DNC Blacklisting Of Fox News Proves GOP Needs To Fight Media
When are Republicans going to stop playing by two sets of rules?
The News Media Bet On Trump Emboldening White Supremacy And Lost
The news media narrative that Trump is emboldening white supremacy took a hit yesterday. There were probably 20 journalists for every white nationalist in DC.
For Public Sanity’s Sake, It’s Time To Slow The News Cycle
Public opinion in the moments after news breaks is changing the very nature of coverage in ways that confirm biases more than they inform.
Despite What You’ve Heard About Subscription Booms, The Media Is Still Tanking
The Pew Research Center has pointed out that, despite subscription increases for a few big newspapers, overall circulation and revenue for the industry are down.
Even If Trump’s Threat Against NBC Isn’t Serious, It’s Still Destructive
It’s never appropriate for a person sworn to defend the Constitution to threaten to shut down political speech. This goes for Donald Trump — and every other politician.
Why Hasn’t Rachel Maddow Apologized For Her Anthony Weiner Conspiracy Theories?
Spreading tinfoil hat conspiracy theories to protect a Democrat from public retribution is unbecoming of television hosts, even those hired by MSNBC.
8 Ways To Turn On Your Brain When Reading The News
Here are questions to ask yourself and frames of mind to be in if you want to sort out what’s fact from what’s propaganda from any side of the political aisle.
Media Attention To The South’s Wildfires Will Only Make Things Worse
Despite our society’s need for media validation in response to a crisis, I don’t believe constant, wall-to-wall media coverage is beneficial.
To Regain Credibility, The Media Needs To Do More Than Visit ‘Flyover Country’
This country needs journalists with the intellectual firepower—and the will—to respect the range of reasonable worldviews among their potential audience.
‘Fantastic Beasts’ Dramatizes Our Rampant Disgust With News Media
In this movie, J.K. Rowling once again shows her disdain for a media in cahoots with the elite.
Pundits Trivialized Politics Before They Politicized ESPN
It is cheaper to produce television shows discussing the news than to produce traditional journalism at a world-class level.
Facebook Can No Longer Avoid Being A News Organization
Facebook still doesn’t want to take seriously the fact that it is a news media company and needs to work to be a fair, balanced, and impartial one.
The GOP Convention Is Just An Empty Media Spectacle
The media is just wandering around in a daze trying to find something, anything, to write about. We have become the event, not Donald Trump supporters.
Don’t Like Trump? Then Stop Watching And Clicking On Him
If viewers didn’t care about Donald Trump, the media would turn their attention to something else.
4 Questions Voters Need Donald Trump To Stop Dodging
If the news media won’t ask Donald Trump serious questions, his fellow presidential candidates should.
Why Cecil The Lion Is The Perfect ‘News’ Story
Cecil the lion’s death requires no resolution or thought, just outrage. No wonder the news media are breathlessly covering it.
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NPR, CNN, Other News Sites Hit The Mute Button On Readers
News sites are eliminating online comment sections. They would do well to remember that they should be encouraging public participation in the conversation about the life of the nation.