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CNN gets smackdown for union-busting

Monday, November 24, 2008 10:29 PM
This is good news, but it isn't likely to be headlined on CNN : In a decision made public today, an administrative law judge ordered the network to rehire 110 workers who were fired [five years ago] because they were union members. CNN also was ordered
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Quote of the day (on convention coverage, and multitasking)

Thursday, August 28, 2008 3:24 PM
Commenting on the MSM coverage of the Democratic National Convention, Jim Voorhies said this (in comments here ): It’s so much easier if you don’t watch at all and just read about it online afterwards. That way you get to do something else. It’s almost
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To Scott Barker of the KNS: Bravo!

Sunday, August 10, 2008 7:45 PM
Here's something I don't say very often: a story in today's Knoxville News Sentinel is such a masterful example of beautiful storytelling, it brought a tear to my eye. This piece by Scott Barker describes the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra's Music And Wellness
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David Neiwert on the TVUUC shooting

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 9:50 PM
David Neiwert, who has written extensively about eliminationist rhetoric from the right wing against liberals, had this to say about Sunday's tragedy in Knoxville: In reality, of course, rhetoric like this has historically played a critical role in some
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The day after

Monday, July 28, 2008 8:50 PM
Yesterday, a senseless act of non-random violence struck this city. A man, mad at the world and blaming liberals for his personal ills, targeted the innocent congregants of a progressive church in Knoxville, killing two and wounding seven. Like everyone
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The weekly roundup for July 6, 2008

Sunday, July 06, 2008 12:05 PM
This week's roundup of Tennessee liberal bloggers is up. Check it out. The sort-of weekly roundup is also featured in today's paper edition of the Knoxville News-Sentinel. Share this post: Email | del.icio.us | Digg | Reddit
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AP follows RIAA and MPAA into the gutter

Monday, June 16, 2008 9:40 PM
Last week, the Associated Press sent seven DMCA take-down notices to the Drudge Retort (a liberal counterpoint to that other Drudge) based solely on the fact that they had posted short excerpts of AP wire stories. After some pretty significant blowback
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Greenwald on the "liberal media" myth

Wednesday, May 28, 2008 9:25 PM
Glenn Greenwald has two pieces in Salon on the persistent myth of the "liberal" media. In the first , he notes some comments from Scott McClellan's explosive new book that portray the media as willing lapdogs of the Bush administration in its run-up to
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Quote of the day (on media pundits)

Friday, May 16, 2008 11:30 AM
On the subject of TV pundits, the always-wise Sven had this to say : The real issue is why this doofus was invited in the first place. If a journalist interviewed winos about Federal Reserve policy, our first question probably wouldn't be why winos don't
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All the news that fits (onto a smaller page)

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 10:32 PM
The rapidly shriveling newspaper industry has seen many papers adopt a smaller size to save costs. One Maryville paper has decided to spin the decay of their business model a bit more creatively : Instead of shrinking staff, the Maryville Daily Times
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