Erik Wemple: journal


Posted at 12:24 PM ET, 04/29/2013

Ornstein to National Journal
By Erik Wemple
A seasoned congressional expert moves from one Capitol Hill publication to another.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:24 PM ET, 04/29/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  National Journal, Norman Ornstein, Roll Call

Posted at 11:26 AM ET, 04/19/2013

Boston bombings: Tsarnaev brothers drawn into 'religious affairs'
By Erik Wemple
Newspaper talks religion, but not too specifically.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:26 AM ET, 04/19/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Boston bombings, Wall Street Journal

Posted at 05:36 PM ET, 04/18/2013

Politico pays former editor to chill
By Erik Wemple
The Rosslyn-based political news outfit loves its contracts.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:36 PM ET, 04/18/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Jim VandeHei, National Journal, nationaljournal.com, Tim Grieve

Posted at 02:33 PM ET, 03/29/2013

NationalJournal.com hires new editor: Politico's Tim Grieve
By Erik Wemple
Veteran of Washington journalism called in to push staff of NationalJournal.com to, well, do what Politico has done.

By Erik Wemple  |  02:33 PM ET, 03/29/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  National Journal, Politico, Tim Grieve

Posted at 04:19 PM ET, 02/07/2013

Journal News legacy spreads
By Erik Wemple
The story of the controversial gun databases published by the Journal News in New York didn't end when it took down the record. It persists in state legislatures.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:19 PM ET, 02/07/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  gun control, Guns, Journal News

Posted at 06:19 PM ET, 01/18/2013

Journal News takes down gun maps
By Erik Wemple
After weeks and weeks of pressure and negative publicity, the Journal News is taking down its gun maps.

By Erik Wemple  |  06:19 PM ET, 01/18/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  gun control, Journal News

Posted at 04:11 PM ET, 01/16/2013

O'Keefe on Journal News: 'I wanted to measure the courage of their convictions'
By Erik Wemple
James O'Keefe set out to tell a story about media hypocrisy and the debate over guns in America. It is must-watch video for Journal News watchers.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:11 PM ET, 01/16/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  James O'Keefe, Journal News, Project Veritas

Posted at 02:31 PM ET, 01/16/2013

More trouble ahead for Capitol Hill publications?
By Erik Wemple
We knew newspapers were in trouble. But are Capitol Hill newspapers also ailing?

By Erik Wemple  |  02:31 PM ET, 01/16/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  BGOV, CQ Roll Call, National Journal, Politico, The Hill

Posted at 05:12 PM ET, 01/15/2013

How the New York Times scored its Journal News interviews
By Erik Wemple
Reporter Christine Haughney refused to take the newspaper's no for an answer.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:12 PM ET, 01/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Journal News, New York Times

Posted at 08:03 PM ET, 01/14/2013

Journal News deploys Fifth Avenue firm to reject interview requests
By Erik Wemple
The Journal News apparently needs assistance in saying no to interview requests about its controversial gun maps.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:03 PM ET, 01/14/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Journal News

Posted at 12:15 PM ET, 01/14/2013

'No pattern' of crime related to Journal News maps, says police official
By Erik Wemple
A top police official says it's premature to talk of a link between a burglary and a newspaper's maps of gun-permit holders' homes.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:15 PM ET, 01/14/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  David Chong, Guns, Journal News

Posted at 12:07 PM ET, 01/14/2013

Fox News ambushes Journal News
By Erik Wemple
After a N.Y. newspaper shuts down inquiries about its gun maps, a Fox producer goes a-knocking.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:07 PM ET, 01/14/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Jeanine Pirro, Journal News

Posted at 08:15 PM ET, 01/13/2013

Journal News maps: N.Y. senator raises questions about burglary
By Erik Wemple
A New York senator alleges that a burglary in White Plains could well be tied to the controversial maps published by the Journal News.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:15 PM ET, 01/13/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  gun control, Guns, Journal News

Posted at 07:50 AM ET, 01/10/2013

Ed Schultz and the right to know if a teacher is packing
By Erik Wemple
Utah grade school teacher tells MSNBC host that parents and students needn't know if she has a gun in the classroom.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:50 AM ET, 01/10/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Ed Schultz, Journal News, MSNBC

Posted at 04:11 PM ET, 01/08/2013

Gawker publishes N.Y.C. gun-permit holders
By Erik Wemple
How true is it that the Journal News is placing many, many people in danger with its database of gun-permit holders? Gawker raises a question or two.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:11 PM ET, 01/08/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Gawker, Journal News

Posted at 11:58 AM ET, 01/07/2013

NYT: Journal News story was a hasty production
By Erik Wemple
Newspaper got gun-permit data quickly, discussed its publication cursorily, and -- voila -- published it.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:58 AM ET, 01/07/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Guns, Journal News, New York Times

Posted at 09:42 AM ET, 01/04/2013

Rockland County Sheriff: Keep gun permits from media
By Erik Wemple
Top law enforcement official in Rockland says he has to prepare for the worst and doesn't want this information getting out.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:42 AM ET, 01/04/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  gun control, Guns, Journal News

Posted at 01:31 PM ET, 01/03/2013

Rockland County police: No spike in break-ins since Journal News story
By Erik Wemple
Sheriff's official says he's seen no crime spike associated with the Journal News's gun story and maps. But he's concerned about police officer safety.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:31 PM ET, 01/03/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Journal News

Posted at 08:57 AM ET, 01/03/2013

Westchester county exec: 'Criminals are still deciding which house they're going to hit'
By Erik Wemple
Westchester County Executive Robert P. Astorino has serious concerns about the public safety impact of the Journal News's story and map on gun permit holders.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:57 AM ET, 01/03/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Journal News

Posted at 02:31 PM ET, 01/02/2013

Cancel your Journal News subscriptions, urges N.Y. senator
By Erik Wemple
Greg Ball continues bashing the newspaper for printing the names and addresses of gun permit holders.

By Erik Wemple  |  02:31 PM ET, 01/02/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Guns, Journal News

Posted at 01:36 PM ET, 01/02/2013

The 4 mistakes of the Journal News
By Erik Wemple
The mistakes of the Journal News span a great deal of things -- its story on gun permits, its maps of gun-permit holders, and so much more.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:36 PM ET, 01/02/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Journal News, Sandy Hook shootings

Posted at 10:49 AM ET, 12/27/2012

Gun owner: Newspaper 'put me on the same level as a sex offender'
By Erik Wemple
Veronica Hash isn't happy with the Journal News, which placed her name and address on an interactive map of gun permit holders in New York.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:49 AM ET, 12/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  gun permits, Journal News

Posted at 01:38 PM ET, 11/08/2012

Karl Rove, read Nate Silver
By Erik Wemple
Memo to Karl Rove: Read Nate Silver’s archive.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:38 PM ET, 11/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  karl rove data, karl rove wall street journal, karl rove president obama, karl rove obama, karl rove romney momentum, karl rove election

Posted at 02:04 PM ET, 10/16/2012

State Dept. on WSJ: ‘Right hand wasn’t talking to the far right hand’
By Erik Wemple
‘Right hand wasn’t talking to the far right hand.’

By Erik Wemple  |  02:04 PM ET, 10/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  wall street journal hillary clinton libya, wall street journal clinton libya, wall street journal libya responsibility clinton, wsj clinton libya

Posted at 09:26 PM ET, 10/15/2012

WSJ calls Clinton ‘mute’ just as she opens up
By Erik Wemple
Editorial on ‘mute’ Clinton coincides with Clinton media offensive.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:26 PM ET, 10/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  hillary clinton wall street journal, hillary clinton editorial wall street journal libya, clinton wsj benghazi, clinton wsj benghazi wsj, hillary clinton responsibility benghazi

Posted at 08:12 AM ET, 10/10/2012

Hey, Jack Welch: Question marks don’t help
By Erik Wemple
The most craven part of his defense of his tweet.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:12 AM ET, 10/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  jack welch question mark, jack welch unemployment numbers, jack welch question mark unemployment, jack welch wall street journal question mark

Posted at 10:07 AM ET, 09/25/2012

Commentator: Romney faces ‘most corrupt’ coverage ever
By Erik Wemple
Does Mitt Romney have to deal with the most slanted media ever?

By Erik Wemple  |  10:07 AM ET, 09/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  benghazi, mona charen, christopher stevens, wall street journal, jerusalem post, benghazi attacks, media, corrupt media

Posted at 04:13 PM ET, 09/24/2012

How CNN really feels about the State Department
By Erik Wemple
CNN executive suggests State meddling in journal issue

By Erik Wemple  |  04:13 PM ET, 09/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  state department, cnn, christopher stevens, journal, phone call, cnn worldwide, mark whitaker

Posted at 01:06 PM ET, 09/24/2012

Scientists: Climate bias at Fox, WSJ ‘far exceeded’ rest of media
By Erik Wemple
Why are a bunch of scientists singling out Fox News and Wall Street Journal?

By Erik Wemple  |  01:06 PM ET, 09/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news, wall street journal, climate change, brenda ekwurzel, union of concerned scientists

Posted at 11:51 AM ET, 09/14/2012

All Lehrer content must be Ghostbustered
By Erik Wemple
How the Web should handle plagiarism and others deeds of journalistic malpractice.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:51 AM ET, 09/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  wall street journal, poynter, jonah lehrer, wired, wired.com, plagiarism

Posted at 08:24 AM ET, 09/13/2012

Stop the 9/11 anniversary tyranny
By Erik Wemple
NBC News, New York Times, Wall Street Journal — did they do 9/11 right?

By Erik Wemple  |  08:24 AM ET, 09/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  NBC news, kris jenner, new york times, wall street journal, anniversary

Posted at 08:08 AM ET, 08/20/2012

Politico reporter ventures defense of Todd Akin
By Erik Wemple
Dave Catanese goes for it, attempts to defend the indefensible Todd Akin.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:08 AM ET, 08/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  todd akin, dave catanese politico, thought experiment, twitter, american journal of obstetrics and gynecology

Posted at 01:16 PM ET, 08/14/2012

Paul Ryan, flexible and uncompromising
By Erik Wemple

By Erik Wemple  |  01:16 PM ET, 08/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  paul ryan, mitt romney, policy flexibility, wall street journal washington post, peter nicholas, david a. fahrenthold

Posted at 01:18 PM ET, 08/13/2012

Former Times-Picayune reporter blasts ownership
By Erik Wemple
Could Times-Picayune staffers really have ‘found a way’?

By Erik Wemple  |  01:18 PM ET, 08/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  new orleans times-picayune, kari dequine harden, new york times, usa today, washington post, wall street journal, usc annenberg school

Posted at 07:59 AM ET, 07/30/2012

Media news derivatives: July 30
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for July 30.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:59 AM ET, 07/30/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  st. louis post-dispatch, spin, henry blodget, wall street journal, esquire, new york times spin, sarah palin, chick-fil-a, pink, newsbusters

Posted at 04:38 PM ET, 07/25/2012

Wall Street Journal’s James Taranto backtracks on ‘worthy’ tweet
By Erik Wemple
James Taranto wondered whether female survivors of Aurora were ‘worthy.’

By Erik Wemple  |  04:38 PM ET, 07/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  james taranto, wall street journal, tweet, worthy, aurora shootings

Posted at 03:58 PM ET, 07/23/2012

National Journal boss on quote-approval: It’s about control
By Erik Wemple
National Journal’s Fournier bashes quote approval.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:58 PM ET, 07/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ron fournier, national journal, associated press, washington post, new york times, jeremy w. peters, poynter.org, quote approval

Posted at 08:52 AM ET, 07/09/2012

Media news derivatives: July 9
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for July 9

By Erik Wemple  |  08:52 AM ET, 07/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  new york times, s.e. cupp, cnn, newspapers, david carr, msnbc, national journal

Posted at 02:46 PM ET, 06/29/2012

Pulitzer fraud furnishes mini-beat for msnbc.com reporter
By Erik Wemple
Are you really a Pulitzer nominee? Bill Dedman wants to know

By Erik Wemple  |  02:46 PM ET, 06/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  bill dedman, fox business network, wall street journal, betty liui, pulitzer prices, bill dedman, betty liu, jonah goldberg

Posted at 09:55 AM ET, 06/29/2012

Media news derivatives: June 29
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for June 29

By Erik Wemple  |  09:55 AM ET, 06/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news, cnn, bloomberg tv, bloomberg news, supreme court, huffington post, rupert murdoch, news corp., new york times, wall street journal

Posted at 06:13 PM ET, 06/26/2012

Wall Street Journal intern busted for quote-fabrication
By Erik Wemple
Intern for Wall Street Journal fabricated quotes for story

By Erik Wemple  |  06:13 PM ET, 06/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  wall street journal, liane membis, quotes, fabrication, jack shafer, wall street journal, andrew beaujon, poynter, 103rd street pedestrian bridge

Posted at 02:40 PM ET, 06/20/2012

Mitt Romney’s unconvincing ABC slam
By Erik Wemple
His unconvincing slam.

By Erik Wemple  |  02:40 PM ET, 06/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  abc news, jonathan karl, mitt romney, marco rubio, vetting, vice president, abc, washington post, wall street journal

Posted at 08:16 AM ET, 06/11/2012

Media news derivatives: June 11
By Erik Wemple
Roundup of media stories for June 11

By Erik Wemple  |  08:16 AM ET, 06/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  david carr, new york times, dylan ratigan, msnbc, megyn kelly, carl bernstein, twitter, wall street journal, newspaper crisis

Posted at 08:21 AM ET, 05/03/2012

Media news derivatives: May 3
By Erik Wemple
What is happening in the media?

By Erik Wemple  |  08:21 AM ET, 05/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  politico, dreams from my father, newt gingrich, r.c.l hammond, keach hagey, wall street journal, new york times, fcc, bloomberg TV, lorne michaels, mitt romney, george zimmerman, rupert murdoch, sean hannity

Posted at 11:30 AM ET, 02/17/2012

Media news derivatives: Feb. 17
By Erik Wemple
For Feb. 17.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:30 AM ET, 02/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  anthony shadid, new york times, washington post, wall street journal, apple, china, gawker, politico, ap, whitney houston

Posted at 05:14 PM ET, 02/16/2012

Apple and the New York Times not meshing
By Erik Wemple
Yes, but at what cost?

By Erik Wemple  |  05:14 PM ET, 02/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  apple, new york times, wall street journal, mountain lion