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The Problem of Media Idiocy: Why Do MSM Media Stars Pretend to Be Stupid?

Eric Alterman, The Nation. September 19, 2011.

People in the upper reaches of the US media think that to do their jobs they must behave like idiots in order to be “fair” to the Republicans' idiotic ideas.

Independence Day and Independent Journalism

Rory O'Connor, MediaChannel.org. July 2, 2010.

Let us not forget that independent journalism is crucial to informed consent of the governed -- and thus a functioning democracy.

The Tea Party: At Last a Citizen Movement the Corporate Media Can Love

Peter Hart, Steve Rendall, Extra!. May 26, 2010.

The hateful, ignorant, haphazardly-organized Tea Party movement receives a level of press coverage few progressive citizen groups will ever see.

Are Americans Too Broken by Corporate Power to Resist?

Joan Brunwasser, deleted, OpEdNews.com. March 23, 2010.

We need to take a look at what forces in American society are preventing people from being able to resist tyranny and dehumanization.

Is the Future Bright for Progressive Media?

Don Hazen, AlterNet, and Jessica Clark and Tracy Van Slyke, The New Press. February 25, 2010.

A new book highlights how progressive media has achieved more influence than ever before. But there's still work to be done.

GRITtv: The Future of Independent Media

Laura Flanders, GRITtv AlterNet: Video. August 13, 2009.

Laura Flanders, Jeff Cohen and co. explore and celebrate the origins and success stories of the new, independent media.

Corporate Media Have Ruined the Health Care Debate

Isabel Macdonald, AlterNet. July 27, 2009.

TV networks have shut out coverage of single-payer as an option for health reform. We must work to get it back in public debate.

Why Fox News Is Terrible Despite Rupert Murdoch's Rhetoric

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Media and Technology. June 9, 2009.

What's more annoying -- the network making a mockery of journalism, or the network maintaining the facade that it's a legitimate, objective outlet.

Corporate Conservative Media Watch: Fox News Doubles Its Operating Income

Faiz Shakir, ThinkProgress AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. May 7, 2009.

Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation – the parent company of Fox News – reported a 70% drop in net income.

Don't Believe the Hype; Corporate Media are Trying Their Damnedest to Politicize Torture

Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. April 21, 2009.

The White House Press corps reduces torture investigations into partisan warfare.

When is a Tax Cut for 98% of Us Considered a Tax Increase?

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: PEEK. March 6, 2009.

This is the quote of the day.

Gibbs 'Pleads Guilty' to Feeding 'Counterproductive' Cable News Chatter

Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: Media and Technology. March 4, 2009.

Some are questioning the White House's strategy of elevating Limbaugh, Jim Cramer, Rick Santelli and others as the face of their opposition.

CNN's Lou Dobbs Peddles Lies and Anti-Union Propaganda

Staff, FAIR AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. February 8, 2009.

CNN host spreads misinformation about the Employee Free Choice Act.

Corporate Media Manufactures Power for Limp GOP

David Sirota, Open Left AlterNet: PEEK. January 29, 2009.

Cable news shows gave powerless and irrelevant Republican legislators twice as much media coverage about their views on the stimulus bill.

Kurtz: Journalists Privately Admit to Censoring Palin Coverage

Lindsay Beyerstein, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. September 29, 2008.

So much for the myth of the ravening liberal media elite bent of the destruction of plucky Sarah Palin.

Are 'Real' Journalists Jealous of Jon Stewart?

Norman Solomon, AlterNet. September 12, 2008.

It blows the conformist minds of big-name journalists to see "The Daily Show" regularly slam right-wing rulers.

Digital TV: A Giveaway to Corporate Media

Bruce Dixon, Black Agenda Report. August 28, 2008.

The FCC hopes the public won't notice its generous gift to corporate broadcasters: thousands of new channels on publicly owned spectrum.

Corporate Media Focuses on DNC as the World Burns

dday, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. August 27, 2008.

Russia, Georgia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan are in turmoil, but the corporate media reports only on the DNC.

Jeremy Scahill: Blackwater is Still in Charge, Deadly, Above the Law and Out of Control

Antonia Juhasz, AlterNet. June 19, 2008.

Think Blackwater's days are numbered? Think again. Jeremy Scahill explains why its slaughter of Iraqis has not stopped the notorious mercenary firm.

Shop 'Til the Earth Drops

Amy Wolf, Indypendent. June 20, 2007.

Once prescribed as the remedy for a bad day at work, shopping is now touted as the cure for global warming.

Take Back the Airwaves

Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. April 11, 2007.

Our airwaves, the single most important method by which Americans get information about choosing the future president, are being held hostage by corporate broadcasters.

Does Media Reform Have a Chance in the Digital Age?

Don Hazen, AlterNet. January 11, 2007.

On the eve of the Media Reform Conference in Memphis, a new book by Jeffrey Chester documents the corporate media's behind-the-scenes efforts to transform our online media system into a powerful marketing machine. Media reformers and elected officials, please pay attention.

Time's Person of the Year: you.

Deanna Zandt, AlterNet: PEEK. December 17, 2006.

Deanna Zandt: The people-fueled content-sharing madness of the Internet evolution is changing the media dynamic, and it's all because of you.