Media

The News That Wasn’t Fit to Print

Staff / Truthdig Feb 22, 2013 The New York Times ignores a historic environmental demonstration in D.C.; accused hacker Jeremy Hammond speaks out against the government’s faulty “cybersecurity strategy” regarding Aaron Swartz's prosecution; meanwhile, nudists in Vienna attend an art exhibit on "Nude Men From 1800 to Today" to show off their goods. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

German Spies’ Sex for Secrets Replaced by Free Love

Staff / Truthdig Feb 18, 2013 The location of a former training camp where Stasi operatives were taught to retrieve secrets through sex now houses a free-love commune; filibuster reform was blocked and now, for the first time in history, a secretary of defense nomination has been filibustered; meanwhile, Al-Jazeera has been accused of developing a political agenda since the Arab Spring. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Author Who Hates Public Libraries

Staff / Truthdig Feb 15, 2013 Best-selling children's book writer Terry Deary claims the concept of providing the "impoverished access to books" is outdated and irrelevant; despite hopes that the next pope will be less homophobic than the last, the likely candidate supports "Kill the Gays" laws; meanwhile, PayPal and Lenovo aim to finish off passwords in order to move on to more secure measures. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Vatican Lawyer Gives U.S. Media Credit for Uncovering Sex Scandal

Staff / Truthdig Feb 6, 2013 For once, the American media might have done some good, at least according to the Rev. Robert Oliver, a lawyer for the Vatican who recently assumed the role of prosecutor on sexual abuse cases within the Holy See. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Washington Post Whips Up an App to Monitor Honesty in Politics

Staff / Truthdig Feb 5, 2013 It’s a big job for one little app, but some clever minds at The Washington Post have come up with a plan for an application designed to scan politicians’ statements and check them against those pesky facts. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fact Check: ABC Spreads Fear About Syrian Chemical Weapons

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jan 30, 2013 You know you're on shaky ground when you quote a source like the defense secretary with the words, "He basically said " FAIR's Peter Hart compares ABC's lazy quoting on Syrian chemical weapons to the kind of WMD fear mongering that led the US to war with Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fox News Paid What for Sarah Palin’s Words?

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jan 28, 2013 After the split between Palin and Fox News, a new study reveals the real cost of the network's decision three years ago to hire the former Alaska governor as an analyst. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Trump Reportedly Wants to Buy The New York Times

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jan 24, 2013 Could The New York Times soon become The New York Trump? Maybe, if Donald Trump--who has slapped his name on high-rise apartment buildings, golf courses, hotels and bottled water--has his way. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sex Amid the Stacks

Staff / Truthdig Jan 23, 2013 The covering over a painting of a slave performing fellatio on a white man has been removed at the Newark Public Library after much controversy; foreign universities are struggling to compete with elite American ones in the online education market; meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal has revealed that the National Counterterrorism Center has been given massive amounts of authority to surveil Americans via datasets. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Dear Abby’ Advice Columnist Dies

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jan 18, 2013 Pauline Phillips' popular and well-known advice column--which has been around for more than 55 years--was the most widely syndicated in the world, having appeared in 1,400 newspapers reaching as many as 110 million people. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why CBS Can’t Be Trusted With the News

Staff / Truthdig Jan 15, 2013 What may seem like a small story of interest merely to geeks and journalists shows that corporations do, in fact, tell their editors what they can say. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Africa, Here We Come

Staff / Truthdig Jan 14, 2013 The U.S. Army presence is rapidly increasing in Africa, especially in countries with alleged ties to al-Qaida; according to Fox News, teaching children algebra is just another liberal ploy; meanwhile, some researchers have started studying the effects of the "natural experiment" resulting from China's one-child policy. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )