Why We Need to Take Sy Hersh’s bin Laden Bombshell Seriously Why We Need to Take Sy Hersh’s bin Laden Bombshell Seriously
The dean of American investigative journalism knows a thing or two about how to vet sources and separate fact from fiction.
May 20, 2015 / Bob Dreyfuss
News We Can’t Lose News We Can’t Lose
As prospects for traditional media decline, alternatives are emerging.
May 13, 2015 / Column / Eric Alterman
How NBC Knowingly Let Syria Rebels’ False War Propaganda Stand For Years How NBC Knowingly Let Syria Rebels’ False War Propaganda Stand For Years
Not correcting the story of Richard Engel’s kidnapping is worse than the Brian Williams scandal.
Apr 17, 2015 / Ali Gharib
How To Fix American Journalism How To Fix American Journalism
American journalism has lost its crusader instinct. Here’s how to get it back.
Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / Michael Massing
How I Got That Story How I Got That Story
“Stay to the end…and read everything”: Reporting the Iran/Contra scandal taught me everything I needed to know about covering Washington.
Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / David Corn
Blaming the Victim, Excusing the Powerful: What Real Institutional Media Bias Looks Like Blaming the Victim, Excusing the Powerful: What Real Institutional Media Bias Looks Like
Eric on this week’s concerts and Reed on how, from Bill Cosby’s victims to drone strikes, the media refuse to protect the powerless.
Dec 2, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
Post-Midterm Political Coverage of GOP Extremism Fits the Definition of Media Absurdity Post-Midterm Political Coverage of GOP Extremism Fits the Definition of Media Absurdity
Eric on this week in concerts and new music releases and Reed on how the mainstream press is always trying to tell the same (false) story about the Republican Party.
Nov 17, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
Why Is a Nice Network Like MSNBC Silencing Protest Over Pro-Israeli Coverage? Why Is a Nice Network Like MSNBC Silencing Protest Over Pro-Israeli Coverage?
Now that former MSNBC contributor Rula Jebreal has been canned for stating the obvious—that Israeli voices overwhelmingly outnumber those of Palestinians, including at MSNBC—will a...
Jul 24, 2014 / Leslie Savan
MSNBC’s Scarborough Unfairly Blames the Media for Chris Christie’s Problems MSNBC’s Scarborough Unfairly Blames the Media for Chris Christie’s Problems
The former congressman slams The New York Times, but the Times was actually late to the party.
Jun 25, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
China Goes Dark China Goes Dark
Hard-hitting New York Times coverage has been journalism at its best—although the Chinese authorities apparently don't agree.
Dec 18, 2013 / Column / Eric Alterman