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About Erik Wemple

    Erik Wemple is an editor-turned-blogger who’s obsessed with the media issues of the day, and of yesterday as well.

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Erik Wemple: August, 2011

Posted at 04:44 PM ET, 08/31/2011

Politico/NBC win big in Obama power move
By Erik Wemple
Debate/joint session conflict promises week of headlines.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:44 PM ET, 08/31/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:56 PM ET, 08/31/2011

Jewish donor on Bachmann confusion: ‘No!’
By Erik Wemple
‘No!’

By Erik Wemple  |  03:56 PM ET, 08/31/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:34 PM ET, 08/31/2011

Bachmann-Jewish scoop aggregated by Ha’aretz
By Erik Wemple
Gets a little traction in Israel

By Erik Wemple  |  02:34 PM ET, 08/31/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:12 AM ET, 08/31/2011

Bachmann ‘Jewish’ story — tough nut

By Erik Wemple
Going behind New York Post story requires finesse.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:12 AM ET, 08/31/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:26 PM ET, 08/30/2011

Ron Paul and media coverage: It’s all real
By Erik Wemple
There’s substance in the coverage about the coverage.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:26 PM ET, 08/30/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:02 PM ET, 08/30/2011

Gawker piece on O’Reilly leaves some unfinished biz
By Erik Wemple
But leaves out one critical source

By Erik Wemple  |  02:02 PM ET, 08/30/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:18 AM ET, 08/30/2011

New York Post: Bachmann perceived as Jewish
By Erik Wemple
Says perception of Minn. congresswoman hurting Romney fundraising

By Erik Wemple  |  11:18 AM ET, 08/30/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:06 PM ET, 08/29/2011

Hurricane Irene: “Mass hysteria can create its own public health crisis”
By Erik Wemple
“Mass hysteria can create its own public health crisis.”

By Erik Wemple  |  04:06 PM ET, 08/29/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:24 PM ET, 08/29/2011

Hurricane Irene: ‘Today’ show assesses coverage
By Erik Wemple
Panel concludes warnings were good for public.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:24 PM ET, 08/29/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:49 AM ET, 08/29/2011

Hurricane Irene: Best of
By Erik Wemple
The Best Hurricane Writing of 2011

By Erik Wemple  |  10:49 AM ET, 08/29/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:28 AM ET, 08/29/2011

Fox News nails sea foam story
By Erik Wemple
Fox has it covered.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:28 AM ET, 08/29/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:32 AM ET, 08/29/2011

Hurricane Irene and the Weather Channel: A Look back
By Erik Wemple
Says lack of precedents limited ability to forecast effects.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:32 AM ET, 08/29/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:29 PM ET, 08/26/2011

Hurricane Irene’s path: Is the Weather Channel veering off course?

By Erik Wemple
Says tweep: “If this storm doesn’t flip cars, I’m boycotting The Weather Channel.”

By Erik Wemple  |  04:29 PM ET, 08/26/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:09 PM ET, 08/26/2011

WSJ: Slate layoffs ‘unrelated’ to WaPo Co. quarterly report
By Erik Wemple
Or so says top Slate official

By Erik Wemple  |  12:09 PM ET, 08/26/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 08/26/2011

Hurricane Irene: Path to urgency
By Erik Wemple
Maryland governor sets gold stanard for pre-storm warnings

By Erik Wemple  |  09:00 AM ET, 08/26/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:30 PM ET, 08/25/2011

White Vick: Nicely executed
By Erik Wemple
Nice play

By Erik Wemple  |  04:30 PM ET, 08/25/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:18 PM ET, 08/25/2011

WaMo tilt coverage: Slanted?

By Erik Wemple
Moi?

By Erik Wemple  |  12:18 PM ET, 08/25/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:03 AM ET, 08/25/2011

Shafer, Romenesko as one
By Erik Wemple
Together

By Erik Wemple  |  11:03 AM ET, 08/25/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 06:56 AM ET, 08/25/2011

Slate’s Jack Shafer laid off
By Erik Wemple
Jack Shafer to leave online magazine Sept. 2.

By Erik Wemple  |  06:56 AM ET, 08/25/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:47 PM ET, 08/24/2011

Fox sidesteps blame in monumental tilt

By Erik Wemple
That’s not how a mea culpa goes.

By Erik Wemple  |  02:47 PM ET, 08/24/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:57 PM ET, 08/24/2011

Fox News and the tilting Washington Monument
By Erik Wemple
Fox News says, Run It!

By Erik Wemple  |  12:57 PM ET, 08/24/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:30 PM ET, 08/24/2011

Quake coverage: Zoo flack outdoes entire journalism world
By Erik Wemple
A zoo flack!

By Erik Wemple  |  12:30 PM ET, 08/24/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:58 AM ET, 08/24/2011

Earthquake: Your news in ‘before time’

By Erik Wemple
Your source for about-to-break news.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:58 AM ET, 08/24/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:43 AM ET, 08/24/2011

Kurt Bardella returns
By Erik Wemple
Former Hill staffer Kurt Bardella no longer a former Hill staffer.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:43 AM ET, 08/24/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:29 PM ET, 08/23/2011

Sky News spends big on Libya
By Erik Wemple
No, says top editor

By Erik Wemple  |  04:29 PM ET, 08/23/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:23 AM ET, 08/23/2011

MSNBC and Libya: any post-mortem?

By Erik Wemple
Not that the network is talking about.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:23 AM ET, 08/23/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:59 PM ET, 08/22/2011

The Libya scramble
By Erik Wemple
Outlet mis-timed rebel advance by a few weeks

By Erik Wemple  |  05:59 PM ET, 08/22/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:30 PM ET, 08/22/2011

In your face, Jeff Jarvis!
By Erik Wemple
And celebrates!

By Erik Wemple  |  03:30 PM ET, 08/22/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:49 PM ET, 08/22/2011

Alex Crawford explains her safety gear
By Erik Wemple
It’s safe in Tripoli, says intrepid TV reporter.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:49 PM ET, 08/22/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:04 AM ET, 08/22/2011

New York Times NFL column: easy on the punchlines!

By Erik Wemple
And doesn’t find a whole lot of it.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:04 AM ET, 08/22/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:12 AM ET, 08/05/2011

Fox analysts and Palin: More on the ‘jokes’
By Erik Wemple
Analysts on Fox’s The Five cite evidence for neutrality on Palin.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:12 AM ET, 08/05/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:49 PM ET, 08/04/2011

Just kidding, say Fox News contributors
By Erik Wemple
They were just kidding, you see.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:49 PM ET, 08/04/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:56 AM ET, 08/04/2011

How to measure coverage of black issues
By Erik Wemple
Huffington Post tilts at issue

By Erik Wemple  |  11:56 AM ET, 08/04/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:38 AM ET, 08/04/2011

Media naivete on FAA?
By Erik Wemple
Yes, says senator.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:38 AM ET, 08/04/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:14 AM ET, 08/04/2011

Fox News guy admits favoring Palin
By Erik Wemple
Because she’s a colleague.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:14 AM ET, 08/04/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:47 PM ET, 08/03/2011

Biden’s tortured responses on ‘terrorists’
By Erik Wemple
Do they knock down Politico scoop?

By Erik Wemple  |  03:47 PM ET, 08/03/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:24 PM ET, 08/03/2011

ACLU to file brief on latest Snyder argument
By Erik Wemple
“Poppycock,” says ACLU exec

By Erik Wemple  |  12:24 PM ET, 08/03/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:20 AM ET, 08/03/2011

News Corp. apologist gets his wish
By Erik Wemple
Hacking epidemic gets super-duper Vanity Fair treatment.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:20 AM ET, 08/03/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:47 AM ET, 08/03/2011

Bias Watch: ‘No one cares’ about Biden’s ‘terrorist’ moment?
By Erik Wemple
A charge of liberal slant for Bias Watch

By Erik Wemple  |  09:47 AM ET, 08/03/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:47 AM ET, 08/03/2011

Columnists worth anything?
By Erik Wemple
Or so says a poll.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:47 AM ET, 08/03/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:09 PM ET, 08/02/2011

Gingrich Twitter inquiry: Where’s the leader?
By Erik Wemple
As are their leader’s tweeting skills.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:09 PM ET, 08/02/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:18 PM ET, 08/02/2011

D.C. home rule expert: Snyder’s argument ‘very good’
By Erik Wemple
Plenty, says expert on home rule and D.C. courts.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:18 PM ET, 08/02/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:26 AM ET, 08/02/2011

Biden’s ‘terrorists’ comment: Will he go the way of HuffPo?
By Erik Wemple
Where’s the credit for Huffington Post?

By Erik Wemple  |  09:26 AM ET, 08/02/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:04 AM ET, 08/02/2011

Daniel Snyder v. City Paper: The next round
By Erik Wemple
Filing in libel case attacks forgery allegation, plus D.C. home rule

By Erik Wemple  |  08:04 AM ET, 08/02/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:56 PM ET, 08/01/2011

Anonymous source standards: Enforce!

By Erik Wemple
Wire service loves the record.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:56 PM ET, 08/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:47 PM ET, 08/01/2011

New York Times on shale gas: Can an intern be an ‘official’?

By Erik Wemple
Investigative piece fails to point out that anonymous “official” was actually anonymous “intern”

By Erik Wemple  |  01:47 PM ET, 08/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:21 AM ET, 08/01/2011

Asomugha to the Jets or Texans or Cowboys. Uh, no.

By Erik Wemple
Jets or Cowboys or Texans, for sure. Oh, Eagles?

By Erik Wemple  |  09:21 AM ET, 08/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

 

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