Media

‘Ex-Sniper’s’ Story Misses the Mark

Staff / Truthdig Feb 1, 2012 He called himself an Oakland Occupier and a military vet, and he served up a dramatic first-person story that appeared on Truthdig and elsewhere in the media. But now his mini-essay has been retracted: "Leo Webb" may not exist. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

New York Times ‘Plantation’ Workers Invited to the Independent Wilds

Staff / Truthdig Jan 11, 2012 Independent journalist Russ Baker has invited the 561 New York Times employees and retirees who wrote a letter of "dismay" to their publisher to quit the establishment and join us free barbarians of the Internet. "Why not, in this new world, take a risk to create a better journalism, one not owned by rich people or corporations?" asks Baker. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Avoids Alignment With Israel Against Iran

Staff / Truthdig Jan 6, 2012 Obama dodges Netanyahu's attempts to suck the U.S. into a war against Iran; Stephen Colbert's many fictional faces are interfering with real world politics; meanwhile, the Argentine LGBT community is combatting the country's deep-rooted stereotypes. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Rupert Murdoch Is on Twitter and It’s Weird

Staff / Truthdig Jan 3, 2012 During his first few days on the social network, the mogul promoted "We Bought a Zoo," told Iowans to consider Rick Santorum, praised President Obama ("decision on terrorist detention very courageous - and dead right!") and called education America's "absolute biggest crisis. No read, no write, no jobs." (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges Lays It All Out

BLANK Jan 2, 2012 C-SPAN goes in-depth with Chris Hedges during this three-hour interview, probing the author's entire body of work It is a comprehensive and fascinating discussion with one of the most important reporters on what he characterizes as our collapsing corporate empire Hedges' column returns next Monday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Inter-Occupy on Ice

Staff / Truthdig Dec 28, 2011 As winter begins, the Occupy movement reshapes, renames and refocuses for 2012; mistrusting the media may be detrimental to public policy; meanwhile, Ron Paul evades questions and answers about his alleged racist newsletters. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

’60 Minutes’ Shames Justice Dept. Over Wall Street

Staff / Truthdig Dec 5, 2011 "60 Minutes" got tired of waiting for the Justice Department to prosecute the big banks that caused the financial crisis, so Steve Kroft and his producers went out and built their own cases. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dan Rather Says ‘Big Money Owns Everything … Including the News’

Staff / Truthdig Nov 30, 2011 In a recent speech, Dan Rather, once one of the few voices trusted to moderate our in-home information supply, called the current state of the news business "upside down and backwards." Inspired by Occupy Wall Street, Rather issued a call to get back to proper journalism, and he suggested that the job would fall to independent journalists. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Free Internet Could Soon Die — Is Anyone Watching?

Staff / Truthdig Nov 23, 2011 Something called the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) could radically alter the way we share information and ideas online by empowering the FCC and a few corporations to give us what commentator Elliot Cohen explains would be our version of China's Internet censorship. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Media Complain of ‘Hostile’ NYPD (Update)

Staff / Truthdig Nov 22, 2011 Some of the nation's most prestigious news organizations, including AP and The New York Times, are condemning New York City's treatment of the media, writing in a letter that "police actions of last week have been more hostile " (more). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Chelsea Clinton’s Coming to a TV Near You

Staff / Truthdig Nov 15, 2011 Because this is just what the gravely endangered journalistic profession needs, NBC has elected to pluck former first daughter Chelsea Clinton from her hardscrabble life and groom her to become a special correspondent for "NBC Nightly News." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

OWS Censored on Twitter’s Trends? Who Cares?

Staff / Truthdig Nov 10, 2011 America is putting too much weight on Twitter Trends; Sarkozy is caught talking smack about Netanyhu; meanwhile, Google+ lost its chance to outshine Facebook. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )