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Military Checking Journos’ ‘Slant’ Before Granting Access

Staff / Truthdig Jul 6, 2006 Newsweek's former Baghdad bureau chief says that U military personnel in Iraq have started reviewing journalists' previous work and their "slant," or point of view, before granting the reporters the right to embed with units He said some reporters have been "blacklisted" for writing pieces unfriendly to the military . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Claim: Bush Doesn’t Give a S–t About Gay Marriage

Staff / Truthdig Jun 5, 2006 Newsweek anonymously quotes a friend of the president's as saying, "I think it was purely political. I don't think he gives a s--t about" gay marriage. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Single 40-Year-Old Woman Has a Higher Chance Of…

Staff / Truthdig May 30, 2006 Twenty years ago this week Newsweek speculated that a "40-year-old single woman was 'more likely to be killed by a terrorist' than to ever marry." In this week's cover story, they retract the hackneyed thesis and reexamine the marriage statistics. (h/t: Broadsheet) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Morale Bottoms Out at the CIA

Staff / Truthdig May 8, 2006 Both Newsweek and The New York Times report that morale at the CIA is at an all-time low. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Newspaper Punctures Myth of ‘the Boy Crisis’

Staff / Truthdig Apr 11, 2006 The Washington Post refutes an earlier Newsweek cover story that claimed boys are falling badly behind girls in public school education. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )