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Journalists Give Workers the Business

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

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. By Eric Alterman, 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. By Eric Alterman, 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. By 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. By Eric Alterman, 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. By Eric Alterman, 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. By Eric Alterman, 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. By Eric Alterman, 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. By Eric Alterman, 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. By Eric Alterman, Danielle Ivory
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. By Eric Alterman, 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. By Eric Alterman, 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. By Eric Alterman, 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. By Eric Alterman, 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. By Max Luken
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. By Eric Alterman, 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. By Eric Alterman, 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. By Rev. Dr. Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite
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. By Eric Alterman, 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. By Eric Alterman, 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. By Eric Alterman, 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. By Eric Alterman, 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. By Eric Alterman, 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. By Alan Rosenblatt
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. By Eric Alterman, Danielle Ivory
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. By Eric Alterman, 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. By Eric Alterman, 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? By Eric Alterman, George Zornick
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. By Eric Alterman, George Zornick
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? By Eric Alterman, George Zornick
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. By Eric Alterman, 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. By Eric Alterman, George Zornick
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. By Eric Alterman, George Zornick
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. By Eric Alterman, George Zornick
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. By Eric Alterman, George Zornick
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. By Eric Alterman, George Zornick
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. By Eric Alterman, 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. By Anne Shoup
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. By Eric Alterman, 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. By Eric Alterman, 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. By Eric Alterman, George Zornick
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. By Eric Alterman, 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. By Eric Alterman, 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. By Eric Alterman, George Zornick
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. By Eric Alterman, George Zornick
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. By Eric Alterman, George Zornick
September 12, 2008

The Week in Photos 9.8.08 - 9.12.08

CAP spotlighted green jobs and the political transition in Iraq, and commemorated the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

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