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WikiLeaks: The Latin America Files (Foreign Policy, Internet and New Media, World)

As Ecuador grants asylum to Julian Assange, here is a closer look at Cablegate in Latin America.

Peter Kornbluh
Dilma Rousseff
How WikiLeaks Revitalized Brazil's Media (Internet and New Media, Journalists and Journalism, Media, World)

Cablegate did not just reveal secrets, it inspired a new culture of investigative journalism.

Natalia Viana
WikiLeaks Colombia: Gossip and Counterinsurgency (Internet and New Media, World)

From trivial matters to border tension with Hugo Chávez, Cablegate was a mixed bag of revelations for Colombians.

Carlos Eduardo Huertas
Latin America After Cablegate: What Changed? (Internet and New Media, World)

A discussion on the WikiLeaks legacy, from Argentina to Peru.

Peter Kornbluh, Gustavo Gorriti, Santiago O’Donnell and Francisca Skoknic
Alexander Cockburn: The Best of 'Beat the Devil' (Alternative and Independent Media, Politics)

Some of our favorites from nearly thirty years of his Nation column.

Alexander Cockburn
On the Other Hand...Nothing: The Trouble with Even-handedness (Corporate Media and Consolidation, Journalists and Journalism, Media Analysis)
Eric Alterman
The Washington Post
The Washington Post's Problem (Journalists and Journalism, Media Analysis, Conservatives and the American Right)

The paper had a problem: it needed a blogger to cover conservatives. It wound up with a bigger problem.

Eric Alterman
Julian Assange
Julian Assange Seeks Asylum in Ecuador (Internet and New Media, World)

The Wikileaks founder has sought refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy in London.

Tom Hayden
How the Media Created the Muslim Monster Myth (Racism and Discrimination, Media Analysis, Media Coverage of the War on Terrorism)

From Arab bandits to TV terrorists, the history of Islamophobia in US popular culture is long and ugly.

Jack Shaheen
Rolling the Dice at the 'Times-Picayune' (Journalists and Journalism, Media)

The beloved New Orleans daily is profitable and has enviable market penetration. So why is it moving to three-day delivery?

Jason Berry

Blogs

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
‘NYT’ Fingers McClatchy for ‘Terror’ Leak—and Now McClatchy Hits Back
Greg Mitchell

The newspapers trade barbs and allegations over Al Qaeda leaks that occurred in August.

October 1, 2013
Hollywood, Hitler and Harvard
Jon Wiener

A leading critic has called on a leading publisher to withdraw and reissue a new book.

September 30, 2013
Media Coverage of Shutdown Threat: A Journalistic ‘Disgrace’
Greg Mitchell

As Congress lurches toward a government shutdown, the media dabbles in false equivalence.

September 30, 2013
Bill de Blasio Hurls the ‘NY Post’ Into a Time Warp
Leslie Savan

The right salivates over the “news” that the NYC mayoral hopeful once visited Nicaragua and that, for a yearbook photo, didn’t wear a tie. 

September 27, 2013
Will Iran’s Call for ‘No Nukes’ Inspire US Media to Probe Israel’s Nuclear Policy?
Greg Mitchell

A call for regional disarmament in the Middle East would bring scrutiny to Israel’s alleged nuclear weapons supply.

September 26, 2013
WikiLeaks Critiques New ‘Fifth Estate’ Film on Assange—and Provides Script
Greg Mitchell

The news-leaking website, in possession of a leaked script, offers rebuttals to the film that dramatizes Julian Assange's relationship with former colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg. 

September 22, 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
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