Letters to the Editor
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Published Letters: 1591 Editor's Choice: 2
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Gerstein, Imus, Clinton
[Read the article: The Dan Gerstein sham]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]http://mediamatters.org/items/200704130017
On the March 6 edition of Imus, executive producer Bernard McGuirk suggested that Clinton would pander to African-Americans by wearing "cornrows and gold teeth." Additionally, less than a year ago, Imus referred to Clinton as "Satan" 11 times, once calling her "that buck-tooth witch, Satan." Clinton herself noted on April 10: "I certainly understand the outrage at those remarks, those young woman [sic] did not deserve those hateful and hurtful comments. ... You know I've been on the receiving end of a lot of his barbs."
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-imuspol13apr13,0,2734444.story
"This is a real bind for Democrats," said Dan Gerstein, an advisor to one of Imus' favorite regulars, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.). "Talk radio has become primarily the province of the right, and the blogosphere is largely the province of the left. If Imus loses his microphone, there aren't many other venues like it around."
It would be absurd to pretend that by using Imus, Gerstein and his client were endorsing Imus's lame "jokes".
And it's equally absurd for Gerstein to pretend that he believes that Clinton is endorsing Hamsher's lame jokes, especially when lame jokes were such a minor part of Hamsher's world and such a large part of Imus's world.
Or maybe Gerstein thinks Imus's jokes weren't lame?
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Update 1 of 2: Knoller is a "Top 50" journalist!
[Read the article: The Dan Gerstein sham]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The "Washingtonian" magazine (published by the Capital-Gazette Co, my first employer) (I was young and foolish) (I was ten) has been distributed in the D.C. area since 1965, and since 1973 "The Washingtonian" has published and updated a "Best Journalists" article every few years. The most recent article was in 2005.
Here are three not-so-randomly-selected entries from the "K" section of the "Washingtonian" list.
http://washingtonian.com/articles/businesscareers/1743.html
50 Best Journalists
By Garrett M. Graff
. . . In creating this year's list we talked to scores of political observers, pundits, Washington figures, and members of the Fourth Estate. We interviewed reporters and editors about who among their colleagues they seek out, who changes their thinking, and whose lead they follow. We talked to people on the Hill and in and around government about whom they respect and which reporters seem to "get it." . . .
• Mark Knoller (CBS)
This bearded, oversize correspondent keeps better records than the White House when it comes to many things presidential and thus is a much bigger "voice" than his CBS Radio perch may imply.• William Kristol (Weekly Standard)
One of the original neocons, Kristol's thoughtful, reasoned, and honest voice . . .• Howard Kurtz (Washington Post)
The nation's most respected (and controversial) voice in media reporting . . .- - The "Washingtonian"
The list does include some genuine great reporters, but being listed by the "Washingtonian" is really nothing to brag about.
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Update 1 of 2: Knoller is a "Top 50" journalist!
[Read the article: The Dan Gerstein sham]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The "Washingtonian" magazine (published by the Capital-Gazette Co, my first employer) (I was young and foolish) (I was ten) has been distributed in the D.C. area since 1965, and since 1973 "The Washingtonian" has published and updated a "Best Journalists" article every few years. The most recent article was in 2005.
Here are three not-so-randomly-selected entries from the "K" section of the "Washingtonian" list.
http://washingtonian.com/articles/businesscareers/1743.html
50 Best Journalists
By Garrett M. Graff
. . . In creating this year's list we talked to scores of political observers, pundits, Washington figures, and members of the Fourth Estate. We interviewed reporters and editors about who among their colleagues they seek out, who changes their thinking, and whose lead they follow. We talked to people on the Hill and in and around government about whom they respect and which reporters seem to "get it." . . .
• Mark Knoller (CBS)
This bearded, oversize correspondent keeps better records than the White House when it comes to many things presidential and thus is a much bigger "voice" than his CBS Radio perch may imply.• William Kristol (Weekly Standard)
One of the original neocons, Kristol's thoughtful, reasoned, and honest voice . . .• Howard Kurtz (Washington Post)
The nation's most respected (and controversial) voice in media reporting . . .- - The "Washingtonian"
The list does include some genuine great reporters, but being listed by the "Washingtonian" is really nothing to brag about.
-
Update 1 of 2: Knoller is a "Top 50" journalist!
[Read the article: The Dan Gerstein sham]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The "Washingtonian" magazine (published by the Capital-Gazette Co, my first employer) (I was young and foolish) (I was ten) has been distributed in the D.C. area since 1965, and since 1973 "The Washingtonian" has published and updated a "Best Journalists" article every few years. The most recent article was in 2005.
Here are three not-so-randomly-selected entries from the "K" section of the "Washingtonian" list.
http://washingtonian.com/articles/businesscareers/1743.html
50 Best Journalists
By Garrett M. Graff
. . . In creating this year's list we talked to scores of political observers, pundits, Washington figures, and members of the Fourth Estate. We interviewed reporters and editors about who among their colleagues they seek out, who changes their thinking, and whose lead they follow. We talked to people on the Hill and in and around government about whom they respect and which reporters seem to "get it." . . .
• Mark Knoller (CBS)
This bearded, oversize correspondent keeps better records than the White House when it comes to many things presidential and thus is a much bigger "voice" than his CBS Radio perch may imply.• William Kristol (Weekly Standard)
One of the original neocons, Kristol's thoughtful, reasoned, and honest voice . . .• Howard Kurtz (Washington Post)
The nation's most respected (and controversial) voice in media reporting . . .- - The "Washingtonian"
The list does include some genuine great reporters, but being listed by the "Washingtonian" is really nothing to brag about.