http://odeo.com/channels/33398-KCRW-s-Minding-the-Media no KCRW's media critic Nick Madigan takes a weekly look at how reporters for newspapers, television and other media are doing their jobs. He explores their methods, evaluates their results and questions their thinking. With his own strong background as a reporter, Nick understands how journalism works, and when it doesn't, he's not afraid to say so. KCRW's media critic Nick Madigan takes a weekly look at how reporters for newspapers, television and other media are doing their jobs. He explores their methods, evaluates their results and questions their thinking. With his own strong background as a reporter, Nick understands how journalism works, and when it doesn't, he's not afraid to say so. A commentary on the media--its methods, results and thinking. en-us 40 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:55:00 -0800 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:55:00 -0800 Arts http://odeo.com/episodes/22041459-Swooning-over-Obama Looking at today's primary in New Hampshire, it's easy to see the extent to which Barack Obama has supplanted Hillary Clinton as the Democrats' front-runner, at least if you heed the pundits...   Looking at today's primary in New Hampshire, it's easy to see the extent to which Barack Obama has supplanted Hillary Clinton as the Democrats' front-runner, at least if you heed the pundits...   Looking at today's primary in New Hampshire, it's easy to see the extent to which Barack Obama has supplanted Hillary Clinton as the Democrats' front-runner, at least if you heed the pundits...   tag:odeo.com,2008-01-08,22041459 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:55:00 -0800 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/22041463-Mea-Culpas We all make mistakes once in a while. But for journalists, whose job often involves pointing out the errors of others, getting something wrong can be fatal to a career... We all make mistakes once in a while. But for journalists, whose job often involves pointing out the errors of others, getting something wrong can be fatal to a career... We all make mistakes once in a while. But for journalists, whose job often involves pointing out the errors of others, getting something wrong can be fatal to a career... tag:odeo.com,2007-12-18,22041463 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:44:00 -0800 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/22041467-Showcase-of-Dreams In the top tier of glossy magazines, none covers celebrity, politics, culture and scandal with quite the panache of Vanity Fair. Its pages offer a slick, impenetrable view of a world of wealth and status, a vicarious thrill for the lowly aspirants of the nether classes. And yet its editor, Graydon Carter, in a bluntly honest interview in yesterday's London Guardian, tells us that despite the magazine's upscale glow, putting it out every month is a tenuous art, subject to all the fears and failings of imperfect human beings... In the top tier of glossy magazines, none covers celebrity, politics, culture and scandal with quite the panache of Vanity Fair. Its pages offer a slick, impenetrable view of a world of wealth and status, a vicarious thrill for the lowly aspirants of the nether classes. And yet its editor, Graydon Carter, in a bluntly honest interview in yesterday's London Guardian, tells us that despite the magazine's upscale glow, putting it out every month is a tenuous art, subject to all the fears and failings of imperfect human beings... In the top tier of glossy magazines, none covers celebrity, politics, culture and scandal with quite the panache of Vanity Fair. Its pages offer a slick, impenetrable view of a world of wealth and status, a vicarious thrill for the lowly aspirants of the nether classes. And yet its editor, Graydon Carter, in a bluntly honest interview in yesterday's London Guardian, tells us that despite the magazine's upscale glow, putting it out every month is a tenuous art, subject to all the fears and failings of imperfect human beings... tag:odeo.com,2007-12-11,22041467 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:44:00 -0800 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/22041471-Rewriting-History If journalism is the first draft of history, we've got our work cut out for us. So many politicians are spinning their own fantastical versions of certain events that it's going to take constant reminding by reporters and columnists to expose the truth and make it stick... If journalism is the first draft of history, we've got our work cut out for us. So many politicians are spinning their own fantastical versions of certain events that it's going to take constant reminding by reporters and columnists to expose the truth and make it stick... If journalism is the first draft of history, we've got our work cut out for us. So many politicians are spinning their own fantastical versions of certain events that it's going to take constant reminding by reporters and columnists to expose the truth and make it stick... tag:odeo.com,2007-12-04,22041471 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:44:00 -0800 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/22041474-Dishonest-Debate So Karl Rove, after deciding things were a little too toxic in Bush's White House, was out looking for a job. He knocked on the door at Time magazine, offering his services as a columnist. But the wise editors there said, "Naaah. Too much baggage..." So Karl Rove, after deciding things were a little too toxic in Bush's White House, was out looking for a job. He knocked on the door at Time magazine, offering his services as a columnist. But the wise editors there said, "Naaah. Too much baggage..." So Karl Rove, after deciding things were a little too toxic in Bush's White House, was out looking for a job. He knocked on the door at Time magazine, offering his services as a columnist. But the wise editors there said, "Naaah. Too much baggage..." tag:odeo.com,2007-11-27,22041474 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:44:00 -0800 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/22041477-Bedfellows-Unite Did you hear the one about an executive at Fox News Channel telling a New York publisher to lie about her affair with a former cop because it might damage Rudy Giuliani's presidential aspirations. Did you hear the one about an executive at Fox News Channel telling a New York publisher to lie about her affair with a former cop because it might damage Rudy Giuliani's presidential aspirations. Did you hear the one about an executive at Fox News Channel telling a New York publisher to lie about her affair with a former cop because it might damage Rudy Giuliani's presidential aspirations. tag:odeo.com,2007-11-20,22041477 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:44:00 -0800 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/22041479-Gender-Dynamics Hillary Clinton can't catch a break. At least if you listen to her husband... Hillary Clinton can't catch a break. At least if you listen to her husband... Hillary Clinton can't catch a break. At least if you listen to her husband... tag:odeo.com,2007-11-13,22041479 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:44:00 -0800 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/22041482-An-Echo-Chamber-Silenced The writers' strike is playing havoc with fake news... The writers' strike is playing havoc with fake news... The writers' strike is playing havoc with fake news... tag:odeo.com,2007-11-06,22041482 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:44:00 -0800 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/22041483-Smoke-and-Mirrors I received a very unusual phone call yesterday. It was a Bush administration official, apologizing. With what seemed like genuine contrition, R. David Paulison, the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, was calling to say that some of his subordinates had apparently lost their minds last week when they decided to hold a televised press conference about the California fires without actually including any reporters... I received a very unusual phone call yesterday. It was a Bush administration official, apologizing. With what seemed like genuine contrition, R. David Paulison, the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, was calling to say that some of his subordinates had apparently lost their minds last week when they decided to hold a televised press conference about the California fires without actually including any reporters... I received a very unusual phone call yesterday. It was a Bush administration official, apologizing. With what seemed like genuine contrition, R. David Paulison, the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, was calling to say that some of his subordinates had apparently lost their minds last week when they decided to hold a televised press conference about the California fires without actually including any reporters... tag:odeo.com,2007-10-30,22041483 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:44:00 -0700 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/22041485-Sorrow-in-the-Fire One of the most traumatic things you can do as a reporter is cover a wildfire, not only because of the danger but because you're documenting the devastation that nature visits on defenseless, frightened human beings, many of whom lose everything they own to the flames... One of the most traumatic things you can do as a reporter is cover a wildfire, not only because of the danger but because you're documenting the devastation that nature visits on defenseless, frightened human beings, many of whom lose everything they own to the flames... One of the most traumatic things you can do as a reporter is cover a wildfire, not only because of the danger but because you're documenting the devastation that nature visits on defenseless, frightened human beings, many of whom lose everything they own to the flames... tag:odeo.com,2007-10-23,22041485 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:44:00 -0700 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/22041487-Pain-and-Potential Before I get to how the media reacted to Al Gore's Nobel Prize, I want to mention the death of yet another journalist in Iraq... Before I get to how the media reacted to Al Gore's Nobel Prize, I want to mention the death of yet another journalist in Iraq... Before I get to how the media reacted to Al Gore's Nobel Prize, I want to mention the death of yet another journalist in Iraq... tag:odeo.com,2007-10-16,22041487 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:44:00 -0700 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/22041489-Take-Name-Wag-Finger I could start a regular feature called something like "Media Misdeeds and Mistakes," and I---d never lack for examples... I could start a regular feature called something like "Media Misdeeds and Mistakes," and I---d never lack for examples... I could start a regular feature called something like "Media Misdeeds and Mistakes," and I---d never lack for examples... tag:odeo.com,2007-10-09,22041489 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:44:00 -0700 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/22041491-Ignorance-and-Buffoonery I don't usually pay attention to Bill O'Reilly and Rush Limbaugh, mostly because they deal in ideologically-driven opinions and don't fall under the standard definition of what a journalist is... I don't usually pay attention to Bill O'Reilly and Rush Limbaugh, mostly because they deal in ideologically-driven opinions and don't fall under the standard definition of what a journalist is... I don't usually pay attention to Bill O'Reilly and Rush Limbaugh, mostly because they deal in ideologically-driven opinions and don't fall under the standard definition of what a journalist is... tag:odeo.com,2007-10-02,22041491 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:44:00 -0700 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/22041493-The-New-Order What will the journalism of the future look like. Will it continue to obsess over absurd, half-in-the-bag teenybopper celebrities, and insist on making up silly headlines to describe criminal sports figures and tin-pot dictators. What will the journalism of the future look like. Will it continue to obsess over absurd, half-in-the-bag teenybopper celebrities, and insist on making up silly headlines to describe criminal sports figures and tin-pot dictators. What will the journalism of the future look like. Will it continue to obsess over absurd, half-in-the-bag teenybopper celebrities, and insist on making up silly headlines to describe criminal sports figures and tin-pot dictators. tag:odeo.com,2007-09-25,22041493 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:44:00 -0700 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/22041494-Zip-It It's amazing how determined the people at Fox are to paint a rosy picture of the Iraq war... It's amazing how determined the people at Fox are to paint a rosy picture of the Iraq war... It's amazing how determined the people at Fox are to paint a rosy picture of the Iraq war... tag:odeo.com,2007-09-18,22041494 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:44:00 -0700 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/16175303-The-Press-Gets-the-Finger tag:odeo.com,2007-08-14,16175303 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:44:00 -0700 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/15989623-Summer-Sign-Up-2007 tag:odeo.com,2007-08-07,15989623 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 23:44:00 -0700 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/15989493-Nothing-Pure-about-It tag:odeo.com,2007-07-31,15989493 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 23:44:00 -0700 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/15212963-Stop-Beating-around-the-Bush tag:odeo.com,2007-07-24,15212963 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:44:00 -0700 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/15212843-Swooping-in-for-the-Kill tag:odeo.com,2007-07-17,15212843 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:44:00 -0700 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/15212673-A-Woman-on-the-Verge tag:odeo.com,2007-07-10,15212673 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:44:00 -0700 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/14600473-Master-of-the-Universe tag:odeo.com,2007-07-03,14600473 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 23:44:00 -0700 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/13684893-Chihuahuas-on-Steroids tag:odeo.com,2007-06-26,13684893 Tue, 26 Jun 2007 23:44:00 -0700 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/13684873-Preexisting-Condition tag:odeo.com,2007-06-19,13684873 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:44:00 -0700 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/13684853-Sob-Stories tag:odeo.com,2007-06-12,13684853 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 23:44:00 -0700 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/13684753-Fictional-Facts tag:odeo.com,2007-06-05,13684753 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 23:44:00 -0700 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/12952083-Shrapnel-and-Nightmares tag:odeo.com,2007-05-29,12952083 Tue, 29 May 2007 23:44:00 -0700 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/12951823-Payoffs-and-Lap-Dances tag:odeo.com,2007-05-22,12951823 Tue, 22 May 2007 23:44:00 -0700 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/12538253-Digital-Panic tag:odeo.com,2007-05-15,12538253 Tue, 15 May 2007 23:44:00 -0700 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/11566223-Brute-Force-Capital tag:odeo.com,2007-05-08,11566223 Tue, 08 May 2007 23:44:00 -0700 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/11566193-Dining-with-Your-Foes tag:odeo.com,2007-05-01,11566193 Tue, 01 May 2007 23:44:00 -0700 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/11566183-Distant-Wars tag:odeo.com,2007-04-24,11566183 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 23:44:00 -0700 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/11566173-Linked-in-Shock tag:odeo.com,2007-04-17,11566173 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 23:44:00 -0700 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/11566163-Serial-Apologies tag:odeo.com,2007-04-10,11566163 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 23:44:00 -0700 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/11566123-Moguls-with-Missions tag:odeo.com,2007-04-03,11566123 Tue, 03 Apr 2007 23:44:00 -0700 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/10904103-Lives-Well-Led-and-Wasted tag:odeo.com,2007-03-28,10904103 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 01:20:11 -0700 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/10168893-Extreme-Embellishments tag:odeo.com,2007-03-21,10168893 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 01:14:50 -0700 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/10168853-Stacking-the-Deck tag:odeo.com,2007-03-14,10168853 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 01:17:40 -0700 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/10168753-Reporting-101 tag:odeo.com,2007-03-07,10168753 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:25:14 -0800 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/9694773-Over-the-Top-and-Then-Some tag:odeo.com,2007-02-28,9694773 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 01:21:15 -0800 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/9270273-Fine-Work-Ladies-and-Gentlemen tag:odeo.com,2007-02-21,9270273 Wed, 21 Feb 2007 02:20:31 -0800 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/8031103-Coddling-the-Friendly tag:odeo.com,2007-02-07,8031103 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 00:44:00 -0800 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/8262823-Coddling-the-Friendly tag:odeo.com,2007-02-07,8262823 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 00:16:52 -0800 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/8262813-Poker-Face tag:odeo.com,2007-02-02,8262813 Fri, 02 Feb 2007 16:03:01 -0800 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/6789823-Poker-Face tag:odeo.com,2007-01-24,6789823 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:44:00 -0800 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/6113533-The-Media-Police tag:odeo.com,2007-01-17,6113533 Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:44:00 -0800 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/5488063-Shouting-from-Little-Boxes tag:odeo.com,2007-01-10,5488063 Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:44:00 -0800 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/5073673-Grimly-Reaping tag:odeo.com,2007-01-03,5073673 Wed, 03 Jan 2007 00:44:00 -0800 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/4715683-Romps-and-Retractions tag:odeo.com,2006-12-27,4715683 Wed, 27 Dec 2006 00:44:00 -0800 no KCRW's Minding the Media http://odeo.com/episodes/4113633-For-All-You-ve-Done tag:odeo.com,2006-12-20,4113633 Wed, 20 Dec 2006 00:44:00 -0800 no KCRW's Minding the Media