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The Times fans the flames of public fear around the anthrax attacks.
Nov 29, 2001 / Editorial / Michael Massing
Uncle Ben Goes to War Uncle Ben Goes to War
The Bush administration is trying to win hearts and minds—through a carefully stage-managed media campaign.
Nov 15, 2001 / Editorial / Michael Massing
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Opinion journalism is pushing the conversation about war to the right.
Nov 8, 2001 / Editorial / Michael Massing
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Since September 11, Thomas Friedman has been in fine form. In his New York Times column, he has composed a letter for George W. Bush to send to Osama bin Laden, urged Vladimir Put...
Oct 18, 2001 / Editorial / Michael Massing
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The press conference that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld held shortly after the United States began bombing Afghanistan on October 7 was painful to behold. The questions posed ...
Oct 11, 2001 / Editorial / Michael Massing
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Of all the programs I've seen on Afghanistan, not one was more chilling than Beneath the Veil, an hourlong documentary that has appeared frequently on CNN. Its narrator, Saira ...
Oct 4, 2001 / Editorial / Michael Massing
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With the news media playing such a pivotal--and questionable--role during the current crisis, we have asked Michael Massing, a contributing editor at the Columbia Journalism Revie...
Sep 27, 2001 / Editorial / Michael Massing
Times Letters Unfit to Print Times Letters Unfit to Print
Praising its coverage, not criticizing it, is the best route to getting published.
Mar 30, 2001 / Feature / Michael Massing
The Reel Drug War The Reel Drug War
Steven Soderbergh's Traffic—for all its flaws—illustrates how the United States' is deluding itself in its crusade against drugs.
Jan 18, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Michael Massing