Journalists and Journalism

Journalists at Al Jazeera America.

The Unionization of Digital Media The Unionization of Digital Media

A recent string of campaigns show that while unions at “legacy” newspapers are eroding, organizing still has a place in the digital space.

Sep 8, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Hillary Clinton speech

Why Having More Debates Is Good for Clinton Why Having More Debates Is Good for Clinton

The lack of debates is already inflicting needless damage on Clinton and the Democrats.

Sep 8, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

In El Salvador, Journalism Can Get You Killed

In El Salvador, Journalism Can Get You Killed In El Salvador, Journalism Can Get You Killed

The recent death threats against three journalists are just another sign of the social breakdown of the most violent country in the world.

Sep 8, 2015 / John Washington

NYPD Graduating Ceremony

No, Protests Against Police Brutality Are Not Increasing Crime No, Protests Against Police Brutality Are Not Increasing Crime

And those who say so are practicing bad journalism and worse science.

Sep 3, 2015 / Alex S. Vitale

Kiev Protest

Did the Violent Protests in Kiev Mark the Beginning of the End of the ‘Maidan Revolution’? Did the Violent Protests in Kiev Mark the Beginning of the End of the ‘Maidan Revolution’?

As well as Washington’s ‘Ukrainian project’?

Sep 2, 2015 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen

Trump and Ramos

Jorge Ramos Challenged Both Trump and an Increasingly Absurd Debate Jorge Ramos Challenged Both Trump and an Increasingly Absurd Debate

Candidates and the process itself should be questioned when realism and humanity are being abandoned.

Aug 26, 2015 / John Nichols

Iranian flag

Why Would ‘The New York Times’ Try to Torpedo the Iran Deal? Why Would ‘The New York Times’ Try to Torpedo the Iran Deal?

Today’s front-page piece masquerades as news analysis, while pushing a neoconservative agenda.

Aug 24, 2015 / James Carden

Pat Fitzgerald

Today’s Sports News Would Boggle the Mind of a 1965 Sportswriter Today’s Sports News Would Boggle the Mind of a 1965 Sportswriter

If a sportswriter from 50 years ago traveled to 2015, they would think the world had been turned on its head.

Aug 21, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Vidal Buckley debate

An Epic On-Air Debate 40 Years Ago Marked the Downfall of Television News An Epic On-Air Debate 40 Years Ago Marked the Downfall of Television News

The new documentary The Best of Enemies tells the story of the matchup that spawned the genre of “infotainment.”

Aug 19, 2015 / James Carden

German Chancellor Angela Merkel

How Germany’s Surveillance Scandals Echo Our Own How Germany’s Surveillance Scandals Echo Our Own

We treat the Germans the same way we treat ourselves—like dogs.

Aug 14, 2015 / Norman Birnbaum

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