…in which the British government clearly takes sides. The “Observatory” says on its website that it is “not associated or linked to any political body.” ‘To which I reply: Is Boris Johnson’s Foreign Office not a political body? Because the FO just confirmed to me that “the UK funded a project worth £194,769.60 to provide […]
Graduates of Elite Universities Dominate New York Times and Wall Street Journal Newsrooms..
FOLLOWING THE 2016 election, New York Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet reflected on his industry’s coverage of the country. “If I have a mea culpa for journalists and journalism, it’s that we’ve got to do a much better job of being on the road, out in the country, talking to different kinds of people than […]
For Press and Public, Big Risks Lurk Behind Political ‘Opposition Research’…
It’s like a political game of “Who’s on First?” (If you’re too young to know, that’s a reference to an old Abbott and Costello comedy routine.) In this case, it’s high-stakes politics, Washington style. Here’s how it goes: U.S. intel officials used political opposition research (that relied on Russia) to justify wiretaps to investigate Donald […]
More Than a Muckraker: Robert Parry Believed the Possibilities of Our Craft…
When news of Robert Parry’s death reached me a week ago, I had to stop working for a long time. I would call it an interim of respectful silence except that it was closer to paralysis. The fight against all that is corrupt, misguided, maliciously intended and simply wrong in our national life instantly seemed […]
In Internal Memos, CIA Inspector General Portrayed the Media as Agency’s ‘Principle Villains’…
A series of 1984 memos from the CIA Inspector General’s (IG) office reveals some alarming views on the press and how to deal with them. Among other things, the memo shows that 33 years before the Agency declared WikiLeaks a hostile non-state intelligence service, they were viewing the general press in the same terms…
The Media Bubble Is Worse Than You Think…
How did big media miss the Donald Trump swell? News organizations old and new, large and small, print and online, broadcast and cable assigned phalanxes of reporters armed with the most sophisticated polling data and analysis to cover the presidential campaign. The overwhelming assumption was that the race was Hillary Clinton’s for the taking, and […]
Watch Glenn Greenwald Blast “Fake News” Peddling by Legacy Media…
“We shouldn’t accept government claims unless we see evidence that it’s true. Particularly, when the consequences are so grave. You have John McCain saying Russia has engaged in a act of war, Nancy Pelosi is accusing journalists of being accomplices of Russia…These are really serious charges and we should see evidence for that.”
Witch Hunt: “Fake News” Software Touted by CBS Smears Naked Capitalism, ShadowProof, TruthDig, Others; Creator Admits He Made Up Who Went on Hit List…
One of most pernicious means underway to crush independent news sites is the release of software tools that brand them as unreliable. This means that hidden developers and the parties that fed them information are beyond any accountability, yet would serve as censors…
B.S. Detector And The Rise Of Defaming ‘Fake News’ Detection Software…
It Took Facebook 2 Weeks To Figure Out The Difference Between War Photography And Kiddie Porn…
Sometimes, things make us uncomfortable. Sometimes, that’s the point. So argues Espen Egil Hansen, the editor-in-chief of Norway’s largest newspaper, Aftenposten, after Facebook temporarily deleted a post…
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