Mainstream Media

Violence and Greeting Cards

Robert Koehler | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Mainstream Media, Nato, Mother's Day, Pakistan, Chicago, Protests, Julia Ward Howe, Afghanistan War, Nato Summit 2012, Politics News
Robert Koehler

The history of violence that is coming to Chicago belongs entirely to NATO. What a paradox. We mask unutterable brutality and an agenda of endless violence and global domination in the language of Hallmark greeting cards and turn sound cannons on the ensuing cries of outrage.

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No One Is Watching? What a Stunner.

Dr. Lawrence M. Schall | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Cable News Ratings, Mainstream Media, Politics, Fox News, Media Criticism, Msnbc, Cnn, Media News
Dr. Lawrence M. Schall

April 2012 was CNN's worst month in a decade and the other networks all suffered a miserable month as well. I think the answer is right before our very eyes. All these cable news stations now officially suck.

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Media: Buy Us!

Steven Weber | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Mitt Romney, Mainstream Media, Media Criticism, Media, Presidential Election, Media Bias, George Orwell, Media News
Steven Weber

The joke is, of course, any amount of digging will eventually reveal a very different truth than the one packaged and sold by the media masters, one in which the intellectual and social welfare (ahem) of the citizenry is the last thing on their greedy little minds.

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(video) NBC's Vivian Schiller: "Platform Agnosticism is Completely Wrong" for Legacy Media

Andy Plesser | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Mainstream Media, Media Journalism, Npr, Vivian Schiller, NBC News, Video, Media News
Andy Plesser

VIEQUES, PR - The concept of "platform agnosticism," the notion that legacy media companies must have their content on all digital outlets is "comple...

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The Media's Double Standard for Israel

Jonathan_Miller | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Mainstream Media, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Liberals, Progressives, Israel, US Israel Relations, US Israel, Israel Liberals, World News
Jonathan_Miller

With its remarkably progressive polity, why do so many of Israel's loudest critics come from the American Left?

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Why It's Really Not OK That Bristol Palin Has A Reality Show

Kia Makarechi | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Reality Television, Mainstream Media, Reality TV, Life's a Tripp, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin's Alaska, Bristol Palin Life's a Tripp, Bristol Palin, Sarah Palin Mainstream Media, It's Really Not OK, Not OK, Video, Slidewide, It's Not Ok, Entertainment News
Kia Makarechi

It's really not OK that a family that made its name in politics by rallying against the so-called "media" gets to bathe in the lucrative limelight of reality television not once, but three times.

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When Rumors Turn Into Facts In The Mainstream Media

Moe Ali Nayel | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Journalists, Hezbollah Syria, Syria Crackdown, Lebanon, Egypt Social Media, Hezbollah, Journalism, Mainstream Media, Reporting, Social Media, Middle East, Syria Hezbollah, Reporters, Syria Protests, Syria Violence, Syria, World News
Moe Ali Nayel

News that is obviously fabricated, or written from behind desks in the U.S, Europe, and east Beirut, angers me because I value the integrity of investigative journalism. I hate seeing how the Syrian peoples' uprising has been manipulated to serve as a tool for some political agendas.

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Where Is the Fourth Estate When You Need Them?

Barbra Streisand | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Mainstream Media, Republican Primary, 2012 Election, Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Media Criticism, 2012 Republican Primary, Media, Media News, Newt Gingrich, Media News
Barbra Streisand

The electorate assumes that presidential candidates will embellish, evade, and even sidestep tough questions. But the media must draw the line when candidates rewrite history in order to protect or enhance their own self-image, not based on the truth.

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How Twitter Became My Morning Paper

Pamela Poole | Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Mainstream Media, Social Media, Baby Boomers, Twitter, Geeks in Love, Boomers, Huff/Post50 News
Pamela Poole

"Are you on Twitter?" If your answer is "No," then this is for you. And if you're over 45, chances are that's your answer.

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The New York Times, Truth Vigilantes, Stenographic Journalism and the One Percent

Jonathan Weiler | Posted 03.16.2012

Read More: New York Times, Stenographic Journalism, One Percent, Arthur Brisbane, Occupy Wall Street, Mainstream Media, Mitt Romney, NY Times, Truth Vigilantes, New York Times Truth Vigilantes, Fact Checking, Media Bias, Media News
Jonathan Weiler

Though the overwhelmingly negative response to Brisbane was warranted, the episode itself illustrates the degree to which major political forces have already succeeded in bending the mainstream media to its will.

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The Failure of Our "Free" Press

William Astore | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Mainstream Media, Schopenhauer, Freedom of Press, Occupy Movement, Arthur Schopenhauer, Glenn Greenwald, Free Speech, Arthur Brisbane New York Times, Media News
William Astore

The ideal of freedom of the press, so crucial to democracy, is upheld only when its practitioners willingly challenge the so-called "facts" of the powerful. Give us a watchdog press willing to bite the hand that feeds it, not a lapdog that snaps up all the little treats fed to it by its masters.

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The Next President Will Be a Liar

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: President, Federal Contracting Fraud, President Obama, Pull Out of Iraq, Tyranny, Public Approval of Congress, Mitt Romney, U.S., Iraq, Thomas Jefferson, Congress, Primary, Democrats, Barack Obama, Republican, Mainstream Media, Obama Failed Campaign Promises, Unemployment, Broken Promises, Guantanamo Bay, Liberty, American Small Business League, Watchdog, Failed Campaign Promises, Candidates, Americans, Liars, Republicans, Federal Contracts, Obama Broken Promises, Economy, Small Business, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

Regardless of whether the next president is a Republican or Democrat, whether it's Barack Obama or Mitt Romney or any other of the Republican frontrunners, one thing is guaranteed: he will lie.

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My 2011 "McLaughlin Awards" [Part 2]

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.24.2012

Read More: Mark Udall, Elizabeth Warren, Tea Party, Leon Panetta, Andy Rooney, Ron Paul, Best Government Dollar Spent, Awards, Worst Political Theater, Eric Holder, Sarah Palin, Ows, Warren, Most Overreported Story, Public Sector, No Budget No Pay, Pern, Union, Worst Political Scandal, Rick Perry, Sorry to See You Go, National Jukebox, Steve Jobs, The Pill, Marco Rubio, Unemployment Benefits, Labor, Rick Santorum, Democrat, Most Underrated, Newt Gingrich, Democrats, Frank Buckles, Barack Obama, Geraldine Ferraro, Best Idea, David Wu, Predictions, Constitution, Michele Bachmann, Jon Huntsman, 15 Minutes of Fame, Donald Trump, Fast and Furious, State of the Union, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Post Office, Best Spin, President, Destined for Political Oblivion, Third Party, President Obama, John Boehner, Cdc, Obama, Iraq, Democratic, Occupy Wall Street, Most Overrated, Media, Republican, Job Creators, Mclaughlin, Destined for Political Stardom, Biggest Government Waste, Rubio, Chris Lee, Anthony Weiner, Americans Elect, Msm, McLaughlin Group, Government Shutdown, Most Underreported Story, Best Political Theater, Boldest Political Tactic, 2011, 99 Percenters, Mainstream Media, Supercommittee, Wisconsin, Chris Weigant, Herman Cain, Stamps, Libya, Most Honest Person, Fox News, Tim Pawlenty, Zombie Apocalypse, Schwarzenegger, Worst Idea, Anne Mccaffrey, Politics News
Chris Weigant

This year we turn to the Democrats to find the winner of Destined For Political Stardom. If Elizabeth Warren manages to wrest Teddy Kennedy's old Senate seat away from the Republican usurper, she will indeed be on the road to Democratic stardom.

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Two Ron Paul Winning Scenarios

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Ron Paul, 2012, Mainstream Media, Iowa, New Hampshire, Super Tuesday, Primaries, GOP Nomination, Elections 2012, Republicans, Politics News
Chris Weigant

One month out, I have no idea what will happen in Iowa. Neither does anyone else, really. But I certainly can see the possibility of a big Ron Paul surge, especially if he places either first or second in Iowa. That alone would shake the race up considerably.

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Analyzing the Media's Role in the Political Process

Matthew Lynch, Ed.D. | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Mainstream Media, Politics, Democracy, Media, Media News
Matthew Lynch, Ed.D.

In a liberal democracy, the aim of a free press is to continually scrutinize the government and provide people with accurate and impartial information so that they can act on it accordingly.

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Friday Talking Points -- Why Not Occupy the Media?

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Oakland, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy the Media, Mainstream Media, 99 Percent, Occupy, Occupy Oakland, Occupy Oakland Protest, Politics News
Chris Weigant

How can your movement not be strengthened and more successful by having a sole contact for the media? This shouldn't be some philosophical issue, it should be seen as a practical and sorely-needed solution to a very real communications problem.

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Occupy Wall Street: Changing the Topic

Peter Dreier | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Mainstream Media, Occupy Wall Street Media, Newspapers, #Occupywallstreet, Occupy Wall Street, Media News
Peter Dreier

2011-11-01-Screenshot20111101at9.25.25AM.jpg One can see how Occupy Wall Street has transformed the country's agenda by examining how America's newspapers have covered the movement's concerns and issues.

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By the Numbers: How Social Media Coverage of Occupy Wall Street Beat the Mainstream Media

Colin Delany | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Mainstream Media, Blogs, Twitter, Social Media, Newspapers, Cable News, Facebook, Journalism, Occupy Wall Street, Media News
Colin Delany

Traditional journalists largely ignored the protests until something violent happened and quickly lost interest thereafter, but people talking on social channels maintained their coverage after cable news had moved on.

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Why Occupy Wall Street Scares the Shit Out of the Political Establishment and the MSM, and Why the Movement Shouldn't Conform to Either

Peter Smirniotopoulos | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Mainstream Media, Tea Party Movement, Politics, 2012 Presidential Election, Occupy Wall Street Protest, 2012 Election, Gop 2012, Occupy Movement Protests, Political Humor, Occupy Wall Street, Gop, 2012 Presidential Campaign, Democratic Party, Occupy Movement, Politics News
Peter Smirniotopoulos

Occupy Wall Street and the nationwide and global Occupy movement it has spawned should continue to be what it is: A messy yet remarkably effective example of what real democracy looks like.

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Mainstream Media... Occupy This!

Adam Klugman | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Mainstream Media, Mad as Hell in America, Peggy Noonan, George Will, Adam Klugman, Christiane Amanpour, Occupy Wall Street, Media News
Adam Klugman

For far too long these technocratic tools of the corporate media have been dictating the terms of the political conversation, and now that we are taking it back they like to pretend at being confused.

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Politics Down the Rabbit Hole

Peter Smirniotopoulos | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Michelle Bachmann, Tea Party Movement, Politics News, Obama Reelection, 2012 Election, Sarah Palin, President Obama, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Obama Reelection 2012, Tea Party, Tea Party Express, Obama Campaign, Rick Perry, Karl Rove, Rush Limbaugh, Mainstream Media, Social Media, Political Humor, Books News
Peter Smirniotopoulos

mAlice in Wonderland: A Tea Party Fable adapts Lewis Carroll's The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland to our ongoing political dystopia at the hands of the Tea Party.

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There's a Protest on Wall Street?

Sue VanDerzee | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Mainstream Media, Free Press, Wall Street Protest, Wall Street, Media News
Sue VanDerzee

It is alarming to contemplate that the continuing protest on Wall Street may be only one of the things we are not hearing about.

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New Rules for Media: Fight Back, and Help the Country

Paul Abrams | Posted 11.05.2011

Read More: 2012 Campaign, Mainstream Media, Media Political Coverage, Media Criticism, Media Politics, Media News
Paul Abrams

The media have it within their power to set their own rules regarding guests' and authors' financial and other conflict-of-interest disclosures. They have it within their own power not to cover campaigns of candidates avoiding them.

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Government Is Bullshit Led by Bullshit Press

Jeff Wald | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Mainstream Media, Elections 2012, Politics, Jeff Wald, Media News
Jeff Wald

The negative press led by Rupert Murdoch and his band of haters must be held accountable. Their actions have a direct impact on how we view the world around us.

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Power to the People Works When People Claim the Power

Rev. Barbara Kaufmann | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Future of Journalism, Journalists, Mainstream Media, Television, Social Media, Television Ratings, Rupert Murdoch, Cable Television, Murdoch, Media, Media Bias, Journalism, Tabloid Journalism, Legal, Commentary, Media News
Rev. Barbara Kaufmann

Does the media have responsibilities? When people are in positions of power or influence over others, is there an inherent obligation to tell the truth?

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