FCC: Public Be Damned FCC: Public Be Damned
John Nichols and Robert W. McChesney are founders of the media-reform network Free Press, one of the groups named in this article.
May 15, 2003 / John Nichols and Robert W. McChesney
CNN–War Casualty CNN–War Casualty
You could have knocked CNN's Aaron Brown over with a feather.
Mar 27, 2003 / Susan J. Douglas
Washington Post Warriors Washington Post Warriors
A generation ago, when I worked at the Washington Post, the right-wing fringe occasionally referred to us as "Pravda on the Potomac." We reporters were amused but also rankled.
Mar 6, 2003 / William Greider
Donahue–War Casualty Donahue–War Casualty
War may or may not be inevitable, but a one-sided discussion of US policy toward Iraq appears to be all but guaranteed on network television.
Mar 6, 2003 / John Nichols
Donahue’s Demise Donahue’s Demise
The day before MSNBC announced that it was pulling the plug on Phil Donahue's nightly show, the man who pretty much invented talk TV was interviewing actress and author Rosie O'...
Mar 2, 2003 / Feature / John Nichols
Venezuela’s Media Coup Venezuela’s Media Coup
Poor Endy Chávez, outfielder for the Navegantes del Magallanes, one of Venezuela's big baseball teams. Every time he comes up to bat, the local TV sportscasters start in...
Feb 13, 2003 / Column / Naomi Klein
Media Democracy’s Moment Media Democracy’s Moment
Suddenly, there are serious discussions about the danger of monopoly power.
Feb 6, 2003 / Feature / John Nichols and Robert W. McChesney
As Not Seen on TV As Not Seen on TV
The debate over the dangers of media monopoly got a lot less theoretical in the last week of January, when Comcast, the nation's No.
Feb 6, 2003 / Feature / John Nichols
Empire of the Air Empire of the Air
Kristin Thomson, Michael Bracy and Peter DiCola also contributed to this article.
Dec 23, 2002 / Feature / Jenny Toomey
Raines of Fire Raines of Fire
New York Times executive editor Howell Raines shares, with his fellow liberal Southerner Al Gore, a talent for driving his opponents batty.
Dec 18, 2002 / Column / Eric Alterman