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08.10.2009 6:31 pm

Health news on morning TV can be dangerous, professor says

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Gary Schwitzer

Gary Schwitzer

The Daily Beast Cheat Sheet links to an article in the New York Post in which University of Minnesota professor and health journalist Gary Schwitzer berates the morning TV news shows for their coverage of health.

Schwitzer tells the Post:

“They’re all dreadful — just…

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02.25.2009 10:54 am

Rupert Murdoch’s apology for chimp cartoon comes too late for some

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Rupert Murdoch has apologized to readers of the New York Post for the chimpanzee political cartoon that many called racist.  His apology, which appears below, ran yesterday in the New York Post.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch carried a two-sentence brief this morning noting…

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02.20.2009 10:21 am

New York Post “apologizes” for chimpanzee cartoon

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

(This item is also posted on our “A Conversation about Race” blog, since the controversy mainly deals with race but also raises ethical questions related to editorial cartooning.)

The New York Post has apologized for the chimpanzee cartoon. If you consider what…

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02.18.2009 1:49 pm

“A Conversation about Race” discusses chimp political cartoon

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A political cartoon of a slain chimp in today’s New York Post has stirred complaints of racism. Check out the controversy in our “A Conversation about Race” blog item.

The Associated Press has moved this story about the uproar:

A New York Post…

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01.08.2009 11:43 am

Boston Globe revives Page One ads

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Boston Globe has added its name to the list of newpapers that will resume selling front-page ads.  An article on boston.com notes that the Globe previously had ads on Page One,  but not for decades.

Meanwhile, the New York Post reports — just…

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