Progressive News and Commentary from the UK, EU and US by Europe-Based US Journalist Denis Campbell and Colleagues.

Friday
5 December, 2008

Posts Tagged ‘John Stewart’

Tough for Convention Telly Abroad

By Denis Campbell • Aug 26th, 2008 • Category: Politics Too
Ten years abroad and I have to say it is getting better. I now have C-SPAN and MSNBC streaming live convention feeds on each computer, CNN is taping on SKY+ in case Mr. Sandman calls before 5 am local time. The DNCC have an amazing online HD Player for streaming video that is better than [...]



Jon Stewart Rips Television News

By Denis Campbell • Aug 26th, 2008 • Category: Innovators
Yesterday at the University of Denver, Jon Stewart ripped the 24-hour cable news beast for the current campaign craziness. We’ve often chastised the media here for the 600 word newsfeed rip, place two opposing quotes, add an expert opinion and presto! News.
Jon has a history of trying to get news outlets to do their job [...]



The Race Card

By Denis Campbell • Aug 6th, 2008 • Category: Lead Story
With 90-days to go, Swiftboating Season has begun in earnest as charges and counter-charges by each candidate’s camp of injecting race into the election turned the current US Presidential race into that of a popularity contest for high school class president. No. I must apologise. That characterisation demeans the thousands of young students who prepare [...]



Happily Ever (For A Few Years) After

By Denis Campbell • Jun 20th, 2008 • Category: Media
May and June used to be big wedding months. English Football star Wayne Rooney and his girlfriend spent $5 million dollars on an Italian wedding. But in the narcissism capital of America, Hollywood errr… Beverly Hills, CA 90210 (a city that prides itself on pouty Botox fattened lips, Viagra and silicon/saline implants), it is not [...]