Seven weeks after former President Nixon’s funeral on April 27, 1994, Hunter Thompson published his own obituary for Nixon, “He Was a Crook,” on June 16 in Rolling Stone magazine. In it he blamed the practice of Objective Journalism for enabling Nixon to climb to the Oval Office: “It was the blind spot of Objective Journalism’s rules and dogma that allowed Nixon to slither into … [Read more...] about Reality journalism: Keeping up with the candidates
Hillary Clinton
Good Clinton v. bad Clinton
Writing about Marie Antoinette, Judith Thurman commented in a 2006 article in the New Yorker that the woman famous for a remark she never uttered ("Let them eat cake”) is “periodically reviled or celebrated.” The same could be said about the media's treatment of Hillary Clinton since she stepped into the national limelight as Bill Clinton’s wife during his 1992 bid for the … [Read more...] about Good Clinton v. bad Clinton
Clinton courts the heartland
Soon after Hillary Clinton announced her candidacy on April 12 for the 2016 presidential race, she and an entourage of advisers and Secret Service agents took off in a van named Scooby, after the 1970s animated Scooby Doo show, to meet the folks of the heartland. Stopping off at a Chipotle restaurant in the Toledo suburb of Maumee, Ohio, USA TODAY … [Read more...] about Clinton courts the heartland
When bullets fly: Hillary Clinton’s and Brian Williams’ tales of war
“The first casualty when war comes is truth.” - Hiram W. Johnson, U.S. Senator The former FLOTUS, Secretary of State and U.S. Senator and leading candidate for the Democratic nomination for the presidency in 2016 Hillary Clinton and Brian Williams, intrepid reporter and anchor for NBC’s Nightly News, ignored Johnson’s timeless admonition when it came to telling brief … [Read more...] about When bullets fly: Hillary Clinton’s and Brian Williams’ tales of war
Journalism for the incurious at the New York Times
The story sounded so good from the headline on p.1 of the Times’ Business Day section on July 11: “A Provocateur’s Book on Clinton Overtakes Her Memoir in Sales.” The provocateur is Edward Klein, long-time nemesis of Hillary Clinton and author of ”The Truth About Hillary.” (2005). And now his latest hit on the Clintons, “Blood Feud: The Clintons vs. the Obamas” has just … [Read more...] about Journalism for the incurious at the New York Times