The last presidential campaign — specifically the GOP primaries — should have shown how little power media “talk jocks like Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity” really have,  columnist David Brooks writes in today’s New York Times.

Brooks writes that the talk…

A year ago this week, the media had a hand in elevating Barack Obama to the presidency, says author Greg Mitchell, who wrote the book “Why Obama Won.” Mitchell is also editor of the newspaper industry journal Editor & Publisher.

In…

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…

Missouri’s cheap gasoline prices made the list of Slate.com’s 10 most popular stories of the year.

“Cheap gas in Missouri. What keeps pump prices so low in some states?” came in at No. 9. (The most popular Slate article of the year:…

A vacation week’s worth of voice messages produced few comments from readers last week. One  complained about the playfulness of these two headlines on last Thursday’s front page:

“Bellwether — or not” (A headline on a story that said McCain’s win in Missouri…

Media industry magazine Editor & Publisher reports that, as of Wednesday, Barack Obama leads John McCain in endorsements from daily newspapers, 234 to 105.

The circulation of the Obama-backing papers is over 21 million to  McCain’s 7 million, E&P tallies.

It notes that …

Divorce Magazine — who knew there was such a thing? — worries that houses divided over Barack Obama and John McCain might not survive the election.

At least that the premise of press release from its online site  DivorceMagazine.com. (A visit…

Howard Kurtz of the Washington Post writes that some journalists are prematurely looking to the expectations of a Barack Obama presidency, without waiting for voters to have their say Tuesday.

In his Media Notes column today on washingtonpost.com — titled “Journalists…

The Associated Press reports another reason to consider this current election season historic: Late-night comics have never before been so one-sided in making fun of one presidential ticket.

The AP reports:

“As if sinking poll numbers and political attacks weren’t enough, the…

John McCain has received more press attention since the political conventions ended — but most of that coverage has been negative, a study by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism finds.

The Pew report says:

“….coverage of McCain has…