Dave Zirin: Why Did NBC Air a Deadpan Interview With a Convicted Rapist? Dave Zirin: Why Did NBC Air a Deadpan Interview With a Convicted Rapist?
Today gave airtime to former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky—which, for his victims, only twists the knife further.
Mar 26, 2013 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Anthony Lewis, 1927–2013 Anthony Lewis, 1927–2013
The late New York Times columnist believed telling critical truths about your country was a higher form of patriotism.
Mar 25, 2013 / Blog / Rick Perlstein
Ten Years Later, NPR Still Lets War Hawks Make Pathetic Excuses Ten Years Later, NPR Still Lets War Hawks Make Pathetic Excuses
The sins of omission in interviewing neocons Richard Perle and Stephen Hadley.
Mar 22, 2013 / Blog / Leslie Savan
30 Seconds Over Toledo: How Political Ads Spell Trouble for TV News and Democracy 30 Seconds Over Toledo: How Political Ads Spell Trouble for TV News and Democracy
In the wake of Citizens United, big campaign donors are buying off not only politicians, but also the local news networks that cover them.
Mar 21, 2013 / Blog / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
John Nichols: The Death and Rebirth of Journalism John Nichols: The Death and Rebirth of Journalism
If the field has a future, what will it look like? And what does this mean for American democracy?
Mar 20, 2013 / Nation in the News / Press Room
‘Top of the Lake’: The Most Remarkable Depiction of Violence Against Women on TV ‘Top of the Lake’: The Most Remarkable Depiction of Violence Against Women on TV
The show somehow understands things about the pervasiveness and horror of violence and sexual abuse that most police procedurals don’t.
Mar 19, 2013 / Blog / Michelle Dean
‘Veronica Mars’, Amanda Palmer, ‘The Atlantic’ and the Depressing Economics of Cultural Production: Oh My! ‘Veronica Mars’, Amanda Palmer, ‘The Atlantic’ and the Depressing Economics of Cultural Production: Oh My!
The way things are going, Kickstarter may become the “corporate welfare” of the artistic world.
Mar 15, 2013 / Blog / Michelle Dean
Fast Times at MSNBC Fast Times at MSNBC
Chris Hayes moves up, Ed Schultz moves over and the man who taped the Romney “47 percent” video moves into the light.
Mar 14, 2013 / Blog / Leslie Savan
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (3/15/13) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (3/15/13)
Warrior cops, Massive Open Online Courses, mulling mullahs and a new Great Game in the Arctic.
Mar 14, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
The Dark Side of Democracy The Dark Side of Democracy
The lead-up to the Iraq War ten years ago shows us how the media today falsely correlates importance and exclusivity.
Mar 14, 2013 / Blog / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson