Media Monitor- March 10th
Juan Williams’s plagiarism problem, Time Warner’s magazine spin-off, and news networks fall for another fake news story.
Washington Post axes ombudsman
Howard Kurtz talks to three former public advocates for the newspaper; Patrick Pexton, Geneva Overholser and Michael Getler about the importance of the ombudsman role.
Jon Stewart getting serious
Gail Shister, Marisa Guthrie and Howard Kurtz assess what the late night funnyman’s summer hiatus from The Daily Show will mean for him and the program.
Roger Ailes rips ‘lazy’ Obama
Gail Shister, Marisa Guthrie and Howard Kurtz on the release of intriguing excerpts from a new biography of Fox News chief Roger Ailes.
My Two Cents: How the Menendez story crumbled
Howard Kurtz on new revelations that cast doubt on the veracity of prostitution allegations against Senator Bob Menendez.
Facebook’s daily ‘newspaper’
Kara Swisher and Howard Kurtz on the social media giant’s newest re-design; is Facebook becoming a quasi-news organization?
White House warfare against press
As more contentious exchanges with reporters are revealed, Ryan Lizza, Dana Milbank and Howard Kurtz discuss whether the Obama White House is being too tough with the media.
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