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The media are too self-obsessed? Well, then how are we supposed to cover a story where we're the targets?

Until September 11, the media didn't bother much with international news. Could it be because bad news is earnest, boring -- and incredibly hard to monetize?

It's payback time, and even former peaceniks have gotten in touch with their inner patriot. But what sort of war are we running off to join?

What life will be like after the World Trade Center attack.

A booklet of quotations from Michael Bloomberg circa 1990 raises a question or two about the straight-shooting CEO -- like, this guy wants to be mayor?

Michael Bloomberg is peddling two myths about himself: that he's a major media mogul and a credible mayoral candidate. For $30 million, we'll believe anything.

Behold! Lightning has struck twice, delivering unto us two irresistible tabloid extravaganzas. A meditation on the making of the Summer of Lizzie and Gary.

Andy Lack's new job is to revive NBC, while his buddy Walter Isaacson gets to rescue CNN. But can a couple of old-school content guys really save television?

A new bio roughs up the media world's Über-power couple -- no surprise there. But how, exactly, did Tina-and-Harry-bashing become everybody's favorite pastime?

. . . and other laments of the newly ascendant European anti-globalization protesters, who will -- stay tuned -- rock Dubya's world starting next week.