Entries Tagged as 'Press Box'

They Shoot Reporters, Don’t They?

December 2nd, 2010 · 6 Comments

Why more and more politicians are losing it with journalists — and expect to get away with it.

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Snoozing to November

October 28th, 2010 · 4 Comments

By ignoring the big issues crippling Michigan, the media made this election a yawner.

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I’m Just a Girl

September 30th, 2010 · 13 Comments

I’m Just a Girl by Susan J. Demas October 1, 2010 Suppose I wrote horribly misspelled stories that messed up basic facts, like claiming that the Capitol is in Escanaba and the state constitution was crafted by elves. And suppose I managed to get a gig as a pundit on TV and radio, where I [...]

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Reckless Love Affair

September 2nd, 2010 · 3 Comments

Reckless Love Affair by Susan J. Demas September 1, 2010 Attention, teenage girls. Are you bored? Not sure what to do with your life? Do you want your boyfriend to marry you so you can live happily ever after? Better yet, do you want to be popular? Have magazine covers devoted to you? Even end [...]

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Wanted: Better B.S. Detectors

July 29th, 2010 · 4 Comments

Wanted: Better B.S. Detectors by Susan J. Demas August 1, 2010 It’s become fashionable to dismiss political reporters as mere stenographers — and there’s some degree of truth in that. Of course, that charge is often hurled by rabid partisans irked that journalists don’t begin stories about their opponents with leads like, “Sen. Harry Combs, [...]

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Selective Political Correctness

July 1st, 2010 · 5 Comments

Selective Political Correctness by Susan J. Demas July 1, 2010 Pop quiz. Which of the following statements should get someone fired? A. “How do we know [the 9/11 victims] weren’t planning to divorce these harpies? I’ve never seen people enjoying their husbands’ deaths so much.” B. “That’s some nappy-headed hos there.” C. “Look, let me [...]

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The Politician-to-English Dictionary

May 27th, 2010 · 3 Comments

The Politician-to-English Dictionary by Susan J. Demas June 1, 2010 Any junior-high girl will tell you that you can’t believe what a catty classmate says to your face. Sure, Tiffani might coo that your new zebra handbag is soooo cute, but once you leave the room, she’ll whisper that you must have gotten it on [...]

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The Closing of the Conservative Mind

May 6th, 2010 · 8 Comments

The Closing of the Conservative Mind by Susan J. Demas May 7, 2010 One of my favorite quotes ever is attributed to the late, great New York film critic Pauline Kael. “I don’t know how Richard Nixon could have won,” she bewilderedly declared following his landslide 1972 victory. “I don’t know anybody who voted for [...]

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The Sugar-High Story

April 1st, 2010 · 4 Comments

The Sugar-High Story by Susan J. Demas April 1, 2010 It was, perhaps, the stupidest story I have ever had to write. Now keep in mind, I’ve done years on the community beat in rural Iowa and Michigan. I’ve covered feuding senior citizen quilters, a chubby lawmaker’s quest to shed some extra pounds and the [...]

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Round-the-Clock Reporting

February 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Round-the-Clock Reporting by Susan J. Demas March 1, 2010 After the third call and the seventh text message within 10 minutes Friday night, my boyfriend confiscated my BlackBerry. I was done with work – technically – but my editor got wind that House Speaker Andy Dillon was formally announcing his gubernatorial run in a couple [...]

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