Something Old, Something New Something Old, Something New
Media policy need to change in the digital age—but how?
Dec 20, 2001 / Feature / Jeffrey Chester and Gary O. Larson
You Mean, We Won Something? You Mean, We Won Something?
With developments in the Mumia Abu-Jamal case and Pacifica's re-emergence, the left has a couple of victories under its belt; the Enron scandal develops further.
Dec 20, 2001 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Food Fight Food Fight
Organic farming critic Dennis Avery is supported by generous contributions from several chemical companies, all of whom profit from the sale of products prohibited in organic produ...
Dec 20, 2001 / Feature / Mark Dowie
A Teflon Correspondent A Teflon Correspondent
John Stossel has high Q-ratings, so he doesn't have to worry about the rules.
Dec 20, 2001 / Feature / Mark Dowie
Big Media, Bad News Big Media, Bad News
Media consolidation is creeping in slowly while the public’s attention is elsewhere—is it too late to fight back?
Dec 20, 2001 / The Editors
The Wages of Synergy The Wages of Synergy
Synergy—it's all well and good. But media consolidation's dark side often raises its head.
Dec 20, 2001 / Feature / Janine Jaquet
Press Watch Press Watch
For three months now, I've been closely following the coverage of September 11 and its aftermath; how well have the media done?
Dec 20, 2001 / Michael Massing
Stossel’s Heroes Stossel’s Heroes
John Stossel has a conservative stable of pundits when it come to his questionable reporting of evironmental issues.
Dec 20, 2001 / Feature / Mark Dowie
The Right in the Classroom The Right in the Classroom
Right-wing climate-change deniers worked hand-in-glove with John Stossel to portray schoolchild as being 'scared green' on a recent ABC special.
Dec 20, 2001 / Feature / Marianne Manilov
Unfriendly Skies Unfriendly Skies
The FAA, which had long ignored airlines' requests for help with unruly passengers, is now relying on those same airlines' apparent racial profiling when deciding who gets ...
Dec 20, 2001 / Bruce Shapiro