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On AlterNet: washington post

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "washington post"

Conservatives Hunt for 'Bias' in Health Care Polling Data Armed With Complete and Total Ignorance

Conservatives Hunt for 'Bias' in Health Care Polling Data Armed With Complete and Total Ignorance

Simon Maloy, Media Matters for America AlterNet: Politics. October 21, 2009.
The conservative outfit NewsBusters is one big logical fallacy -- they start at the conclusion and work backwards.

What Mainstream Media Don't Get About Obama and Fox News

What Mainstream Media Don't Get About Obama and Fox News

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. October 20, 2009.
Critiquing the White House for calling out Fox's propagandizing and hate-mongering is not objectivity; it's lunacy.

Why Do Educated People Publish Garbage Defending Rush Limbaugh?

Why Do Educated People Publish Garbage Defending Rush Limbaugh?

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. October 19, 2009.
I'm no constitutional scholar, but I don't think there's any guaranteed right to own an NFL team written anywhere in the constitution.

We Are All Roman Polanski's Victims, And We All Deserve Justice

We Are All Roman Polanski's Victims, And We All Deserve Justice

Jaclyn Friedman, AlterNet. October 2, 2009.
When a rapist, no matter how gifted or famous, is allowed to escape justice, we're all harmed.

Why Is the Washington Post Growing More Hawkish on Afghanistan?

Why Is the Washington Post Growing More Hawkish on Afghanistan?

Booman, Booman Tribune AlterNet: PEEK. September 22, 2009.
Touting an unabashed pro-war posture, the Post appears unwilling to engage in an actual conversation about Afghanistan.

Right-Wing Blogger Hijacks Patrick Swayze's Death

Right-Wing Blogger Hijacks Patrick Swayze's Death

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. September 15, 2009.
If you're not reading conservative blogs, you're missing out on all kinds of fascinating insights you probably won't find anywhere else.

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.

The Washington Post's Continuing Death Spiral

The Washington Post's Continuing Death Spiral

Robert Dreyfuss, TheNation.com AlterNet: World. August 25, 2009.
When it comes to international reporting, the Post has hit a new low.

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.

WaPo Unleashes Army of Anonymous Sources to Slag Public Option

WaPo Unleashes Army of Anonymous Sources to Slag Public Option

Jason Linkins, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. August 19, 2009.
Here's what you get when you mix bad reporting with GOP frames.

'Blue Dogs' or Corporate Shills?

'Blue Dogs' or Corporate Shills?

Thomas Frank, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. August 6, 2009.
The Blue Dogs are more keenly attuned than their colleagues to that force of universal goodness, the profit motive.

UPDATE: Washington Post Responds to Women Protesting 'Mad Bitch' Video

UPDATE: Washington Post Responds to Women Protesting 'Mad Bitch' Video

Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. August 5, 2009.
In response to protest letter from Women, Action & the Media, WaPo exec editor concedes process problem.

Women's Media Group Protests Washington Post Video

Women's Media Group Protests Washington Post Video

Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. August 4, 2009.
The Washington Post produced a sexist and racially insensitive video; video gone, but still no apology.

Guantanamo Inmates May Go to Special U.S. Prison: Report

Agence France Presse August 2, 2009.
U.S. officials are considering a plan to move Guantanamo detainees to a special prison camp that would also contain courtrooms and long-term living quarters.

Corporate Media Playing the Hate Game, Aiming at Both Obama and Clinton

Corporate Media Playing the Hate Game, Aiming at Both Obama and Clinton

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. August 1, 2009.
Media bigs seem to have reached the conclusion that hatred sells, so they're embracing their inner sexists and inner racists.

Washington Post Video Suggests Hillary Drink "Mad Bitch" Beer

Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. July 31, 2009.
Two WaPo reporters spoof the Gates suds-summit by suggesting brews for other notables.

Politico and the Washington Post Have Become Virtual

Politico and the Washington Post Have Become Virtual "Escort Services" for Moneyed Elites

Raw StoryJuly 17, 2009.
More and more mainstream media are brokering cozy relationships between politicians and lobbyists.

WaPo Runs Fluff Piece on Anti-Choice Zealot Randall Terry

WaPo Runs Fluff Piece on Anti-Choice Zealot Randall Terry

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: PEEK. July 15, 2009.
Are the Washington Post editors worried there won't be anything left to write about if there isn't an escalating abortion battle in this country?

The Media Industry's Cash Crunch Makes Pay-to-Play Look Much More Tempting

The Media Industry's Cash Crunch Makes Pay-to-Play Look Much More Tempting

Rory O'Connor, RoryOConnor.org. July 14, 2009.
In the fight for media survival, none of us is immune from temptation, and few revenue sources are beyond consideration, if not actual adoption.

Shame On WaPo For Selling Access to Lobbyists, But Who Was Playing Ball on the White House Side?

Shame On WaPo For Selling Access to Lobbyists, But Who Was Playing Ball on the White House Side?

Christopher Hayes, TheNation.com AlterNet: PEEK. July 6, 2009.
Shouldn't there be repercussions for 'those powerful few' who allowed access to them to be sold?

Vietnam-era U.S. defense secretary Robert McNamara dead

Agence France Presse July 6, 2009.
McNamara oversaw the escalation of U.S. war efforts in Vietnam from 1961 to 1968.

Sleazy Newspaper Scheme Exposed: Washington Post Offers Lobbyists Access to Lawmakers for Cash

Sleazy Newspaper Scheme Exposed: Washington Post Offers Lobbyists Access to Lawmakers for Cash

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. July 2, 2009.
The story was leaked by a health lobbyist, who felt the move breached the Post's journalism ethics.

The Washington Post’s Dana Milbank Calls Nico Pitney a 'Dick' After Heated Debate on CNN

The Washington Post’s Dana Milbank Calls Nico Pitney a 'Dick' After Heated Debate on CNN

Amanda Terkel, AlterNet: Video. June 29, 2009.
Debating the Iran question from last week's Presidential press conference.

Dan Froomkin, You Will Be Sorely Missed

Dan Froomkin, You Will Be Sorely Missed

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. June 26, 2009.
In his last column for the Washington Post, Froomkin congratulates journalists who did their jobs -- and exposes those who didn't.

Why Did The Washington Post Axe Dan Froomkin and Give Paul Wolfowitz a Column?

Why Did The Washington Post Axe Dan Froomkin and Give Paul Wolfowitz a Column?

Byard Duncan, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. June 19, 2009.
By eliminating objectivity in the name of objectivity, the Washington Post is shooting itself in the foot.