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Posted at 01:23 PM ET, 04/23/2013

AP: 'That's a bogus tweet'
By Erik Wemple
The AP tweets a breaking story that isn't a breaking story at all. "Bogus," says spokesman.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:23 PM ET, 04/23/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  AP, Obama, White House

Posted at 11:12 AM ET, 02/28/2013

Woodward on White House media policy: 'Not sound and mature'
By Erik Wemple
The Post's associate editor takes issue with how the Obama administration has handled dissonance.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:12 AM ET, 02/28/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bob Woodward, White House

Posted at 12:08 PM ET, 02/25/2013

Obama: Eject media so we can take questions
By Erik Wemple
What happened to the most transparent administration ever?

By Erik Wemple  |  12:08 PM ET, 02/25/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  President Obama, Transparency, White House press corps

Posted at 03:19 PM ET, 02/20/2013

White House press corps, please keep the complaints coming
By Erik Wemple
What's wrong with journalists complaining about access to the president?

By Erik Wemple  |  03:19 PM ET, 02/20/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Golf, Tiger Woods, White House

Posted at 04:33 PM ET, 12/07/2012

Progressive journos hang with Obama: Anything wrong with that?
By Erik Wemple
A bunch of left-leaning journalists met with President Obama this week, prompting some attention from media types. Is this a scandal? No. Does it kinda stink? Yeah.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:33 PM ET, 12/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Arianna Huffington, New York Times, White House

Posted at 09:25 AM ET, 11/20/2012

O’Reilly rips the Washington Post
By Erik Wemple
Bill O’Reilly lashes back at The Washington Post

By Erik Wemple  |  09:25 AM ET, 11/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  o'reilly washington post, o'reilly romney white establishment, o'reilly fox news sarah palin, o'reilly white establishment

Posted at 09:31 AM ET, 09/27/2012

Hannity praises Woodward book, bashes media, doesn’t notice contradiction
By Erik Wemple
Hannity says he loved Woodward’s book.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:31 AM ET, 09/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  sean hannity, bob woodward, price of politics, president obama, national debt, white house, lying, benghazi

Posted at 01:15 PM ET, 09/13/2012

Obama-rooting reporters?
By Erik Wemple
May reporters discuss questions before a press conference?

By Erik Wemple  |  01:15 PM ET, 09/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  white house, michelle malkin, mitt romney, president obama, julie mason, npr, cbs, mitt romney, libya jan crawford, ari shapiro

Posted at 12:02 PM ET, 08/03/2012

Top official departs CQ Roll Call
By Erik Wemple
Top editorial official out at CQ Roll Call

By Erik Wemple  |  12:02 PM ET, 08/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CQ roll call, keith white, mike mills, layoffs, fishbowldc, convention caily

Posted at 10:02 AM ET, 06/19/2012

Neil Munro accounts for his interruption
By Erik Wemple
Daily Caller reporter says he chose wrong moment to ask question.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:02 AM ET, 06/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  neil munro, the daily caller, white house, president obama, sean hannity, fox news

Posted at 08:22 AM ET, 06/12/2012

Media news derivatives: June 12
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for June 12.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:22 AM ET, 06/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  white house, politico, private sector is doing fine, watergate, washington post, daily beast, max holland, glenn beck, jack shafer, alex pareene, jon stewart, daily show

Posted at 09:54 PM ET, 06/08/2012

Fox’s Megyn Kelly disses Euroquestions
By Erik Wemple
Fox’s Megyn Kelly says media is wasting opportunities with questions about Europe

By Erik Wemple  |  09:54 PM ET, 06/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  caren bohan, reuters, president obama, white house press conference, megyn kelly, fox news, european economic crisis

Posted at 09:32 AM ET, 05/11/2012

Maddow resumes PolitiFact-checking
By Erik Wemple
MSNBC host again takes a hatchet after the Truth-O-Meter.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:32 AM ET, 05/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  politifact, rachel maddow, truth-o-meter, national right to life committee, secret service, in utero, infant, white house

Posted at 12:52 PM ET, 05/08/2012

No celebs at White House dinner?
By Erik Wemple
Tom Brokaw on White House Correspondents’ fete: Corrupt!

By Erik Wemple  |  12:52 PM ET, 05/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  white house correspondents' association, caren bohan, reuters, scholarships, celebrities

Posted at 08:31 AM ET, 04/30/2012

Media news derivatives: April 30
By Erik Wemple
What’s new in media?

By Erik Wemple  |  08:31 AM ET, 04/30/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  white house correspondents' association dinner, tucker carlson, alex pareene, rachel maddow, brian williams, nbc

Posted at 05:13 PM ET, 04/27/2012

WHCA prez defends festivities from hit pieces
By Erik Wemple
White House Correspondents’ Association chief defends the festivities.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:13 PM ET, 04/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  caren bohan, whca, white house correspondents' association, dinner, reuters, new yorker, hamilton nolan, michael dolan

Posted at 08:16 AM ET, 04/26/2012

Media news derivatives: April 26
By Erik Wemple
What’s happening in the media world?

By Erik Wemple  |  08:16 AM ET, 04/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  jack shafer, rupert murdoch, ajr, michele bachmann, bill o'reilly, newsbusters, nbc, george zimmerman, white house correspodnents' association, david rehr, fox mole

Posted at 07:49 AM ET, 04/16/2012

Media news derivatives: April 16
By Erik Wemple
Your media roundup.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:49 AM ET, 04/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  white house, obama, jetting, andrew breitbart, david carr, tom scocca, fox & friends, chris wallace, david axelrod, ben smith

Posted at 04:13 PM ET, 04/11/2012

Why did PBS call George Zimmerman ‘white’?
By Erik Wemple
George Zimmerman is not what PBS called him.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:13 PM ET, 04/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  george zimmerman, pbs, gwen Ifill, hispanic, white, newsbusters, bernard goldberg, trayvon martin

Posted at 09:12 AM ET, 03/29/2012

Media news derivatives
By Erik Wemple
More and more on the Trayvon Martin case.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:12 AM ET, 03/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  jack shafer, poynter.org, george zimmerman, trayvon martin, sean hannity, politico, village voice media, backpage.com, white house, new york times, "white hispanic"

Posted at 04:39 PM ET, 03/28/2012

Politico rankles White House with ‘breaking’ alert
By Erik Wemple
An e-mail gives the impression of an administration doing damage control.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:39 PM ET, 03/28/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  white house, donald verrilli, politico, dan pfeiffer

Posted at 01:52 PM ET, 03/28/2012

Why did New York Times call George Zimmerman ‘white Hispanic’?
By Erik Wemple
Conservatives slam the New York Times’ description of the man who shot Trayvon Martin.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:52 PM ET, 03/28/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  george zimmerman, white hispanic, new york times, bernard goldberg, jonah goldberg

Posted at 11:06 AM ET, 03/13/2012

Media news derivatives: March 13
By Erik Wemple
For March 13.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:06 AM ET, 03/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  will cain, cnn, soledad o'brien, marilyn hagerty, matt k. lewis, rush limbaugh, audience, rupert murdoch, white hosue

Posted at 10:34 AM ET, 02/23/2012

Media news derivatives: Feb. 23
By Erik Wemple
For Feb. 23.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:34 AM ET, 02/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  abc news, jake tapper, white house, anthony shadid, new york times, newt gingrich, bill keller, le figaro