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Bob Woodward: ‘You get the truth at night, the lies during the day’

Poynter Institute Mar 15, 2011

Steve Klein said: Bob Woodward on Watergate (of course) and his iPad.

ipad, Watergate, Bob Woodward

Gutenberg of Arabia « BuzzMachine

buzzmachine.com Feb 13, 2011

Steve Klein said: Good revolutionaries, says Jeff Jarvis, thank their tools and their toolmakers.

twitter, Egypt, Jeff Jarvis, Gutenberg, buzz machine

NPR's Giffords Mistake: Re-Learning the Lesson of Checking Sources

NPR Jan 11, 2011

Steve Klein said: NPR Ombudsman explains NPR's premature report of congresswoman's death.

npr, Alicia Shepard, ombudsman, gabby giffords

Giffords story: A lesson in leaping to conclusions

Associated Press Jan 9, 2011

Steve Klein said: Media didn't get Giffords story best in getting it first.

Media, npr, gabby giffords

Andrew Alexander: The debate over immigration language

Washington Post Jan 9, 2011

Steve Klein said: WashPost ombudsman on the language of immigration.

ombudsman, immigrants, Andrew Alexander

From Len Shapiro: Many thanks and countless memories

Washington Post Dec 30, 2010

Steve Klein said: Len Shapiro's treasured byline departs the Washington Post, and we are poorer for that.

Sports, washington post, Len Shapiro

Jon Stewart’s Advocacy Role in 9/11 Bill Passage

NYTimes Dec 27, 2010

Steve Klein said: And Keith Olbermann thought HE was Edward R. Murrow!

jon stewart, edward r. murrow

As online journalism evolves, Post needs to share its standards

Washington Post Nov 14, 2010

Steve Klein said: Why don't print journalists think online journalists have standards? Get over it already!

Andrew Alexander, obbudsman

Ted Koppel: Olbermann, O'Reilly and the death of real news

Washington Post Nov 14, 2010

Steve Klein said: Koppel: Commercial news has overtaken the public interest.

Politics, TV, keith olbermann, Ted Koppel

Forbes and the disappearing line between politics and the media

Slate Sep 17, 2010

Steve Klein said: Media Criticism from Salon of Forbes magazine cover story.

Media, Forbes