Don’t believe the hype, or the dire prophesies either.
Media
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Two Days until Brief Explosion of Christie Mania
Reporters are eager for him to run for president, particularly given the cast of duds currently looking at 2016.
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Double Down to Dullsville
The latest behind-the-scenes account of the 2012 presidential campaign is about to come out, and it looks like there just isn’t that much to tell.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Boob Jam: Keeping Abreast of a Changing Gaming World
The debate over depictions of women in video games has basically boiled down to “big boobs bad, small boobs good!” A few developers hope to change that.
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Facebook Is Watching You
And they want to watch you more closely than you could have imagined. Will people be comfortable with it?
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The “War of the Worlds” Myth
It didn’t actually cause a mass panic. So why do we like the story so much?
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Another Phony Obamacare Victim Story
The exemplar temptation produces bad journalism.
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Conservative Does Journalism, Gets Hailed as Demi-God
Why the National Review’s Robert Costa became the journalistic star of the shutdown.
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Coverage of 2012 Campaign Disappointingly Unbiased
It turns out the press was equally favorable toward Obama and Romney. Go figure.
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Outrage-Based Media and the Specter of False Racism Charges
If you’re a consumer of conservative talk, you’re apparently sure that arguing with liberals inevitably means being called a racist.