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#thenakedtruth

Why Is Michael Chertoff So Excited About Full-Body Scanners?

Heading up the renewed push for those controversial, clothes-penetrating scanners at airports is former homeland security secretary Michael Chertoff. His consulting firm represents companies who make the scanners, but you wouldn't know it from reading the papers. More »

12/30/09

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By Adrian Chen

#printisdead

NYT and Washington Post Ombudsmen Going Soft? BitchBoxes, Burgers, and Flavor Flav

Ombudsmen, the Internal Affairs officers of journalism, should be feared and respected—but mostly: feared—by their respective publications. It's their job. The New York Times' Clark Hoyt? Quickly going soft. The Washington Post's Andrew Alexander? Pussywhipped. What's happening here? More »

12/13/09

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By Foster Kamer

#conflictsofinterest

Tradition of Reporters Sleeping with Sources Still Alive and Well at the New York Times

Click here to read Tradition of Reporters Sleeping with Sources Still Alive and Well at the <em>New York Times</em>

Former New York Times editor Abe Rosenthal famously said, "I don't care if my reporters are fucking elephants, as long as they aren't covering the circus." Someone tell Raymond Hernandez, who covers Congress in D.C. while dating a congressional spokesperson. More »

12/08/09

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By John Cook

#feuds

Jealous Google Lets Employees Flirt with Microsoft, But No Petting

Google takes it all back, baby. The company now acknowledges it was wrong to begrudge programmer Jon Skeet a Microsoft MVP Award, just because it came from The Enemy. He can accept the prize. But no whispering sweet nothings. More »

11/02/09

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By Ryan Tate

#cowards

Wall Street Journal Unbelievably Keeping Mark Penn as Columnist

Click here to read <em>Wall Street Journal</em> Unbelievably Keeping Mark Penn as Columnist

Yesterday we reported that Microtrend-spouting flack Mark Penn's PR firm was using his Wall Street Journal column to drum up PR business. Penn is ethically compromised. But today, the WSJ tells us they're keeping Penn on as a columnist. Cowards. More »

08/27/09

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By Hamilton Nolan

#conflictsofinterest

Huffington Post's New Medical Editor Already Promoting Clients

How will the Huffington Post turn around its much-criticized health coverage? With a doctor who consults for the likes of McDonalds, PepsiCo and Mars Inc., the candy maker. Dr. Dean Ornish is already at work plugging his clients. More »

08/10/09

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By Ryan Tate

#conspiracytheories

How Barack Obama Got Ben Stein Fired from the Times

Do you buy the cover story about the New York Times firing heroic famous person Ben Stein over a "conflict of interest?" You are so naive. This was a preemptive hit, to protect Barack Obama, our dictator. More »

08/10/09

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By Ryan Tate

#conflictsofinterest

Click here to read Pitchman Ben Stein Gets Economist Ben Stein Fired at the <i>New York Times</i>

Pitchman Ben Stein Gets Economist Ben Stein Fired at the New York Times

Ben Stein's TV ads for a scuzzy "free" credit product have finally caught up to him: The New York Times has fired Stein as a Sunday business columnist for violating ethics guidelines. More »

08/06/09

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By Ryan Tate

#conflictsofinterest

Google CEO Leaves Apple Board, Finally

Apple has announced Eric Schmidt is leaving the Cupertino company's board of directors by "mutual" agreement. Apple CEO Steve Jobs cites increasing competition between the two companies; by that standard this should have happened a year and a half ago. More »

08/03/09

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By Ryan Tate

#conflictsofinterest

Jeff Jarvis tweets: "WaPo access program sounds like a Dan Abrams production."

07/02/09

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#googleplex

Google Moves in with Founder's Wife's Company

Google's complicated relationship with its founder's wife just got more tangled. Anne Wojcicki's genetic-testing startup, 23andMe, not only took a second round of funding from the company — it's now cohabitating with the search giant. More »

06/19/09

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By Ryan Tate

#conflictsofinterest

AOL's Shameless CEO Bailout

Tim Armstrong, AOL CEO, just bought a company from... Tim Armstrong, investor. The official line is that the deal is on the up and up, since the consummate salesman won't be taking any profits off his stake. Rich. More »

06/11/09

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By Ryan Tate

#conflictsofinterest

Silicon Alley's Bitter Awards Scramble

For a startup founder itching to cash out, the recession can be tough: The economy fades hopes for an acquisition or plum funding round. Perhaps this explains some of the testiness around this year's awards from Silicon Alley Insider. More »

05/29/09

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By Ryan Tate

#updates

How To Avoid a Conflict of Interest at Your Wife's Book Party

Last night, New York Times LA bureau chief Jennifer Steinhauer had a party for her new book at the home of Sony Pictures CEO Michael Lynton. The additional drama: Her husband Edward Wyatt covers television for the Times! So what happened? More »

05/22/09

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By Hamilton Nolan

#conflictsofinterest

The New York Times L.A. Bureau's Favorite Studio

05/21/09

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#losersofmoney

Thomas Friedman Is $75,000 Poorer

Is mustachioed hybrid-hawker Thomas Friedman licking dog food remnants from discarded cans yet? Sadly no, but he must be getting close! First his rich wife's family business went bankrupt. Now he's lost $75K. Just yesterday! More »

05/13/09

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By Hamilton Nolan

#flackery

Fox News' Mercenary Campaign Against Military High Command

04/28/09

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#books

Times Suppressed News of William F. Buckley's Suicide Impulse

04/27/09

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#conflictsofinterest

Fox's Pirate-Killing Jet Swindle

Fox News analyst Thomas McInerney bizarrely twisted today's pirate attack to cheerlead for a pricey fighter the Obama administration plans to cancel. Is that because he's been paid by a contractor on the plane? More »

04/08/09

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By Ryan Tate

#journalismism

Pirated Wolverine Review Puts Fox Newser's Job on the Line

Click here to read Pirated <i>Wolverine</i> Review Puts Fox Newser's Job on the Line

(UPDATED) Despite reports he was fired for reviewing a pirated copy of Wolverine, Fox News columnist Roger Friedman will have a chance to argue for his job, a Fox News source said. More »

04/05/09

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By Ryan Tate

#media