Whisper Networking A nonprofit, Psst, aims to help whistleblowers build strength in numbers. February 17, 2025 By Meghnad Bose
Banning the bad news in Iraq May 16, 2007 By Paul McLeary The Iraqi government is chasing journalists away from covering stories.
Opposition research, tall tales, and the dregs of campaign reporting May 14, 2007 By Paul McLeary Turnabout might be fair play, but it doesn’t make for good journalism.
Ooooooh, Web Ads! May 10, 2007 By Paul McLeary Web ads are great, but the political battles will still be fought, for better or worse, in the old media.
Look Who’s Dining with the Queen May 8, 2007 By Gal Beckerman More mixing of reporters with politicians over a polite dinner shouldn’t sit well with the public.
Is This What the Army Thinks of Us? May 3, 2007 By Paul McLeary A new Army manual paints American reporters as a national security threat.
The Mathematics of Balance April 30, 2007 By Paul McLeary When are two polling numbers created equal? When the Washington press corps get of hold of them.
Tenet’s Mouth is Moving, But We Can’t Understand the Words April 27, 2007 By Paul McLeary George Tenet’s story is confusing, and reporters aren’t making it any clearer.
Good News for People Who Love Bad News April 26, 2007 By Paul McLeary A new, anti-press theme is beginning to emerge in John McCain’s presidential campaign.
Naomi Wolf Defines Fascism Downward April 25, 2007 By Christina Hernandez Wolfe takes to a British newspaper to tell Americans they’re screwed.
Good News! The News is Good! April 23, 2007 By Christina Hernandez American bloggers turn a story about the curtailment Russian free speech into a domestic joke.
The Sun‘s Wafer-thin Attack on Elliott’s Pulitzer Piece April 20, 2007 By Gal Beckerman For a right-wing paper, there is no such thing as a moderate Muslim.
Duke v. Iraq, an Exercise in News Judgment April 16, 2007 By Paul McLeary The cable channels refuse to surprise in choosing which stories to play up.
With Troop Tours Extended, Bloggers Debate Service April 12, 2007 By Satta Sarmah Today in the ‘sphere, bloggers and soldiers debate which sacrifices should be required of an all-volunteer Army.
Facts, Shmacts. It’s A Good Story! April 12, 2007 By Edward B. Colby The Reno Gazette-Journal turns an outlandish rumor into “news,” before the story collapses upon itself.
The Weekend’s Good and Bad April 9, 2007 By Paul McLeary Rudy don’t know Iran, Gawker don’t know Iraq.