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

Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at 5:17 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Benghazi attack with image of Obama saluting dead soldiers and Tina Brown inset

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.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: 60 Minutes, clickbait culture, decline of journalism, iPINIONS Journal, journalism, media integrity, newsroom collapse, phone-hacking scandal, Tina Brown

Whitney Houston: Crack Is Whack

Thursday, March 30, 2006 at 10:47 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Whitney Houston at BET 25 celebration and publicly carousing with Bobby inset.

I, Whitney! Whack on crack? Whitney Houston is losing her battle with drugs. A year ago, almost to this day, I published a despairing post to this effect. She manifested the tell-tale ravages of drug abuse on her face and in her voice. I lamented her cracked-out look. I also derided her fatuous denials about using drugs.  Of course, there… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Bobby Brown, Clive Davis, drug addiction, family intervention, music industry, public denial, recovery journey, substance abuse, Tina Brown, Whitney Houston

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