Stories by Michael Massing

Iraq, the Press, and the Election

Posted on Nov 24, 2004, Source: TomDispatch.com

The man who inspired the New York Times' mea culpa reveals why Iraq didn't topple Bush and how the current coverage still isn't cutting it.

The High Price Of An Unforgiving War

Posted on Jun 24, 2003, Source: Columbia Journalism Review

A reporter's experience in Iraq reveals just how expendable non-embedded reporters are to the Pentagon.

The Hawks at the Washington Post

Posted on Oct 28, 2002, Source: The Nation

The newspaper has come to serve mainly as an advocate for war against Iraq. And in doing so, it has been guilty of being unfair and -- even worse -- dull.