journalismism
Cord Jefferson · 10/07/13 12:32PM
Malcolm Gladwell, Professional Softball Player
Hamilton Nolan · 10/07/13 10:34AMJill Abramson Lives in a Glass House of Horse Race Politics Coverage
Hamilton Nolan · 10/07/13 09:41AMIn an interview this past weekend, New York Times editor Jill Abramson decried THE POLITICO-style coverage of politics, in which "the political maneuvering becomes the dominant thread and what is lost is what effect it actually has on people." In a story yesterday about the US commando raids in Libya, her own paper did just that. (Then made it disappear.)
The Washington Post Still Believes IRS Conspiracy Theory
J.K. Trotter · 10/04/13 04:44PMThe Washington Post’s Ed Rogers, a “PostPartisan” columnist, has been thinking lately: What if the recent closing of a WWII memorial in Washington, D.C., prompted by the federal shutdown, were somehow connected to those baseless allegations that the Obama administration sicced IRS agents on its political opponents?
Hamilton Nolan · 10/03/13 08:06AM
Northwestern’s Journalism School is Sorry for Scamming Students
J.K. Trotter · 10/01/13 01:46PMNEW YORK POST EXCLUSIVE: Bill de Blasio Overcame Father’s Suicide
J.K. Trotter · 09/30/13 03:19PMBin Laden Assassination Story Is "One Big Lie," Says Seymour Hersh
Hamilton Nolan · 09/27/13 09:13AMJ.K. Trotter · 09/26/13 11:54AM
Over twenty reporters have accepted leadership positions in the Obama administration since 2008. And they’re having fun! “Journalists who became Obama operatives speak highly of the experience,” The Washington Post observes, after noting that four of the paper’s former staff members now work for the government.
New Rules for Writing About Williamsburg
Hamilton Nolan · 09/26/13 09:46AMAnother Thursday, another New York Times Style section faux-trend story about Williamsburg. It's all a bit tedious, isn't it? Since these stories are written primarily to generate blog posts by people like us, we feel entitled to demand a few changes in how this neighborhood is covered, moving forward.
Tom Scocca · 09/26/13 06:53AM
Why Is the Press Conspiring to Silence American Hero Ted Cruz?
Tom Scocca · 09/25/13 11:54AMThe talkathon by Senator Ted Cruz is almost certainly the most newsworthy speech that's been given by a member of the Senate on the Senate floor today or yesterday. Yet some of the response to it from the news media has been dismissive. Dylan Byers, the dumbest reporter alive, dedicated an item in The Politico to trying to think about what it all means (it means: "Media Bias").
John Cook · 09/23/13 10:07AM
Tom Scocca · 09/20/13 10:41AM
Russia Today Airs Fake Footage of Rebels Using Sarin Gas in Syria
J.K. Trotter · 09/18/13 02:16PMRussia Today is a self-described “news” channel that happens to be owned and operated by the Russian government, and therefore serves as a reliable outlet for whatever Russian President Vladimir Putin would like you to believe is “news.” It tends to get some measure of credibility among American bloggers, largely by booking said bloggers on its programs (including, regrettably, the editor of this web site, but just once and he’s sorry). Which is why it’s somewhat ironic that RT has twisted the generally reliable work of Syria-blogger Brown Moses to fuel Putin’s conspiracy theory that Syrian rebels are behind the sarin gas attack that the Assad regime unleashed on civilians last month.
Hamilton Nolan · 09/18/13 08:03AM
Is Anal the Way to Go?
John Cook · 09/17/13 04:03PMHamilton Nolan · 09/17/13 02:28PM
Next Time, Just Ignore the Breaking News
Tom Scocca · 09/16/13 03:17PMNow (for now) we're down from three gunmen at the Navy Yard to maybe one, and the one—the certain one, the dead one—is on his second reported identity. He got 16 years younger between iterations, and is now a civilian contractor rather than a member of the Navy. Who knows where or what he (or they) will be in another hour?