Juan Cole / Informed CommentJan 21, 2018
American mass media journalism—at least as practiced by 24-hour news channels—is broken. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 8, 2016
The "Last Week Tonight" host talks about how political corruption thrives in an environment in which journalists are being fired or forced to focus on social media and click-bait rather than on reporting. He also admits that shows like his wouldn't exist without newspapers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigApr 16, 2015
The news media trend of displaying teaser videos with clips of the deaths of Walter Scott and Eric Garner on loops is despicable at best And, as "The Daily Show" host points out, it's a trend we have to "nip in the bud, because it's not going anywhere The ubiquity of cellphones is far outpacing police awareness of the ubiquity of cellphones". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigApr 4, 2015
No one has done more to combat the bullshit aired on cable news than Jon Stewart has over the years, but as the soon-to-be-retired "Daily Show" host puts it, it's tough to work in "media counter-errorism." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigJun 11, 2014
Traitor, loser, deserter. While Fox News can't seem to find enough insults to describe Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, CNN is busy wondering whether the prisoner of war modeled his life after the fictional TV series "Homeland." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigMar 26, 2014
The "Colbert Report" host slams his "colleagues in the 24-hour news game" for "yanking theories out of their ass-star." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigFeb 22, 2014
U.S. television newscasters have often slipped up and spoken of an Iranian nuclear “weapons program,” even though no U.N. inspectors have found firm evidence of any such thing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 3, 2014
A human rights group in Israel has denounced the country's government, saying it "tortured" Palestinian children; a Reddit user publishes his unexpected $55,000 hospital bill for an appendectomy; meanwhile, Fukushima's Daiichi Unit 3 will not explode, despite reports to the contrary. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Ralph NaderMay 23, 2013
This new media landscape is more hostile to the civic community and discourages the younger generation from believing that change is truly within our grasp. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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