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.@MrDanZak by grittier, do you mean more italics? I think I counted three.
Correction: jaw-dropping Mayer piece about David Koch, not both brothers. nyr.kr/18R2IMG
How Far Did PBS Go to Avoid Offending a Sponsor? : The New Yorker
newyorker.com — PBS has long been a political target of conservatives, who have accused it of having a liberal bias. When the billionaire industrialist David Koch joined the boards of WGBH and WNET, it seemed to mark an ideological inroad, enabling him to exert influence over a network with a prominent news operation.
Neil Shapiro, happy face of WNET, made sure Koch brothers had unprecedented last word on show they didn't even see: nyr.kr/18R2IMG
How Far Did PBS Go to Avoid Offending a Sponsor? : The New Yorker
newyorker.com — PBS has long been a political target of conservatives, who have accused it of having a liberal bias. When the billionaire industrialist David Koch joined the boards of WGBH and WNET, it seemed to mark an ideological inroad, enabling him to exert influence over a network with a prominent news operation.
Another Jane Mayer blockbuster on Koch Brothers: how PBS sought to placate the pair, giant network donors: nyr.kr/18R2IMG
How Far Did PBS Go to Avoid Offending a Sponsor? : The New Yorker
newyorker.com — PBS has long been a political target of conservatives, who have accused it of having a liberal bias. When the billionaire industrialist David Koch joined the boards of WGBH and WNET, it seemed to mark an ideological inroad, enabling him to exert influence over a network with a prominent news operation.
@DouthatNYT a great read.
RT @BiIIMurray: No matter how baddass you are, if a child hands you a plastic phone, you answer it.
RT @ZekeJMiller: Obama: I still wish I had a father who was not only present, but involved, who knew my name.
RT @kenvogel: Koch attack on coming Jane Mayer piece admits "we don’t precisely know content," but predicts "attempt to smear us": http://t…
Jane Mayer’s Agenda
kochfacts.com — As campaigns and attacks against Koch Industries and its shareholders go, the one led by Jane Mayer of The New Yorker has been consistent, if nothing else - consistent in its left-leaning bias, baseless accusations, and numerous inaccuracies.
January Jones, NYT finds, is as enigmatic and chilly in person as she as Betty Draper on screen: nytimes.com/2013/05/19/fas…
An Interview With January Jones of ‘Mad Men’
nytimes.com — It isn't easy to coax a smile out of January Jones. Perched on a velveteen banquette at the NoMad hotel in the Flatiron district recently, Ms. Jones didn't engage in the dithery banter that in Hollywood passes for charm.
.@Peggynoonannyc says IRS scandal worst since Watergate, surpassing, among others, missing WMD in Iraq that involved thousands of dead.
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