Two issues that journalists just don't understand - guns and the budget.
Freedom is in the Air
Plenty of observers on the political Right think they know who's responsible for the recent outburst of democracy in the Middle East - President Bush. Observers in the region give credit to opposition movements closer to home. But some see the catalyst of freedom as close as their own living ...
Persian Persuasion
Pending congressional approval, the U.S. will soon expand its Farsi-language satellite transmissions into Iran. The U.S. has been using media to win foreign hearts and minds for many years. But the timing of this latest move has some people alarmed. Bob speaks with Kenneth Tomlinson, chairman of the government agency ...
Ari Speaks (Again)
When former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer held his final press briefing, he said he wanted to be remembered "fondly" by the press. That's doubtful, at least for those reporters who spent two and a half years trying fruitlessly to pin Fleischer down. In his new memoir, Taking Heat, ...
Washington Press Lore
The more people come to rely on the Internet for news and information, the more we all wrestle with the question of what makes a journalist a journalist. In his new book, Reporting from Washington, U.S. Senate historian Donald Ritchie gives some historical perspective, demonstrating how technology has driven the ...
Google the Gaggle
This week, for the first time ever, a blogger was granted access to the all-important White House briefing room. And in true blogging fashion, Garrett Graff blogged all about it. Bob chats with Graff, editor of the gossip weblog "fishbowlDC."
Budget Forecast: Cloudy
A few weeks ago, President Bush kicked off the annual game of political football known as the budget process. His $2.57 trillion spending proposal now goes to Congress, which will revise it with the help of the Congressional Budget Office. Meanwhile, the rest of us, including a small cadre of ...
Gun Shy
For years, gun ownership has been one of the most persistent and polarizing aspects of America's "culture war." But have the media done justice to both sides of the issue? Some journalists have admitted that mainstream media tend to stereotype hunters and gun collectors as raging lunatics. Which, in turn, ...
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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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