Should One Company Own This Much Internet?

Staff / Truthdig Feb 14, 2014 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Michael Sam is out of the closet, headed to the NFL and he's really good. Also, why the big cable merger should scare you, and Bill Blum on Washington's death penalty moratorium. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Gay Jackie Robinson? Not So Fast

Staff / Truthdig Feb 14, 2014 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Michael Sam is out of the closet, headed to the NFL and he's really good. Also, why the big cable merger should scare you, and Bill Blum on Washington's death penalty moratorium. Dig deeper

Netflix Has More Subscribers Than HBO

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Oct 22, 2013 The digital streaming service has reached an important milestone. More people now pay a monthly fee for Netflix than for HBO. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Signs of the Apocalypse in Red Square

Staff / Truthdig Jul 24, 2013 The Russian Orthodox Church warns that the legalization of gay marriage spells impending doom; former President Carter proclaims "America does not have a functioning democracy"; meanwhile, Booz Allen Hamilton took over Washington, and nobody noticed until Edward Snowden blew the whistle. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The First Honest Cable Company

Staff / Truthdig Apr 2, 2013 If you're one of the most of us who hates his or her cable provider, then you'll probably enjoy this video. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Al-Jazeera Buys Current TV, Plans to Kill It

Staff / Truthdig Jan 3, 2013 The Qatar-backed media network will phase out programming on the left-leaning, Al Gore-owned Current to make room for a new channel targeting American viewers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

MSNBC Divorce: Microsoft Moves On With $300 Million

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jul 16, 2012 It's the kind of mashup only the crazy Internet boomers of the ’90s could cook up: Why don't Microsoft -- or MSN rather -- and NBC get married? Now that Keith Olbermann is off to college, the romance just isn't there anymore. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

TV That Finally Lifts Journalism Back ‘Up’

David Sirota / Truthdig Oct 28, 2011 On cable TV, "national news" is a euphemism for New York- and D.C.-focused content engineered primarily by a closed ecosystem of East Coast elites who believe the only things that matter are Manhattan gossip and Beltway games. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

An Oral History of ESPN

By Steven B. Roberts Jun 10, 2011 The book lacks a narrative voice to set the scene, pull the reader along. Authors are not just tape recorders with expense accounts. They need to analyze, criticize, validate their characters. Here, they're often missing in action.About $4 of your monthly cable bill goes to ESPN, even if you never watch it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Oprah’s Soft-Focus Signoff

Staff / Truthdig May 26, 2011 The Oprahpocalypse is upon us. On Wednesday, Oprah Winfrey made her final speech in a farewell sequence that has spanned several months since her announcement that she was pulling the plug on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Great, but did she give away any cars? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Assange: Facebook ‘Most Appalling Spying Machine Ever’ (Update: Video)

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2011 In a recent interview with Russia Today, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange had harsh words for Facebook, denouncing the company for enabling the U.S. government to keep close tabs on the behavior, relationships and personal details of its citizens. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hostage-Taker Killed at Discovery Channel HQ

Staff / Truthdig Sep 1, 2010 A man holding three hostages at the Silver Spring, Md, headquarters of the Discovery Channel was shot to death by police Wednesday The gunman (continued) . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )