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Eric Boehlert is the author of Lapdogs: How the Press Rolled Over for Bush (Free Press, 2006) and Bloggers on the Bus: How the Internet Changed Politics and the Press (Free Press, 2009). He worked for five years as a senior writer for Salon.com, where he wrote extensively about media and politics. Prior to that, he worked as a contributing editor for Rolling Stone. Boehlert has a bachelor's degree in Near Eastern studies from the University of Massachusetts and is a Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America.

Why is Rupert Murdoch so clueless about Fox News?

November 17, 2009 5:57 am ET | 21 Comments

The GOP's looming (media) civil war

November 10, 2009 1:47 pm ET | 35 Comments

The myth of Fox News' ratings spike

November 03, 2009 9:32 am ET | 104 Comments

30 reasons why Fox News is not legit

October 27, 2009 5:26 am ET | 126 Comments

Why the NFL and corporate America reject Limbaugh and Beck

October 19, 2009 5:07 pm ET | 79 Comments

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Should the FCC look into whether Fox News is really news?

2 hours and 50 minutes ago | 16 Comments

Alternate headlines, the CNN edition

4 hours and 51 minutes ago | 4 Comments

Surprise! Right-wing blogger stands by his manufactured Obama quote

6 hours and 12 minutes ago | 5 Comments

Why did Major Garrett ignore the hugely important Obama bows story?

7 hours and 36 minutes ago | 24 Comments

Irony alert, the Sarah Palin edition

9 hours and 23 minutes ago | 6 Comments

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