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Why the "Liberal" Media Leaves Hawkish Foreign Policy Unchallenged

Gregory Harms, TruthOut.org. February 5, 2012.

The New York Times' foreign affairs coverage belies its "liberal" reputation--but reinforces the class biases of its readers.

What Liberals are Still Missing About Inequality: Decades of Outsourcing and Union-Busting by the 1%

Roger Bybee, In These Times. January 31, 2012.

Many of America’s most liberal mainstream pundits have narrowed the debate over inequality, perhaps out of a desire to shield Obama from pressure coming from his left.

How Fox News Is Destroying The Republican Party

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. January 30, 2012.

It's becoming increasingly clear that Fox's programming and the radical, fear-based agenda it's setting for Republicans is now doing lasting damage to the Grand Old Party.

New York Times Public Editor Asks Whether Paper Should Fact-Check Politicians; Gets Resounding "Yes!"

Clay Shirky, Comment Is Free. January 15, 2012.

Times Public Editor Arthur Brisbane's question on reporters' duty to challenge misleading political speech has permanently altered readers' expectations.

9 Huge Blows to the Catastrophic War on Drugs -- Will We Have Sane Drug Policy Some Day?

Tony Newman, AlterNet. December 2, 2011.

2011 has been a watershed year for the movement working to end our county’s disastrous war on drugs.

Editorial/Appeal: It's Time to Really Support Our Team

Don Hazen, AlterNet. September 15, 2011.

Team Tea Party, led by the Kochs and other wealthy right-wingers, want an America for the wealthy, dominated by conservative religion and the extremist Ayn Rand fanatics.

Lies Become Truths: The Demise of the Newspaper Leaves Americans Dumber, Blinder and Prone to Ideological Manipulation

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. June 27, 2011.

The loss of print journalism is impoverishing our civil discourse and leaving us less and less connected to the city, the nation and the world around us.

Will Al Jazeera English Revolutionize America's TV News Landscape?

Deborah Campbell, The Walrus. January 29, 2010.

The Qatar-based TV international news channel has changed the face of Arab media, and its poised to do the same in North America.

Feds Wanted Private Data on All Visitors to Liberal News Site

Daniel Tencer, Raw Story. November 11, 2009.

A Justice Department subpoena requesting information on visitors to an independent news site is raising serious privacy concerns.

Note to Media Critics: Fox is the Only Entire News Network with a Blatantly Partisan Agenda

Note to Media Critics: Fox is the Only Entire News Network with a Blatantly Partisan Agenda

Thers, Whiskey Fire AlterNet: Politics. November 3, 2009.

The false equivalencies are coming fast an furious.

8 Reasons Fox Is Not a News Organization

deleted, AlterNet. October 24, 2009.

PR for the GOP? Yes. Platform for right-wing hatemongers? Definitely. But a news organization? Definitely not.

Obama: Fox More Talk Radio Than News

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. October 22, 2009.

When pressed, Obama slapped down Fox.

Diane Sawyer's Promotion to Evening News Chair: A Watershed Moment for Media?

Michele Filgate, DELETED. September 8, 2009.

Women will now lead two of the three network shows.

Mitchell & Jessen - The Guys Who Came Up With The Torture Program: The Young Turks

Beta Tester, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. August 13, 2009.

Surprise! Behind the torture program, a shocking story of profit and scandal.

Palinsanity - Obama Wants to Kill My Baby

Beta Tester, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. August 9, 2009.

Palin feeds the Republican disinformation machine with batshit crazy accusations towards the current health care proposal.

The Future of News Is Nonprofit

Chris Bowers, Open Left AlterNet: PEEK. June 4, 2009.

There is no future for profit-maximizing news outlets. None.

The 13 Bush Officials Who Made Torture Possible

Marcy Wheeler, Salon. May 22, 2009.

The Bush administration's Torture 13. They authorized it, they decided how to implement it, and they crafted the legal fig leaf to justify it.

When News Goes Totally Digital, How Do You Create Trust?

Rory O'Connor, AlterNet. March 12, 2009.

Is brand power the best way to keep the news trustworthy?

Will Your Hometown Newspaper Still Be Around in 6 Months?

Chad Rubel, BuzzFlash. March 1, 2009.

Newspapers have multiple problems, but the economic downturn is only a small part of it.

Election Day: Hot News, Emerging Trends, Juicy Rumors

AlterNetNovember 4, 2008.

NC Sen: GOP Strategist Says Dem Hagan Will Win ... Rahm Emanuel to be Obama's chief of staff? ... Beware of turnout reports

News Media Propaganda Helped Push Through Failed Bailout

Norman Solomon, AlterNet. October 14, 2008.

The news media played a pivotal role in stampeding the country into a bailout that was unwise and unjust.

Guess Who Pays for Mainstream Media Political News?

Matt Stoller, Open Left AlterNet: PEEK. August 14, 2008.

From the you-can't-be-serious file.

Obama's Triumph Over Media Frivolity

Norman Solomon, AlterNet. May 7, 2008.

Obama's Tuesday win represents a victory over a press corps fixated on fluff over substance.

Missing: Minorities in Media

Laura S. Washington, In These Times. February 26, 2008.

In the wake of racial upheaval, the 1968 "Riot Report" concluded the media had to improve its coverage of Black America. Has it?

20 Annoying Things About 2007

Stephen Pizzo, News for Real. January 1, 2008.

Whew, has this been an irritating year, or what!

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