Truth Is for ‘Liberals’ Truth Is for ‘Liberals’
Five years into the Bush Administration, the press corps still can't figure out how to handle the White House's primary media management tactic: lying.
Jun 8, 2006 / Column / Eric Alterman
Stooges for the Establishment Stooges for the Establishment
Five unrepentant media giants, complicit in the hidden agendas of government leakers, now pay the price for their unethical reporting on Wen Ho Lee.
Jun 7, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
As Others See Us As Others See Us
When a group of international journalists visited a small town in Maine, they made it clear that America's aggression in Iraq, its greed and the advance of pop culture are leading ...
Jun 5, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
The Political Power of Words The Political Power of Words
The X factor in the midterm elections may well be the English language--specifically, the biased terminology that seeps unchallenged into mainstream media political coverage.
May 30, 2006 / Feature / Dean Powers
Forecast for Snow Forecast for Snow
When government refuses to explain itself, it's up to journalists to discover the truth. As Tony Snow debuts as White House Press Secretary, will answers on Porter Goss be forthcom...
Bush’s Other War Bush’s Other War
The FBI's bid to examine Jack Anderson's papers is the latest battle in the Bush Administration's war against the media.
Apr 27, 2006 / Column / Eric Alterman
Science Fact or Science Fiction? Science Fact or Science Fiction?
Climate change is real, and its impact is potentially devastating to our way of life. So why do the news media have such a hard time telling the straight story?
Mar 27, 2006 / Feature / Bryan Farrell
The Gasbag Gap The Gasbag Gap
Why expect political balance on talk TV when the networks are wedded to the belief that all the action is on the right?
Feb 16, 2006 / Column / Eric Alterman
Spin to the Right Spin to the Right
Coretta Scott King's funeral should have been a paean to liberal values. Instead, talking heads nattered over the etiquette of speaking truth to power.
Feb 10, 2006 / Feature / Mark Hatch-Miller
Lies About Blowjobs, Bad. Wars? Not So Much. Lies About Blowjobs, Bad. Wars? Not So Much.
Despite his lies and incompetence, Bush remains more popular with elite media than Clinton or any other political leader who sought to save us from the Iraq catastrophe. Why won't ...
Feb 2, 2006 / Column / Eric Alterman