The enmeshment of the new media site with corporate interests – in which Vox writes ad-copy for big companies, while also claiming to cover them objectively – is not new to Ezra Klein: GE provided crucial support for media startup Vox.com, an explanatory-journalism site launched by former Washington Post blogger Ezra Klein, with whom it … Continue reading GE Brings Vox To Life
The last few years have been fascinating to watch as new media stars have both benefited from and then fallen out with big media companies. Nate Silver is the obvious example. He went from being an independent blogger – heavily linked by the Dish among other new media sites – to becoming the true star … Continue reading Exit Ezra, Smiling
A reader writes: Thank you for continuing to cover the state of journalism today. I thoroughly enjoyed what you had to say about Time Inc’s remodeling – a development that I would not have known about were it not for the Dish – as well as your continued attention to the Mike Allen fiasco. It … Continue reading Journalism’s Surrender, Ctd
Big Duck/Beard Day here at the Dish – but I have to give the prize of this culture war explosion to Rush Limbaugh. It really is a quote of the year: Well, I just found out what a butt plug was. I didn’t even know. Yeah, right. You want to know what I think? Leave. … Continue reading The Best Of The Dish Today
A victim of both domestic abuse and vengeful former assistants, the British chef Nigella Lawson found herself on trial today for past use of cocaine and pot. It’s a gruesome story, and the tabloid vultures were circling when I was over in London last week. I can’t help but feel for any woman held hostage … Continue reading The Best Of The Dish Today
Another day, another Mike Allen suck-up. And everybody wins!
Reid finally whipped out the nuke today – and here’s a classic Dish reax post on the fallout. Mike Allen was still busted for egregious Washingtonitis combined with all the ethical quandaries of “sponsored content.” The Scottish parliament heard a sterling conservative case for marriage equality – by the openly lesbian leader of the Scottish … Continue reading The Best Of The Dish Today
A reader writes: There’s a big error in your Mike Allen post. You said he wrote the 1st piece (#3) and that the Chamber of Commerce wrote the 2nd piece (#4). The original article indicates you have it backwards (which matters because #3 is more egregious). My bad. The prose is so similar I confused them. So … Continue reading Correction Of The Day
Last night, I noted how much Mike Allen’s exclusive on Fox News fall line-up sounded like a press release from the organization itself. Now we have the Fox release, we can compare and contrast. Guess which sentences were written by Fox and which by Politico: 1. Chief News Anchor and Managing Editor Shepard Smith will … Continue reading Roger Ailes’ Smithers, Ctd
Mike Allen appears to have given up being Cheney’s stenographer and sycophant and become Roger Ailes’ instead. Unless I am reading it wrong, a guest-piece by Mike Allen on the new Fox News line-up is sitting uncomfortably in Dylan Byers’ blog at Politico. I say uncomfortably because Byers is an excellent media reporter and would … Continue reading Roger Ailes’ Smithers
