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In Ohio over the weekend, Donald Trump delivered one of his most unhinged and dangerous rally speeches yet: He used appallingly dehumanizing language about migrants, saluted the January 6 rioters as patriots and heroes, and predicted a “bloodbath” if he Continue reading Trump’s Unhinged Eruptions in Ohio Should Light a Fire Under the Media
When Mayer asked about the Holocaust, however, things took a dark turn. How it could happen snapped into sharp focus. These perfectly pleasant Germans said they knew nothing about it. Or that it didn’t happen. Or it did happen, but Continue reading Earth to Media: Try to Get It—Nice, Ordinary People Can Be Fascists
But more coverage alone isn’t enough. The mainstream media is terribly handicapped by its supposed devotion to balance and “objectivity.” When one major political party, its presidential candidate, and its allies in infotainment are lying at top volume, the traditional Continue reading How the Media Falls for the Right’s Fentanyl Lies
Several nonprofit models are leading the industry routinely investing in consequential investigative journalism at a time when the scope of so many of their peers seems to be shrinking—including Mother Jones, ProPublica, and The City—the last of which staved off Continue reading The Rot in the Media Industry Starts at the Top
The Messenger was a particularly spectacular failure, but it also highlights how desperate the media industry has become to find a viable business strategy, especially at scale. Various pivots—notably to video via Facebook and YouTube, and audio via podcasting—led to brief Continue reading Hubris Is Not Killing the Media. Tech Giants Are.
“The Department of Energy’s methodology for assessing the public interest is woefully out of date,” says Slocum. “Until today, there has been no difference in the review process between the Trump and Biden administrations for LNG exports.” While climate activists Continue reading The Media Coverage of Biden’s Natural Gas Decision Is Ridiculous
Pelosi, to Trump, was the former opposition leader in the House. To Biden, that would be Kevin McCarthy. So let’s imagine together that last Friday night, Joe Biden had been speaking at a campaign event and had said: “You know, Continue reading Donald Trump Is Losing It.
Will the Media Make It a Story?
Until 2022, Honduras was ruled by Juan Orlando Hernández, a repressive, corrupt president who both the Obama and Trump administrations propped up—supposedly because he represented “stability.” (Fortunately, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York was not buying Continue reading What the Media Gets Wrong About the So-Called Border Crisis
Why? Let us count the ways. First, speakers traditionally work their way up, slowly building relationships, doing favors, raising money. Jordan has surely done some of that, but it’s not his real calling card. His real calling card is that Continue reading Why the Media Narrative on Donald Trump’s Legal Woes Is Wrong
Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday amid a conservative-stoked firestorm over her response to questions about antisemitism on campus and allegations of plagiarism. Gay served a total of just six months as university president, the shortest tenure in the Continue reading Harvard President Resigns Thanks to Far-Right Attacks the Media Gleefully Elevated