Journalists and Journalism

Living Undocumented: A Conversation With Jose Antonio Vargas

Living Undocumented: A Conversation With Jose Antonio Vargas Living Undocumented: A Conversation With Jose Antonio Vargas

The journalist and activist talks about his new film, Documented: A Film by an Undocumented Immigrant.

May 1, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh

Senator Manchin Defends Law Firm Accused of Concealing Black Lung Medical Evidence

Senator Manchin Defends Law Firm Accused of Concealing Black Lung Medical Evidence Senator Manchin Defends Law Firm Accused of Concealing Black Lung Medical Evidence

A Pulitzer-prize winning investigation found that law firm Jackson Kelly, now defended by Senator Joe Manchin, concealed evidence and shaped doctor’s testimony.

Apr 16, 2014 / Blog / Lee Fang

How Bill de Blasio Is Being Framed

How Bill de Blasio Is Being Framed How Bill de Blasio Is Being Framed

The NYC mayor as fumbling amateur: this story writes itself, no facts required.

Mar 26, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman

Why I Was Attacked by Cossacks for Reporting in Crimea

Why I Was Attacked by Cossacks for Reporting in Crimea Why I Was Attacked by Cossacks for Reporting in Crimea

Before I even knew it, I was on the ground, a gun pointing at my head—for photographing a brazen mid-day raid against a TV studio.

Mar 26, 2014 / Dimiter Kenarov

‘The Latest in Expert Speculation’: CNN and the Phenomenology of Breaking News

‘The Latest in Expert Speculation’: CNN and the Phenomenology of Breaking News ‘The Latest in Expert Speculation’: CNN and the Phenomenology of Breaking News

Eric with the latest reviews and Reed on the media’s coverage of the missing Malaysia Air Flight 370. 

Mar 25, 2014 / Blog / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Inside the Most Unregulated Labor Marketplace That Has Ever Existed

Inside the Most Unregulated Labor Marketplace That Has Ever Existed Inside the Most Unregulated Labor Marketplace That Has Ever Existed

Nation author Moshe Z. Marvit has been awarded this month’s Sidney Award for casting “a light on a previously obscure, but profoundly exploited class of workers.”...

Mar 12, 2014 / Nation in the News / Press Room

DOJ Drops Most of the Charges Against a Journalist Indicted for Sharing a Link

DOJ Drops Most of the Charges Against a Journalist Indicted for Sharing a Link DOJ Drops Most of the Charges Against a Journalist Indicted for Sharing a Link

Barrett Brown’s attorneys warned that the charges against their client had chilling implications for free speech rights.

Mar 5, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh

Edward Snowden Is Not a ‘Traitor’ and Glenn Greenwald Is Not an ‘Accomplice’

Edward Snowden Is Not a ‘Traitor’ and Glenn Greenwald Is Not an ‘Accomplice’ Edward Snowden Is Not a ‘Traitor’ and Glenn Greenwald Is Not an ‘Accomplice’

If anything, reporting on the NSA’s overreach has revealed just how dangerous to our freedoms the agency’s surveillance practices really are.

Feb 18, 2014 / Robert Scheer

What Ailes the Media?

What Ailes the Media? What Ailes the Media?

A biography by Gabriel Sherman clarifies the Fox impresario’s role in his network’s deceptions.

Feb 5, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman

Feminism’s Toxic Twitter Wars

Feminism’s Toxic Twitter Wars Feminism’s Toxic Twitter Wars

Empowered by social media, feminists are calling one another out for ideological offenses. Is it good for the movement? And whose movement is it?

Jan 29, 2014 / Feature / Michelle Goldberg

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