journalismism

Grisly Annie Le Scoop False, Say Cops

Hamilton Nolan · 09/22/09 08:45AM

Yesterday the New York Post ran a gruesome update on the Annie Le murder, saying that Le's killer "broke the bones and mangled the body" before stuffing her into a wall. New Haven cops say: False.

Conde Nast Rumor Ping-Pong

Hamilton Nolan · 09/21/09 12:52PM

In your momentous Monday media column: Conde Nast mag closure rumors continue to leak, everybody's selling weed these days, the Amish organize their newspapers in an insane manner, and a "joke," about J-school!

Bar Honored Dubiously

Hamilton Nolan · 09/18/09 02:11PM

My hometown paper, eulogizing a beach bum bar that closed after six decades: "Haney wrote a touching obituary to Pomars, observing that 'nobody looked at you funny if you had a beer with your breakfast.'" Well, okay. [Pic via]

Politico's Emmy Dreams

John Cook · 09/17/09 03:25PM

We've long known that Politico exists for no other reason than to make money by celebrating and enabling the continuing devolution of political reporting into content-free, America-hurting cable-news idiocy. But it's still sad to see them actually admit it.

Baghdad Shoe Hurler: Journalistic Role Model

Hamilton Nolan · 09/17/09 03:21PM

Let's not forget that the hero Iraqi Shoe Hurler was a journalist before he became a footwear projectilist. A certain portion of his colleagues think he disgraced his profession. They're wrong. Let's go to Muntader's brand new explanatory op-ed!

Someone Disagrees with Michael Moore

Hamilton Nolan · 09/17/09 12:28PM

In your unexpected Thursday media column: Michael Moore's reputation as the foremost authority on newspapers is challenged, the Sun-Times' unions play a dangerous game, Jenna Bush does a TV thing, and Alex Balk is persecuted without end.