Mainstream Media

See the Commercial too Controversial for NBC…

By Carroll Andrew Morse | December 8, 2007 |

…then try to explain why NBC rejected it. More details available from the Powerline blog.

Sometimes, We Just Have to Agree to Agree

By Carroll Andrew Morse | November 27, 2007 |

In the comments section of a recent post mentioning his book Rescuing Providence, after thanking Anchor Rising for the plug, Providence firefighter Michael Morse wrote…I can’t say I agree with a lot of your views, but they are always interesting and thought provoking.However, upon reading sections from his most recent Projo op-ed, like this one…Our…

Belo Corp Subdividing?

By Carroll Andrew Morse | November 27, 2007 |

Any local media watchers care to speculate on whether this announcement via CNN’s Money.com means anything significant for the future of the Providence Journal…Belo Corp. will present at the UBS 35th Annual Global Media and Communications Conference in New York on Tuesday, December 4, at 9:00 a.m. EST, providing an update on the Company’s operations…

Bill Reynolds on Rescuing Providence

By Carroll Andrew Morse | November 17, 2007 |

Projo sports columinst/general critic Bill Reynolds offers this capsule review in his weekly “for what’s it worth” column…Rescuing Providence, a new book by Providence firefighter Michael Morse, is an interesting look at the Providence they don’t put in the travel brochures, all told in a very readable, effective, descriptive style.

A Front-Page Parody of Journalism

By Justin Katz | November 15, 2007 |

Even just the lead of the Providence Journal’s front-page reprint of this McClatchy Newspapers story deserves an LOL: With little to gain and much to lose, the [Democrat] party’s presidential hopefuls avoid highlighting their positions, which are more moderate than their GOP rivals. But David Lightman’s actual text gets even better (if one is judging…

“But What Can We Do?”: Mainstream Media Edition

By Carroll Andrew Morse | November 14, 2007 |

A few weeks back, Justin observed that the single biggest factor retarding fiscal and economic reform in Rhode Island may be the “but what can we do?” attitude of learned helplessness prevalent in Rhode Island’s legislature and municipal councils. Members of the But-What-Can-We-Do Caucus profess that they are powerless to do anything but raise taxes…

Can’t Teach an Old Media New Tricks, Either

By Justin Katz | November 3, 2007 |

Glenn is right that this isn’t exactly surprising news, but it’s worth remembering from time to time throughout the egregiously extended campaign season: Just like so many reports before it, a joint survey by the Project for Excellence in Journalism and Harvard’s Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy — hardly a…

Buddymania Continues in the Darnedest Places

By Carroll Andrew Morse | November 2, 2007 |

The return to WPRO-AM was suspected for months – maybe years – beforehand. The gig with ABC6 didn’t really take anyone by surprise. But the subject of a feature article in The New Republic? Now that’s getting a tad ridiculous. [Insert your own “Maybe TNR needed an association with someone with a cleaner reputation than…

ProJo Pulls a Fonzi

By Marc Comtois | October 31, 2007 |

They just can’t say the “W” word, can they? Last week, the ProJo editorialized: We agree with Governor Carcieri that Rhode Island must slash spending to close yawning budget deficits and get the state back on its feet economically. But courtroom translators are not the place to start. During a recent radio talk-show appearance, Governor…

A Point Worth Considering…

By Justin Katz | October 22, 2007 |

… in Jay Nordlinger’s latest Impromptus: … a reader wrote to ask me this: “Dear Jay: After the Senate threatened Rush — and remember the vast regulatory power of the federal government — did anyone utter the words ‘chilling effect’?” Not that I heard, no. Because free speech is for liberals and leftists — for…