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Roger Ailes: Jon Stewart Told Me He's a Socialist

Rob Quinn — Wed, 23 May 2012 05:29:07 CDT

Ever wonder what would happen if Jon Stewart and Roger Ailes went for a beer? According to Ailes, the two actually did meet in a bar once—and the Daily Show host "basically admitted he's a socialist," said Ailes. The Fox News chief, speaking at his alma mater, Ohio University,...

NYT Editor Target of Anthrax Hoax

Rob Quinn — Fri, 11 May 2012 02:32:00 CDT

Good things rarely come in envelopes bearing a skull and bones symbol and a swastika sticker, the husband of New York Times assistant managing editor Susan Chira discovered on Wednesday. The envelope he opened, which had a Manhattan post office box as the return address, contained a plastic bag labeled...

No Fiction Pulitzer Awarded for First Time in 35 Years

Polly Davis Doig — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:49:04 CDT

The 2012 Pulitzer Prizes are out, and for the first time in 35 years a Pulitzer for fiction is not among them, reports the AP , which itself snagged an award for its series on NYPD spying. Without further ado, the list of winners: Public service: Philadelphia Inquirer Breaking news reporting:...

Sarah Palin Gushes Over Santorum BS Dig

Mary Papenfuss — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:00:00 CDT

Sarah Palin is thrilled Rick Santorum blasted a question from the New York Times (ie, "lamestream media") as "BS." It "was good and it was strong, and it was about time because he's saying enough is enough of the liberal media twisting conservatives' words," Palin said of Santorum on Fox...

NY Times Calls Obama Book 'Chick' Lit

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 03:00:00 CST

A generally gushing review in the New York Times of a book by its own Washington correspondent hit an Internet landmine when it referred to the book as "chick nonfiction," observes New York Magazine . The reconfiguration of the term "chick lit" was no doubt meant to be witty when Douglas...

Asthma Attack Kills Famed NYT Reporter

Rob Quinn — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 03:44:21 CST

One of the world's great foreign correspondents has died while covering the Syrian uprising. Anthony Shadid, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times correspondent, died from an apparent asthma attack a week after slipping across the border from Turkey to gather information on the resistance movement. Times photographer Tyler Hicks...

Michelle Frightened at First: Book

Mary Papenfuss — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:05:35 CST

Details from The Obamas , by New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor, continue to trickle out , and ABC News reports on revelations of a personal nature. According to Kantor, Michelle Obama felt "frightened and alone" during her first days in the White House. The first lady wanted to stay behind longer...

NY Times Mistakenly Sends Email to 9M People

John Johnson — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:29:53 CST

Nearly 9 million people got a puzzling email from the New York Times today, but fears of a massive hack are apparently unfounded. Turns out, it was good old-fashioned human error. The newspaper meant to send the email only to a few hundred people who had recently canceled home delivery,...

Pa. Newspaper Calls Out NY Times on Abuse Case

John Johnson — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 08:40:32 CST

Pennsylvania's Patriot-News has led the way on reporting of the Jerry Sandusky rape allegations at Penn State, and now the paper is publicly calling out the New York Times in its handling of the story. Editor David Newhouse writes that a recent profile of "Victim One" in the Times all...