Read this if you want to understand Florida elections
Steve Schale has written a must-read post for anyone who wants to understand the ins and outs of Florida’s many media markets, and the real reason Mitt Romney is probably unstoppable in the Sunshine State… Read more
Really, I’m working
Attorney General Eric Holder addresses the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Philadelphia, August 4, 2011.
If you’ve noticed fewer posts at TheReidReport this week, there’s a very good explanation: your humble editor is in Philly at the National Association of Black Journalists convention, and I really, really am working. Really. Read more
Report: Roger Ailes hatched Fox News idea while working in the Nixon White House
Roger Ailes (left) as a young aide to President Richard Nixon
A Gawker reporter unearths a memo that may prove Roger Ailes cooked up the idea for what would later become Fox News while working in the Nixon White House; an idea he termed “putting the GOP on TV news.” Read more
Source: Robaina will skip TV debate to uphold ‘non-Hispanic exclusion’ pledge
A source tells TRR Miami-Dade Mayoral candidate Julio Robaina will skip a live, televised debate Sunday because only three candidates — including him — were invited. Read more
**UPDATED (with video): How Donald Trump played the Beltway media, to get his TV show renewed
Donald Trump must be laughing his ass off today. Read more
Fox exec admits to ‘mischief’ (AKA lying) re Obama ‘Socialism’ charge
Most people who are not Fox loyalists (or who are not either Howard Kurtz or the staff at Mediaite) understand that cable powerhouse is no “news” outlet, but rather a mouthpiece for conservative Republicans. In fact, it is much more — a campaign arm of the Republican Party, as evidenced by its electioneering communications. But don’t go by me. Ask bill Sammon. Read more
Really, St. Pete Times? You really published a story about Rick Scott’s BOOTS?
There are some assignments you just turn down.
The Egyptian uprising: 6 media winners **UPDATED with reader nominations
The Egyptian revolution was an exhilarating experience for those of us who watched it unfold on television and on the Internet — which of course cannot compare to the experience of those who lived it firsthand. But among the many storylines to emerge from Cairo, a few brand new media stars stand out. Here are my six big media winners, in no particular order: Read more
Don’t touch my junk! Irresistible headline, predictable results
So how is it that after nearly a decade of ridiculous security theater at the airport — from taking off our shoes and belts to the body scanners introduced years ago, but only taken notice of this week, the U.S. suddenly erupted into a frenzy of TSA hatred that captured both the left and the right? Well…
It started with a Libertarian activist — Libertarians being all the rage since Ron Paul and the tea parties came along — who decided to go through airport security, and low and behold, to videotape his experience. Now how did it just so happen that this kid was rolling when his proverbial junk was getting touched? If you were wondering that this week, I guess I’m you. Read more
Easy, media: Marco Rubio already has a wife
… the cooing and cuddling of the media’s newest Republican sensation (sorry Scott Brown and Chris Christie and Bob McDonnell and … well whoever else is a Republican …) is getting just a bit nauseating … just sayin’ ... Read more
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