Savannah Guthrie Could Kick Butt, So Why Did MSNBC Position Her as Chuck Todd’s Sidekick? Savannah Guthrie Could Kick Butt, So Why Did MSNBC Position Her as Chuck Todd’s Sidekick?
Maybe in Guthrie’s new gig on the Today Show she’ll no longer have to Lean Forward From the Side.
Jun 5, 2011 / Leslie Savan
Jill Abramson, Feminist Journalist Jill Abramson, Feminist Journalist
Dogged reporting on women's struggle for equality has always been an explicit part of the new New York Times executive editor’s career.
Jun 3, 2011 / Dana Goldstein
Where Is Journalism School Going? Where Is Journalism School Going?
The Medill School of Journalism's change of name is indicative of wider -- and frightening -- trends in journalism education.
Jun 1, 2011 / Michael Tracey
YouTube Reinstates Blocked Video of Child Allegedly Tortured in Syria YouTube Reinstates Blocked Video of Child Allegedly Tortured in Syria
A video documenting alleged torture by the Assad regime went viral—reinvigorating protests in Syria—and then hit a wall on the very website where it first launched. Doe...
Jun 1, 2011 / Ari Melber
Gil Scott-Heron’s Revolution Gil Scott-Heron’s Revolution
Real revolutions will never be televised. But the man who told us that revolutionized music and movements.
May 29, 2011 / John Nichols
Ed Schultz, Laura Ingraham, a Crude Word, a Classy Apology Ed Schultz, Laura Ingraham, a Crude Word, a Classy Apology
It was a bad week for a good man, but the MSNBC host will be back to give voice to working men and women.
May 27, 2011 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols
Breaking News: Not All Black Intellectuals Think Alike Breaking News: Not All Black Intellectuals Think Alike
Why my disagreement with Cornel West about Obama's presidency generated so much excitement.
May 25, 2011 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry
In Turkey, Media Censorship Is Rampant and the Internet Isn’t Free In Turkey, Media Censorship Is Rampant and the Internet Isn’t Free
Journalists in Turkey already face a repressive regime that punishes criticism—and in August, regulation of the online content will become even stricter.
May 24, 2011 / Richard Pollak
Finding Your Beat: Female Journalists on the Issues They Cover Finding Your Beat: Female Journalists on the Issues They Cover
Four women journalists share their experiences writing on topics like the environment, education, finance and social justice.
May 24, 2011 / The Nation
L’Affaire DSK: Presumption of Innocence Lost L’Affaire DSK: Presumption of Innocence Lost
How the media frenzy obliterated the presumption of innocence and relentlessly impugned both Strauss-Kahn and his accuser in vulgar stereotypes.
May 24, 2011 / Patricia J. Williams