After AT&T-Time Warner Win, Is Comcast-Fox a Done Deal?

MAE ANDERSON / The Associated Press Jun 13, 2018 Comcast is likely to bid for Fox's entertainment business as early as Wednesday now that a federal judge has cleared AT&T's $85 billion takeover of Time Warner. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Sprint Deal With T-Mobile May Hurt Consumers, Cost Jobs

STAN CHOE and TALI ARBEL / The Associated Press Apr 29, 2018 The merger announced Sunday will be reviewed by the Justice Department and the FCC. It could make cellphones more expensive and reduce the telecommunications workforce. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

John Oliver: If You Don’t Think Online Harassment’s a Big Deal, Congratulations on Your White Penis

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jun 22, 2015 After listing several examples of how the Internet is being used to ruin some people's lives (especially women's), HBO's "Last Week Tonight" host advocates for a shift in the way we think about the now seemingly ubiquitous Web. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

AOL Chief: The Future of Media Is ‘Mobile’ (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 13, 2015 The future of nearly all media -- and consequently, all advertising -- is on our phones, said AOL CEO Tim Armstrong in a video memo to employees after announcing the sale of his company to Verizon. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

What Will Verizon’s $4.4 Billion Cash Purchase of AOL Mean for The Huffington Post?

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig May 12, 2015 The surveillance state-friendly communications giant declared Tuesday that it will acquire AOL with the goal of expanding its video offerings. But the acquisition of the onetime king of media comes with much more than just videos; it comes with one of the biggest left-leaning websites online, The Huffington Post. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Obama Tries to Downplay Surveillance Programs

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 8, 2013 Caught in the act of secretly spying on millions of Americans, the president is trying to minimize the damage done to his public reputation, including among his most devoted supporters.Caught in the act of spying on millions of Americans, the president is trying to minimize the damage done to his public reputation, including among his most devoted supporters. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Leak: NSA Has Backdoor Access to Google, Apple, Microsoft and More

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jun 7, 2013 A career intelligence officer has leaked the existence of a top secret program called PRISM, which gives the government direct access to files, including photos, e-mails and video chats, hosted by the biggest technology companies. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Return of the Zapatistas

Staff / Truthdig Jun 14, 2011 The Zapatistas in Mexico mobilize against the drug war; the AOL-HuffPo merger is starting to lose its charm; and Google's Internet monopoly is threatened by Facebook. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Gaylingual’ Code Invented in Myanmar

Staff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2011 Gay men in Myanmar make up a language, women disappear in new-order Egypt and the Civil War divides Americans in 2011. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Betting on Arianna

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Feb 23, 2011 In defense of Arianna Huffington. Not that the lady needs one, having been a leader in undermining the right-wing dominance of Internet reporting. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Huffington’s Plunder

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Feb 21, 2011 The sale of The Huffington Post to AOL for $315 million, and the tidy profit made by principal owner and founder Arianna Huffington, who was already rich, is emblematic of the new paradigm of American journalism.The sale of The Huffington Post and the tidy profit made by principal owner and founder Arianna Huffington is emblematic of the new paradigm of American journalism. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

You’ve Got Merger: AOL Buys Huffington Post

Staff / Truthdig Feb 7, 2011 Arianna Huffington's namesake media empire is now the property of content-hungry AOL For $315 million, AOL gets Huffpo's 25 million monthly unique visitors along with all the ads and blog items they can digest Huffington will stay on to use her savvy and Grecian know-how to wrestle some sense (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )