Ilana NovickMay 14, 2018
Publications across the country may be bleeding jobs, but it’s a great time to be a reporter in D.C. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigApr 17, 2018
Claiming or denying to be a journalist on an as-needed basis may allow Fox News' star host to sidestep more than just the standards of his industry. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Jeff Cohen / TruthdigMar 26, 2018
Cable news networks like MSNBC and CNN present analysts as credible and almost heroic—as long as they criticize the despicable man in the White House. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Juan Cole / Informed CommentMar 25, 2018
The national security adviser-designate should be on trial at the Hague for war crimes. Instead, he has been promoted to a position where he can do to Iran what he did to Iraq. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / Informed CommentJan 21, 2018
American mass media journalism—at least as practiced by 24-hour news channels—is broken. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 8, 2016
The "Last Week Tonight" host talks about how political corruption thrives in an environment in which journalists are being fired or forced to focus on social media and click-bait rather than on reporting. He also admits that shows like his wouldn't exist without newspapers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigApr 16, 2015
The news media trend of displaying teaser videos with clips of the deaths of Walter Scott and Eric Garner on loops is despicable at best And, as "The Daily Show" host points out, it's a trend we have to "nip in the bud, because it's not going anywhere The ubiquity of cellphones is far outpacing police awareness of the ubiquity of cellphones". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigApr 4, 2015
No one has done more to combat the bullshit aired on cable news than Jon Stewart has over the years, but as the soon-to-be-retired "Daily Show" host puts it, it's tough to work in "media counter-errorism." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigJun 11, 2014
Traitor, loser, deserter. While Fox News can't seem to find enough insults to describe Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, CNN is busy wondering whether the prisoner of war modeled his life after the fictional TV series "Homeland." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigMar 26, 2014
The "Colbert Report" host slams his "colleagues in the 24-hour news game" for "yanking theories out of their ass-star." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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