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The Haiti Haters (Media Analysis, Regions and Countries, Society)

In this moment of death and destruction, we should not turn away.

Amy Wilentz
The Media Needs an Exit Strategy (Media Analysis, Society)

The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel weighs in on the biggest news story of the week: the White House party crashers.

ABC News
Saving Journalism (It's Not Academic) (Journalists and Journalism, Media Analysis, Higher Education, Society)

Are universities the last hope for a home for quality journalism?

Eric Alterman
Light in the Middle of the Tunnel (Executive Branch, Media Analysis, The Courts, Politics, Society)

The upcoming trial of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed is the best news for the print press since Monica Lewinsky.

Alexander Cockburn
Sex, Lies and Sarah Palin (Media Analysis, Sarah Palin, Society)

The Nation's Richard Kim joins a conversation on Sarah Palin's recent media blitz and the impact it could have on our country's politics.

GRITtv
Justicia Poetica (Racism and Discrimination, Media Analysis, Society)

The victory over Lou Dobbs demonstrates that the immigrant community is mobilized like never before.

Roberto Lovato
Sarah, Smile (Journalists and Journalism, Media Analysis, Conservatives and the American Right, Politics, Society)

The next generation of right-wing journalists are largely apparatchiks.

Eric Alterman
Republican = Conservative = Fox? (Media Analysis, Society)

The Nation's John Nichols talks to Hardball's Chris Matthews about President Obama's decision to marginalize Fox News.

MSNBC
Just Don't Call It 'Journalism' (Corporate Media and Consolidation, Executive Branch, Media Analysis, Corporations, Politics, Society)

By refusing to acknowledge Fox News's avowed partisanship, its MSM defenders diminish the work of honest journalists who try to play fair.

Eric Alterman
Nobel Peace Sparks War (Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, Media Analysis, Society)

It's peculiar, the vocabulary that makes a liability out of the Nobel Prize.

Patricia J. Williams

Blogs

McClatchy Again Breaks Ranks, Questions Evidence on Syria's Use of Chemical Agents
Greg Mitchell

While many mainstream media outlets are accepting White House confirmation as fact, some reporters are skeptical of "slam dunk" proof of chemical weapons.

June 14, 2013
Many in Media Claim Bradley Manning's Leaks Had Little Value—Here's Why They're So Wrong
Greg Mitchell

Remembering the disturbing details of US diplomacy revealed through Wikileaks.

June 13, 2013
Mainstream Pundits Attack Edward Snowden
Greg Mitchell

Even though the press relies on and exploits leaks, pundits still hit the NSA whistleblower in this case.

June 12, 2013
What 'The Boston Globe' Got Right and Why It Should Change How Papers Think
John Nichols

The paper’s site was packed with coverage that was “Tireless. Dogged. Spirited.” And it was something else: Free.

April 20, 2013
Race and Tyler Perry: Do We Really Need More Commentary From White People?
Michelle Dean

Why not just recognize the non-white voices that are already out there?

April 19, 2013
Give Me the Bad News First
Eric Alterman

Press coverage is hasty, error-prone and frequently depressing—but it nonetheless plays a vital role in our society.

April 18, 2013
What’s the Matter With Graham Hill’s 'Living With Less'
Richard Kim

The problem isn’t that Americans are spending more money on stuff—they’re not. It’s that stuff has gotten cheaper.

March 13, 2013
Will PBS 'Frontline' Series on Sandy Hook Hit Hard on Gun Issues?
Greg Mitchell

Newtown shooter Adam Lanza's mother has been painted as a victim, yet she was the one who bought an arsenal of guns, taught Adam to shoot them and left them close at hand.

February 15, 2013
Media Play Down Pope Benedict's Role in Sex Abuse Scandals
Greg Mitchell

Much of the coverage of the former Cardinal Ratzinger doesn’t mention that for years he was in charge of the church’s files on abuse by priests.

February 12, 2013
What Fox News Lost in the 2012 Election
Eric Alterman

Conservative lawmakers aren't the only facing a demographic crisis: The GOP's favorite network has also suffered a significant loss of trust among its core conservative audience.

February 7, 2013