FCC, Meet “Change” ArticleFebruary 12, 2009 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. Feb 12, 2009 Eric Alterman, George Zornick
William Kristol: Journalism’s Indispensable Man ArticleFebruary 5, 2009 Flickr/Adam "Slice" Kuban)" data-srcset="https://www.americanprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2009/02/kristol_nyt_onpage.jpg?w=610 610w, https://www.americanprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2009/02/kristol_nyt_onpage.jpg?w=610 610w, https://www.americanprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2009/02/kristol_nyt_onpage.jpg?w=610 610w, https://www.americanprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2009/02/kristol_nyt_onpage.jpg?w=500 500w, https://www.americanprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2009/02/kristol_nyt_onpage.jpg?w=250 250w" data-sizes="auto" /> Flickr/Adam "Slice" Kuban)"> 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. Feb 5, 2009 Eric Alterman, George Zornick
Spying on Journalists? Why the Silence? ArticleJanuary 29, 2009 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? Jan 29, 2009 Eric Alterman, George Zornick
Bush’s Free Ride to the Finish Line ArticleJanuary 22, 2009 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. Jan 22, 2009 Eric Alterman, George Zornick
Scarborough’s Fare ArticleJanuary 15, 2009 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? Jan 15, 2009 Eric Alterman, George Zornick
Mainstream Media Malpractice ArticleJanuary 8, 2009 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. Jan 8, 2009 Eric Alterman, George Zornick
Mr. Pot, Meet Mr. Kettle ArticleDecember 18, 2008 Mr. Pot, Meet Mr. Kettle Eric Alterman and George Zornick take a look at some of conservatives’ most outrageous comments. Dec 18, 2008 Eric Alterman, George Zornick
War on War (and More) ArticleDecember 11, 2008 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. Dec 11, 2008 Eric Alterman, George Zornick
Inventing the News for Fun and Profit… ArticleDecember 4, 2008 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. Dec 4, 2008 Eric Alterman, George Zornick
The Bush Legacy: War on the Press, Continued ArticleNovember 26, 2008 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. Nov 26, 2008 Eric Alterman, George Zornick
The Bush Legacy: War on the Press ArticleNovember 20, 2008 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. Nov 20, 2008 Eric Alterman, George Zornick
What Obamedia? ArticleNovember 6, 2008 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. Nov 6, 2008 Eric Alterman, George Zornick
Plummeting Press Freedom ArticleOctober 30, 2008 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. Oct 30, 2008 Eric Alterman, George Zornick
The Invisible Battle Over Posse Comitatus ArticleOctober 23, 2008 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. Oct 23, 2008 Eric Alterman, George Zornick
Meltdown: The Blame Game ArticleOctober 16, 2008 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. Oct 16, 2008 Eric Alterman, George Zornick
The Uses and Abuses of “Voter Fraud” ArticleOctober 9, 2008 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. Oct 9, 2008 Eric Alterman, George Zornick
White Open Spaces, Owned by Us ArticleOctober 2, 2008 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. Oct 2, 2008 Eric Alterman, George Zornick
The Crisis from Nowhere ArticleSeptember 25, 2008 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. Sep 25, 2008 Eric Alterman, George Zornick
Out, Out, Damned Earmark ArticleSeptember 18, 2008 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. Sep 18, 2008 Eric Alterman, George Zornick
Shallow Reporting on Deep Drilling ArticleSeptember 11, 2008 Shallow Reporting on Deep Drilling Months after the offshore drilling debate first intensified, the media has all but forgotten the hard facts that dispute drilling's effectiveness. Sep 11, 2008 Eric Alterman, George Zornick
Remember Iraq? ArticleSeptember 4, 2008 Remember Iraq? The media buries news of an agreement that could end the war, write Eric Alterman and George Zornick. Sep 4, 2008 Eric Alterman, George Zornick
Olympic Coverage or Cover-up? ArticleAugust 28, 2008 Olympic Coverage or Cover-up? The Beijing Olympics dominated American television, but what did we really learn? Eric Alterman and George Zornick investigate. Aug 28, 2008 Eric Alterman, George Zornick
Return of the Cold War Punditocracy ArticleAugust 21, 2008 Return of the Cold War Punditocracy There are no good guys in the Georgia-Russia conflict, but the media seems hell-bent on simplifying it so that Russia is the only aggressor. Aug 21, 2008 Eric Alterman, George Zornick
Poor Coverage on Poverty ArticleAugust 7, 2008 Poor Coverage on Poverty The mainstream media can’t explain the causes of poverty, and right-wing talking heads say the poor are the problem, say Eric Alterman and George Zornick. Aug 7, 2008 Eric Alterman, George Zornick