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I wrote an article on Celebrity Journalism and Lindsay Lohan today in the Huffington Post. Here’s the link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larry-atkins/why-the-media-will-always_b_662457.html

Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took a break from criticizing the United States and Israel. He now has a new enemy: Paul the Octopus. In a speech yesterday, Ahmadinejad condemned the World Cup predicting octopus as being a symbol of Western … Continue reading →

Last week, an Israeli court sentenced a Palestinian man to 18 months in jail for committing the crime of rape by deception. The man had posed as an Israeli in order to try to assimilate better into Israeli society. He … Continue reading →

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner went on the Sunday morning talk shows to explain the Obama Administration’s position that it would support repealing the Bush tax cuts for those making over $250,000 a year but would keep the tax cuts for … Continue reading →

As I was flipping around the TV channels yesterday, I came across The Purina Incredible Dog Challenge on ABC. It was sort of like a doggie Olympics, featuring obstacle courses, races, and a pool diving contest. It was kind of … Continue reading →

There is an interesting article and panel discussion posted in SportsBusiness Journal regarding how sports teams are using social media like Twitter and Facebook to promote their teams.

On Wednesday, University of Alabama Head Football Coach Nick Saban lashed out at sports agents during the SEC Media Day, alleging that they are like pimps, preying on college athletes. Granted, there is a big problem with agents enticing potential … Continue reading →

Andrew Breitbart has a lot of nerve. He released and promoted the misleading and partial video of Shirley Sherrod’s speech on his blog, yapping that it showed racism on the part of Sherrod. Yesterday, while tons of people were apologizing to Sherrod, including White … Continue reading →

Yes, the NAACP and the Obama Administration deserve to be chastised for being snookered on the Shirley Sherrod video, but the bulk of the blame should fall on Conservative Blogger Andrew Breitbart, who aired the partial video of Sherrod’s alleged … Continue reading →

Yesterday, a swarm of Journalists and Photographers cascaded upon a Beverly Hills Courthouse to get a photo of Lindsay Lohan entering the building. It was a media circus, as hundreds of reporters were there and cable news outlets like MSNBC … Continue reading →