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Journalism Malpractice of the Worst Kind

3, Feb 2010

A week ago liberals were in a tizzy over the arrest of undercover filmmaker James O’Keefe and three others who were apprehended by U.S. marshals in Sen. Mary Landrieu’s (D-LA) office in New Orleans. Early reports, first by the New Orleans Times-Picayune and later by mainstream outlets across the country, asserted that O’Keefe and company [...]

The Ethics of Gotcha Journalism

26, Jan 2010

James O’Keefe, the pimp-dressing “progressive radical” who took on ACORN last summer, made news today for his latest undercover investigation. Only this time, his pursuit landed him in hot water with the feds and could lead to jail time.
Did this self-proclaimed investigative journalist push the envelope too far?
Details are still sketchy and it’s unclear what [...]

Advice for Aspiring Journalists

19, Nov 2009

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What does the future hold for journalism? The question has been on my mind a lot recently as I’ve spoken on the subject at both Accuracy in Media’s 40th anniversary conference last month and the Institute on Political Journalism’s conference over the weekend.
In both cases, I tailored my remarks to aspiring journalists, particularly young people [...]

Video: What’s the Future of Journalism?

24, Oct 2009

Accuracy in Media held its 40th anniversary conference yesterday at the Omni Shoreham in Washington, D.C., and invited me to speak about new media and the future of journalism.
My two co-panelists, AIM’s Danny Glover and J.P. Freire of the Washington Examiner, are two of the right’s smartest thinkers on this subject, so it was a [...]

My Encounter With Sen. Teddy Kennedy

26, Aug 2009

Anyone who has spent any time on Capitol Hill probably has a story about Teddy Kennedy, the liberal Massachusetts senator who died today from brain cancer. Mine dates to April 2004 when I was working my first reporting job in Washington at Cybercast News Service.
I was tracking down leads for my first big story as [...]

Robert Novak, R.I.P.

19, Aug 2009

Robert Novak’s death yesterday from brain cancer marks the passing of yet another conservative legend who had a profound impact on America. For me personally, he played an even greater role. When I was offered a job doing conservative journalism in 2002, I was conflicted if that was the direction I should take my career. [...]

The Best College Bloggers of 2009

9, Apr 2009

As a former college newspaper editor, I often wonder what life would have been like had blogs been as popular 10 years ago as they are today. Student journalists at The Ithacan regularly blog in addition to reporting on campus news. I was an advocate for online journalism during my stint as editor, and I’m [...]

A New Conservative Voice for the Times

11, Mar 2009

Ross Douthat, originally uploaded by Don Irvine.
Ross Douthat, a senior editor at The Atlantic, will soon leave the monthly magazine for a post as conservative columnist for The New York Times. I was thrilled when I heard the news today.
My wife, the magazine’s assistant art director, has had nothing but nice things to say about [...]

The Ithacan Wins Pacemaker Again

3, Nov 2008

My college newspaper, The Ithacan, won the Pulitzer Prize of collegiate journalism for print and online again this year at the National College Media Convention in Kansas City, Mo. The awards, known as the Pacemaker and Online Pacemaker, are among the most prestigious in the country.
Ithacan adviser Michael Serino has details. Congrats to him and [...]

Joe Biden: One Very Angry American

27, Oct 2008

I wasn’t sure if I believed John McCain when he said Americans were angry — well, that was until I saw this interview with Joe Biden today.


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