Media Analysis

A group walks with signs and posters demanding justice for Ahmaud Arbery

We Didn’t Need Video to Know Ahmaud Arbery Was Lynched We Didn’t Need Video to Know Ahmaud Arbery Was Lynched

How many black men are buried while their killers walk free because nobody happened to film their final, terrifying moments?

May 7, 2020 / Elie Mystal

A child holding a protest sign

The Press Is Amplifying a Dangerous Know-Nothing Ideology The Press Is Amplifying a Dangerous Know-Nothing Ideology

The anti-lockdown protests aren’t the first time the media has been swindled into cheerleading an extremist faux libertarianism.

May 6, 2020 / Eric Alterman

What We Know About the Covid-19 Race Gap

What We Know About the Covid-19 Race Gap What We Know About the Covid-19 Race Gap

The CDC is finally releasing more data that show just how unequal the toll of the pandemic is. But we can’t stop there.

May 4, 2020 / Zoë Carpenter

CNN’s Exceptional Climate Journalism Achievement

CNN’s Exceptional Climate Journalism Achievement CNN’s Exceptional Climate Journalism Achievement

Human stories, robust science, and calling out corporate villains makes The Road to Change a must-see tour de force.

Apr 29, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard

Tom Tomorrow cartoon 4/28/20

Yup, Trump Endorses Bleach Yup, Trump Endorses Bleach

Just when you think Trump’s handling of the coronavirus couldn’t get worse, he surprises us.

Apr 28, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow

Colstrip coal plant

The Coronavirus Has Lessons for Journalists Covering the Climate Crisis The Coronavirus Has Lessons for Journalists Covering the Climate Crisis

Earth Day’s 50th anniversary serves as a moment to reflect on how to more rigorously cover the climate story.

Apr 20, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope

A balloon depicting Donald Trump in a diaper flies over those rallying at the 2020 Women's March in Los Angeles

Describing Trump Strains the Imagination Describing Trump Strains the Imagination

Accurately reporting on the White House requires the kind of language that journalists do not generally allow themselves.

Apr 16, 2020 / Column / Eric Alterman

Watching Hong Kong Cop Movies After 10 Months of Tear Gas

Watching Hong Kong Cop Movies After 10 Months of Tear Gas Watching Hong Kong Cop Movies After 10 Months of Tear Gas

The genre that propelled Jackie Chan and Chow Yun Fat to stardom has been tainted by real-life police brutality during protests.

Apr 16, 2020 / Jaime Chu

Silence of the Climate Watchdogs

Silence of the Climate Watchdogs Silence of the Climate Watchdogs

Fixated on the coronavirus, many newsrooms are missing brazen assaults on a livable climate.

Apr 8, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard

When Centrists Sounded Like Bernie

When Centrists Sounded Like Bernie When Centrists Sounded Like Bernie

If the Democratic Party won’t listen to the left, it should at least listen to itself from 30 years ago.

Apr 7, 2020 / Ed Burmila

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