Live at Truthdig: Has the Media Been Biased in Its Coverage of Donald Trump?

Staff / Truthdig Jun 23, 2016 Do you think the mainstream media is being fair in its coverage of Donald Trump? Or has it abandoned objectivity? Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer and the Truthdig team discussed on Friday. Dig deeper ( 42 Min. Read )

Mainstream Media Didn’t Hold Back in Headlines About Clinton and Sanders

Staff / Truthdig Jun 9, 2016 Following Hillary Clinton’s wins in most of Tuesday night’s presidential primaries, many mainstream news outlets were quick to denounce Bernie Sanders’ campaign. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Media Slammed for Preemptively Crowning Hillary Clinton

By Jon Queally / Common Dreams Jun 8, 2016 "Shame on you AP! Superdelegates don't vote until the convention," tweeted documentary filmmaker Josh Fox. "Story of [Clinton nomination] is false and aims to suppress voters." Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Mainstream Media Bias Is Nothing New, but What Can Be Done About It?

Staff / Truthdig Jun 3, 2016 In this week's Facebook Live, Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer discusses mainstream media bias in the 2016 presidential coverage. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Amy Goodman on How the Media Is Ruining the 2016 Election by Focusing on ‘Trump-Land’

Staff / Truthdig Apr 28, 2016 The “Democracy Now!” host explains why pundits are getting coverage “so wrong” and outlines what needs to change. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

VIDEO: #Pray for [blank]

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Mar 31, 2016 With major terrorist attacks coming in rapid succession lately, it’s time to take a closer look at what causes a particular attack to get extensive media coverage. Dig deeper

Corporate-Dominated Media Highlight Western Victims, Ignore Western Violence, Glenn Greenwald Says

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 26, 2016 It’s “unjustifiable” and “propagandistic” that coverage of horrifying terror attacks is accorded to Western victims of violence “but almost never to the non-Western victims of the West’s own violence,” writes Glenn Greenwald at The Intercept. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

WashPo’s Obvious Bias: 16 Negative Stories About Bernie Sanders Published in Just 16 Hours

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Mar 8, 2016 The Washington Post's March 6 onslaught advances the narrative that the Vermont senator is a clueless white man incapable of winning over people of color or speaking to women, according to the progressive media watchdog Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting. Perhaps the paper is going through the “7 Stages of Establishment Backlash.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Sanders Won the Focus Groups and Online Polls. So Why Do the Media Say Clinton Won the Debate?

By Adam Johnson, AlterNet Oct 14, 2015 The public and the establishment news media appear to want completely different things out of a presidential candidate. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Joe Scarborough Belittles Female Co-Host for Trying to Talk About Actual News

Staff / Truthdig Mar 27, 2014 Mika Brzezinski calls out her colleague and MSNBC panel for "capitalizing on a non-story for ratings because people's imaginations are pricked by this and that is not responsible." This leads them to talk down, belittle and show a complete disregard for who she is and what she says. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart Ridicules Iran Sanctions and Interviews Robert Gates

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2014 Jon Stewart takes us through the new sanctions against Iran that many in our dysfunctional Congress are considering. He also interviews former Defense Secretary Robert Gates about his new book "Duty." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

S.H.A.M.E. Profile: ‘Planet Money’s’ Adam Davidson

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 9, 2012 Reporters Yasha Levine and Mark Ames have created a new website devoted to profiling people who “abuse media ethics” to shill for corporate interests. Truthdig linked to the duo's takedown of Malcolm Gladwell a few weeks ago. Now, they've set their sights on Adam Davidson, host of the NPR show "Planet Money" and a columnist for The New York Times Magazine. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )