MediaSnob
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Opinions? Comments? Agree? Disagree? Snob take: I don’t think Van Jones should have stepped down. All it did was embolden Glenn Beck (like he needed the encouragement). Yeah, they didn’t vet Jones (what was up with that, Valerie? Still love the shoes, tho.), but the dude wasn’t exactly Negro Kryptonite either. I mean, he was
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MSNBC contributor Lawrence O’Donnell didn’t listen to Rush or Hannity about the president getting called out as a liar during his address to the joint session of Congress Wednesday night. Nope. O’Donnell tuned into some black talk radio and reported to Keith Olbermann on Countdown that shock o’ shocks black folks are pissed about this…
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Michelle Obama Watch is reporting that the Obamas will be on 60 Minutes this Sunday, interviewed again by Steve Kroft (apparently he is the go-to guy for Obama interviews). The women of MOW are crossing their fingers that no more articles will appear dissecting the First Lady’s anatomy. If I see one more post…one more
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The blogging world’s two greatest cyber playcousins, AverageBro and The Black Snob are starting a new feature: An A/B Conversation, where the two bloggers will hash at the news of the day with their patented wit and wisdom. Today’s topics? Van Jones, Glenn Beck, why cable news sucks and what would it take to get…
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Some interesante news in the world of black media! Former long time Vibe editor and writer Danyel Smith has been named the new managing editor of the Washington Post-based Web site The Root! Congratulations to Danyel to landing the new gig! I love her writing and loved her work at Vibe, especially in the 1990s…
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Remember when Jon Stewart killed Crossfire? Good times. Well, it seems like the folks at CNN didn’t get the joke or point of that devastating exchange. They’re in the midst of casting a new “Hannity & Colmes” style show that is a roundtable dog fight between Liberals and Conservatives. I know, I know. That’s totally…
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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hYMUCuodv4&hl=en&fs=1&] Ooo! Ooo! Good dirt. I haven’t found any good dirt worth writing about in AGES. Especially about my loathed BET. Seems someone got fired/let go/kicked to the curb and decided to fire off the email of the ages — and the threaten to write a book — about the mess that is BET.…
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