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The Snowden Psychiatric Smear - Discrediting whistleblowers with the...
Jeffrey Toobin of the New Yorker (6/10/13) slammed National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden as “a grandiose narcissist who deserves to be in prison,” and the leak as “an act that speaks...
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SoundBites August 2013
Defining George W. as a Non-Bush Jon Meacham in Time (7/1/13) tried to refurbish the Bush “brand name” in preparation for a possible presidential run by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush: Jeb long ago...
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After Ahmadinejad, Alarmism Still Reigns - Spinning Iranian election results...
With the surprise election (CNN, 6/15/13) of moderate pragmatist Hassan Rouhani as the next president of Iran, and the attendant departure of the West’s favorite bogeyman, outgoing President Mahmoud...
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Michael Hastings (1980-2013) - A bridge-burning journalist whose loyalty was...
You can tell what kind of reporter Michael Hastings was by the kind of reporter who hated him. Michael Hastings: “What does everybody know who’s on the inside but no one’s willing to say or write?” “I...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor August 2013
Always Getting Disability Facts Wrong Big thanks to both Neil de Mause (“Disabled Are New Targets for Charges of Cheating,” 6/13; CounterSpin, 6/7/13) and Janine Jackson (“Media Offer Limited Roles for...
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A Media Microscope on Islam-Linked Violence - Selective reporting...
Adapted from juancole.com The murder of British soldier Sgt. Lee Rigby on a London street in May received massive U.S. media attention. The brazenness of the attackers—who allegedly struck Rigby with a...
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This American Life on Guatemalan Genocide - Washington's role is a story not...
Reagan: “I know that President Rios Montt is a man of great personal integrity and commitment.” On the evening of December 4, 1982, President Ronald Reagan informed reporters assembled at an Air Force...
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The Alteration of Alt Weeklies - Corporatization in Columbus
Bob Fitrakis, a lifelong muckraker whose drive and talent have loaded his resume with press awards, remembers a golden age of alternative journalism in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio. Don’t scoff: In...
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Scorned or Celebrated, ‘Breadwinner Moms’ Are Misrepresented - Viewing women...
A Pew Research Center analysis (5/29/13) released in May showing women as the sole or primary source of income in 40 percent of American homes—up from 11 percent in 1960—garnered considerable attention...
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The Snowden Psychiatric Smear - Discrediting whistleblowers with the...
Jeffrey Toobin of the New Yorker (6/10/13) slammed National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden as “a grandiose narcissist who deserves to be in prison,” and the leak as “an act that speaks...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SoundBites August 2013
Defining George W. as a Non-Bush Jon Meacham in Time (7/1/13) tried to refurbish the Bush “brand name” in preparation for a possible presidential run by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush: Jeb long ago...
View ArticleClik here to view.
After Ahmadinejad, Alarmism Still Reigns - Spinning Iranian election results...
With the surprise election (CNN, 6/15/13) of moderate pragmatist Hassan Rouhani as the next president of Iran, and the attendant departure of the West’s favorite bogeyman, outgoing President Mahmoud...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Michael Hastings (1980-2013) - A bridge-burning journalist whose loyalty was...
You can tell what kind of reporter Michael Hastings was by the kind of reporter who hated him. Michael Hastings: “What does everybody know who’s on the inside but no one’s willing to say or write?” “I...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor August 2013
Always Getting Disability Facts Wrong Big thanks to both Neil de Mause (“Disabled Are New Targets for Charges of Cheating,” 6/13; CounterSpin, 6/7/13) and Janine Jackson (“Media Offer Limited Roles for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Media Microscope on Islam-Linked Violence - Selective reporting...
Adapted from juancole.com The murder of British soldier Sgt. Lee Rigby on a London street in May received massive U.S. media attention. The brazenness of the attackers—who allegedly struck Rigby with a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
This American Life on Guatemalan Genocide - Washington's role is a story not...
Reagan: “I know that President Rios Montt is a man of great personal integrity and commitment.” On the evening of December 4, 1982, President Ronald Reagan informed reporters assembled at an Air Force...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Alteration of Alt Weeklies - Corporatization in Columbus
Bob Fitrakis, a lifelong muckraker whose drive and talent have loaded his resume with press awards, remembers a golden age of alternative journalism in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio. Don’t scoff: In...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Scorned or Celebrated, ‘Breadwinner Moms’ Are Misrepresented - Viewing women...
A Pew Research Center analysis (5/29/13) released in May showing women as the sole or primary source of income in 40 percent of American homes—up from 11 percent in 1960—garnered considerable attention...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Snowden Psychiatric Smear
Jeffrey Toobin of the New Yorker (6/10/13) slammed National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden as “a grandiose narcissist who deserves to be in prison,” and the leak as “an act that speaks...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SoundBites August 2013
Defining George W. as a Non-Bush Jon Meacham in Time (7/1/13) tried to refurbish the Bush “brand name” in preparation for a possible presidential run by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush: Jeb long ago...
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