‘Class Act’-ion at the L.A. Times

Staff / Truthdig Sep 17, 2008 Former reporters from the L.A. Times and at least one current star columnist have filed a class-action suit against Sam Zell. The billionaire's reign over the paper beginning in late 2007 has not been pretty, and the lawsuit contends that recent violations of federal financial rules have "diminished the value of the employee-owned company to benefit himself and his fellow board members." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Local Reporter Grills McCain About Palin’s Foreign Policy Experience

Staff / Truthdig Sep 12, 2008 Politicians, take note: "Local" interviews are no longer all that local. In this interview, Rob Caldwell, anchor for WCSH in Portland, Maine, asks Republican presidential nominee John McCain about his running mate Sarah Palin's credentials when it comes to "national security, diplomacy, foreign policy" and "the fight against Islamist extremism." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Scott McClellan’s Disillusionment

Staff / Truthdig May 30, 2008 Scott McClellan appeared on the "Today" show Thursday to discuss his memoir, "What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception," and the "two defining moments" that caused him to become "increasingly dismayed and disillusioned with the way things were going in Washington, DC". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Newsroom Carnage Continues at The Washington Post

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2008 This just in: The Washington Post is the latest major newspaper to undergo the apparently inevitable newsroom downsizing process, clearing out 100 more journalists with a "blunt instrument," as former Post (and former New York Times) writer Sharon Waxman reports in her WaxWord blog. "The Washington Post as I know it has jumped the shark," Waxman laments. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Reporting From Burma: A Thriller

Staff / Truthdig May 14, 2008 BBC reporter Paul Danahar had to go to great lengths in order to report from Burma. A secret identity was just one method for avoiding the military intelligence agents who scoured the country looking for the journalist who dared to report on the devastation of Cyclone Nargis, which struck May 3. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

CNN Reporter: Iraq Update ‘Frighteningly Disappointing’

Staff / Truthdig Apr 9, 2008 The questions leveled by Senate members at Ambassador Ryan Crocker and Gen. David Petraeus during Tuesday's update session about Iraq failed to make the grade for Michael Ware, CNN's "Situation Room" correspondent. Ware declared the session "frighteningly disappointing," telling host Wolf Blitzer, "I just see a lot of oxygen being wasted here." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Nobody Votes for a Quitter

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Apr 4, 2008 Real politicians don't quit. They are defeated, indicted, jailed, die or, in some jurisdictions, ousted by term limits. So don't expect Hillary Clinton to surrender just yet. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

China Cries Foul Over Tibet Coverage

Staff / Truthdig Mar 25, 2008 China has accused international media outlets of showing bias in news reports of the riots in Tibet. However, the media, too, have a gripe: Beijing has prevented foreign media from entering Tibet and neighboring provinces and has limited domestic access to foreign media reports. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Gets Grilled

Staff / Truthdig Mar 5, 2008 Perhaps responding to accusations made by pundits and politicians that Barack Obama has been given kid-glove treatment by the media, reporters at a San Antonio, Texas, press conference made sure they didn't invite similar criticism Monday night. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Turbulent Times in N.Y., L.A. Newsrooms

Staff / Truthdig Feb 16, 2008 It's been a lively week in the newspaper world, and the excitement hasn't exactly been of the desirable variety. Earlier in the week, Tribune Co. Chairman and CEO Sam Zell announced major cutbacks at Tribune papers across the country, and then The New York Times' Valentine's Day edition brought word that the Gray Lady will also be downsizing its staff. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Clinton Gets Negative About Negativity

Staff / Truthdig Jan 24, 2008 On the same day that the Clinton campaign premiered a new attack ad in South Carolina, former President Bill Clinton tried to blame the Obama campaign and the media for heating up the rhetoric. Bill has been dispatched to South Carolina to hold the line against Obama while Hillary shores up support around the country. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Romney, Reporter Spar in a Staples Store

Staff / Truthdig Jan 18, 2008 Following presidential candidates from state to state as they shake hands, kiss babies (and backsides, some might say, in the figurative sense) and promise to be the Best Prez Ever! must get tiresome for reporters on the campaign trail. In this clip, it's hard to say if the grind got to AP scribe Glen Johnson or whether Mitt Romney's claims about eschewing lobbyists made him snap. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )