How Media Passivity Is Service Journalism for the Powerful How Media Passivity Is Service Journalism for the Powerful
Eric on the latest books and CD's and Reed on media coverage of Ferguson, Missouri.
Aug 14, 2014 / Blog / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
Who’s Really to Blame for the Newspaper Industry’s Decline? Who’s Really to Blame for the Newspaper Industry’s Decline?
Did the massive media conglomerates that gobbled up almost all of the country’s dailies really have the public’s best interests at heart?
Aug 12, 2014 / Blog / Leslie Savan
Jezebel’s Porn Problem and the Price of Social Media Jezebel’s Porn Problem and the Price of Social Media
Jobs that demand constant social media interaction create different burdens for men and women.
Aug 12, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Goldberg
The High Price That Surveillance Costs the Press and Our Democracy The High Price That Surveillance Costs the Press and Our Democracy
Eric on this week's concerts and Reed on electronic surveillance.
Aug 5, 2014 / Blog / 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 / Blog / Leslie Savan
Don’t Know Much About History Don’t Know Much About History
The architects of our foreign-policy disasters would prefer we simply forget the past.
Jul 16, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman
Writers or Missionaries? Writers or Missionaries?
A reporter’s journey involves writing with a sense of history and without false consolation.
Jul 15, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Adam Shatz
The Distorting Reality of ‘False Balance’ in the Media The Distorting Reality of ‘False Balance’ in the Media
Too much media has becomes fixated on finding “balance,” even if it means presenting fiction on par with fact.
Jul 15, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Is the Fog of Pre-War Again Descending on ‘The New York Times’? Is the Fog of Pre-War Again Descending on ‘The New York Times’?
The New York Times has yet to learn from its hawkish coverage in the lead-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Jul 2, 2014 / Blog / Leslie Savan
Can a Free Press Flourish Behind Bars? Can a Free Press Flourish Behind Bars?
For 127 years, prison newspapers have struggled to speak truth to the outside world.
Jun 25, 2014 / Wilbert Rideau and Linda LaBranche