Articles with media Tag
An Open Letter to NYT Staffers: Leave the Plantation and Join Us
By Russ Baker on Jan 9, 2012
The New York Times staff are in (partial) revolt. But it’s corporate-owned media that is truly revolting. Here’s a solution: let’s build something better, together.
Brave Reporter Challenges Romney Deceit
By James Huang (Tech Admin) on Jan 7, 2012
Can/should a reporter call a candidate on semantic nonsense? Watch this video--in its entirety—and see reporter be reprimanded by Romney press secretary for sticking to his guns. Will this reporter keep his job? Stay tuned.
Iowa: Watch!…Watch!…Watch!… Why Are You Watching?
By Russ Baker on Dec 30, 2011
Iowa is a waste of time (sorry, Iowa friends, nothing personal.) It’s typical of distractions that fill our bandwidth and keep us from focusing on what really matters.
Targeting You With Phony News
By Russ Baker on Sep 13, 2011
A California public water utility is sneaking out phony news designed to make it look good. If one publicly-funded entity tried this, can it be the only one? Don’t bet on it.
Silenzio! Demands Silvio
By Russ Baker on Sep 13, 2009
There’s a fascinating political-media brouhaha going on in Italy that is a kind of turbocharged mega-Lewinsky scandal, but it is getting comparatively little coverage in the United States. One of the country’s leading newspapers is challenging Silvio Berlusconi, the 72-year-old Italian prime minister as...
The End of American Hegemony?
By Russ Baker on Jun 16, 2009
At TruthDig, Chris Hedges, playing off an economist’s piece in the Financial Times, posits a dire future based on the collapse of the dollar, largely on account of the humongous military budget’s role in ballooning the deficit. The article, typically lively and controversial Hedges fare, is worth reading...
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