Senate Candidate Jeff Greene Gets Corrections From Florida Papers Over Mike Tyson Drug Stories
Democratic candidate Jeff Greene was none too happy about a series of stories that ran in the St. Petersburg Times and Miami Herald, two of which alleged that he had coke and stripper filled parties aboard his yacht with none other than Mike Tyson. Apparently rumors like that don’t really help a guy’s chances of getting elected to the Senate. Greene’s legal council threatened a whole bunch of repercussions last week and now it looks like the threats are paying off. Both the Times and the Herald printed corrections in today’s papers.
Mediaite’s list of 28 media leaders who died this decade includes no people of color, not even Michael Jackson
Wish I could say this idea was mine.
But I first heard about Mediaite columnist Danny Groner‘s list of 28 media leaders who died this decade from a friend who emailed an Internet listserv of black journalists, incredulous that the list did not include a single person of color.
A Glaring Omission
Mediaite has been rightly called out for a big, glaring error: On our list of 28 media leaders we’ve lost this decade there was not a single person of color. Not a one. It’s an omission we are fixing even as I type this, but that’s not the point: the point is taking responsibility for [...]
The Nation’s Newspapers React To Health Care Bill On Sunday Covers
Newspapers doubtlessly spent yesterday preparing their Sunday covers, unable to foresee exactly how the health care vote and bill would shake out, but fully aware of its inevitable headline grabbing appeal. Between placement, prominence, photo selection and of course, headlines, the results provide a look into the disparate layouts of the country’s prominent papers. Gallery inside!






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