9 Ways the Media Blew It in Its ‘Russiagate’ Coverage

Katie Halper / FAIR Apr 8, 2019 So many got so much wrong over the past two years. If the press hopes to meet its basic responsibilities, it must learn from these mistakes. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Keith Olbermann Gives ‘176 Reasons Donald Trump Should Not Be President’ (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Sep 15, 2016 The longtime television commentator just launched a new web series, and he wasted no time before attacking the 2016 Republican presidential nominee. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Report: Nate Silver Leaving New York Times

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 22, 2013 Election forecaster extraordinaire Nate Silver is packing up his FiveThirtyEight blog and taking it elsewhere, according to the Times' own media reporter Brian Stelter. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Shame on the News: Pols Get to Edit Their Quotations

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jul 16, 2012 The New York Times reports that it is now commonplace for everyone from campaign advisers to the Treasury Department to edit and approve quotes before journalists allow themselves to print them. Keith Olbermann calls it "appalling," and that's being nice. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Keith Olbermann Axed From Current TV

Staff / Truthdig Mar 31, 2012 After bringing his "Countdown" to Current TV from MSNBC last June, host Keith Olbermann couldn't make it work with the network Al Gore built. On Friday, Current released a statement making it clear that the parting of the ways between the two sides wasn't exactly friendly -- and that it already has a high-profile replacement. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Thinking Person’s Guide to Campaign 2012

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Feb 2, 2012 Pity the poor mainstream news media, confronted with many debates, demands for instantaneous coverage, competition for website traffic and the specter of ever-multiplying super PACs.I’m looking at this strange campaign year from a viewpoint shaped by covering political campaigns since 1966. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Taibbi and Olbermann Talk Money and Politics

Staff / Truthdig Jan 6, 2012 In this clip from Thursday's "Countdown with Keith Olbermann," Rolling Stone's provocateur du jour, Matt Taibbi, weighs in on a decision by the Montana Supreme Court that could deal a substantial blow to the notorious Citizens United SCOTUS ruling of 2010, which represents at least one issue around which some conservatives and progressives can rally for change. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Olbermann: Why Occupy Wall Street Needs Michael Bloomberg

Staff / Truthdig Nov 17, 2011 America has a rich and unique history of protest In fact, says Keith Olbermann in this "Special Comment" segment of Tuesday's "Countdown," it's an intrinsically American tradition Olbermann also puts Tuesday morning's police raid on Occupy Wall Street's Zuccotti Park encampment in a context that (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Oakland Mayoral Adviser Tells Keith Olbermann Why He Quit

Staff / Truthdig Nov 15, 2011 Dan Siegel was a friend and legal adviser to Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, but he resigned his post the same day police cleared the Occupy Oakland encampment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Taibbi’s List: Five Demands for OWS

Staff / Truthdig Oct 14, 2011 Much has been made -- including a lot of noise -- about the Occupy Wall Street movement's supposed lack of a cohesive message or handy list of bullet points to rally around, which even New York Times editors noted is somewhat beside the point Regardless, Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi has come up with five action items for OWS, which (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Feingold: ‘This Is Not a Time for Cautious Politics’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 11, 2011 Here we see former Sen. Russ Feingold taking stock of the Occupy Wall Street phenomenon on Monday's "Countdown With Keith Olbermann," declaring that the "unholy alliance" between big business and certain political operatives on the right (although not exclusively from that side of the aisle) is being challenged. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Keith Olbermann, John Dean Preview Rupert Murdoch Testimony

Staff / Truthdig Jul 19, 2011 Rupert and James Murdoch will face the British Parliament on Tuesday, and John Dean (above) thinks the elder tycoon may not be used to the pressure: "I think that this is the first time that Murdoch has ever been in this kind of atmosphere where people can push him to answer questions he might not want to address". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )