Danielle Ivory

The Strange Politics of Collusion (and “Dickishness”) ArticleJuly 2, 2009

During the June 23, 2009 press conference pictured above, President Barack Obama took a question online from <i>The Huffington Post</i>'s Nico Pitney, which <i>The Washington Post</i>'s Dana Milbank subsequently labled "collusion." (AP/Ron Edmonds)

The Strange Politics of Collusion (and “Dickishness”)

A televised battle between two reporters reveals aspects of a larger battle to define how members of the media define their jobs, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.

Jul 2, 2009

Eric Alterman, Danielle Ivory

Who Jails Journalists? ArticleJune 25, 2009

A South Korean man watches a TV broadcasting news about two American journalists detained in North Korea at the Seoul Railway Station, in South Korea. There are a total of 29 countries that jail journalists. (AP/Ahn Young-joon)

Who Jails Journalists?

The United States could really lead by example when it comes to keeping journalists out of jail, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.

Jun 25, 2009

Eric Alterman, Danielle Ivory

Chiller, Socialist Theater ArticleJune 18, 2009

Chiller, Socialist Theater

Conservatives have lately branded the United States as the newest socialist republic in an attempt to reprise former scare tactics, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.

Jun 18, 2009

Eric Alterman, Danielle Ivory

Sotomayor and SCOTUS, Captured on a Carousel of Time ArticleJune 11, 2009

Sotomayor and SCOTUS, Captured on a Carousel of Time

Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings don't start until July, but her punditocracy hearings are well underway, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.

Jun 11, 2009

Eric Alterman, Danielle Ivory

The Surprising Success of the Right-Wing Rant ArticleJune 4, 2009

Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor meets with Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP/Susan Walsh)

The Surprising Success of the Right-Wing Rant

Right-wing pundits are casting Obama's Supreme Court pick in racist terms, and it appears to be working, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.

Jun 4, 2009

Eric Alterman, Danielle Ivory

Dick Cheney’s Post Presidency ArticleMay 28, 2009

Former Vice President Dick Cheney flexes his punditry muscles on CNN's "State of the Union."
<br /> (AP/Kevin Wolf)

Dick Cheney’s Post Presidency

Former Vice President Dick Cheney is still causing trouble, this time as a pundit, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.

May 28, 2009

Eric Alterman, Danielle Ivory

Blogosphere to Mainstream Media: Get Off the Bus (and Walk a Mile in Our Shoes) ArticleMay 21, 2009

New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd lifted text in a recent column from the blog Talking Points Memo. The mainstream media is increasingly taking cues from the blogosphere. (AP/Brian Kersey)

Blogosphere to Mainstream Media: Get Off the Bus (and Walk a Mile in Our Shoes)

Maureen Dowd is just the latest in mainstream media figures who are taking cues from the blogosphere, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.

May 21, 2009

Eric Alterman, Danielle Ivory

Sex and the Single Justice ArticleMay 14, 2009

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has been mentioned as a possible choice for the Supreme Court. (AP/Evan Vucci)

Sex and the Single Justice

The media is obsessing about potential Supreme Court nominees’ sexuality instead of their qualifications, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory. Plus, an update on George Will’s environmental reporting career.

May 14, 2009

Eric Alterman, Danielle Ivory

Codeword “Empathy” ArticleMay 7, 2009

The Roberts Court, photographed in 2006, is set to have a new member, as Justice David Souter, seated to the far right, will retire at the end of the term in June. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Codeword “Empathy”

Conservatives already know exactly who Obama will appoint to the Supreme Court, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.

May 7, 2009

Eric Alterman, Danielle Ivory

Conservatives Know the Real Origin of Swine Flu ArticleApril 30, 2009

Mexican immigration officials wear masks at the border crossing in Tijuana. President Obama has called swine flu a concern, but "not a cause for alarm," while conservative pundits have wrongly blamed infections in the United States on immigrants. (AP/Guillermo Arias)

Conservatives Know the Real Origin of Swine Flu

Conservatives in the media are blaming yet another real crisis on the imagined threats of immigration, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.

Apr 30, 2009

Eric Alterman, Danielle Ivory

The DHS Report: Torturing the Truth ArticleApril 23, 2009

Conservatives, including <i>Fox News</i> commentator Sean Hannity, above, are up in arms over a recently released Department of Homeland Security report on right-wing extremists. (AP/Douglas C. Pizac)

The DHS Report: Torturing the Truth

Conservatives fuss over a Bush report on the potential for domestic terrorism while remaining unperturbed by reports of real torture, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.

Apr 23, 2009

Eric Alterman, Danielle Ivory

It’s Still the Bush Economy ArticleApril 16, 2009

Protesters hold signs at a Fox News-promoted tax day "tea party" yesterday in Birmingham, Alabama. (Flickr/ <a href=

It’s Still the Bush Economy

The media seem to have forgotten already that it was President Bush who got us into this recession, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.

Apr 16, 2009

Eric Alterman, Danielle Ivory

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