AltWeeklies Wire
Election '08: Stupid McCampaign Tricksnew
With Obamapalooza in full swing, John McCain shouts into the media void.
L.A. Weekly |
Marc Cooper |
07-25-2008 |
Commentary
What Political Reporters Wantnew
In the end, what the media wants is A Story. How they get it is determined by little things that most often don't really matter. Which is why the AP last week ran a story on how its joint poll with Yahoo! News shows that among pet owners John McCain beats Barack Obama 42 percent to 37 percent. Which doesn't mean squat.
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
07-22-2008 |
Commentary
This Week's Rejected New Yorker Coversnew
A political cartoon spoofing the New Yorker cover flap.
INDY Week |
V.C. Rogers |
07-17-2008 |
Commentary
Latest History-Making Story Ignored by the Press: Impeachmentnew
When future historians sit down to study this era, archived media stories will be of little use to them, unless the Brad Pitt-Angela Jolie baby grows up to rule the world. Probably the biggest history-making story to be ignored by the corporate media this month is the introduction in the US Congress of Articles of Impeachment against George W. Bush.
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
06-23-2008 |
Commentary
It's Rather Un-American to Have an Election that Focuses on 'Big Issues'new
The media (and the voters) aren't focusing on the issues, but don't complain. From Lincoln's "ugly problem" to Grover Cleveland's love child, they never have.
Boston Phoenix |
Steven Stark |
05-22-2008 |
Commentary
What is the National Defense University?new
While much of the national news media's attention was focused on his holiness and his hot wheels, an important story about the Iraq War broke. On April 17, the elite university in D.C. published a report called "Choosing War: The Decision To Invade Iraq and Its Aftermath."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
05-01-2008 |
Commentary
The Democrats' Historical Blindnessnew
Dems who forget the past are condemned to keep forgetting it.
New York Press |
Russ Smith |
05-01-2008 |
Commentary
Is Obama Dodging the Gay Media?new
Some gay news outlets say Obama is ignoring them, but many in the LGBT community continue to support his candidacy.
New Haven Advocate |
Erin Lynch |
04-22-2008 |
Politics
Who's Afraid of John Edwards?
Mainstream media is giving four to five times more coverage to Obama and Clinton than Edwards, far more than their share of popular support. Their corporate owners have reason to fear him.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
01-22-2008 |
Commentary
Wrong About Iraq, Conservative Pundits Keep Jobs
They were wrong about WMDs, being greeted as liberators and the Bush Administration's competence, yet right-wing pundits continue to get paid big bucks for the opinions in the mainstream media -- what's wrong with the marketplace of ideas?
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
07-17-2007 |
Commentary
Bush Blindfolds the Publicnew
From the Patriot Act to presidential records, George W. Bush has presided over an unprecedented rise in government secrecy.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
10-28-2004 |
Politics
RNC Report: GOP-TVnew
Stuck inside Republican hell with the ‘fair and balanced’ Fox News Channel.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
09-02-2004 |
Politics
