Howie's goodbye
After 15 years, Howard Kurtz signs off as host of 'Reliable Sources' with reflections on his time at CNN.
A critical lens on Howard Kurtz: Part 1
Politico’s Dylan Byers and NPR's David Folkenflik ask Howard Kurtz about his mistakes in reporting on the story of gay NBA player Jason Collins.
A critical lens on Howard Kurtz: Part 2
Politico’s Dylan Byers and NPR's David Folkenflik ask Howard Kurtz about his media roles.
From the desk of Howard Kurtz: Media's failure on Iraq still stings
Editor's note: Howard Kurtz is the host of CNN's "Reliable Sources" and is Newsweek's Washington bureau chief. He is also a contributor to the website Daily Download.
(CNN) - The 10th anniversary this month of the invasion of Iraq will remind most people of a divisive and dubious war that toppled Saddam Hussein but claimed the lives of nearly 4,500 Americans and more than 100,000 Iraqi civilians.
What it conjures up for me is the media's greatest failure in modern times.
Major news organizations aided and abetted the Bush administration's march to war on what turned out to be faulty premises. All too often, skepticism was checked at the door, and the shaky claims of top officials and unnamed sources were trumpeted as fact.
Read more of Howie's two cents here.
MSNBC, a bastion of Obama advocates?
Editor's note: Howard Kurtz is the host of CNN's "Reliable Sources" and is Newsweek's Washington bureau chief. He is also a contributor to the website Daily Download.
(CNN) - David Axelrod is a smart guy who knows a heck of a lot about politics and the press.
Robert Gibbs is also a smart guy who knows a heck of a lot about politics and the press.
They will now be dispensing their wisdom as paid contributors at MSNBC, and I'll be interested in what they have to say.
A showdown with Bill O'Reilly
Jane Hall, Paul Farhi, Frank Sesno and Howard Kurtz discuss the CNN host's interview with the Fox News anchor.
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Brian Stelter is the host of "Reliable Sources" and the senior media correspondent for CNN Worldwide. Before he joined CNN in November 2013, Stelter was a media reporter for The New York Times. He is the author of the New York Times best-seller "Top of the Morning."
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