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More on Journalists and Voting

Last week I wrote a post on why journalists should disclose who they vote for in elections. As you might have guessed from the fact that almost no journalists do disclose who they vote for in elections, mine is still a minority view. Such a minority view, in fact, that there’s still a debate raging [...]

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Jack Bauer Moving to the Left?

Kelsey McNeal/FOX One of the more interesting bits of strike fallout news: 24 co-creator Joel Surnow is leaving the show to develop new projects. Surnow, students of 24 know, is a rare Hollywood conservative, and the chief point of ire for critics who say the show is a shill for a hard-right, torture-em-all-let-God-sort-em-out view of [...]

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Strike Watch: Bigger Slice, Smaller Pie

Green is Universal! NBC plans to recycle Psych from USA Network, its corporate sibling. / USA Network Photo: Alan Zenuk The writers’ strike officially ended today, which means it’s time to assess who won and who lost. At the Kansas City Star, Aaron Barnhart generally credits the writers with a win, while the New York [...]

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The Morning After: Going Hollywood

The 24 semifinalists will be unmasked tonight. / Timothy White/FOX American Idol decided to retool its Hollywood-audition round this season, eliminating the singing-group competitions. I always liked the model-U.N. vibe of these episodes, with the contestants pulling all-nighters with strangers and working out harmony and choreography, but it was a strange way to winnow down [...]