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Covering Haiti: When the Media Is the Disaster (Media Analysis, Regions and Countries, Society)

It's time to banish the word "looting" from the media vocabulary in times of disaster.

Rebecca Solnit
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

Blogs

Americans Hate Obamacare, Love Affordable Care Act
Leslie Savan

Jimmy Kimmel shows they don’t get that O’care=ACA.

 

October 2, 2013
Bill de Blasio Hits Back at Joe Lhota’s ‘Commie’ Charge
Leslie Savan

Two blasts from the past in NYC mayor’s race, but media see only one explosion.

October 1, 2013
Morning Joe’s Week-long Whine Over Obama ‘Optics’
Leslie Savan

Complaining that O’s timing stinks, they declare his presidency pretty much over.

 

September 20, 2013
How the Media’s Process Obsession Stifles Liberalism and Undermines our Democracy
Eric Alterman

Eric on the best new play in town; and Reed on problems of process journalism.

September 20, 2013
'NYT' Corrects D.C. Shooter/AR-15 Story—But Key Claim Remains
Greg Mitchell

The New York Times runs a correction about Navy Yards shooter Aaron Alexis’s attempts to buy an assault rifle, but the central question remains.

September 20, 2013
Tom Friedman Spies Swiss Cashier With Pink Hair—And Worries About Obama Going Bald
Greg Mitchell

In his latest piece, the New York Times columnist ruminates on hair color and diplomatic response to Syria.

September 18, 2013
John Kerry: Mr. Magoo or Machiavelli?
Leslie Savan

Diplomacy is messy, clichés aren’t.

September 13, 2013
Reminiscing About 'The Washington Post'
William Greider

In the wake of the news that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post, William Greider looks back on the paper’s glory days.

August 7, 2013
'Washington Post' Joins McClatchy in Questioning Obama's Claims on Syria
Greg Mitchell

While independent experts have questioned the administration’s claims of chemical weapons use by the Assad regime, most publications are happy to highlight the “evidence.”

June 21, 2013
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
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