ABC Campaign Coverage–or GOP Campaign Commercial?
For a news story that promises to be about a conservative candidate’s TV commercial, ABC sure delivered.
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CNN Host: Climate Change Is Undeniable, So Here’s a Denier
A CNN host explains that debating climate change is a bad thing. What came next? A debate over climate change.
Young People Going Republican? Not So Fast
A new poll out of Harvard’s Institute of Politics is getting a lot of attention, probably because it appears to send a surprising message: Young voters are moving towards the GOP. But some caution is in order.
Debating How—Not Whether—to Launch a New War
In total, 205 sources appeared on the programs discussing military options in Syria and Iraq. Just six of these, or 3 percent, voiced opposition to US military intervention, while 125 (61 percent) spoke in favor of US war.
USA Today: Still Not Too Late to Attack Gary Webb
The chatter around Kill the Messenger, the film based on the life of investigative reporter Gary Webb, has mostly faded. But this week USA Today ran a column that mangled the basic facts of Webb’s reporting.
Nonvoters Are People Too
Could there be any clearer expression of voter disgust with the political system than the decision to not vote at all?
The Washington Post’s Putinology
The Russian president delivered a conspiratorial, factually challenged rant against the United States, according to the Washington Post. So why can’t they point to any evidence?
ABC’s ‘Middle Ground’ on Climate Change: Who Knows?
A more evasive kind of climate change denial isn’t really a “middle ground.”
FAIR TV: Ebola & Washington ‘Dysfunction,’ Rand Paul’s Record and Silencing Mumia
On this week’s episode: Pundits say now would be a great time to have a surgeon general–but that hasn’t happened, thanks to “Washington dysfunction.” Is that really what’s happening here? Plus Time magazine promotes Rand Paul, and says his critics–like MSNBC‘s Rachel Maddow–are unfairly tarnishing his record. And we’ll take a look at the new […]
The Big Problem With Time’s Teacher-Bashing Cover Story
Time’s teacher-bashing cover story buries the lead–and somehow neglected to talk to any teachers.
Chuck Todd, Militarism and Media Diversity
Chuck Todd wants to make Meet the Press more diverse–but he doesn’t appear willing to try all that hard.
A New Way to Silence Mumia Abu-Jamal
The state of Pennsylvania wants to silence Mumia Abu-Jamal–and just past a blatantly unconstitutional new law that is an attack on press freedom. Where’s the media outrage?
A ‘Worthless and Whiny’ Attack on a Genuine Journalistic Hero
The Washington Post was one of the major newspapers to attack Gary Webb for his revelations about the CIA-backed Contras and the crack epidemic. It’s 2014, and they’re still at it.
When ‘Washington Is Broken’ Isn’t the Story
The United States does not have a surgeon general because Washington works–for the gun lobby.
Pointless 2016 Election Journalism, 2014 Edition
Trying to cover the 2016 presidential election based on a poll in 2014 is a waste of time.
A Most Interesting Man: Did Maddow Really ‘Tar’ Rand Paul on Civil Rights?
The new issue of Time magazine declares Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul the most interesting man in politics. Maybe that says something about Time, or about the state of American politics.
And by ‘Traditional Voters,’ the New York Times Means White People
For a piece that is crafted around the idea that white Democratic votes are really in play, it would have been helpful to point to some numbers–though it wouldn’t have much helped the piece. I
Chuck Todd Disqualifies a Senate Candidate
NBC’s Chuck Todd “disqualifies” a Kentucky Democrat based on an inconsequential “gaffe” that says more about him than anyone else.
Missing Malala’s Message of Peace: Drones Fuel Terrorism
The new Nobel Peace Prize winner had some choice words for another Peace Prize winner’s wars. But most media aren’t telling us about that message of peace.
ISIS in Texas?! ABC Fails an Easy Factcheck
ABC This Week mangles an easy fact check, after a Republican politician claims that ISIS fighters have been caught at the Texas border.
