Unvarnished – The NYTimes is refuting questions about its expose of nail salons, but is it another example of story over-reach? Is there a troubling pattern emerging at the Times of stories that don’t quite stand up to scrutiny?
Fit to Print – The Hillary Clinton campaign has posted a scathing response to The NYTimes erroneous report that Clinton faces a criminal inquiry into her email use as secretary of state. Clinton’s campaign says the Times refused to run their letter. Should they have?
Cover Story – From New York’s ‘Cosby Sisterhood’ to Vanity Fair’s ‘Call Me Caitlyn’ to TIME’s Baltimore riots cover, why are magazine covers finding new resonance and setting the news agenda?
Jon Stewart – There’s never been any question that the comedian/commentator has a strong point of view, but the presumption has always been that he’s independent. Do revelations of secret White House meetings damage his brand?
Rants and Raves – Northeastern University's Dan Kennedy ( @dankennedy_nu), WBZ's Jon Keller ( @kelleratlarge), Nieman Journalism Lab Justin Ellis ( @JustinNXT) and WGBH News' Callie Crossley ( @CallieCrossley) share their media hits and misses for the week.
