Journalists and Journalism

Iraq and the Sin of Good Judgment Iraq and the Sin of Good Judgment

Given their sorry records on Iraq, why are are neocon pundits worth listening to at all?

Jan 17, 2007 / Column / Eric Alterman

Newspapers…and After? Newspapers…and After?

Newspapers may be dinosaurs in the age of new media, but they have enough life to guide--and even define--our politics.

Jan 12, 2007 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols

Mirror, Mirror On the Web Mirror, Mirror On the Web

Web 2.0's greatest success capitalizes on our need to feel significant, admired and, above all, seen.

Jan 11, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Lakshmi Chaudhry

Greater Than Warren Harding? Greater Than Warren Harding?

On Gerald Ford's greatness and the New York Times's ghastly coverage of Iraq.

Jan 4, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Alexander Cockburn

And the Beat Goes On… And the Beat Goes On…

A new book examining civil rights coverage demonstrates that the best reporting sometimes requires journalists to toss objectivity out the window.

Dec 20, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

The Last Lennon File The Last Lennon File

The controversy over newly released files on John Lennon is less about Lennon than about excessive government secrecy.

Dec 20, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener

War: Voters Said No, Congress Said Yes War: Voters Said No, Congress Said Yes

In Congress and the popular press, fantasy rules when the subject is Iraq.

Dec 14, 2006 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Olbermann’s Hot News Olbermann’s Hot News

News flash: Dissent sells! And the American public does have a taste for serious, high-minded news.

Dec 2, 2006 / Daphne Eviatar

MoDo, Deconstructed MoDo, Deconstructed

Maureen Dowd's political analysis is devilishly smart and viciously funny--but the New York Times columnist really should spend less time on the couch.

Nov 21, 2006 / Feature / Simon Maxwell Apter

Prosecute Rumsfeld? Not Ridiculous Prosecute Rumsfeld? Not Ridiculous

A mainstream media legal analyst dismissed efforts to prosecute Donald Rumsfeld and others for war crimes as ridiculous. They're not.

Nov 21, 2006 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith

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