Billionaire Richard Branson needs to call one of his boys out to the woodshed: his top man at Virgin Media stated his plans to undermine the basic freedoms upon which the Internet was built.
Earl Pomerantz | Posted 04.14.2008 | Living
Thinking about my Uncle Grumpy's tirade against cable news last week reminded me of Ann Coulter, and the way she makes a living. In this country, it'...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.14.2008 | Politics
One couldn't be blamed for taking a pass on watching CNN's latest candidate face-off event, its so-called "Compassion Forum," which was broadcast last...
Tom D'Antoni | Posted 04.14.2008 | Media
There are many reasons to dislike John McCain. His age is not one of them.
Greg Mitchell | Posted 04.13.2008 | Politics
Word emerged yesterday of another mysterious, non-hostile fatality in Iraq. His name is Jeremiah Hughes.
Joseph Romm | Posted 04.13.2008 | Home
A top scientist at NASA just emailed me the breaking news: "The ice age expired!" Even more shocking -- the rate of warming this year has been just ...
Tom D'Antoni | Posted 04.12.2008 | Media
It says "his elitist," not "an elitist" attitude as though his statements were proof of something that already existed, but was, perhaps doubtful. Viewers, why don't you validate that for us here in Atlanta!
RJ Eskow | Posted 04.10.2008 | Politics
The story of the Clinton family's income has received much less play in the media than the money her subordinates received from the same sources.
Greg Mitchell | Posted 04.10.2008 | Politics
Five years ago today the U.S. media and administration officials who plotted the invasion of Iraq celebrated the fall of Baghdad while expressing few ...
Omid Memarian | Posted 04.10.2008 | Media
Journalists' very limited access to Iran has produced a series of myths about a country at the core of international concerns.
Greg Mitchell | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics
His release would be a blow to right-wing bloggers who have long labeled him a terrorist supporter or sympathizer -- and the U.S. may indeed try to block his release.
Ariane de Bonvoisin | Posted 04.08.2008 | Media
I was struck by how these women in media have seen, faced and stood up for in each of their industries by doing things they'd never tried before and going beyond their comfort zone.
Greg Mitchell | Posted 04.07.2008 | Media
With Petraeus due to testify before Congress on Tuesday, it is worth pointing out that the media, just as in the run-up to the war, is complicit in the "surge" debacle.
Leslie Griffith | Posted 04.07.2008 | Media
Your local news has the money to buy a helicopter and install expensive high definition, but not the money to hire experienced investigative reporters to help protect your community?
Michael Shaw | Posted 04.07.2008 | Media
In a brilliant slide show, the Times produced a series of photos of military rock-stars through modern U.S. history captured at their telegenic best.
Greg Mitchell | Posted 04.05.2008 | Politics
The interview would conclude with Bill Moyers asking, "Do you have a sense that when the battle is over, this story's only begun?" I answered, "We're only at the beginning." Unfortunately, I was proven correct.
David Fiderer | Posted 04.04.2008 | Media
In February, Risen was subpoenaed to appear before a Federal grand jury in Alexandria, Va. to divulge the source of information for a chapter in his book State of War.
RJ Eskow | Posted 04.04.2008 | Politics
A new form of political murder has taken its place -- character assassination. Over the last two decades, the Right has learned how to destroy its enemies without leaving a body.
Greg Mitchell | Posted 04.04.2008 | Media
The "Jessica Lynch" scandal later got mixed up in the "Jayson Blair" scandal when it turned out he had lied about certain aspects of his "coverage" of that episode.
Eric Deggans | Posted 04.04.2008 | Politics
The continuing battle over issues like the words of Rev. Jeremiah Wright suggests to me that our soundbite-focused media culture isn't well suited to the serious, complex debate we need to have on race in America.
Greg Mitchell | Posted 04.03.2008 | Media
The rumors have escalated for weeks. Tantalizing, but is there any truth to it?
Michael Shaw | Posted 04.03.2008 | Media
I can't recall such a revealing shot of a teleprompter. It draws attention to how impersonal and highly-scripted McCain's self-described biographical tour has turned out to be.
Derek Beres | Posted 04.02.2008 | Entertainment
Using the Holocaust as the backdrop for what could befall America if we are "not careful," the 30-second spots question the integrity of the network for using an example that remains fresh in the minds of a culture.
Greg Mitchell | Posted 04.02.2008 | Media
The media, with months to plan for the five-year commemoration of the war, were ready to take stock of everything but themselves.
Huff TV | Posted 03.31.2008 | Media
On Friday, media innovators converged for a panel titled "How the Internet is Changing American Politics."
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Timothy Karr | Posted 04.15.2008 | Media