The
outrage
over
The New Yorker's cover
depicting
Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) and his wife – satirically – as radicals roasting Old
Glory in the Oval Office fireplace has drawn a backlash of its own. While Steve
Young just
doesn't
find the image funny, and the Huffington Post's Thomas de Zengotita
harrumphs
that the
New Yorker isn't actively
campaigning for an Obama presidency, Slate's Jack Shafer
counters by asking why the
press feels they need to protect the common citizen from satirical images. Meanwhile,
the Huffington Post's Richard Greene
says
the cover will benefit Obama's campaign, and
The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza
asks
readers if this is another case of political campaigns using outrage to their
advantage. Also, the
Post's Phillip
Kennicott
ponders
whether satire works in print in the age of YouTube.
Also in the media
glare:
New York Times reporters
are reminded
of the “no bumper sticker rule” for this campaign season, now expanded
to Facebook profiles.
The Chicago Tribune's
new editor says
he wants the newspaper to lighten up.
Blogs criticize
Associated Press Washington
bureau chief Ron Fournier for his 2004 “Keep up the fight” e-mail to Karl Rove.
Fournier says
he was caught up in the “breezy nature” of the conversation.
John McLaughlin draws
heat for referring to Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) as an “Oreo.”