Media Blows Debt Crisis Coverage With Balance Bias Media Blows Debt Crisis Coverage With Balance Bias
The misleading press coverage of the debt fight reveals a fundamental problem with today’s journalism—the quest for innocence and balance when it does not exist.
Jul 27, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Melber
Busting Murdoch’s Trust Busting Murdoch’s Trust
Rupert Murdoch is far from blameless—but he’s merely a symptom of the real disease: so much power in a single media corporation.
Jul 27, 2011 / Editorial / The Editors
Be Fair to the Bachmanns Be Fair to the Bachmanns
There are plenty of real problems with Michele Bachmann and her husband Marcus. But her migraines and his mannerisms are not two of them.
Jul 25, 2011 / The Notion / Ben Adler
Murdoch’s First-Responder Rescue Hero Wasn’t ‘Tiger Wife’ Wendi Murdoch’s First-Responder Rescue Hero Wasn’t ‘Tiger Wife’ Wendi
It was a whole other person, but such details don’t fit the narrative.
Jul 22, 2011 / The Notion / Leslie Savan
Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important (and Undercovered) Stories Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important (and Undercovered) Stories
The stories the MSM is missing.
Jul 22, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation
A Great Day Dawns for UK Media A Great Day Dawns for UK Media
Thanks to the Guardian’s intrepid reporting, Britain has been released from the malign influence of the Murdoch empire.
Jul 21, 2011 / Misha Glenny
Scrutiny on Murdoch’s School Reform Agenda Grows Scrutiny on Murdoch’s School Reform Agenda Grows
Now that Murdoch’s in the limelight, will News Corp's attempts to sell educational technology to school districts come under fire?
Jul 21, 2011 / The Notion / Dana Goldstein
The Murdochs: Power Without Responsibility The Murdochs: Power Without Responsibility
Getting to the bottom of News Corporation would require a global effort—and far more determination than anything shown either by Eric Holder’s Justice Department or Da...
Jul 20, 2011 / The Notion / D.D. Guttenplan
Melissa Harris-Perry: News Corp. Threatens the Health of Our Media and Our Democracy Melissa Harris-Perry: News Corp. Threatens the Health of Our Media and Our Democracy
Instead of standing up to those in power, News Corp. has fostered cozy relationship with governments on both sides of the Atlantic.
Jul 20, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Melissa Harris-Perry: News Corp. Threatens the Health of Our Media and Our Democracy Melissa Harris-Perry: News Corp. Threatens the Health of Our Media and Our Democracy
Instead of standing up to those in power, News Corp. has fostered cozy relationship with governments on both sides of the Atlantic.