Reed Richardson

Reed Richardson is a media critic whose work has appeared in The Nation, Harvard University’s Nieman Reports and the textbook Media Ethics (Current Controversies). 

Let Them Drink Coke: The Media’s Indifference to the West Virginia Chemical Spill

Let Them Drink Coke: The Media’s Indifference to the West Virginia Chemical Spill Let Them Drink Coke: The Media’s Indifference to the West Virginia Chemical Spill

Are the mainstream media's class biases affecting their editorial decision-making?

Jan 14, 2014 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Media Fail: Unemployment Coverage

Media Fail: Unemployment Coverage Media Fail: Unemployment Coverage

Eric with the latest reviews and Reed on the gaping holes in the mainstream media's coverage of unemployment benefits. 

Jan 7, 2014 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

What the Press Should Learn From the ‘Snowden Effect’

What the Press Should Learn From the ‘Snowden Effect’ What the Press Should Learn From the ‘Snowden Effect’

Eric with the latest reviews and Reed on how good journalism doesn’t always make an impact.

Dec 20, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

What Third Way Reveals About the Beltway

What Third Way Reveals About the Beltway What Third Way Reveals About the Beltway

Eric on coffee table books and Reed on the problem with centrism-for-centrism's-sake.

Dec 6, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Fox News: Now the Anti-Obamacare Propaganda Channel Fox News: Now the Anti-Obamacare Propaganda Channel

Eric on new box sets, Reed on the "fair and balanced" channel.

Nov 26, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Gone Nuclear: The Media Missed the GOP’s Filibuster War on Government Gone Nuclear: The Media Missed the GOP’s Filibuster War on Government

Alterman provides his weekly media round-up and Richardson takes on the press for its coverage of GOP obstructionism. 

Nov 21, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Outsourcing Accountability to the Political Opposition: The Beltway Media’s Agency Problem Outsourcing Accountability to the Political Opposition: The Beltway Media’s Agency Problem

Eric Alterman's weekly media-roundup and Reed Richardson's take on the  "60 Minutes" Benghazi debacle.

Nov 15, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Sullivan vs. Sullivan (Plus: Reed on Al Jazeera America) Sullivan vs. Sullivan (Plus: Reed on Al Jazeera America)

Eric takes on Andrew Sullivan's ideological backflips, Reed spends an election night with Al Jazeera America.

Nov 8, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Washington Ex-Senators: Stars of the Big-League Media

Washington Ex-Senators: Stars of the Big-League Media Washington Ex-Senators: Stars of the Big-League Media

Eric Alterman's weekly round-up and Reed Richardson's take on the media's "faux-centrism." 

Nov 1, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

How the Media’s Cognitive Biases Distort Obamacare Coverage

How the Media’s Cognitive Biases Distort Obamacare Coverage How the Media’s Cognitive Biases Distort Obamacare Coverage

Eric Alterman on the Twilight series and Reed Richardson on the media freakout over Healthcare.gov.

Oct 24, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

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