Obama to Host ‘Twitter Town Hall’
President Obama will answer questions about jobs and the economy during a Twitter Town Hall next week.
View ArticleJournalists Cull Questions for Obama’s ‘Twitter Town Hall’
Journalists from across the country are helping generate questions for President Obama's "Twitter Town Hall."
View ArticleFox News Site Calls Obama Party a ‘Hip-Hop BBQ’
An article on a Fox News Web site, featuring the headline "Obama's Hip-Hop BBQ Didn't Create Jobs," generated substantial objections from people who found it to be inaccurate at best and racist at worst.
View ArticleMore Than 31 Million Tuned In to Obama’s Speech on Jobs
President Obama’s speech to Congress on Thursday night was among the most watched of his recent speeches to the nation.
View ArticleMichele Norris Temporarily Leaving Position at NPR’s ‘All Things Considered’
The co-host of the popular "All Things Considered'' program will leave the position for a year because her husband is going to work for President Obama's re-election campaign.
View ArticleA Decline in Viewers for State of the Union Address
President Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday night was seen by 37.8 million television viewers, according to figures released by the Nielsen company, down from 42.8 million last year.
View ArticleObama Favors Interviews Over Impromptu Q.&A.’s, Study Finds
His total number of interviews -- 408 times -- is higher than his predecessors', but he relatively rarely takes questions at photo opportunities and the like.
View ArticleThe Obama Spotify Playlist: A Little Bit Country, a Little Bit Indie and REO...
The president's campaign released a 28-song playlist that has some clear themes, like "Keep on Pushing." It also displays a diversity in styles and regions.
View ArticleHow Spring Break for President Obama’s Daughter Became News
In a break with past practice, some news organizations initially reported on a school trip by President Obama's 13-year-old daughter, Malia. When an earthquake struck central and southern Mexico, the...
View ArticleObama to Note Anniversary of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
President Obama will deliver a special introduction to the first presentation of a restored print of the classic 1962 movie “To Kill a Mockingbird” on the USA cable network Saturday night.
View ArticleThe Breakfast Meeting: Back to the ’50s in Politics, and Chris Nolan on...
Does the Obama campaign want the public to see Mitt Romney as the return of Don Draper (minus the drinking and womanizing)? Also, the Batman director worries that digital movie production has taken...
View ArticleDid the News Media Drive the Gay Marriage Debate?
The issue of gay marriage has been a media fixation, evident in the front-and-center role the media played in the days leading up to President Obama's declaration of support.
View ArticleObama Video on Fox News Criticized as Attack Ad
Conservative and liberal observers said the video had the hallmarks of a campaign attack ad, except that it was produced and paid for by a news network rather than a candidate or a political action...
View ArticleSome Hot Type on Image of First Lady
Tips on diet and nutrition? Intended message. How to spice things up in the bedroom? Accidental placement.
View ArticleDonations by Media Companies Tilt Heavily to Obama
According to a report by the Center for Responsive Politics, companies like Time Warner, Comcast and, yes, News Corporation have donated more to the president than to his opponent, Mitt Romney.
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