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McCain's Aging Cocoon

Lester Feder | Posted 07.25.2008 | Home


Lester Feder

Doctors can alleviate any concerns about McCain's health. But Americans can rightly wonder whether he truly understands the faltering economy that he will have to steer back to health if he becomes president.

Redefining the Press In An Election Year

Michael Lawlor | Posted 07.17.2008 | Home


Michael Lawlor

As the concept of the press and what constitutes news are continually being challenged and redefined, freedom of the press becomes an even more crucial concept.

Press Obedience Is The Norm

Dennis Perrin | Posted 06.11.2008 | Media


Dennis Perrin

Under the American corporate system, the chief task of the propaganda wing, amusingly called "journalism," is to sell whatever the elites are pushing and marginalize anyone who openly dissents.

RNC Resorts to Petty Name-Calling Over The Real McCain

ZP Heller | Posted 06.04.2008 | Media


ZP Heller

Republicans desperately hope that the mainstream media won't end its love affair with McCain any time soon.

Attorneys Hold 'Know Your Rights' Training for Democratic Convention

Colorado Confidential | Posted 04.23.2008 | Home


Colorado Confidential

In response to news that Denver police have been stocking up on security equipment, local attorneys are training protesters in anticipation of clashes at the Democratic National Convention to be held there in August.

The Uncharted: From Off The Bus to Meet the Press

Jay Rosen | Posted 04.22.2008 | Home


Jay Rosen

As an Obama supporter, I was proud to publish Mayhill Fowler's truthful report, though I recognize that it touched off an ordeal for the campaign, a media storm that isn't over and could hurt Obama's chances.

Bill Clinton: Hillary Would Be Ahead If The Press Didn't Think "Experience is Irrelevant"

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Bill Clinton said Tuesday that if reporters covered the candidates' public records better, his wife's presidential bid would be far ahead of her rival...

Jason Linkins

Associated Press Misleads On Dems' "Heartburn"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The AP's Anne Flaherty today filed a story titled "Dems question latest anti-war strategy," in which she ledes: "Rank-and-file Democrats expressed hea...

Lobel: "Have Business Reporters Lost Their Souls?"

Neiman Watchdog | Martin Lobel | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


If reporters and editors had more of a sense of what their role in a democracy should be, they never would have let the subprime debacle and the econo...