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David Uberti
daviduberti
I write about media for Splinter. I have redeeming qualities, too.

I was born and raised in WV. I was working at the closest hospital to the Upper Big Branch Mine when it exploded, we were preparing for a mass-casualty situation and only got one patient, a guy who was at the mouth of the mine when it blew up. While I personally didn’t know anyone who died, I know many people who knew Read more

I swear these news orgs are so afraid of the “liberal media” tag that they’ll run into the arms of a conservative hack to prove otherwise. Read more

After work today I’m starting my book, Freakouts and Frenzies: The Absolutely Real Story of “Flimflams and Falsehoods: The True Story of ‘Fraud and Fiction: The Real Truth Behind “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House.”’”  Read more

And don’t forget about my forthcoming tome, Flimflams and Falsehoods: The True Story of “Fraud and Fiction: The Real Truth Behind ‘Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House.” Read more

They’re not giving him an award and the event isn’t about the positive future of news, so I don’t really see a problem with him speaking. He’s an influential and important figure in media these days, even if he is a dirtbag. Actually, I’d be far more interested in hearing him speak than Zucker or Baquet.
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My take? Don’t watch, read. Three diverse sources on a given story. Click the footnotes and track the sourcing. Determine what is fact-based and what is emotion-baiting drivel. Read more

I would rather USA Today publish the opinions of Jerome The Corgi rather than birther nut Jerome.

Googled Smash Mouth, wasn’t disappointed

Will free speech warriors come to his defense? I’m not holding my breath. Read more

Everything I know about CPAC I learned from Stephen Glass’ article, which was .... fake news! IT’S A CONSPIRACY. Read more

“fake news is the reason that conservatives are winning right now, because they can’t stop lying. They’re pathological.” Read more

Any mention of Bill O’Reilly’s “Tip of the day” is just an excuse to use his master class self own.

I dunno, Juicero has a pretty solid claim to that title.
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All anyone needs to know about Fox News.