Media - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/media/?source=rss&aim=media en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT Don't be surprised the media elite sided with Fox By Gene Lyons Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/28/fox_versus_obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/28/fox_versus_obama/index.html?source=rss Washington reporters know that Democrats complain, but Republicans get even Why don't feminists think porn empowers women? By Kate Harding Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/06/feminism_and_playboy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/06/feminism_and_playboy/index.html?source=rss Ask a stupid question, get an impatient answer Fox News isn't even pretending anymore By Gene Lyons Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/15/fox_news/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/15/fox_news/index.html?source=rss Want proof that journalism has devolved into entertainment? Watch "the communications arm of the Republican Party" Time for the media to fess up By Joe Conason Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2009/10/09/clinton_media/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2009/10/09/clinton_media/index.html?source=rss Journalists like Evan Thomas now admit the Clinton scandals were bogus. When will they admit they played along? Gelbart and Schulberg depart an ever stranger land By Michael Winship Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/03/gelbart_schulberg/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/03/gelbart_schulberg/index.html?source=rss Two great writers who knew from demagogues and mass hysteria died recently. I wonder what they're thinking now "In social media, women rule" By Judy Berman Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/07/social_networking/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/07/social_networking/index.html?source=rss Ladies dominate Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. But are we doing more than just chatting? How similar are the cases against Iran and Iraq? By Glenn Greenwald Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/09/30/iran/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/09/30/iran/index.html?source=rss The NYT explores whether government and media behavior now differ from what happened in 2002. To hell with the woman, save the boobs By Judy Berman Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/24/boobs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/24/boobs/index.html?source=rss Is a sexy new breast cancer PSA offensive ... to men? Glenn Beck becomes damaged goods By Alexander Zaitchik Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/09/22/glenn_beck_two/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/09/22/glenn_beck_two/index.html?source=rss The radio phenom takes over the morning zoo, makes fun of miscarriages and flames out. Part 2 of 3 What was said during the Obamathon? By Vincent Rossmeier Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/21/obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/21/obama/index.html?source=rss What the president said during his Sunday media blitz -- and what they're saying about it Is Diane Sawyer a "newsmommy"? By Amanda Fortini Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/04/diane_sawyer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/04/diane_sawyer/index.html?source=rss The future "World News Tonight" anchor has faced harsh commentary lately. But the strangest came from a feminist She is anchorwoman, hear her roar By Mary Elizabeth Williams Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/02/diane_sawyer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/02/diane_sawyer/index.html?source=rss Diane Sawyer may not be "perky," but in taking over "World News Tonight" she's still facing a notorious boys club Reclaiming the C word ... again By Judy Berman Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/01/c_word/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/01/c_word/index.html?source=rss Is the "rudest, crudest, most taboo term in the English language" making a comeback? The media can't handle the truth By Gene Lyons Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/08/27/lyons/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/08/27/lyons/index.html?source=rss Media sheep facing truth-hungry Internet wolves So long, Wiki-bloopers? By Vincent Rossmeier Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/25/wikipedia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/25/wikipedia/index.html?source=rss Wikipedia promises to clean up its act. Does that mean no more famously wrong obituaries? Wintour thaws By Mary Elizabeth Williams Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/25/anna_wintour/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/25/anna_wintour/index.html?source=rss The most reviled and feared woman in fashion goes on David Letterman and ... kinda charms us? The first gams make their debut By Kate Harding Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/20/michelle_obama_shorts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/20/michelle_obama_shorts/index.html?source=rss Michelle Obama wears shorts in August, and the media doesn't even wait for "shock and outrage" before reporting it Frank Bruni Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/media/2009/08/14/frank_bruni/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/media/2009/08/14/frank_bruni/index.html?source=rss Stop dieting! Pot bellies are in By Judy Berman Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/13/hipster_bellies/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/13/hipster_bellies/index.html?source=rss For hipster dudes, that is. Ladies, feel free to keep fretting over your "cankles" The miracle of birth in 140 characters or less By Lynn Harris Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/12/twitterbirth/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/12/twitterbirth/index.html?source=rss A woman Twitters her way through the delivery room: #toomuchinformation? The John Bobbitt effect? By Lynn Harris Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/04/jaeger_case/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/04/jaeger_case/index.html?source=rss While a story about a man's superglued penis makes international news, a woman's horrific mutilation is a footnote Who needs newspapers when you have Twitter? By Frank Hornig Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/07/28/wired/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/07/28/wired/index.html?source=rss Chris Anderson, Wired's editor in chief, discusses the Internet's challenge to the traditional press New York Times crazy with puppy love! By Katharine Mieszkowski Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/07/21/puppy_love/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/07/21/puppy_love/index.html?source=rss Why is one of the most powerful women in American journalism writing about her dog? What Joe Jackson knows about Michael By Caitlin Shamberg Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/media/2009/07/21/joe_jackson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/media/2009/07/21/joe_jackson/index.html?source=rss Joe Jackson appeared on "Larry King Live" to talk about his grandchildren and his (bad) relationship with his son Mom sells out! By Amy Benfer Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/07/17/mommy_sell_outs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/07/17/mommy_sell_outs/index.html?source=rss Should corporate parenting bloggers get shamed out of the sisterhood?