E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigMay 6, 2013
President Obama got roughed up by the pundit class last week. The question is what lessons he draws from the going-over. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMar 23, 2013
The job of corporate news pundits is to appear to say true and important things without attaching those views to themselves or their employers, writes Thomas Frank in the April issue of Harper's Magazine. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Tracy Bloom / TruthdigMar 18, 2013
The New York Times columnist argues that the political elites and pundits who perpetuated the Bush administration's disinformation and calls for war seem to have learned nothing from that experience. Case in point: the deficit obsession. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigFeb 7, 2013
The right-wing cable news channel, perhaps finally aware that Morris is no Nate Silver, has reportedly revoked the Republican cheerleader's conservative pollster's right to spew nonsense on its airwaves. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 23, 2010
"The Simpsons" took a cheeky jab at the media in general, and Fox News more pointedly, in Sunday's opening sequence of the long-running cartoon -- which, it should be observed, makes its home on Fox as well. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 9, 2010
Keith Olbermann's "indefinite" hiatus from MSNBC didn't turn out to be much of a break, as the powers that be at his network have decided that he can have his show back starting Tuesday night. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 6, 2010
MSNBC pundit Keith Olbermann joked after the midterms, responding to taunts from certain Fox News types, that he was still around despite the lashing Dems took at the polls. But as it turns out, he might have committed career suicide, or something close to it, on his own. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 2, 2010
To all pundits, politicians and journalists who got everything wrong about the Iraq War, fear not. You may have no credibility, but Fox News is your refuge and your benefactor. As Media Matters documents, the propaganda network has only added to its collection of mendacious war boosters since helping to launch the Iraq disaster. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 23, 2010
Luckily for former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, although the press can be merciless when it comes to the sexual peccadilloes of public figures, there's also potential for a good comeback story to rise from the ruins of a political career. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Marcia Alesan Dawkins / TruthdigJan 30, 2010
Many argue that Obama’s election to the presidency and status as global “supercelebrity” are signs that we have entered a post-racial moment in which everyone and everything are mixed. Among these believers is Chris Matthews of MSNBC. Many argue that Obama’s election to the presidency and status as global “supercelebrity” are signs that we have entered a post-racial moment in which everyone and everything are mixed. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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