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CNN Un-Dobbed! CNN Un-Dobbed!

"So the haters have Fox, the lovers who are afraid to be hurt again have MSNBC, but what about all the people who watched the speech and found it too straightforward and under...

Feb 11, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Leslie Savan

Cable Comcast: Al Franken Says Hell No on the NBC Takeover Cable Comcast: Al Franken Says Hell No on the NBC Takeover

The "I will mess you up" Senator is what Keith Olbermann is now calling Al Franken. He also added that "orientation" for Minnesota's Senator is now over.

Feb 10, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Pledge to Save Journalism Pledge to Save Journalism

All that guff you're hearing about the importance of public service reporting that's insulated from the influence of corporate advertisers? It's not guff -- as ABC TV affiliates in...

Feb 10, 2010 / Laura Flanders

What Would Molly Say? What Would Molly Say?

As we observe the third anniversary of Molly Ivins's death, we are ever more the lesser for her loss.

Jan 14, 2010 / Column / Eric Alterman

Looting Social Security Looting Social Security

The Washington Post has run a "news" article about deficit reduction produced by The Fiscal Times, an outfit backed by Social Security demonizer Pete Peterson.

Jan 7, 2010 / William Greider

Just Don’t Call It ‘Journalism’ Just Don’t Call It ‘Journalism’

By refusing to acknowledge Fox News's avowed partisanship, its MSM defenders diminish the work of honest journalists who try to play fair.

Oct 21, 2009 / Column / Eric Alterman

Jon Stewart Blasts Beck for Bin Laden Bull Jon Stewart Blasts Beck for Bin Laden Bull

Jon Stewart is appalled by Beck and his guest Michael Scheuer's suggestion that Bin Laden should attack the US again to change Obama's policies.

Jul 2, 2009 / The Daily Show

Olbermann: Fox News ‘Complicit’ in Tiller Murder Olbermann: Fox News ‘Complicit’ in Tiller Murder

Has Bill O'Reilly finally gone too far? MSNBC's Keith Olbermann links the murder of Dr. George Tiller to Fox News.

Jun 2, 2009 / Countdown

All the Letters Fit to Print All the Letters Fit to Print

A longstanding rivalry between old friends shows what it takes to get into the New York Times.

May 27, 2009 / Feature / David Margolick

Fox’s Extremely Misleading Editing Fox’s Extremely Misleading Editing

Fox News truncates or splices video to support its ideological slant regardless of context or speaker intent.

May 5, 2009 / Media Matters for America

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