Tag Archives: New media

Smearing Brian Manning

Posted on June 1, 2011 by jreid

If you don’t believe that Bradley Manning is an American hero who was tortured at the hands of U.S. Marines at Quantico because he dared to take on the military industrial complex, you are evil, and also a hateful homophobe. … Continue reading →

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Oops. Secret Service tweet disses Fox News

Posted on May 18, 2011 by jreid

Looks like someone at the Secret Service tweeted when they meant to “DM” …

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Open Thread: Who are your ‘Mideast Rising’ Twitter MVPs

Posted on February 14, 2011 by jreid

The Egyptian uprising, and the spreading revolutionary trend throughout the Arab and Muslim world, is making Twitter (and Facebook) a central player in the international media dynamic. So TRR Readers, I’m asking you to help me compile a list of … Continue reading →

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The Egyptian uprising: 6 media winners **UPDATED with reader nominations

Posted on February 13, 2011 by jreid

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 … Continue reading →

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Tina Brown eats Newsweek

Posted on November 12, 2010 by jreid

And we enter the age of the NewsBeast.

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@SaintPetersblog: Kendrick Meek, ‘new media’ and the perils of netrootlessness

Posted on September 8, 2010 by jreid

Peter Schrsch reacts to the Kendrick Meek campaign’s dismissal of its new media director, Kenny Quinnell, and challenges the myth of a Florida netroots. At issue: does a campaign that doesn’t seem to “get” new media even need a new … Continue reading →

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Mediaite owes President Obama an apology

Posted on May 1, 2010 by jreid

Now that their Republican wunderkind reporter Frances Martel has been forced to pull back her story, the editors of Mediaite should apologize, to the president, for trecking in this tabloid trash, to Ms. Baker, who has also been smeared by … Continue reading →

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Katie Couric interviews Glenn Beck, hopes for Palin moment

Posted on September 22, 2009 by jreid

Katie Couric’s new web show debuts tonight (cleverly tagged at CBSNews.com/katiecouricwebshow… ) and her first big interview: same as TIME Magazine’s: Glenn Beck. The Beck fascination in the media is officially in overdrive, and perhaps mindful of his moment, Beck … Continue reading →

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