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Eric Boehlert

Eric Boehlert, an award-winning journalist who has written extensively about media and politics, is a senior fellow for Media Matters for America and the author of Lapdog: How the Press Rolled Over for Bush. A former writer for Salon and Rolling Stone, he lives with his wife and two children in Montclair, New Jersey.

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Excerpt:
Table of Contents from Lapdogs
Prior to Dec 19, 2008

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Huffington Post, January 19, 2010
...come off looking like assholes. In Game Change, they do. Read the full Media Matters column here. Follow Eric Boehlert on Twitter: www.twitter.com/EricBoehlert...
Media Matters for America, November 23, 2009
...Ugh, what a gruesome week it was for news consumers as the "serious" press showered time and attention on two GOP-friendly stories that defined "trivial pursuits": a book release and a bow . Sadly, this is what the Beltway press corps now...
Herald Sun, October 30, 2009
...worked for John Edwards’ ... Gov. Tim Kaine and Sen. Jim Webb ... Sen. John Kerry’s. - All democrats Eric Boehlert is the author of Lapdogs: How the Press Rolled Over for Bush - Cant see any bias there. David Brock is the author of four political...
AlterNet.org, October 9, 2009
...AlterNet Social Networks: Also in Media and Technology John Nichols Peter Dreier, Todd Gitlin Nina Burleigh Jasmyne Cannick Eric Boehlert More stories by Vanessa Richmond Media and Technology RSS Feed Main AlterNet RSS Feed Upcoming...
Slate Magazine, September 28, 2009
...if the Gorbachev-led Soviets weren't still out 'to dominate the world.' (For more on Safirean overreach, see Eric Boehlert's 2004 piece in Salon.) One of the most damning critiques of Safire appeared in the April 10, 2002, Boston Globe, in which reporter...
Mount Pleasant Morning Sun, September 28, 2009
...Safire years ago started grabbing bits of information and wrapping them in the tightest partisan, what-if spin possible," Eric Boehlert wrote in the Web site Salon in 2004. "When the accusation unraveled, he'd simply ignore the thud of his charges...
Elkhart Truth, September 28, 2009
...Safire years ago started grabbing bits of information and wrapping them in the tightest partisan, what-if spin possible,' Eric Boehlert wrote in the Web site Salon in 2004. 'When the accusation unraveled, he'd simply ignore the thud of his charges...
KABC Los Angeles, September 27, 2009
...Safire years ago started grabbing bits of information and wrapping them in the tightest partisan, what-if spin possible," Eric Boehlert wrote in the Web site Salon in 2004. "When the accusation unraveled, he'd simply ignore the thud of his charges...
Baltimore Sun, September 27, 2009
...Safire years ago started grabbing bits of information and wrapping them in the tightest partisan, what-if spin possible," Eric Boehlert wrote in the Web site Salon in 2004. "When the accusation unraveled, he'd simply ignore the thud of his charges...
Island Packet, September 27, 2009
...Safire years ago started grabbing bits of information and wrapping them in the tightest partisan, what-if spin possible," Eric Boehlert wrote in the Web site Salon in 2004. "When the accusation unraveled, he'd simply ignore the thud of his charges...
Mother Jones, July 23, 2009
...of this interview, click here. For more free Mother Jones podcasts, subscribe here, or in our iTunes store. Eric Boehlert is the author of Bloggers on the Bus: How the Internet Changed Politics and the Press. He's also a senior fellow at Media Matters,...
Mother Jones, July 23, 2009
...of this interview, click here. For more free Mother Jones podcasts, subscribe here, or in our iTunes store. Eric Boehlert is the author of Bloggers on the Bus: How the Internet Changed Politics and the Press. He's also a senior fellow at Media Matters,...
Mother Jones, July 21, 2009
...enjoy. I found one, but it wasn't available for the Kindle. Then another. And another. Hmmph. Then Eric Boehlert's Bloggers on the Bus came in the mail, so I read that instead. When I was done, I wandered over to the corner of my living room that...
Mother Jones, July 20, 2009
...enjoy. I found one, but it wasn't available for the Kindle. Then another. And another. Hmmph. Then Eric Boehlert's Bloggers on the Bus came in the mail, so I read that instead. When I was done, I wandered over to the corner of my living room that...
Yahoo! News, June 17, 2009
...The Nation -- This week, Talking Points Memo is convening a discussion of Eric Boehlert's new book, 'Bloggers on the Bus', about American political bloggers and the 2008 presidential campaign. I wrote a post briefly comparing the role of political blogs...
Web Commentary, June 12, 2009
...found Olbermann inspiring. 'Stuart Taylor continues his hacktacular Sotomayor coverage 'June 08, 2009 2:09 pm ET by Eric Boehlert 'His disdain for the female, Hispanic nominee continues to seep out, even though the serious Beltway press considers Taylor...
Huffington Post, May 12, 2009
...I was reading this critique of Eric Boehlert's new book by Anglachel, and it reminded me of something I'd thought earlier today: I can't believe that only a few bloggers have reviewed the book...
Huffington Post, May 12, 2009
...I was reading this critique of Eric Boehlert's new book by Alegre, and it reminded me of something I'd thought earlier today: I can't believe that only a few bloggers have reviewed the book...
Student Operated Press, March 26, 2009
...hunches represent facts. And they shouldn't announce Limbaugh's audience has doubled unless they can prove it. Eric Boehlert is the author of Lapdogs: How the Press Rolled Over for Bush (Free Press, 2006). He worked for five years as a senior writer for...
CANNONFIRE, February 21, 2010
...the truth. Indeed, when pressed, the NYT announced that it "stands behind" its misleading coverage . This piece by Eric Boehlert reveals how major media organs can be turned into myth-making instruments: Friedman has been trying to get the newspaper of...
PoliticsByTheNumbers(mostlyDelaware), February 9, 2010
...I recently read "Bloggers on the Bus (How the Internet Changed Politics and the Press)" by Eric Boehlert and I think a lot of people who are interested in presidential campaigns and/or political blogs will find it a good read. It covers the impact of the...
Media on HuffingtonPost.com, November 23, 2009
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BeltwayBlips - Top Political News, Videos, and Blo, October 21, 2009
...couple of months ago, I asked an intern to re-fact-check all of them to make sure new details ... Eric Boehlert: Saradise Lost: How Alaska bloggers dethroned Sarah Palin mediamatters.org 7/15/2009 — It turns out that blogger Phil Munger...
New York NY | outside.in, September 28, 2009
...Safire years ago started grabbing bits of information and wrapping them in the tightest partisan, what-if spin possible,” Eric Boehlert wrote in the Web site Salon in 2004. “When the accusation unraveled, he’d simply ignore the thud of his charges...
Barcelona Reporter, September 28, 2009
...Safire years ago started grabbing bits of information and wrapping them in the tightest partisan, what-if spin possible," Eric Boehlert wrote in the Web site Salon in 2004. "When the accusation unraveled, he'd simply ignore the thud of his charges...
Memorie, libertate, moderaţie, September 27, 2009
...Safire years ago started grabbing bits of information and wrapping them in the tightest partisan, what-if spin possible,” Eric Boehlert wrote in the Web site Salon in 2004. “When the accusation unraveled, he’d simply ignore the thud of his charges...
Memorie, libertate, moderaţie, September 27, 2009
...Safire years ago started grabbing bits of information and wrapping them in the tightest partisan, what-if spin possible,” Eric Boehlert wrote in the Web site Salon in 2004. “When the accusation unraveled, he’d simply ignore the thud of his charges...
Salon: Glenn Greenwald, September 17, 2009
...20,00 or 30,000 although it is hard to tell and police did not release an estimate. Eric Boehlert has masterfully documented how right-wing claims about the number of protesters was literally invented out of whole cloth -- Michelle Malkin simply made up...
The Immoral Minority, September 6, 2009
...section on.....wait for it.....Alaska bloggers! Yes the book that I have repeatedly put off finishing is Eric Boehlert's book "Bloggers on the Bus". And right there on page 223, is a chapter entitled "Saradise Lost", and in it is a great deal about my...
DownWithTyranny!, August 10, 2009
...that message will definitely get back home, and probably before you do. Oh, and before you go, get Eric Boehlert's book Bloggers on The Bus . Reading it I learned so much more about people I thought I really knew-- not just from reading their work for...
TalkLeft, June 15, 2009
...EST Tags: ( all tags ) Share This: Digg! I will be participating in the TPM Book Club discussion of Eric Boehlert's Bloggers on The Bus . Eric wrote an opening post . Also particpating will be Jay Rosen, Atrios, Greg Mitchell,...
Corrente, June 6, 2009
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whoar.co.nz, May 20, 2009
...“..Eric Boehlert has just released a truly superb, illuminating and entertaining new book: .. .. Bloggers on the Bus: How the Internet Changed Politics and the Press. As the title suggests, the...
Salon, May 19, 2009
...How has the advent of blogs changed politics and journalism?...
RADAMISTO, May 18, 2009
...conservatives, The Eliminationists: How Hate Talk Radicalized the American Right . Here's a review at American Progress . (h/t Eric Boehlert at County Fair ) # posted by Steve J. @ 8:59 PM...
Rumproast, May 5, 2009
...Chapter 10 of Eric Boehlert’s New Book I’m guessing that Chapter 10 (or Chapter 8?) of Eric Boehlert’s new book Bloggers on the Bus: How the Internet Changed Politics and the...
Tennessee Guerilla Women, May 4, 2009
...Chapter 9 in Eric Boehlert's new book -- Bloggers on the Bus: How the Internet Changed Politics and the Press -- addresses the primary sexism of 2008. Big Tent Dem has a post...
MoJo Blog Posts: kevin drum, May 3, 2009
...early March and I haven't read a book printed on actual paper since then.  Today, however, Eric Boehlert's Bloggers on the Bus came in the mail, all bound and printed on genuine dead trees.  And it looks definitely worth reading.  But it's going...
Oliver Willis, May 2, 2009
...I just got Bloggers on the Bus: How the Internet Changed Politics and the Press by Eric Boehlert, who works where I do and shares a birthday with me though I’ve never actually met him in real life. I also got The Final Four of Everything...
D2 route, May 1, 2009
...I am putting this in my must read list....
Klownhaus, April 4, 2009
...as he does sanctimony and mind-reading, he might almost be readable again. and My guess is that after Eric Boehlert gave him a generous mention in Lapdogs, he didn’t receive the kind of recognition he was expecting. He was ignored in favor of TPM,...