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Encyclopedia > The Note (ABC News)

The Note is a summary and analysis of political news stories and trends published every weekday morning by ABCNews.com, a unit of ABC News, which is owned by the Walt Disney Company. Image File history File links Thenote_branding_t. ... ABC News is a division of ABC television and radio networks (ABC), owned by The Walt Disney Company. ... Alternate meanings: Disney (disambiguation) The Walt Disney Company (also known as Disney Enterprises, Inc. ...


Begun as an internal staff e-mail, it was first published on January 14, 2002 and quickly became a must-read daily compendium of political news and analysis for the chattering classes. The Note is edited by ABC News Political Director Mark Halperin. January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... The chattering classes is a term often used in the media and by political commentators, particularly in the United Kingdom and Australia, to refer to a politically active, socially concerned and highly educated elite section of the middle class. ... Mark Halperin (born 1965) is the ABC News Political Director. ...


Washington Post correspondent Dana Milbank told The Washingtonian, "It's the arbiter of who is on the cutting edge." The New York Times' Adam Nagourney told the New York Sun The Note has a "certain intelligence to it," noting that "it’s often ahead of the news" and "sets out concepts for stories and ways to look at the world." ... Dana T. Milbank (born 27 April 1968) is an American political reporter for the Washington Post. ... The Washingtonian is a monthly magazine distrubuted in the Washington DC area. ... The New York Times is a newspaper published in New York City by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. ... Adam Nagourney (born October 10, 1954 in New York City) is an American journalist covering US politics for The New York Times. ... The modern New York Sun is a daily newspaper published in New York City. ...


As of 2006, its online podcast counterpart, AfterNote was frequently hosted by ABC News field producer Teddy Davis. Teddy Davis is an ABC News journalist, who frequently writes for ABC Newss political daily morning update, The Note, and usually hosts its corresponding afternoon podcast, AfterNote. ...


The Note has been criticized for favoring Republicans. Eric Boehlert writes that "it never crosses over into actually being edgy. In fact, The Note doesn't mock conventional wisdom so much as idolize it." and says it "is enamored of GOP talking points". [1] Eric Boehlert is an American journalist. ... Conventional wisdom is a term coined by the economist John Kenneth Galbraith, used to describe certain ideas or explanations that are generally accepted as true by the public. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... Talking points are small arguments or phrases that political strategists issue to representatives or supporters of a party or administration to be used over and over again in speeches, talk show appearances and debates. ...


Jargon

The Note often employs jargon that may be incomprehensible to outsiders. Examples of this jargon include:

The Gang of 500 refers to political insiders and journalists who influence the daily media narrative in US politics. ... The chattering classes is a term often used in the media and by political commentators, particularly in the United Kingdom and Australia, to refer to a politically active, socially concerned and highly educated elite section of the middle class. ...

External links

  • Official website


 

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