Dispatches from an embed and reading over your shoulder....
Dispatch From an Embed
More than a quarter of a million American soldiers are deployed and ready for action in Iraq, and they're not alone. There are currently about 800 reporters, who have been prepped for the battlefield and assigned to specific military units. NPR's John Burnett is one of them, and gives Brooke ...
Reading Over Your Shoulder
You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you uncover a terrorist by his book? The creators of the USA Patriot Act thought so, and included a provision that makes it much easier for the FBI to get records of all the books a person has borrowed or ...
Newsstand Mood Swings
In these anxiety-ridden times, are magazine readers looking for depth or for fluff? According to the latest audit of newsstand sales, the answer is…both. New York Times reporter David Carr joins Brooke to discuss how America's magazine-buying habits reflect the New World order.
Whither the Tweedy?
The recent firing of a high-profile editor at Random House confirmed for many people the triumph of corporate philistines in the book industry over the defenders of literary values. Bob for one was ready to join the funeral procession…until he started poking around in New York's publishing world.
Oprah's Canon
After taking a year long hiatus, Oprah's book club is back in business. But no longer will Oprah be the conduit between unknown authors and the bestseller list. This time around, she will be drawing exclusively from the canon of literary classics. Literary Agent Liza Dawson chats with Brooke about ...
Regulator Irregularity
Industry observers have been anticipating a relaxation of media ownership rules by the Feds. But a recent surprise vote by the newest commissioner in an unrelated issue has many wondering which way that commissioner will swing when it comes to media deregulation. Cable World's senior editor Alicia Mundy fills Bob ...
In-House Reporting
For Chicago's public housing residents, the biggest local story of the past few years has been the demolition of the city's infamous high-rise projects. One newspaper has diligently covered the story from the inside - literally. OTM's Ron Feemster has the story of The Residents' Journal - a paper that ...
Ghetto Living
Journalist Adrian Nicole LeBlanc set out to write about the life of a drug dealer. Instead, she ended up writing an expansive account of poverty in the South Bronx. Her book, Random Family, chronicles the daily lives of two Puerto Rican women, their extended families, and LeBlanc's intimate role in ...
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Obama's Historic Statement, the False Statistic on "Boomerang" Kids, and More
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The Phony Statistic About College Graduates
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5 Ways To Spot a B.S. Political Headline in Under 10 Seconds
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Why the Myth that Vaccines Cause Autism Survives
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Revenge Porn's Latest Frontier
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"Author" of 'Naked Came The Stranger' Dies
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How ABC's Obama Same Sex Marriage Interview Got Scooped on Twitter
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I did a FOIA on myself, and all I got were these lousy letters
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OTM Staff Picks, Volume 8
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Political Misdirection, A Raid on Palestinian TV, and More
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