The Pulitzer Pause The Pulitzer Pause
Out of ideas and bleeding money, mainstream media gives itself yet another round of prizes. They should spend some time recalibrating their values.
Apr 20, 2007 / Feature / Nicholas von Hoffman
Disseminate Information, Protect Democracy Disseminate Information, Protect Democracy
Unless the US Postal Service reverses its steep increases in bulk-mailing rates to favor large corporate publishers, the future of small magazines is grim.
Apr 20, 2007 / Teresa Stack
The Real ‘Fake News’ The Real ‘Fake News’
Progressives need to take on Fox News's ugly propaganda.
Apr 19, 2007 / Column / Eric Alterman
Sun-rise in New York Sun-rise in New York
How the pugnacious, money-losing New York Sun has won friends and influenced conservatives.
Apr 18, 2007 / Feature / Scott Sherman
Exploiting Imus Exploiting Imus
The media's superficial coverage of Don Imus avoids important questions about free speech and race.
Apr 13, 2007 / Feature / Nicholas von Hoffman
The Ho Industry The Ho Industry
In the larger context, the flap over Don Imus's racial slur is only one tiny square in our dirty national quilt.
Apr 13, 2007 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Rutgers Team Is an Instrument for Change Rutgers Team Is an Instrument for Change
The fact that the media is astonished that the Rutgers athletes are articulate and smart is a tragedy.
Apr 11, 2007 / Feature / Carol Jenkins
The Politics of Pundit Prestige… The Politics of Pundit Prestige…
Media bigwigs are taking a beating as bloggers challenge their accuracy, integrity and transparency.
Apr 5, 2007 / Column / Eric Alterman
Making Blogging Pay Making Blogging Pay
As bloggers gain strength as the political voice of the left, how can they compete with well-funded mainstream media?
Apr 4, 2007 / Feature / Beccah Golubock Watson
The War Against Google The War Against Google
Viacom, NBC and NewsCorp./Fox are waging war against Google in a high-stakes scramble to cash in on the unmined riches of the Internet. At what cost to us?
Mar 23, 2007 / Feature / Jeffrey Chester