Tag: media

• Uh Oh... Long Beach Police Chief Says Photogs Can Be Detained For Taking Pics Without Apparent Esthetic Value

  9 months ago

  Lindsay Beyerstein in Focal Point

  Long Beach photographers beware, Police Chief Jim McDonnell is a harsh critic: Long Beach (Calif.) Police Chief Jim McDonnell is defending his officer who detained a Long Beach Post contributor for taking pictures of an oil refinery on June 30. “If an officer sees someone taking pictures of ... Read More

• Jose Antonio Vargas wins Sidney Award for Account of Life as Undocumented Immigrant

  10 months ago

  Lindsay Beyerstein in Focal Point

  One of the best parts of my job at the Sidney Hillman Foundation is working on the monthly Sidney Awards for excellence in journalism. I was very excited to learn that our judges had selected Jose Antonio Vargas for his New York Times Magazine piece, "My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant," in ... Read More

• Frank Bruni Comes Out as Poseur, Explains Entire Career

  10 months ago

  Lindsay Beyerstein in Focal Point

  When Frank Bruni was hired as an op/ed columnist for the New York Times, I doubted that he was qualified. His latest column puts those doubts to rest. Bruni is totally unqualified. The piece reads like a livejournal rant. In a nutshell: Bruni's glad there won't be any more Harry Potter movies ... Read More

• Lindsay Beyerstein Joins Sidney Hillman Foundation as Lead Blogger

  11 months ago

  Lindsay Beyerstein in Focal Point

  This week, I joined the Sidney Hillman Foundation as the lead blogger for the Hillman Blog. The Hillman Foundation was founded to honor Sidney Hillman the late founder and president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union. The foundation's mission is to promote excellence in journalism. The ... Read More

• Ed Schultz Apologizes for Calling Laura Ingraham a "Slut"

  12 months ago

  Lindsay Beyerstein in Focal Point

  Liberal MSNBC host Ed Schultz apologized for calling conservative pundit Laura Ingraham a "slut" on his radio show. In his on air apology Shultz seems genuinely sorry he said what he did, but he doesn't really get why it was wrong. To call a woman a "slut" in anger is not wrong because it's a ... Read More

• Guest Blogging at The American Prospect's Blog TAPPED (Mar 14-18)

  about 1 year ago

  Lindsay Beyerstein in Focal Point

  This week, I will be guest blogging at TAPPED, the group blog of the American Prospect. I've got big plans for the week ahead. Please join me. My first post is on right wing hoaxster James O'Keefe and the established media outlets who enable him. Two senior NPR executives lost their jobs before ... Read More

• Sorry, Kids, You Can't Get High on Bath Salts

  over 1 year ago

  Lindsay Beyerstein in Focal Point

  Some lessons in media literacy are more painful than others. Listen up, kids. Despite what you read in the papers, you cannot get high on bath salts or plant food. "Bath salts" and "plant food" are just euphemisms that internet head shops use to sell real drugs. These amphetamine-like designer ... Read More

• Correction: "Wire" Creator David Simon Not Optimisitic At All

  over 1 year ago

  Lindsay Beyerstein in Focal Point

  A student asked Wire creator David Simon whether he saw any hopeful signs for the younger generation.... [Photo credits: "Correction," great catch by Dennis G. of Balloon Juice, David Simon would be proud that someone is still paying to read the news in print; "David Simon" by Lindsay ... Read More

• Glenn Beck Denounces "Born In The USA" as Anti-American

  about 2 years ago

  Lindsay Beyerstein in Focal Point

  Twenty-six years after the release of Bruce Springsteen's hit song, "Born in The USA," conservative talk show host/performance artist Glenn Beck finally got around to listening to the lyrics. Beck was shocked, shocked to discover that for all these years he'd been rocking out to a song about a ... Read More