The Politics of Pundit Prestige… The Politics of Pundit Prestige…
Media bigwigs are taking a beating as bloggers challenge their accuracy, integrity and transparency.
Apr 5, 2007 / Column / Eric Alterman
Making Blogging Pay Making Blogging Pay
As bloggers gain strength as the political voice of the left, how can they compete with well-funded mainstream media?
Apr 4, 2007 / Feature / Beccah Golubock Watson
The War Against Google The War Against Google
Viacom, NBC and NewsCorp./Fox are waging war against Google in a high-stakes scramble to cash in on the unmined riches of the Internet. At what cost to us?
Mar 23, 2007 / Feature / Jeffrey Chester
Class War in Conrad’s Court Class War in Conrad’s Court
The jury selection for the trial of a Canadian press baron accused of looting shareholder earnings reveals popular discontent with the corporate elite.
Mar 22, 2007 / Column / Naomi Klein
The Revolution Will Be You-Tubed The Revolution Will Be You-Tubed
Antiwar activists are using the video-sharing site to reach new audiences and counter mainstream media bias.
Mar 21, 2007 / Feature / Wes Enzinna
Walter Reed Scandal: How Mainstream Media Let Us Down Walter Reed Scandal: How Mainstream Media Let Us Down
Cutbacks and a penchant for profits and happy news hid the plight of wounded soldiers.
Mar 8, 2007 / Feature / Celia Viggo Wexler
TNR’s New Owners TNR’s New Owners
No matter what you think of The New Republic's politics, the public sphere will suffer if the magazine becomes homogenized by its new corporate owner.
Mar 6, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Clint Hendler
Empire Fall Empire Fall
A biography of Bernard Fall examines the life of the man who laid the foundations for contemporary war reporting.
Feb 27, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Christian Parenti
In Russia’s Blogosphere, Anything Goes In Russia’s Blogosphere, Anything Goes
Russian blogs are flourishing as alternative media and launchpads for an emerging civil society, but corruption and government manipulation are flourishing as well.
Feb 22, 2007 / Feature / Anna G. Arutunyan
L’Étranger L’Étranger
The media have fashioned an impossible portrait of Barack Obama: an American cleansed of the baggage of racism and slavery.
Feb 22, 2007 / Feature / Patricia J. Williams