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Ari Melber: With Harvard's Help, Congress May Keep Bloggers Out of Jail

We are [launching the] Online Media Legal Network (OMLN), a new [free] initiative that connects lawyers and law school clinics from across the country with online journalists and digital media creators who need legal help. Lawyers participating in ...

From ARI MELBER, Huffington Post,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Harvard University,  Jay Rosen,  Barack Obama

Ari Melber: Newsweek Taps Bush Aide For Obama Reporting

Levin's previous article for Newsweek involved the issue of bioethics, his primary focus while at the White House. He disclosed his prior position in the body of that piece. His most recent article was not related to that topic. We believe our ...

From ARI MELBER, Huffington Post,  17 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Newsweek,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Republican Party,  White House

Ari Melber: Obama, Democrats Face Liberal Fundraising Boycott

For months, most of the action was on the Republican side, where conservative activists targeted the National Republican Senatorial Committee for its recruitment of moderate candidates and the National Republican Congressional Committee for its role ...

From ARI MELBER, Huffington Post,  12 Nov 2009
Related Topics: National Republican Congressional Committee,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  David Plouffe

Ari Melber: The Right Campaign Metrics for Obama's Promises & Performance

Presidential elections are not usually marked by anniversaries. The political calendar turns on power, its seasons crisply measured by who is in charge. One hundred days since inauguration, four years until term limits come due--these are the ...

From ARI MELBER, Huffington Post,  4 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  George W. Bush,  U.S. Congress,  HBO,  White House

Ari Melber: New Twitter Lists, Social Influence & Torture

The new feature allows Twitter users to organize the people they follow and streamline their feeds. Others can then follow their lists, sparing them the time of hunting for individual Twitterers with shared interests Twitter, the over-hyped, ...

From ARI MELBER, Huffington Post,  30 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Twitter Inc

Ari Melber: Caught On Tape: Obama Adviser Explains How To Control Media

The reality is that whether it was a David Plouffe video or an Obama speech ... a huge part of our press strategy was focused on making the media cover what Obama was actually saying -- as opposed to why the campaign was saying it, what the tactic ...

From ARI MELBER, Huffington Post,  19 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  David Plouffe,  White House,  George W. Bush,  Howard Kurtz

Ari Melber: A.P. Asks if Obama is "obnoxiously articulate"

Obama has been a constant presence in the mass media as he expands the bureaucracy's reach into the private sector.... In doing so, he has created a quandary. Put aside for a moment the question of whether government is actually intruding into people' ...

From ARI MELBER, Huffington Post,  15 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  George W. Bush

Ari Melber: Rattlesnakes, Progressive Bluffing and The Public Option

Baby rattlesnakes kill faster than their adult counterparts. The little guys release all their venom in a single bite, while adult snakes use a small dose initially, having learned it's best to save lethal attacks for the end of a fight. In Washington, ...

From ARI MELBER, Huffington Post,  14 Oct 2009
Related Topics: White House,  Barack Obama,  Congressional Budget Office,  The New Republic,  U.S. Senate

Bark is worse than bite on reform?

Baby rattlesnakes kill faster than their adult counterparts. The little guys release all their venom in a single bite, while adult snakes use a small dose initially, having learned it’s best to save lethal attacks for the end of a fight. In ...

From ARI MELBER, The Politico,  14 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Congressional Budget Office,  The New Republic,  U.S. Senate,  White House

Ari Melber: New White House Line Against Fox: It's War

The White House's battle with Fox News reached a new high on Sunday, when Communications Director Anita Dunn went on national television to blast Fox as a partisan organization that functions as an appendage to the Republican Party. "Fox News often ...

From ARI MELBER, Huffington Post,  12 Oct 2009
Related Topics: White House,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  New York Times Company

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