Media

Who’s Really to Blame for the Newspaper Industry’s Decline?

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 / Leslie Savan

Jezebel’s Porn Problem and the Price of Social Media

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 / Michelle Goldberg

Why Some People Just Aren’t Buying Glenn Beck’s ‘Evolved’ Politics

Why Some People Just Aren’t Buying Glenn Beck’s ‘Evolved’ Politics Why Some People Just Aren’t Buying Glenn Beck’s ‘Evolved’ Politics

Has Glenn Beck really changed? 

Aug 8, 2014 / Leslie Savan

Great War: The View From America at the Start of World War I

Great War: The View From America at the Start of World War I Great War: The View From America at the Start of World War I

The Nation recognized that US isolation would be tested as never before, but didn’t even consider intervention as a possibility.

Aug 5, 2014 / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues

The High Price That Surveillance Costs the Press and Our Democracy

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 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Comcast-Affiliated News Site Censored My Article About Net Neutrality Lobbying

Comcast-Affiliated News Site Censored My Article About Net Neutrality Lobbying Comcast-Affiliated News Site Censored My Article About Net Neutrality Lobbying

“This is exactly why we need Net Neutrality. We don’t want to live in a world where Comcast or AT&T gets to decide which side of the story you see.”

Aug 1, 2014 / Lee Fang

The ‘New York Times’ Editorial Board Calls for the Legalization of Marijuana The ‘New York Times’ Editorial Board Calls for the Legalization of Marijuana

The vision of these editors We always had was wrong. They’re not some guys with pipes and tweeds. They’re more like Cheech and Chong.

Jul 30, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Leading Civil Rights Group Just Sold Out on Net Neutrality

Leading Civil Rights Group Just Sold Out on Net Neutrality Leading Civil Rights Group Just Sold Out on Net Neutrality

Civil rights groups seem willing to sell out their own members for a buck.

Jul 25, 2014 / Lee Fang

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? 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 / Leslie Savan

Russian and American News Media Give ‘Mirror Image’ Accounts of MH17 Crash

Russian and American News Media Give ‘Mirror Image’ Accounts of MH17 Crash Russian and American News Media Give ‘Mirror Image’ Accounts of MH17 Crash

In Russia and in the US, the media play the blame game. 

Jul 22, 2014 / Press Room

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