Media

Anna Politkovskaya Anna Politkovskaya

The killing of Anna Politkovskaya has rallied her journalistic colleagues and fellow citizens in a way few other recent events have.

Oct 12, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Woodward, Revised Woodward, Revised

Bob Woodward is late to the party: His new book, State of Denial, catches up to the story of the Iraq debacle that other journalists have been reporting for years.

Oct 9, 2006 / David Corn

A Meta-Read Is a Better Read A Meta-Read Is a Better Read

The notion that the function of journalists is to explain "the truth" is about as quaint as America's participation in the Geneva Conventions.

Sep 28, 2006 / Column / Eric Alterman

The FCC Scandal The FCC Scandal

It's official: Revelations that the FCC suppressed reports on the danger of media consolidation prove the agency is overwhelmingly biased in favor of big media.

Sep 28, 2006 / John Nichols

Get Me Rewrite Get Me Rewrite

Bill Clinton maintains that the mainstream media has misrepresented his record on fighting terror. But it will take a generation to meaningfully assess his effectiveness.

Sep 26, 2006 / Mark Updegrove

Screamin’ at the Machine Screamin’ at the Machine

We should be cheering at sports events and screaming at politicians. But these days, it's vice versa. Now that ESPN's Screamin' Stephen A. Smith is acting like a pundit, things cou...

Sep 26, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Dave Zirin

From Flying Saucers to 9/11 From Flying Saucers to 9/11

The world is in tumult, but in the heart of Empire, the level of creative political energy runs flat along the bottom of the graph.

Sep 21, 2006 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Hell of a Times Hell of a Times

A nasty succession battle is brewing at the conservative Washington Times, its newsroom abuzz with allegations of racism, sexism and unprofessional conduct.

Sep 20, 2006 / Feature / Max Blumenthal

Life After Net Neutrality: Replaced By a Chimp? Life After Net Neutrality: Replaced By a Chimp?

If Senator Ted Stevens defies mounting public opposition and succeeds in killing net neutrality, expect the free flow of online content to be replaced by lowbrow corporate infotain...

Sep 19, 2006 / Feature / Jeffrey Chester

Lying About 9/11? Easy as ABC Lying About 9/11? Easy as ABC

Why did the network humiliate its news division, ignore historians and insult Americans with a 9/11 docudrama that it knew was a tissue of lies?

Sep 14, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

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