Posts tagged with 'journalism'

NYT tastelessly compares Clinton to Eight Belles

POSTED BY ALEXANDRA STEIGRAD, MAY 08 2008 10:28 PM | PERMALINK

Moments after Eight Belles was euthanized on the track of the Kentucky Derby, I was just waiting for a barrage of tasteless commentary comparing Hillary Clinton to the filly that came in second. Sadly, I wasn't disappointed. See video:

Just days before the Derby, Clinton told her supporters to "bet on the filly," the only female horse in the race. Running the race of her life, Eight Belles came up short, not only losing to a horse called Big Brown, but also breaking both ankles, an irreparable...
Clinton's hospital story was accurate

POSTED BY ALEXANDRA STEIGRAD, APRIL 08 2008 03:00 PM | PERMALINK

A quick break from the Petraeus hearing. Over the weekend, Hillary Clinton took some heat over reports that a story she had been telling on the stump about the tragic death of an uninsured woman was false. Now, however, the Washington Post is reporting that Clinton's story was, in fact, accurate. The main point of contention was that the patient did have insurance, but upon closer inspection, the young woman, who had lost her baby and then her own life, was in debt/ uninsured and was turned away by...
Ground Hounds: Iowa Caucus - The Final Report

POSTED BY MICHAEL GLENN, JANUARY 04 2008 09:15 PM | PERMALINK

The Uptake's crew looks back on their challenges and successes covering the circus that is Iowa caucuses.
Alive in Baghdad: Uncut - Journalists in Baghdad

POSTED BY , MAY 25 2007 12:50 PM | PERMALINK

In this special episode of Alive in Baghdad: Uncut, director Brian Conley provides a rare behind-the-scenes look at the dangers faced by Alive in Baghdad correspondents and other journalists in Iraq.

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