How Media Monopolies Are Undermining Democracy and Threatening Net Neutrality

BLANK Jun 9, 2017 On “Scheer Intelligence,” Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer interviews former FCC associate general counsel Mark Lloyd. Dig deeper ( 20 Min. Read )

The Unbreakable Bond of Muhammad Ali and Howard Cosell

Allen Barra / Truthdig Jun 18, 2016 The sportscaster and boxer were cut from the same cloth. While Cosell didn’t dodge punches like Ali, both men lived with unflinching integrity. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Obama Not Involved in DOJ Zimmerman Probe, U.S. Propaganda Ban Repealed, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 16, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including Harry Reid issues an ultimatum to Senate Republicans and Eliot Spitzer's political comeback tour makes a stop on "The Tonight Show." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Cannibalization of College Radio

Staff / Truthdig Jun 24, 2011 American university students are quickly losing an important means of sharing their passions and ideas with the public: college radio. Noncommercial student-run stations are being forced to the Web or elsewhere as college administrators sell their broadcast licenses to make some quick, much-needed cash. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Spain Bans Live Bullfights on State TV

Staff / Truthdig Jan 10, 2011 Spain’s state television network has banned the airing of live bullfighting, angering fans still reeling from prior restrictions against the “sport” in Catalonia. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Supreme Court’s Audio Anxiety

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig Apr 16, 2010 In the age of Twitter and video-chats, the court apparently still finds that allowing the public to hear audio of its proceedings would be overly intrusive. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How to Report the News

Staff / Truthdig Jan 28, 2010 This clip is, as they say across the pond, brilliant. A humorous fellow by the name of Charlie Brooker has cracked the not-so-secret code to how one properly reports the news, and it involves meaningful hand gestures, well-timed freezes, man-on-the-street reportage and headless shots of overweight people milling through metropolitan foot traffic. Watch and learn! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The End of Network TV as We Know It

Staff / Truthdig Aug 19, 2009 The American television industry is in crisis, according to Advertising Age critic Bob Garfield, who figures prominently in The Wrap's two-part look into the future of the industry. In fact, says Garfield, we're seeing early signs of "the total collapse of the network television model." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

News Coverage of Iraq War Plummets

Staff / Truthdig May 31, 2008 If ever there was required reading, this article by Sherry Ricchiardi in the American Journalism Review would be it. News coverage about the Iraq war, whether measured in column inches or broadcast minutes, by American news outlets is becoming a mere blip on the proverbial radar, even as lives and resources are still lost every day. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

FCC Sells Out

Staff / Truthdig Dec 19, 2007 Despite opposition from Congress and the public, the FCC has decided it's in the nation's best interest to relax decades-old ownership rules that prohibit media giants from owning newspapers and broadcasts outlets in the same local market. The idea behind the old rules, crazy as it sounds, is that it's probably not a good thing to get all of your information from the same place. The FCC's three Republicans and America's media conglomerates disagree. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Study: ‘Daily Show’ as Informative as Broadcast News

Staff / Truthdig Oct 18, 2006 It has often been said that "The Daily Show" is the major source of news for many Americans, but a recent study found the comedy program to be just as informative as nightly news broadcasts. The only difference: While Jon Stewart and Co. dilute the news with humor, the networks fill their broadcasts with hype. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Tom & Jerry’ Smoking Scenes to Be Cut

Staff / Truthdig Aug 22, 2006 Turner Broadcasting is also searching through old "Flintstones" and "Scooby-Doo" cartoons to eliminate scenes that glamorize smoking. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )