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Alexander Zaitchik & Rick Perlstein: Whither Glenn Beck?
August 14, 2010Glenn Beck might not have a lot of advertisers left, but he's got a lot of viewers still. And the Obama administration recently showed off just how terrified they are of the FOX News host by pressuring Shirley Sherrod to leave her position because of the threat of a video appearing on Beck's show. But Beck didn't start off as a journalist (or a demagogue). He came from much humbler beginnings.Whither Glenn Beck and Community Development in Brooklyn
August 13, 2010Glenn Beck might not have a lot of advertisers left, but he's got a lot of viewers still. And the Obama administration recently showed off just how terrified they are of the FOX News host by pressuring Shirley Sherrod to leave her position because of the threat of a video appearing on Beck's show. But Beck didn't start off as a journalist (or a demagogue). He came from much humbler beginnings.Michael Wolff: What the News Needs Now
April 6, 2010Michael Wolff made his name writing long, literary feature stories for Vanity Fair, but he got started at the New York Times. Now, he says, newspapers' day is done. Aggregator sites like his own Newser.com are the future.Rory O'Connor, Michael Wolff, and the Economy
April 5, 2010A new report shows that U.S. soldiers tampered with the scene of the deaths of three women, including digging bullets out of the bodies, to cover up their involvement. Are the new procedures for the war under General McChrystal really minimizing civilian casualties, as they are supposed to?Brave New Films: FOX's War on ACORN
March 25, 2010What does FOX News have to do with the demise of ACORN? According to this segment from our friends at Brave New Films, quite a lot. FOX's lead sent other news outlets scurrying after the non-story of James O'Keefe's infamous "pimp and prostitute" video, and kept up a steady drumbeat that saw the organization stripped of funds and forced to close its doors.ACORN, Health Care Reform, and the Media
March 24, 2010The right wing's favorite political football, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, has announced that it will be closing down. What brought down the once-strong force for justice for low-income Americans?Week In Review: What Does New Journalism Look Like?
December 5, 2009Where is journalism headed? Is "balanced" coverage really the best option, or does it leave too many out in the cold? How responsible is the media for the failures of the health care debate? Jay Rosen, New York University professor and one of the most prominent thinkers about journalism in the new media era, has some answers to all of these questions.Jay Rosen: What Does New Journalism Look Like?
December 2, 2009Where is journalism headed? Is "balanced" coverage really the best option, or does it leave too many out in the cold? How responsible is the media for the failures of the health care debate? Jay Rosen, New York University professor and one of the most prominent thinkers about journalism in the new media era, has some answers to all of these questions.Rebooting the System, Jay Rosen, and UC Protests
December 1, 2009President Obama is about to announce a troop escalation in Afghanistan. Though it's consistent with his campaign promises, public opinion has shifted and now, according to most polls, a majority of the American people oppose the war. Politics as usual? Is he stuck?Is there a way around the machine to create a true politics of the people?
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