Telling the Story of WikiLeaks
Newspapers are trying to catch up with the revolution that WikiLeaks began.
The Media Flunks WikiLeaks 101
Pressures are mounting internationally for us to behave ourselves, as we have recently been forced to do in Egypt.
Al-Jazeera English: TV You Can’t Watch on TV
Many Americans are starving for a cable news channel that covers international affairs in depth.
Justice for a 9-Year-Old Girl’s Killers in the Courts and in Print
Everyone should have heard about the murder of Brisenia Flores by now.
Renovating The New York Times Op-Ed Section
A former Martha Stewart Living executive editor gets a pivotal job at the Grey Lady.
Ripping off Newspaper Websites Shortchanges Democracy
Righthaven’s unseemly tactic of filing lawsuits for newspaper copyright violations, without sending a warning letter first, might help save journalism.
Meet the New Media Monopoly
With Comcast’s takeover of NBC, the era of the mega-mega-merger is upon us.
Protect Public Media
In tough economic times, public broadcasters are embracing their mission to serve local communities.
WikiLeaks: Caveat Lector
Keep these questions in mind when reading the cache of leaked State Department cables.
Audio-Visual Accountability
Video cameras keep candidates honest on campaign trail.
How about Saving all the Miners?
Mining endangers communities everywhere with safety hazards and environmental destruction.
Responsible for his own Words
The Juan Williams debacle shows that flying-while-Muslim is the new driving-while-black.
Public TV? It Would Be a Good Idea
The same white, male, and elite voices dominate the conversation on PBS as on the corporate networks.
Much Ado about Non-News Stories
From the first lady’s Spanish foray to the flight attendant who went postal, the media indulged in an annual ritual this August.
The Gambia: A Dictator’s Anti-Media War
Since the 1994 coup d’etat that saw President Yahya Jammeh rise to power, the Gambian media has been forced to work under repressive and restrictive conditions.