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The New York Times Embraces 'Douche' as the Television Dirty Word of the Moment

The New York Times Embraces 'Douche' as the Television Dirty Word of the Moment

Don Hazen, AlterNet. November 16, 2009.
The NY Times has just discovered that "douche" is used as an insult in mainstream media. Why do they seem to see the spread of a term derogatory to women as progress?

What Michelle and Barack's Marriage Has in Common with 56 Million Other Ones

What Michelle and Barack's Marriage Has in Common with 56 Million Other Ones

Annabelle Gurwitch, AlterNet. November 7, 2009.
The first couple has tried to preserve their "date night tradition." So have my husband and I.

Rethinking Marriage. The World Has Changed. It's Time!

Rethinking Marriage. The World Has Changed. It's Time!

Melissa Harris-Lacewell, The Nation. October 19, 2009.
We must do more than simply re-integrate new groups into an old system. We need to seriously consider our assumptions about the system itself.

Greenwald Film on Afghanistan Destroys the Logic of the War, Leading the New York Times to Whine

Greenwald Film on Afghanistan Destroys the Logic of the War, Leading the New York Times to Whine

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports AlterNet: World. October 5, 2009.
The "paper of record" also complains that Robert Greenwald's film has no 'sympathy' for pro-war views.

The Human Cost of War: The Images the Corporate Media Doesn't Want You to See

The Human Cost of War: The Images the Corporate Media Doesn't Want You to See

Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: World. October 5, 2009.
Robert Greenwald's Rethink Afghanistan brings you jarring images of civilian suffering. Not surprisingly, the NY Times isn't on board.

After Sunday Media Blitz, Obama Goes Golfing With NYT Columnist Thomas Friedman

After Sunday Media Blitz, Obama Goes Golfing With NYT Columnist Thomas Friedman

Ari Melber, TheNation.com AlterNet: PEEK. September 21, 2009.
Friedman joins a small, elite list of opinion journalists from traditional outlets who have been granted private -- and largely off the record -- audiences with the President.

Women Need Rights, Not Rescue

Women Need Rights, Not Rescue

Yifat Susskind, RH Reality Check. September 14, 2009.
We can't just airdrop women's rights programs into embattled communities -- we must team up with all the women already helping themselves.

NYT Reports on Justice Dept. Charge That Blackwater Saw Killing Iraqis as

NYT Reports on Justice Dept. Charge That Blackwater Saw Killing Iraqis as "Payback for 9/11"

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. September 14, 2009.
When will a major paper report on the allegation that Erik Prince "views himself as a Christian crusader tasked with eliminating Muslims and the Islamic faith from the globe"?

How Corporate Media Are Washing Away Katrina From America's Mind

How Corporate Media Are Washing Away Katrina From America's Mind

FAIRSeptember 10, 2009.
Four years on, MSM continue to neglect an ongoing disaster.

Obama Readies Afghan Escalation

Obama Readies Afghan Escalation

Robert Dreyfuss, The Nation AlterNet: PEEK. September 8, 2009.
In the heat of health care week, don't expect the President to push for radical change on two fronts.

New Journalism Clubs Are

New Journalism Clubs Are "Members Only"

Rory O'Connor, RoryOConnor.org. August 27, 2009.
Step right up. You too can be ripped off by the New York Times' latest moneymaking gimmick: online courses from Nicholas Kristof, Gail Collins and Eric Asimov.

NYT Invites You to Shed a Tear For the Super-Rich (While Reminding You How Much We Need Them)

NYT Invites You to Shed a Tear For the Super-Rich (While Reminding You How Much We Need Them)

Allison Kilkenny, True/Slant AlterNet: PEEK. August 21, 2009.
The New York Times has apparently failed to learn the most basic lessons from the global financial disaster.

Health Care Rats Come Out of the Woodwork

Health Care Rats Come Out of the Woodwork

Matt Taibbi, True/Slant AlterNet: Politics. August 20, 2009.
On both sides of the "debate," pundits' main concern seems to be that readers are demanding the public option, in spite of what they're being told.

Former CIA Agent:

Former CIA Agent: "What the Agency Was Doing With Blackwater Scares the Hell Out of Me"

Jeremy Scahill, The Nation. August 20, 2009.
The dark history behind the explosive revelations of Blackwater's role in the CIA's assassination program.

Can't the New York Times Find a Better Stale Culture-Warrior?

Can't the New York Times Find a Better Stale Culture-Warrior?

Brad Reed, Sadly, No! AlterNet: PEEK. August 10, 2009.
You'd think there'd be someone on the right with something interesting to say.

Why We Can't Ignore the Birthers

Why We Can't Ignore the Birthers

Gary Younge, Comment Is Free AlterNet: PEEK. August 3, 2009.
The "birthers" might be crazy, but so was Whitewater, which ended with impeachment, and the Swift Boaters, who helped torpedo John Kerry.

A Few Words About the NY Times Profound Coverage of the 2009 'Beer Summit'

A Few Words About the NY Times Profound Coverage of the 2009 'Beer Summit'

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America AlterNet: Media and Technology. July 31, 2009.
These stories are of earth-shattering importance.

NY Times Carries GOP Water ... Again

NY Times Carries GOP Water ... Again

Oliver Willis, AlterNet: Media and Technology. July 25, 2009.
Ho hum ... wonder what some impartial DC political consultant has to say?

Military Review Calls for Overhaul of Bagram Prison

Agence France Presse July 19, 2009.
According to a report by the New York Times, U.S. officials are concerned that abuses and militant recruiting within local prisons are helping strengthen the Taliban.

The Most Important Financial Journalist of Her Generation

The Most Important Financial Journalist of Her Generation

Dean Starkman, The Nation. July 9, 2009.
Long before most in the business press rose to the challenge, Gretchen Morgenson was reporting that the financial sector had gone rogue.

NYT Reporter Escapes Taliban After 7 Months: Did the Press Have the Right to Keep His Abduction Secret?

NYT Reporter Escapes Taliban After 7 Months: Did the Press Have the Right to Keep His Abduction Secret?

Greg Mitchell, Huffington Post AlterNet: World. June 23, 2009.
The secret of David Rohde's kidnapping was the most amazing press blackout on a major event that I have ever seen.

Life After Guantanamo: Why the Media's Happy-Ending Narrative Is Totally Bankrupt

Life After Guantanamo: Why the Media's Happy-Ending Narrative Is Totally Bankrupt

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. June 20, 2009.
The transfer of four Uighur prisoners to Bermuda has been treated like a happy human-interest story, but the truth is far darker.

Ouch! The Daily Show Decimates The New York Times

Ouch! The Daily Show Decimates The New York Times

Danny Shea, Huffington Post AlterNet: Video. June 11, 2009.
"Aged news." "Colonial Williamsburg." "My grandma would love this."

NYT Finally Corrects Botched Front-Pager on Gitmo Prisoners 'Returning to Jihad'

NYT Finally Corrects Botched Front-Pager on Gitmo Prisoners 'Returning to Jihad'

Greg Mitchell, Huffington Post. June 8, 2009.
Dick Cheney took the article's questionable facts and ran with them, arguing against trying Gitmo prisoners in the U.S.

The New York Times Keeps Getting it Wrong

The New York Times Keeps Getting it Wrong

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: Media and Technology. June 7, 2009.
The torture apologists are out in force trying to confuse and obuscate and the paper of record is helping them do it.