journalists
Donald Trump Has Gone Soft, Refuses To Murder Journalists
Melissa Cronin · 12/21/15 09:02PM
Donald Trump, a man whose ire for the media has been matched only by his ire for minorities, extended a warm and loving olive branch to journalists this week: the promise that he will not, in fact, have them slaughtered.
Mother Jones Undercover Investigation Blown By Producer's Arrest
Gabrielle Bluestone · 03/18/15 10:10PMVeteran Fox News Correspondent Found Dead From Apparent Suicide
Gabrielle Bluestone · 12/11/14 11:35PM
Dominic Di-Natale—a long-time Fox News correspondent and former BBC reporter—was found dead Wednesday from an apparent suicide, network officials say. He was 43.
Washington Post Reporter Charged with "Unknown Crime" in Iranian Court
Gabrielle Bluestone · 12/07/14 08:30PM
After being held in solitary confinement for more than four months, Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian was formally charged with "unknown crimes" in a Tehran court today.
Cops in Ferguson Threaten to Shoot Reporter, Mace Chris Hayes
Gabrielle Bluestone · 08/17/14 10:33PMPolice in Ferguson were caught on camera Sunday night threatening to mace one reporter and shoot another. At least two other journalists also claim they were arrested while following police orders.
Gabrielle Bluestone · 04/06/14 09:58PM
Journalist and UNC professor Charles S. Stone, the founder of the National Association of Black Journalists, died today at age 89. According to the Washington Post, Stone was so trusted by readers of his Philadelphia Daily News column that "dozens of homicide suspects insisted on surrendering to him."
Right-Wingers Always Want To "Execute and Torture" Media
Ken Layne · 05/22/13 12:18PM
Before the Obama Regime began tapping journalists' phone lines and crushing Wikileaks' ability to accept credit card donations, right wingers traditionally occupied the role of harassing journalists and those who leaked scandals to the media. Who wants to "execute and torture" these bad people? Roger Ailes!
White House Pours One Out for All the Dead Journos, Waterboards the Living
Mobutu Sese Seko · 03/15/12 02:00PM
The most recent article from The Nation's Jeremy Scahill profiled the imprisonment of Yemeni journalist Abdulelah Haider Shaye. For covering American cluster bomb strikes in Yemen and the radicalization of Yemeni citizens and their support for Al Qaeda, Shaye has been beaten and tortured, imprisoned for two years and, at America's request, seen a presidential pardon from Yemen's Ali Abdullah Saleh indefinitely tabled.
M.I.A.'s Weird Twitter Fight with Anderson Cooper
Maureen O'Connor · 03/15/12 12:09PM
Last time agitprop pop star M.I.A. fought a journalist, she tweeted Lynn Hirschberg's phone number. This time around, M.I.A. accused Anderson Cooper of calling her a terrorist—and then backed down when Anderson turned out to be an M.I.A. whisperer. Apparently you just have to compliment her middle finger, and all will be forgiven.
Journalists Marie Colvin and Rémi Ochlik Killed In Syria
Leah Beckmann · 02/22/12 10:29AM
American journalist Marie Colvin and French photographer Rémi Ochlik were killed early this morning in the Syrian city of Homs. Snipers reportedly loyal to President Bashar al-Assad bombarded the home, located in the Baba Amr district, where they and several other foreign journalists were staying. Sources say that at least two other journalists have been injured, including British photographer Paul Conroy.
Reporter Undergoes Circumcision by Bamboo Stick to Get Scoop
Max Read · 11/08/11 12:39AMLiteral Babies Will Be Reporting on 2012 Campaign
Max Read · 08/30/11 09:54PM
Now that the American journalism establishment has been almost completely replaced by the Twitter account @depressionbook, how will the twenty or so Americans who care about politics receive their news about the presidential campaign? The answer: Babies.
Coco Chanel Collaborated With the Nazis, Sexually and Otherwise
Lauri Apple · 08/14/11 12:26PM
Time for some hot gossip from the 1940s, everybody! Twentieth-century fashion designer and 21st-century movie subject Coco Chanel was an anti-Semite who "dabbled in Nazi foreign policy" and also dabbled in sexual relations with Nazis, says a new book about her.
How Four Times Journalists Got Captured in Libya
Max Read · 03/21/11 10:35PM'Washington Post' Columnist David Broder Dies
Jim Newell · 03/09/11 01:42PM
Columnist David Broder, who held top reporting positions and then an opinion slot at the Washington Post for so long that he'd been called "dean of the Washington press corps" for 50 years, died at 81 today of complications from diabetes.
Vietnamese Journalist Dies After Being Set on Fire
Max Read · 01/30/11 10:28PMLe Hoang Hung, a Vietnamese journalist who was "investigating official misconduct," died after being set on fire in his home.
Sarkozy Calls Room Full of Journalists 'Pedophiles'
Jim Newell · 11/23/10 01:28PM
French President Nicolas Sarkozy doesn't think much of allegations that he helped fund a political campaign with kickbacks from a Pakistani arms deal. During an off-the-record briefing with journalists, he went nuts, calling them "pedophiles." Unsurprisingly, this didn't stay off-the-record.
Journalist Is Done Spying on Sarah Palin
Adrian Chen · 09/05/10 11:55AM
Journalist Joe McGinniss moved next-door to Sarah Palin May to research a new book about her. Sarah and Todd got mad. But now that he's got enough pictures of the Palins' kitchen, McGinniss is moving out. (Kidding: He didn't spy!)
Sarah Palin Makes a 'Limp' Penis Joke
Maureen O'Connor · 09/02/10 02:40PM
Red state rabble rouser Sarah Palin—who only recently discovered the joy of language—took to Sean Hannity's radio show today to rant about the "impotent, limp, and gutless reporters" who "slay" her.