Fox News was the clear choice of election night viewers, nearly doubling its normal prime-time audience, according to Nielsen ratings.

The Los Angeles Times reports on its Top of the Ticket politics blog:

If you followed the suspense of Tuesday’s elections, odds are…

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NBC’s Ann Curry asked Hillary Clinton a straightforward question and got a straightforward response: Clinton won’t seek the presidency again.

From a transcript of the interview Monday:

Curry: Will you ever run for president again? Yes or no?

Clinton: (LAUGHS) No.

Curry: No?

Clinton: No. No.…

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Americans are increasingly tuning out when President Barack Obama goes on television to address them.

“Why has Obama become boring TV?” Felix Gillette of the New York Observer asks in his media column. He notes that…

Sarah Palin

As Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin prepares to leave office Sunday, a new Washington Post/ABC News poll shows her standing with the public is the worst its been since she entered the national limelight.

“A majority of Americans hold an unfavorable view…

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch ran this short on Saturday among seven Washington Digest items:

Saying the greatest threat to the country is not a recession or terrorist attack but liberal media bias, Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, announced Friday that he is…

“My administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in government. We will work together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration. Openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and…

Tucker Carlson

Citing “very large gaps in news coverage of the Obama administration,” political commentator Tucker Carlson says he’ll launch a right-leaning web site — the dailycaller.com — within weeks.

Michael O’Brien of the Hill’s Blog Briefing Room quotes Carlson:

“We are a general-interest newspaper-format style…

The ombudsman — readers’ advocate — for the Washington Post has tackled that question a couple times in recent days. The question also was the focus of a study by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism, which…

Was President Barack Obama’s “friendly” exchange last week with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez irresponsible?

According to the communications research company HCD Research,  Americans answer that question along party lines.

Just 7 percent of Democrats thought the exchange was irresponsible on Obama’s part.  42 percent…

Even as Barack Obama took the presidency Tuesday, the official White House website — Whitehouse.gov– took on a new look. “Whitehouse.gov Has A New Face, And a Blog,” reports techcrunch.com

“There are links to Obama’s Agenda and a Briefing Room where…