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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 )

The Keystone XL Media Bias

Staff / Truthdig Jan 28, 2012 Media Matters turned its bias detectors on the corporate media’s coverage of the Keystone XL pipeline, a proposed $7 billion Canada-to-Texas oil way that the Obama administration put on hold last week. The analysis found that in all mediums, pipeline supporters got more talk time than their opponents, and counted the ways reporters parroted industry’s talking points. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’: Is MSNBC the New Fox News?

Staff / Truthdig Dec 3, 2008 As the current president and president-elect prepare for a major baton-passing on Jan. 20, cable TV is undergoing its own changing of the guard. How will Fox News handle the transition? Is MSNBC taking its place? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

New McCain Gaffes on Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Jul 24, 2008 Sen. John McCain didn't just get his cause-and-effect order wrong on the so-called surge strategy in Iraq, he also claimed in a CBS interview that the increased troop deployment and associated change in tactics protected a key Sunni sheik who helped lead the "Anbar Awakening." Problem? Said sheik was actually assassinated during the surge. Meanwhile, CBS is under fire for editing out these gaffes in its on-air presentation of the interview. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Philly Debate Maligned by Pro-Obama Media?

Staff / Truthdig Apr 19, 2008 Why were so many journalists so aggravated by the latest presidential debate? According to Politico scribes John F. Harris and Jim VandeHei, it wasn't about George Stephanopoulos and Charlie Gibson's less substantive questions -- instead, the problem was that "this time there were more hard questions for Obama than for Clinton." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Colbert on Journalistic Ethics and the Anna Nicole Story

Staff / Truthdig Mar 2, 2007 "The Colbert Report" eats the press alive for its treatment of the Anna Nicole Smith story and total failure when it comes to covering, well, just about anything that actually matters, especially the Iraq war. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )