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Allbritton, Politico’s parent company, considers sale of TV business

Andrew Beaujon — Wed, 01 May 2013 13:51:47 +0000

Politico| The Huffington Post

Allbritton Communications Co. CEO Robert Allbritton says he has “decided to explore strategic options for our television station company.”

Let me be unmistakably clear to you and potential buyers: there is no chance,
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More reactions to Politico’s ‘Turbulence at The Times’ story

Andrew Beaujon — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:18:40 +0000

Politico’s Dylan Byers wrote a story that posits New York Times Executive Editor Jill Abramson is “already on the verge of losing the support of the newsroom.” I didn’t like it.

Here are some other reactions:

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Politico’s ‘turbulence’ story about New York Times’ Jill Abramson: All wind

Andrew Beaujon — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:13:37 +0000

Dylan Byers’ big “Turbulence at The Times” story, about the news organization under Executive Editor Jill Abramson’s leadership, has the look and feel of world-beating Politico scoop.

It mixes anonymously voiced insider accounts with a few protesting on-the-record sources … Read more

Politico zings HuffPost for posting story ‘without talking to the key person’

Andrew Beaujon — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:24:34 +0000

Politico | The Huffington Post

Politico reporter Mike Allen Thursday took issue with a Huffington Post story that said former Miss. Gov. Haley Barbour left the super PAC American Crossroads. Barbour, Peter H. Stone’s story said, was “appalled” by … Read more

Politico’s VandeHei: ‘The future of nonpartisan media is in doubt’

Andrew Beaujon — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:44:53 +0000

Politico

In a slick video published today on Politico’s new advertising site, Politico Executive Editor Jim VandeHei talks about the site’s “garage-band” beginnings and why it reaches the “smart set.” He also says Politico is a bulwark against partisan journalism… Read more

NYT doesn’t remember call from Bradley Manning

Andrew Beaujon — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:41:41 +0000

New York | The Huffington Post | National Journal | Guardian
In his plea Thursday, U.S. PFC Bradley Manning said he’d tried to leak diplomatic cables to three news outlets, but he couldn’t get through to any of them.… Read more

Politico victorious in ‘Woodward’s War’

Andrew Beaujon — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:19:28 +0000

With the publication of Bob Woodward’s correspondence with Obama economic adviser Gene Sperling, Politico has achieved a total victory — members of the U.S. news media can spend the day debating the meaning of one word in emails between … Read more

Ad Age: ‘Digital dimes are turning into mobile pennies’

Jeff Sonderman — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 20:17:21 +0000

PEJ | Ad Age | IAB | Econsultancy
The Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism released the results of a significant study today on the state of mobile news consumption in America. Pew found that some people consume more news… Read more

How Politico’s Patrick Gavin owns convention coverage, from 900 miles away

Andrew Beaujon — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:57:07 +0000

Nobody’s covering members of the media in Tampa this week like Politico reporter Patrick Gavin. He’s been tweeting “rules” for covering the convention that, as my boss showed yesterday, most journalists at the RNC are following.

Convention Coverage Rule
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3 lines journalists cannot cross on Twitter (or anywhere else)

Jeff Sonderman — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:02:09 +0000

Politico reporter David Catanese got a whole face-full of blowback this week for a series of tweets defending Republican congressman and Senate candidate Todd Akin’s controversial comments about rape, pregnancy and abortion.

: The tweet that started it all.

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