‘Page One’ Documentary Reveals a ‘Dangerous Moment in American Journalism’ ‘Page One’ Documentary Reveals a ‘Dangerous Moment in American Journalism’
A new film about the New York Times asks the question: what will a future without journalism look like?
May 23, 2011 / Video / The Nation
Trials: On Janet Malcolm Trials: On Janet Malcolm
Janet Malcolm can be brutal in her judgments, but it is the casual brutality of keen observation.
May 18, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Miriam Markowitz
An Appeal From Journalists to Iran on World Press Freedom Day An Appeal From Journalists to Iran on World Press Freedom Day
Editors and colleauges of Shane Bauer, a Nation contributor, urge Iran to release him and his friend Josh Fattal.
May 3, 2011 / The Notion / Richard Kim
How Low Will the ‘Washington Post’ Go? How Low Will the ‘Washington Post’ Go?
The newspaper should be taking a stand against education scams—but it’s dependent on one such program for its profitability.
Apr 21, 2011 / Column / Eric Alterman
Rupert Murdoch’s Watergate Rupert Murdoch’s Watergate
An invasion of privacy scandal threatens the careers to two of Murdoch's top executives and the apparent heir the News Corp. empire.
Apr 14, 2011 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
Remembering Why Media Reform Matters Remembering Why Media Reform Matters
Progressives cheered when it was announced Wednesday that Glenn Beck would be “transitioning” off his Fox News show. Beck’s not gone for good, of course, bu...
Apr 7, 2011 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
Washington’s ‘Beat Sweetener’ Media Culture Washington’s ‘Beat Sweetener’ Media Culture
The recent coverage of new Obama campaign manager Jim Messina illustrates how top Washington sources curry favor with the powerful sources they cover.
Apr 5, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Berman
Are There No Standards for Punditry? Are There No Standards for Punditry?
Thanks to cable news, discredited experts and government officials are regularly reborn as trusted authorities.
Mar 29, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Journalism Under Siege at Northwestern Journalism Under Siege at Northwestern
The suspension of a star professor raises very disturbing question about the future of one of the country’s foremost journalism schools.
Mar 23, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Berman
Brackets, Brackets, Everywhere Brackets, Brackets, Everywhere
Alter-reviews of Stoppard and music old and new, Reed on the Washington Post's decision to bracket their writers into right-leaning and left-leaning and reader mail.
Mar 17, 2011 / Blog / Eric Alterman