jane Fonda photo to a
sickening attack on triple amputee Max Cleland. Boston Phoenix,
2/20/04
SAFE
FOR NOW
A surprise filibuster defeats an anti-gay-marriage amendment
&emdash; and sets off a wild celebration. BostonPhoenix.com,
2/13/04
TALKING
POLITICS: Target: JFK
George W. Bush is having a rough stretch, but the
Republicans know how to fight back: By casting John Forbes Kerry as a
gay-loving, fire-hydrant-moving, liberal elitist. Boston
Phoenix, 2/13/04
THIS
JUST IN: The primaries
John Kerry and the living dead. Boston Phoenix,
2/13/04
WHAT
A FREAK SHOW
Debating democracy and religion at the State House.
BostonPhoenix.com, 2/12/04
PRIMARY
FINDINGS: The plot shifts
Kerry's chain of victories has become old news. Now
he's got to define himself before the Republicans - and the media - do
it for him. Boston Phoenix, 2/6/04
THIS
JUST IN: Media
The press and the front-runner. Boston Phoenix,
2/6/04
DEBATING
JOHN KERRY
Dan Kennedy and Jon Keller on the merits of the
Democratic front-runner. The New Republic Online,
1/30/04
TALKING
POLITICS: Next stop: Super Tuesday
John Kerry has made one of the most impressive comebacks in modern
politics. Can he sustain the momentum through the South? Boston
Phoenix, 1/30/04
THIS
JUST IN: Media
A grateful CBS pays its White House dues. Boston
Phoenix, 1/30/04
A
BRAND-NEW CAMPAIGN
After Kerry's Iowa surprise, the Democrats hit New Hampshire running. Boston
Phoenix, 1/23/04.
THIS
JUST IN: Media
Paul O'Neill and the price of truth. Boston Phoenix,
1/23/04.
DON'T
QUOTE ME: Between the covers
The Democratic candidates' campaign books say much about who they are
and why they're running. And Edwards's is actually a good read. Boston
Phoenix, 1/16/04
THIS
JUST IN: Media
Bookmarking Dean on the issues. Boston Phoenix,
1/16/04
FACING
THE FINISH LINE
One the front-runner, John Kerry battles to keep his presidential bid
alive. Boston Phoenix, 1/9/04
THIS
JUST IN: Media
Up, down, out, and back - NarcoNews.com returns. Boston
Phoenix, 1/9/04
EXILES
ON MAIN STREET
The year 2004 is likely to be a good one for Bush and the Republicans -
and bad news for progressive causes. Boston Phoenix,
1/2/04
THIS
JUST IN: Mad cow
An alternative theory about what causes it. Boston
Phoenix, 1/2/04
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