Leslie Savan

Leslie Savan, author of Slam Dunks and No-Brainers and The Sponsored Life, writes for The Nation about media and politics.

Reporter Arrested in Ferguson Rips Joe Scarborough for ‘Running His Mouth’

Reporter Arrested in Ferguson Rips Joe Scarborough for ‘Running His Mouth’ Reporter Arrested in Ferguson Rips Joe Scarborough for ‘Running His Mouth’

Famous TV host says reporters who don’t obey cops fast enough just want TV fame.

Aug 14, 2014 / Leslie Savan

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

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

Rupert Murdoch Has Dropped His $80 Billion Bid to Take Over Time Warner

Rupert Murdoch Has Dropped His $80 Billion Bid to Take Over Time Warner Rupert Murdoch Has Dropped His $80 Billion Bid to Take Over Time Warner

Why that’s a win for media diversity.

Aug 7, 2014 / Leslie Savan

What’s Behind the Media’s Ebola Sensationalism?

What’s Behind the Media’s Ebola Sensationalism? What’s Behind the Media’s Ebola Sensationalism?

Ebola is a symbol to the political right of all the Third World horrors that liberals are inviting past the walls of our city on the hill.

Aug 5, 2014 / Leslie Savan

GOP: How Dare You Say What I Said About Impeachment

GOP: How Dare You Say What I Said About Impeachment GOP: How Dare You Say What I Said About Impeachment

The media know better, but find false equivalences anyway.

Aug 1, 2014 / Leslie Savan

The KKK Wants a ‘Shoot to Kill’ Policy to Include Migrant Children

The KKK Wants a ‘Shoot to Kill’ Policy to Include Migrant Children The KKK Wants a ‘Shoot to Kill’ Policy to Include Migrant Children

North Carolina’s most racist organization will go to any extreme to keep America as white as possible. 

Jul 30, 2014 / Leslie Savan

Have Social Media Numbed Us to Images of War?

Have Social Media Numbed Us to Images of War? Have Social Media Numbed Us to Images of War?

Twitter is changing how we “bear witness” to war.

Jul 28, 2014 / Leslie Savan

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

Right-Wing Media: Forget Putin, Blame Obama

Right-Wing Media: Forget Putin, Blame Obama Right-Wing Media: Forget Putin, Blame Obama

After the Malaysian plane crash, they want to know, Why can’t Obama be more like Reagan? Or Samantha Power?

Jul 21, 2014 / Leslie Savan

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