Quotes
“One of the Left’s most important young voices.”
- Mike Allen, Chief Political Correspondent for Politico
“This clown from The Nation magazine…Stuff it, pal.”
- Rush Limbaugh, Radio host
“A fine journalist and analyst…always excellent.”
- Eric Pfeiffer, Congressional Quarterly
“A wicked-smart up-and-coming pundit.”
- Rachel Maddow, MSNBC Anchor
Named one of the “best new pundits” of 2009
- Michael Calderone, Politico media reporter
“Yes he’s a liberal, but goddamn he is smart.”
- Penn Jillette, Magician, Penn & Teller, Libertarian Fellow, Cato Institute
“One of the folks on the Left that I personally know and like… Melber has a keen understanding of the intersection of media and politics.”
- Matt Lewis, conservative columnist for AOL Politics Daily, listing Melber as one of the top 15 progressives on Twitter.
“Melber has been doing a superb job covering [Pentagon media strategy]“
- Glenn Greenwald, Author and Salon writer
A “smart thinker in the field [of citizen journalism]…”
- Dan Gillmor, Author and Director of Center for Citizen Media
“An articulate attack dog…the gold standard…”
- VIBE Magazine
“One of the great new voices in liberal journalism.”
- Bill Scher, Author
“What distinguishes Melber is his clear, crisp style and his bedrock understanding of the web…the type of reporting we love: engaging without snark, insightful without pomp.”
- The Stimulist |
Articles Citing Melber
Obama Responds to FISA Protest on His Web Site, New York Times
Top TV Talkers, Politico
Between Obama and the Press, New York Times Magazine
Obama 2.0: Who’s Leading Who?, New York Times
Presidential Press Conference, Pro-Am Edition, Columbia Journalism Review
Grading WhiteHouse.gov, Washington Post
Ari Melber is like a liberal Ross Douthat, but better, The Stimulist
Specter, Sestak Appeal To Netroots, New York Times
Lieberman Hopes His Fate Isn’t Sealed With a Kiss, New York Times
Rivetting, One Way or Another, New York Times
The Way of Joe, New York Times
Yes, You Can Dance To It, New York Times
Nutmeg For Your Eggnog, New York Times
The New ABB is Anybody But Bayh, Washington Post
ACORN Video Creates New Conservative Star, Washington Post
Time Out?, Washington Post
The Spirit of Howard Dean, Time
Fox Trumps Netroots, Politico
Netroots Nation Reckons With Life After the Revolution, New York Observer
Howard Kurtz on why media outlets ignore the “military analyst” story, Salon
It’s All About Me, Markos Moulitsas, Daily Kos
Nine Days of Silence from the Willing Accomplices, Meteor Blades, Daily Kos
Netroots Activists Mad at Obama for Spy Bill Flip-Flop, Wired
Using Distributed Media (and People) to Ask Hard Questions, Mediaactive
Interview with Katrina vanden Heuvel, Think Magazine
This Is How You Stick it to Lying Republican Hacks, Jed Report |