By Stephanie Doctrow, RP Staff, on Tue Feb 14, 2012 at 1:30 PM ET Send one of these valentines to your favorite journalist, and you’re guaranteed to get a smile. [Media Bistro]
New research from the Pew Research Center tells us what we already know; even the nation’s top news websites are having a hard time getting advertisers to move online. [Poynter Institute]
One of America’s best newspapers, The New York Times, looks at the future of another amazing paper, The Washington Post. [NY Times]
Why are magazines designing two different covers: one to appeal to newsstand purchasers, and one to appeal to subscribers? [Adweek]
Get ready to feel worried for the future of America. Buzzfeed gathers tweets from Grammys viewers… who don’t know who Paul McCartney is. [Buzzfeed]
By Jimmy Dahroug, on Mon Feb 6, 2012 at 1:00 PM ET  Jimmy Dahroug: Rebuttal #6
[Krystal Ball’s Provocation; Artur Davis’ Rebuttal #1; Jeff Smith’s Rebuttal #2; Ron Granieri’s Rebuttal #3; The RP’s Rebuttal #4; Ron Granieri’s First Response; Rod Jetton’s Rebuttal #5; The RP’s First Response]
This is my first post, and first contribution to The Recovering Politician. I believe having run for office and taking the time to step back and examine our experiences, gives us a unique and significant insight into how politics really works. Thank you for allowing me to be part of this with all of you.
On to the debate!
As a Democrat, I can’t say I would mind if a drawn-out primary helped our party in the general election. Yet objectively, I do see potential advantages for the GOP. The Obama campaign might be happy about this right now, but they would be committing political malpractice if they don’t anticipate possible advantages for the GOP, and prepare for them. So here are some points to consider:
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The RPs Debate the GOP Mudfest: Jimmy Dahroug Rebuts
By Jonathan Miller, on Mon Feb 6, 2012 at 12:30 PM ET The RP’s First Response
[Krystal Ball’s Provocation; Artur Davis’ Rebuttal #1; Jeff Smith’s Rebuttal #2; Ron Granieri’s Rebuttal #3; The RP’s Rebuttal #4; Ron Granieri’s First Response; Rod Jetton’s Rebuttal #5]
Ron Granieri is correct that I’m a passionate Marxist, but he’s got the wrong Marx brother. I prefer Groucho. (Karl’s the mute with the curly hair, right?)
Speaking of farcical comedy, with his shocking Romney endorsement, have we seen the last of Donald Trump’s involvement in Campaign 2012? OK, just kidding.
But seriously folks…I hesitate to respond to Ron Granieri’s latest piece because frankly I don’t understand his big words, French references and elite, ivory-tower sophistry. (or is it sapphistry?) I am, after all, just an ordinary, unfrozen caveman lawyer.
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The RPs Debate the GOP Mudfest: The RP Responds
By Rod Jetton, on Mon Feb 6, 2012 at 11:30 AM ET  Rod Jetton: Rebuttal #5
[Krystal Ball’s Provocation; Artur Davis’ Rebuttal #1; Jeff Smith’s Rebuttal #2; Ron Granieri’s Rebuttal #3; The RP’s Rebuttal #4; Ron Granieri’s First Response]
Listening to liberals the past few weeks is so fun.
They are all giddy with how “nasty” the Republican primary has become and have convinced themselves that the “weakened” Republican nominee won’t stand a chance against President Obama.
Krystal made these points in her post, but those predictors are not very objective. They point out that the tea party base will nominate an extremist who can’t beat Obama. They seem happy to take on Romney even though he is considered to be the moderate Republican.
This election is not like 1968, or 1972. It’s a bit like 1980 and a lot like 2008. Artur Davis pointed out reality in his post, and those facts about the key states Obama has to win are real. I’m sure the polling and focus groups show the Bain Capital attack to be effective. That is why Newt and every Democrat talking head repeat it every chance they can. I also think it will be more effective on general election voters, but Romney has a chance to turn those attacks into a positive if he plays it right.
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The RPs Debate the GOP Mudfest: Rod Jetton Rebuts
By Stephanie Doctrow, RP Staff, on Tue Jan 31, 2012 at 1:30 PM ET If the GOP Primary was a film, who would make up the dream cast? [Newsweek]
College newspapers are struggling to decide whether or not to endorse Republican candidates in the state primaries. [Poynter Institute]
Check out these gorgeous New York Times Magazine photographs from the magazine’s past. [NY Times]
The Washington Post and Polyvore, the fashionista’s version of Pinterest, will join forces for their Oscars coverage this year. [Adweek]
This week’s New Yorker cover joins a series of other controversial magazine covers depicting the Republican primaries. [Huffington Post]
By Stephanie Doctrow, RP Staff, on Tue Jan 24, 2012 at 1:30 PM ET It looks like there’s hope for the media after all. New data reveals that sales for tablet computers and e-readers were up this holiday season. [NY Times]
More news in the U.K. phone hacking scandal. News International is now facing an FBI investigation after it was discovered that the organization was hacking actor Jude Law’s phone while he was on United States soil. [The Telegraph]
Spin magazine tries something a little different: reviewing music through Twitter. [AdWeek]
Some moviegoers in Liverpool are asking for refunds for The Artist, an awards season frontrunner, because they didn’t realize it would be a silent film. [Time]
The Poynter Institute analyzes the Twitter coverage surrounding Joe Paterno’s death. [Poynter Institute]
By Stephanie Doctrow, RP Staff, on Mon Jan 23, 2012 at 9:15 AM ET Legendary football coach Joe Paterno passed away on Sunday, yet rumors of the coach’s death were flying around Twitter on Saturday. How did the mass media commit such an error? [Washington Post]
By Stephanie Doctrow, RP Staff, on Wed Jan 18, 2012 at 9:15 AM ET You may have seen the Association of Magazine Media’s ads promoting the power of print in your favorite magazines. Their newest campaign takes it a step further, actually taking a jab at the Internet. [NY Times]
By Stephanie Doctrow, RP Staff, on Tue Jan 10, 2012 at 1:30 PM ET Fill yourself in on a possibly pivotal First Amendment case, FCC vs. Fox Television Stations, before it goes before the Supreme Court on Tuesday! [Supreme Court of the U.S.]
Six-year-old Ryan models for Target and Nordstrom catalogues… and has Downs Syndrome. The retailers are receiving positive reactions for their choice of model, and for not making a big deal out of the casting choice. [Time]
The newest Facebook app will allow you to post a posthumous farewell when you die. Macabre much? [Adweek]
In the age of social media and mass culture, how do we break out of the cycle and find our own interests? [NY Magazine]
Starting in 2013, documentaries will have to be reviewed by the NY Times or the LA Times to be considered for Academy Award nominations. [Poynter Institute]
By Zac Byer, on Tue Jan 10, 2012 at 12:00 PM ET It’s my first time in New Hampshire, for the “First in the Nation” primary of 2012. I’m only days into a year-long hiatus from Penn Law to work for esteemed message guru and owner of Luntz Global, Dr. Frank Luntz. While snow and rain have been noticeably (and welcomingly) absent from New Hampshire, political and journalism might have not. Here are some highlights so far…
Smoothest Operator Award #1: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie – Gov. Christie, on stage in Exeter next to Mitt Romney, was rallying Mitt’s Militia when a few Occupiers started disrupting. Or so they tried. Christie bellows, “Oh really?” into the microphone and reminds the rabble-rousers he has created 60,000 new jobs in NJ. But he does so without upstaging the candidate, bringing the focus back to Romney by proclaiming him the only one capable of creating millions of jobs in America and kicking Obama out of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
 Smoothest Operator Award #2: Rick Santorum – Now best known for his Iowa surprise, Santorum has always been a deft political operator. He always impressed me during the few times I met him. But his event on January 7 in Hollis, NH scored serious points. Santorum arrives at a barn to, well, too many people to fit in the barn. With hundreds already inside, and hundreds eagerly awaiting his arrival outside the barn, Santorum gives everybody what they wanted from him: Time. Santorum gets on a rock outside the barn, stumps for a few minutes with those of us who arrived on the later side, and even takes several questions. Totally unscripted, totally smooth.
Best “Wow” Moment: Sitting in the lobby of the Radisson Hotel in downtown Manchester late one night, watching Dan Rather, Bob Schieffer, Joe Scarborough, Brett Baier, and Chris Matthews pow-wow. Think about how many times we’ve let those giants of journalism into our living rooms to break down the most transformational world events of the last 50 years . . .
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Zac Byer — Reporting from the NH Primary
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