phone-hacking scandal

Tina Brown: Journalism Is ‘Having a Very, Very Pathetic Moment’

Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at 5:17 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

What passes for journalism at the moment? This blog brims with commentary on my disdain for what passes for journalism these days. So, imagine my dismay when 60 Minutes, the reputed standard bearer of broadcast journalism, only reinforced my disdain on Sunday. On October 27, 60 Minutes aired a highly touted report on the 9/11/12 terrorist attack on the US consulate in… Read more.

UPDATE on UK phone hacking: the Parliamentary hearings

Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 5:21 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Professionals in the Northeast were as tuned in to Tuesday’s Parliamentary hearings as soccer moms in the Midwest were tuned in to Sunday’s World Cup match. Where watching the match was a thrill a minute, however, watching the hearings was like watching white paint dry – with the only moment of excitement coming when a… Read more.