Are There No Standards for Punditry? Are There No Standards for Punditry?
Thanks to cable news, discredited experts and government officials are regularly reborn as trusted authorities.
Mar 29, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Happy Birthday, Rupert Murdoch! Happy Birthday, Rupert Murdoch!
A man like Murdoch deserves to be shunned. That he is celebrated instead tells you almost all you need to know about the insanity that grips our benighted political culture.
Mar 24, 2011 / Column / Eric Alterman
When Murdoch Wins, Citizens Lose When Murdoch Wins, Citizens Lose
FCC leniency has allowed News Corp to create countless coverage-restrictive duopolies.
Mar 10, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Betting on Arianna Huffington Betting on Arianna Huffington
In defense of the editor of the Huffington Post. Not that the lady needs one, having been a leader in undermining the right-wing dominance of Internet reporting for over five yea...
Feb 23, 2011 / Robert Scheer
With AOL’s $315 Million Deal: Will ‘Huffington Post’ Still Be ‘Huffington Post’? With AOL’s $315 Million Deal: Will ‘Huffington Post’ Still Be ‘Huffington Post’?
Arianna Huffington says HuffPo won't change. Perhaps. But her challenge now is to do what big media aren't very good at: create journalism sufficient to the demands of de...
Feb 7, 2011 / John Nichols
Comcast/NBC Merger Takes Media Consolidation to the Next Level Comcast/NBC Merger Takes Media Consolidation to the Next Level
It's past time for open hearings and a coherent policy on media ownership in the digital age.
Jan 20, 2011 / Robert W. McChesney and John Nichols
The Money & Media Election Complex The Money & Media Election Complex
Unchecked by campaign finance regulation, unchallenged by a journalism sufficient to expose abuses, a nearly unbeatable force opposed progressives in 2010.
Nov 10, 2010 / Feature / John Nichols and Robert W. McChesney
Briefing: Greg Mitchell on MSNBC’s Olbermann About-Face Briefing: Greg Mitchell on MSNBC’s Olbermann About-Face
By this past weekend, says Greg Mitchell, the media's focus had shifted from the elections to Keith Olbermann's suspension for donating money to Democratic candidates. Not a pee...
Nov 9, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Paint it Blacker Paint it Blacker
Alterman and Reed respond to the critics, music reviews and the mail.
Oct 28, 2010 / Eric Alterman
WikiLeaks and War Spending WikiLeaks and War Spending
That big sucking sound you don't hear? That's the war—spending that's getting away with murder.
Oct 27, 2010 / Laura Flanders