Top Features
Journalists Give Workers the Business
CAP study finds that the perspective of workers is largely missing mainstream media's economic coverage, while the views of business are frequently presented.
Imbalance of Talk Radio
Report from CAP and Free Press shows that while conservative talk radio dominates the format, simple measures could restore balance.Other Media Features
July 2, 2009
Think Again: The Strange Politics of Collusion (and “Dickishness”)
Last weekend's televised battle between two reporters reveals aspects of a larger battle to define how members of the media define their jobs, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.
June 25, 2009
Think Again: Who Jails Journalists?
The United States could really lead by example when it comes to keeping journalists out of jail, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.
June 23, 2009
Is the Religious Right Losing Its Grip?
Social conservatives stick to free market rhetoric despite their slipping influence in tough economic times, writes Lester Feder.
June 18, 2009
Think Again: Chiller, Socialist Theater
Conservatives have lately branded the United States as the newest socialist republic in an attempt to reprise former scare tactics, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.
June 11, 2009
Think Again: Sotomayor and SCOTUS, Captured on a Carousel of Time
Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings don't start until July, but her punditocracy hearings are well underway, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.
June 4, 2009
Think Again: The Surprising Success of the Right-Wing Rant
Right-wing pundits are casting Obama's Supreme Court pick in racist terms, and it appears to be working, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.
May 28, 2009
Think Again: Dick Cheney's Post Presidency
Former Vice President Dick Cheney is still causing trouble, this time as a pundit, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.
May 21, 2009
Think Again: Blogosphere to Mainstream Media: Get Off the Bus (and Walk a Mile in Our Shoes)
Maureen Dowd is just the latest in mainstream media figures who are taking cues from the blogosphere, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.
May 14, 2009
Think Again: Sex and the Single Justice
The media is obsessing about potential Supreme Court nominees’ sexuality instead of their qualifications, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory. Plus, an update on George Will’s environmental reporting career.
May 7, 2009
Think Again: Codeword "Empathy"
Conservatives already know exactly who Obama will appoint to the Supreme Court, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.
May 1, 2009
Piénselo mejor: Los Conservadores Saben Cuál es el Verdadero Origen de la Gripe Porcina
Los conservadores en los medios culpan nuevamente a los inmigrantes de la actual crisis basada en amenazas imaginarias, como lo relatan Eric Alterman y Danielle Ivory.
April 30, 2009
Think Again: Conservatives Know the Real Origin of Swine Flu
Conservatives in the media are blaming yet another real crisis on the imagined threats of immigration, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.
April 23, 2009
Think Again: The DHS Report: Torturing the Truth
Conservatives fuss over a Bush report on the potential for domestic terrorism while remaining unperturbed by reports of real torture, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.
April 21, 2009
Everyone's a Polluter
Over 30 years after the Clean Water Act, America’s waterways are still fighting for survival. The culprits? You and me.
April 16, 2009
Think Again: It’s Still the Bush Economy
The media seem to have forgotten already that it was President Bush who got us into this recession, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.
April 14, 2009
Four Things You Didn’t Know About God and Same-Sex Marriage
Christians who oppose same-sex marriage say it goes against the biblical conception of marriage and sexuality, but they're wrong.
April 9, 2009
Think Again: Will-ful Ignorance, Round 26
George Will's standoff on global warming with the Washington Post's news room and the scientific community is troubling for the paper's editorial standards, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.
April 6, 2009
The Progressive Conscience in Action
The exercise of conscience that pits health care providers against their patients mandates a rule change, Susan Thistlethwaite writes.
April 2, 2009
Think Again: Mice, Playing: The Decline of Skeptical Journalism
Science and health journalists are taking just as many shortcuts as their business reporting peers, and we’d all be wise to watch out, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.
March 26, 2009
Think Again: Cable News Blues
Cable news may be the only healthy part of the journalism business, but that's bad news for the rest of us, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.
March 19, 2009
Think Again: Remember Real Journalism
Journalists risk their lives for democracy every day. It’s time we pause to remember their sacrifices, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.
March 12, 2009
Think Again: Whose News Is It, Anyway?
Business news is increasingly aimed at investors, not citizens, a problem the industry must address to provide high-quality coverage, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.
March 5, 2009
Think Again: The Other Meltdown: Conservatives
Conservatives gathered last week at CPAC to rediscover their ideological heart, but the result was more identity crisis than true direction, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory.
February 24, 2009
The Dimensions of a Digitally Networked Campaign
Alan Rosenblatt explores various "dimensions" of online campaigning and the strategies that each dimension requires in a four-part series for Politics magazine.
February 19, 2009
Think Again: Media to Climate: "Drop Dead"
Developing a climate policy beat has been a nonstarter in the mainstream media, write Eric Alterman and Danielle Ivory, but this is one disaster we can see coming.
February 12, 2009
Think Again: FCC, Meet "Change"
President Obama’s FCC will have their work cut out for them in restoring the agency to the side of the citizens and consumers, write Eric Alterman and George Zornick.
February 5, 2009
Think Again: William Kristol: Journalism’s Indispensable Man
Columnist William Kristol moves to the Washington Post after a year of blurring the line between journalism and political strategy at the New York Times, write Eric Alterman and George Zornick.
January 29, 2009
Think Again: Spying on Journalists? Why the Silence?
It now appears that the Bush administration was spying on American journalists; so Eric Alterman and George Zornick ask, why’s the media keeping quiet?
January 22, 2009
Think Again: Bush’s Free Ride to the Finish Line
After failing to challenge Bush and Cheney's misstatements over the past eight years, it's unsurprising that the press failed to do so during his last interviews.
January 15, 2009
Think Again: Scarborough’s Fare
Eric Alterman and George Zornick wonder why MSNBC gives Joe Scarborough more time on the air than anyone else if it’s as liberal as everyone says?
January 8, 2009
Think Again: Mainstream Media Malpractice
Not only does the mainstream media ignore critical health policy issues; when it does cover them, it often offers misleading information, write Eric Alterman and George Zornick.
December 18, 2008
Think Again: Mr. Pot, Meet Mr. Kettle
Eric Alterman and George Zornick take a look at some of conservatives’ most outrageous comments.
December 11, 2008
Think Again: War on War (and More)
In the last installment of a four-part series on Bush’s war on the press, Eric Alterman looks at treatment of press during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
December 5, 2008
The Week in Photos: 12.1.08 - 12.5.08
This week, CAP called for federal action on stem cells, set forth a plan for a $350 billion stimulus and recovery, and turned attention to the AIDS crisis in the U.S.
December 4, 2008
Think Again: Inventing the News for Fun and Profit...
Part three in a series from Eric Alterman on the legacy of the Bush administration’s war on the press.
November 26, 2008
Think Again: The Bush Legacy: War on the Press, Continued
Eric Alterman and George Zornick examine how the Bush administration has used the Espionage Act to dismantle press freedoms.
November 20, 2008
Think Again: The Bush Legacy: War on the Press
Eric Alterman posits that a sure Bush legacy will be the administration’s consistent suppression of information and press freedoms.
November 13, 2008
Think Again: Meanwhile, Back in Baghdad...
News coverage of Iraq dwindled in the shadow of the presidential campaign, write Eric Alterman and George Zornick.
November 10, 2008
Phil Donahue’s Intimate Documentary Shows the True Cost of War
Phil Donahue sits down with Reel Progress to talk about his film, "Body of War," which makes its Veterans Day TV debut on the Sundance Channel.
November 6, 2008
Think Again: What Obamedia?
Complaints about the Obama-loving media are emptier than the Biltmore ballroom at midnight Tuesday night. But it’s no surprise they’re being raised, write Eric Alterman and George Zornick.
November 5, 2008
Who Needs Bees When the Grassroots Swarm the White House
Alan Rosenblatt write at Politics magazine about emergent governance online.
October 30, 2008
Think Again: Plummeting Press Freedom
A new report puts the United States at 36th in the world for press freedoms, and 119th when it comes to actions beyond our borders, write Eric Alterman and George Zornick.
October 23, 2008
Think Again: The Invisible Battle Over Posse Comitatus
A battle raged in 2006 over the president’s ability to deploy troops in the United States, yet it went completely uncovered by the mainstream media, writes Eric Alterman.
October 16, 2008
Think Again: Meltdown: The Blame Game
The conservatives' argument that progressives, Fannie and Freddie, and minorities caused the current crisis has no validity, write Eric Alterman and George Zornick.
October 9, 2008
Think Again: The Uses and Abuses of “Voter Fraud”
The mainstream media needs to spend more time explaining voter issues rather than obscuring them, write Eric Alterman and George Zornick.
October 2, 2008
Think Again: White Open Spaces, Owned by Us
White spaces in the broadcast spectrum can spread knowledge and advance democracy, and the beauty of the entire enterprise is that we—the public—already own them.
September 26, 2008
The Week in Photos 9.22.08 - 9.26.08
This week CAP provided in-depth analysis of the financial crisis and its solutions, examined the progress on benchmarks in Iraq, and looked at state models for providing domestic partner benefits.
September 25, 2008
Think Again: The Crisis from Nowhere
No wonder Americans were shocked when Wall Street fell into crisis last week. The media had barely been covering economic issues for months.
September 18, 2008
Think Again: Out, Out, Damned Earmark
Earmarks get a bad rap, but they're not necessarily bad and receive more attention than is deserved, write Eric Alterman and George Zornick.
September 12, 2008
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