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January 2014

January 25, 2014

Great moments in journalism: MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell interrupts congresswoman to report on Justin Bieber

You can't make this stuff up.

January 08, 2014

Great moments in journalism: the shocking bigotry of U.S. News & World Report

I would normally ignore something like this. But when it appears in a media outlet...

December 2013

December 17, 2013

Great moments in journalism: local TV news that keeps repeating itself

If you want to know which writer in America is read more than any other...it...

September 2013

September 30, 2013

Great moments in journalism: how the political elite shut down a documentary on Hillary

Acclaimed film maker Charles Ferguson unloads over at Huffington Post, and explains what derailed his...

September 27, 2013

Great moments in journalism: priest fathers a child, newspaper smirks

From the New York Daily News, and reporter Lee Moran, here's my nominee for the...

August 2013

August 30, 2013

Great moments in journalism: Does the NY Times hate Cardinal Dolan?

My blog neighbors over at Get Religion get the scoop on an important story that...

August 23, 2013

Great moments in journalism: is Bradley Manning a “he” or a “she”?

Yes, editors are seriously wrestling with this question. Evidently, some contend that a person's desire...

July 2013

July 21, 2013

Great Moments in Journalism: MSNBC Host Wears Tampon Earrings

Details: On her MSNBC show Sunday, Melissa Harris-Perry introduced a new type of jewelry inspired...

July 16, 2013

Bear Necessities: A Great Moment in Journalism

What can you do if you spot a bear this summer? Here's everything you need...

July 04, 2013

Great Moments in Journalism: MSNBC Host Wants to Create a Manual on How the Vagina Works

From yesterrday's edition of "Morning Joe" comes this roundtable on the abortion situation in Texas....

July 01, 2013

Great Moments in Journalism: Wherein Bob Schieffer Learns a Thing or Two About Gay Marriage

This comes via Da Tech Guy on DaRadio: There was a moment during Sunday’s victory...

June 2013

June 03, 2013

Great Moments in Journalism: How the AP Reported Corpus Christi

From Venezuela, we learn this fascinating tidbit: The descendants of African slaves donned masks and...

April 2013

April 02, 2013

Great moments in journalism: for Easter, the NY Times lays an egg

I was otherwise engaged on Sunday, and didn't check out the NY Times. But other...

March 2013

March 14, 2013

Great moments in journalism: NBC News states the obvious

A classic headline this morning, from NBC News: Status quo leader: Same-sex marriage, abortion unlikely...

March 06, 2013

Great moments in journalism: a headline for the ages

Source.

January 2013

January 28, 2013

Great moments in journalism: the New York Times just gives up and lets a PR firm run things

A one-time giant in journalism gets caught with its pants down. It's not pretty. From...

December 2012

December 28, 2012

Great moments in journalism: Let is snow!

God bless 'em: Read all about it. Or maybe...red all about is?

September 2012

September 28, 2012

Great moments in journalism: best correction ever?

This appeared in the current issue of Vogue:

September 03, 2012

Great moments in journalism: what was the art director thinking?

From JimRomenesko.com. The magazine is called "Where." But you can be forgiven for thinking it's...

August 2012

August 28, 2012

Great moments in journalism: Bias? What bias?

This just in: dog bites man. In other news, someone is suggesting that the New...

August 26, 2012

Great moments in journalism: how NBC News reported the death of Neil Armstrong

Oops: RELATED: Neil Armstrong, Muslim??

August 16, 2012

A big move: you can now “Get Religion” at Patheos

More fodder for Great Moments in Journalism! I'm delighted to share this happy news. Details: ...

April 2011

April 06, 2011

How not to run a newsroom

This comes from the legendary (some might say, infamous) Larry McCoy, my old boss at...