YouTube – Charlie Brooker – How To Report The News. it’s pretty creepy how spot-on this is.

TIGER WOODS: BIGGER THAN 9/11?. Tiger Woods has been on the cover of the NY Post for 19 straight days. Only other event that lasted that long? 9/11.

rc3.org – Which analysis is worth paying for?. interesting comment about main-stream reporting versus blogger reporting of a recently disputed call by Patriot’s coach Bill Belichick.

The Media Equation – Nonprofit Site, Texas Tribune, Begins as Big News Hits State – NYTimes.com. online only “newspaper” that focuses on politics in Texas. 12 staff writers with an endowment of $3M.

The Answer Factory: Demand Media and the Fast, Disposable, and Profitable as Hell Media Model | Magazine. this article blew my mind.

Military coup fantasy is latest in trend of extremist right-wing rhetoric | Media Matters for America. these people are certified NUTS: “Imagine a bloodless coup to restore and defend the Constitution through an interim administration that would do the serious business of governing and defending the nation. Skilled, military-trained, nation-builders would replace accountability-challenged, radical-left commissars.”

Political Irony › Did Glenn Beck murder the American media?. interesting commentary on how political hatchet jobs work. via ram.

We Hate Your Kids: The Infuriating New Face Of Poverty. nice comment about a recent new york times front page article.

Charles Bremner – Times Online – Eiffel Tower hit by fantasy. i linked to this story the other day.

CNN Election Center 2008. i’m not a big fan of CNN but their election website is both well designed, well organized, and has useful data.

NY Times to End Charges on Web Site. now anyone can access content back to 1987.

Media world eyes Viacom-YouTube slugfest – MSNBC.com. viacom filed suit for a billion dollars.

FRONTLINE: News War
“In a four-hour special, News War, FRONTLINE examines the political, cultural, legal, and economic forces challenging the news media today and how the press has reacted in turn”. the first hour is now up and it’s quality frontline material.

Wired 14.10: Start the Revolution Without Him. interesting interview with the founder of progressive blog dailykos.

Outspoken Putin critic shot dead in Moscow. the best democracy rubles can buy.