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hackers
Kim Jong Il More Web Savvy Than The Average Despot
Remember North Korean's deranged little troll leader, Kim Jong Il, the one firing missiles into the Pacific lately like a ten year-old with bottle rockets on New Year's Eve? Well, he's been hacking into American and South Korean government computers! More » -
Media Crack
'The Printed Blog' Was Not Deceptively Brilliant
In your failure-prone Tuesday media column: The Printed Blog does not revolutionize the media, the Washington Post investigates endlessly, the newspaper industry declines more than 100%, and—what's this?—the City of New York wants to give money to you! More » -
jobs
Dan Froomkin Becomes Latest Refugee at Huffington Post
The trail between the Washington Post and Huffington Post is becoming something of a pipeline: ousted liberal WaPo columnist Dan Froomkin has landed at Arianna Huffington's well-funded website. His new home may be worse than the old one. More » -
newspaper wars
Washington Post Screwed Up Bad, Reports New York Times Over and Over
The Washington Post did a terrible thing, the New York Times reports. "Why is the WP so morally bankrupt?" the NYT wonders. The Post has issued a laughably weak apology for being a cheater loser paper, reports the NYT! More » -
Media Crack
Honduran President Just Sitting Around Hoping a Reporter Will Visit
In your Friday-like Thursday media column: Howard Kurtz types many words for no good reason, Rupert Murdoch denies wanting to own the NYT, the WaPo can't stop distancing itself from that sellout email, and journalism is practiced in Honduras. More » -
war
Washington Post Opinion Page Wants War With Iran
Today in the Washington Post editorial page: former UN Ambassador and unpleasant mustachioed asshole John Bolton says it is time for Israel to start a war with Iran. More » -
ethics
Washington Post Mistakenly Tells Truth About 'Sponsored' Media Events
The Washington Post sent a flier to DC corporate lobbyists and other scum offering them an exclusive, schmoozy dinner with political officials and Post reporters for only $25,000. Now they're disavowing it! Come now. They were just too honest. More » -
Media Crack
Where Were You When Vibe Died?
In your emboldened Wednesday media column: More on the Spin layoffs, "Where were you when Vibe died?" stories begin, Froomkin's proud, Michael Wolff's unnecessarily loud, and newspapers are how(itzer)ed. More » -
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columnists
Richard Cohen Had a Crush on Ruth Madoff
Staggeringly terrible Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen went to high school with the Madoffs! Who will be the hero to go back in time and blow this high school up? He was in love with Ruth! More » -
newspapers
Dreaded 'Traffic' Made the Washington Post Fire Froomkin
Today was Dan Froomkin's last day with the Washington Post, who canned him despite his being generally one of the better things about that paper. And why did they can him? There are theories! More » -
sandwiches
News From Abroad
Breaking: "While they have not abandoned their love of food, French people increasingly are resorting to a humble sandwich for the noon meal." But: "sandwich consumption per capita is still lower than in other countries." [WaPo] -
internal memos
Swine Flu at Washington Post
In an apparent move to rip off some of Conde Nast's disease-ridden glamor, the Washington Post told employees yesterday that three cases of the dreaded Mexican Pig Flu have been found at headquarters. Full memo below, via Michael Calderone at Politico: More » -
Media Crack
It's Fish Wrapper, Not Weed Wrapper
In your maudlin Monday media column: Magazines fail at drug-smuggling, sad layoffs at Videogum and Boston Magazine, newspaper reporters in Canada may strike(!), the NYT pokes the WaPo, and an update on the Milwaukee journalist-cop affair scandal. More » -
journalismism
Would You Like to Write for the Washington Post? Try Being a Thoroughly Discredited Ex-Bushite
So you know the Washington Post fired lovable liberal-ish White House blogger Dan Froomkin(!). But there is good news: they are still giving column inches to non-journalist Bush appointees! More » -
DC Sucks
Washington Post Fires Token Liberal
The Washington Post, which pays money to opinion writers such as Bill Kristol (smarmy) and Richard Cohen (smarmier), has fired blogger Dan Froomkin, one of the only WaPo opinion writers who pointed out that the Bush White House was crooked. More » -
michelle obama
Fashion Critic Breaks White House News
Pulitzer-winning critic Robin Givhan is the Fashion Editor of the Washington Post, but today she totally broke some news. There has been a shake-up at the White House! The East Wing of the White House. (That is the lady wing.) More » -
crime
Today in D.C.'s Polyamorous Gay Murder: Let's Learn about Electro-Ejaculation
Part two of the Washington Post's bizarre story on the murder of Robert Wone is out, and it includes the police's disturbing theory of how and why they think Wone's friends—a "polyamorous" gay threesome—stabbed him to death. It involves something called "electro-ejacualation." More » -
crime
Let's Check In on D.C.'s Gay Polyamorous Murder
The Washington Post reminds us how newspapers used to be today with Part One of a scarcely believable true crime story about the murder of Robert Wone, a 32-year-old lawyer, and the three friends in "polyamorous" gay marriage who police think killed him in their million-dollar Washington, D.C. townhouse. More » -
moguls
Arianna Huffington Discovers 'Weird Porn' on the Internet
Though she's been depicted strangling newspapers and stealing their content, Arianna Huffington was just warmly praised by the Washington Post's publisher. There are several reasons for this, starting with her comment about "very weird porn." More » -
twitterati
The Twitterati Refuse to Sell a Horse for an Aeron Chair
These tweets are made for venting. Joanna Pearlstein, Susan Orlean, Jim Louderback, and other media twits found plenty to complain about on Twitter: More » -
print is dead
How to Pry Money Out of Google
The New York Times and Washington Post are in informal talks about the online news business. The obvious subtext: The newspapers want Google to pay for their headlines. They're going about it all wrong. More » -
politics
Joe Biden: Totally Important
Joe Biden is finally useful! Barack Obama has to appoint a Supreme Court justice, see, and his goofy Vice President used to be the guy in charge of torpedoing those nominations. More » -
twitterati
Saucy Twitterati Dream of Puppies Dressed as Gene Simmons
What did I learn from Twitter today? Diablo Cody thinks dicks are dicks, Ruth Reichl makes a mean Gene Simmons, and Michelle Obama has her own big-media stalkerblog. Excellent! More Twitterings from the media elite: More » -
propaganda
Why Must the Liberal Media Lie About Pirates?
Why does the Washington Post want to tell children that their pirate fantasies are fake and evil? More » -
Media Crack
'We Designated a Dog as the Employee of the Month'
In your bitter Thursday media column: Barack Obama to speak Spanish on the teevee, assorted sickening reminiscences and developments from the dying newspaper industry, and Perez Hilton is the future: More » -
flackery
Shady Obama Barber Pushes Gray-Hair Story
Barack Obama's barber "Zariff" has no last name and is suddenly in all the papers explaining that the president has GENUINE gray hair after just 44 days in office. Why? More » -
Media Crack
'Community Journo' Is the New 'Broke Ass Reporter'
In your deadly Tuesday media column: Arena is dead, Steven Brill is back to save journalism (with Emily???), the Washington Post tries to cut pay creatively, and our Martha Stewart feud continues: More » -
memos
Weak Are Slaughtered and Devoured At Politico
Jesus, working at Politico.com sounds basically like joining the brutal, conniving gang of "Others" on ABC island thriller Lost, judging from an internal memo that just surfaced. Click for highlights. More » -
Media Crack
Alt-Weeklies Doing Way Better than Time Warner
In your frostbitten Wednesday media column: Time Warner burns billions, the Daily Beast loses luster, alt-weeklies miraculously manage, and more! More » -
argh
What the Hell
Bill Kristol's getting a monthly column at the Washington Post. How wrong do you actually have to be to be barred from prominent punditry? This is why newspapers are dying, people! [The Corner] -
journalismism
The Media War Over Caroline Kennedy
Look: It's a glorious, bona fide press brawl! Caroline Kennedy's withdrawal from senate consideration touched off the rivalry between New York and D.C. news desks. New York won. More » -
journalismism
Washington's Top Reporters Soil Themselves in Glee at Obama Visit
Barack Obama paid a visit to the Washington Post newsroom yesterday, and our capital's toughest reporters collectively swore to never wash that hand again. Crush on Barry! Nothing wrong with that, says Howard Kurtz: More » -
journalismism
Pool Reports Become Weapon in Vicious News War
Reporters from the New York Times and the Washington Post are the Bloods and Crips of journalism. Today, their conflict escalated into an archly-worded pool report: More » -
dead trees
Times Finally Runs Display Advertising on Front Page
It once might have raised hackles for the Times to carry a display ad on the front page. Now the only scandal is that the paper waited so long. More » -
media
WaPo Launching Some Political Site
After being pwned by Politico, the Washington Post is launching a secret new political website in two weeks, and has hired TPM's Greg Sargent as blogger-in-chief. Politics and blogs, together? It just might work. [TPM] More » -
rumormonger
LA Times May Outsource Its National and Foreign Coverage
We all know that the LA Times is a dim shadow of a once-great paper owned by a bankrupt company. But now they may want to fire, basically, every non-local reporter. Problematic! More » -
obits
'Deep Throat' Dead At 95
W. Mark Felt, who as anonymous source "Deep Throat" helped bring down President Richard Nixon, died in his sleep in Santa Rosa, California Thursday. He was 95.
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facebook
WaPo chief's Facebook board seat a $2 billion consolation prize
Don Graham, the Washington Post CEO, has joined Facebook's board of directors. Had he not been such a nice guy, he might have had the gig three years ago. -
drugs
Are Kids Really Replicating Anti-Drug Commercials In Virginia?
The outbreak of heroin-related deaths in Fairfax, Virginia is killing the area's best and brightest young people. So says the front page of the Washington Post this morning, which highlights exactly how upscale and surprising teen deaths from heroin in the area were. Nineteen year old Alicia Lannes, at left, overdosed on the drug the first time she used it, and died the fourth time she did. Her death gives rise to a larger drug trend story: one minute these kids were hitting a bong, and the next they were snorting pure heroin and heading to the hospital. Is it really that simple? More » -
howard kurtz
Howie Kurtz's Lament: Obama Worship Detected In Media!
Howard Kurtz, the Washington Post's useless media critic whose column is the actual physical manifestation of "conventional wisdom," is upset. About Obama! Specifically, about the fact that every newspaper and magazine and TV network has decided that Obama worship is the proper coverage strategy at the moment. The media is engaged in outrageous "mythmaking," Howie Kurtz observes, long after all the worthwhile media critics have analyzed this point to death. Howie's method is to list every example of a media outlet celebrating Obama's victory, then to wrap it all up with a conclusion that you may not have considered yet: More »






































