Media Reform

Huffpo Going Mainstream?

Trish Nelson | Posted 11.09.2009 | Media


Trish Nelson

Why is Huffpo attacking the Obama administration with the same zeal with which they went after the Bush administration? It's not like they're the same...

It's War. Media War

Sue Wilson | Posted 11.04.2009 | Media


Sue Wilson

Wake up, Democratic Leadership: We have been at war over facts for decades, and our democracy is suffering because of it. Only you can save us, and it's about time you get into the fight.

Dan Rather Calls For Commission On Media Reform

Aspen Daily News | Andrew Travers | Posted 08.29.2009 | Denver


Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather called on President Barack Obama to form a White House commission to help save the press Tuesday night in an impassi...

The End of Peter B. Collins and the Need for Media Reform

Mark Crispin Miller | Posted 04.15.2009 | Media


Mark Crispin Miller

The economic crash is threatening to finish off those last few figures who have managed somehow to resist the oligopolistic tide that has by now all but submerged the US media.

CNN's Wolf Blitzer Lapdogs While Senator Hatch Lies

Josh Silver | Posted 03.27.2009 | Media


Josh Silver

Without fearless, vigilant questioning, spin masters like Hatch will turn Bush's financial crisis into Obama's financial crisis in a few months rather than a few years.

Mr. Obama, Make Media Reform a Priority

Josh Silver | Posted 01.18.2009 | Media


Josh Silver

Obama has already made the call to create a more vibrant, diverse and democratic media system and to deliver the benefits of the open Internet and new technology to all Americans.

Ideas for Obama

Curtis Black | Posted 12.08.2008 | Chicago


Curtis Black

President-elect Barack Obama now faces tremendous challenges, and local advocates -- many of whom have worked with Obama over the years -- offer a range of ideas on how to move forward.

The War Pundits: Sam Power, McJoan, Danner, Mitchell

Ari Melber | Posted 07.25.2008 | Media


Ari Melber

By relying too heavily on government sources from one party, most pre-Iraq war coverage misstated the threat and drastically underplayed opposition to the war among experts, political elites, and the general public.