Why ABC Self-Censored In a lawsuit, the network cops to making coverage decisions based on government pressure. It’s a striking admission—and an untested legal strategy. September 2, 2026 By Joel Simon
A Tale of Two Speeches July 27, 2026 By Jem Bartholomew The press’s responsible handling of Trump’s incoherent speech about US election integrity contrasted starkly with Friday’s farcical WHCA dinner.
Extreme weather porn June 11, 2013 By Steven Rosenbaum How much tv weather reporting is news, and how much is just non-contextualized drama?
Boehner’s overlooked acknowledgment March 20, 2013 By David Cay Johnston The Speaker–and Paul Ryan–say we don’t have an immediate debt crisis. Isn’t that news?
Audit Notes: pyramid people, Disney and ABC, no USA Today paywall November 30, 2012 By Ryan Chittum Roddy Boyd digs into a diet-shake pyramid scheme
BPI’s beef with ABC News October 3, 2012 By Curtis Brainard ‘Pink slime’ defamation suit a long shot, media report
Leaving the news September 26, 2012 By Thomas Nagorski A news editor is moving on, but his nerves may not be
The WSJ bakes a bogus trend June 25, 2012 By Ryan Chittum And ABC copies its grocery-store wedding cake story
Besser to Oz: “You Were Right” December 6, 2011 By Curtis Brainard Consumer Reports confirms arsenic-in-apple-juice investigation
