Media Criticism

President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters on September 23, 2025, in New York City.

Reporting the Truth When Politicians Lie Reporting the Truth When Politicians Lie

With the global rise of organized misinformation campaigns, outlets should embrace “the truth sandwich” and place a false claim between the actual facts.

Oct 9, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard

Controversial former NYT columnist Bari Weiss walks backstage at The Theatre at the Ace Hotel.

I Went to the “Free Press” Party for Under-30s. All I Got Was Ennui.  I Went to the “Free Press” Party for Under-30s. All I Got Was Ennui. 

At Bari Weiss’s “Cheers to the Republic” mixer, I met anti-vaxxers, was recruited for a trip to Israel, and heard the word “heterodox” more than I would have liked to.

Aug 19, 2025 / Sophie Hurwitz

Claud Cockburn’s Legacy of Guerrilla Journalism

Claud Cockburn’s Legacy of Guerrilla Journalism Claud Cockburn’s Legacy of Guerrilla Journalism

Patrick Cockburn discusses his new biography about his father, Claud, with his niece, Laura Flanders.

Dec 26, 2024 / Q&A / Laura Flanders

People gathered at Hufnagle Park in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

When It Comes to Public Health, We Need to Tap Into People, Not Pundits When It Comes to Public Health, We Need to Tap Into People, Not Pundits

The future of our health under Trump is going to be bleak. But the solution lies in our communities, not individual personalities.

Nov 21, 2024 / Gregg Gonsalves

Journalists work on the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on August 19, 2024.

Real-Time “Fact-Checking” Is the Lowest Form of Journalism Real-Time “Fact-Checking” Is the Lowest Form of Journalism

Quibbling over technical errors is a fool’s errand when one major faction is seizing on organized lying as a mass recruitment tactic.

Aug 20, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

Peggy Noonan

Campus Protesters Were Right to Spurn Peggy Noonan, Emblem of Media Obtuseness Campus Protesters Were Right to Spurn Peggy Noonan, Emblem of Media Obtuseness

Our narcissistic media elite doesn’t understand why their lies have made young people wary.

May 6, 2024 / Jeet Heer

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