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1. The Kicker

   Julian Assange’s New Platform: RT

   January 26, 2012 04:12 PM

   So here’s a partnership we might have seen coming: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will host a TV talk show that debuts in March on RT, the Kremlin-funded, English-language twenty-four-hour news channel. The Kremlin created Russia Today (later shortened... Continue reading

2. Behind the News

   The Russian Reporters Who Helped Topple the USSR

   August 15, 2011 04:37 PM

   Twenty years ago, on the evening of August 19, 1991, some of the most brazen and important acts of modern-day journalism played out on TV screens across the Soviet Union. Earlier that day, Soviet airwaves had carried the worst kind... Continue reading

3. Behind the News

   BBC + PBS = YES

   March 25, 2011 10:04 AM

   While we wait for Comcast and Time Warner cable to conquer their Al Jazeera phobia, let me suggest an alternative for news junkies who find American TV a little too News Lite: tune in to BBC World News America. And... Continue reading

4. Essay

   The Bigger Tent

   September 18, 2008 09:00 AM

   A PDF download of the complete CJR "The Bigger Tent" story can be purchased from CJR by clicking here: function EJEJC_lc(th) { return... Continue reading