media

You Can Shun Terry Jones, But the Koran-Burning Bug Is Out

Jim Newell · 09/10/10 12:09PM

After Koran-burning pastor Terry Jones received enough mainstream media attention to merit a cease-and-desist phone call from the Secretary of Defense yesterday, some major news outlets are trying to absolve themselves of guilt. But how will they treat Jones' copycats?

Wikileaks Readies Biggest-Ever Leak of Military Intelligence

Max Read · 09/09/10 08:09PM

Secret-sharing website Wikileaks is preparing the "'biggest leak of military intelligence' that has ever occurred"—three times larger than the cache leaked by the site in July. What's in it? More terrible revelations about "abusive treatment of detainees," apparently.

Paste Magazine Freelancers Are Getting Screwed

Hamilton Nolan · 09/09/10 12:49PM

In your class warrior Thursday media column: the media is congenitally unable to stop covering stupid stories, Mississippi's Fresh Air censor resigns, more theories of David Westin's departure, and Paste magazine freelancers are left high and dry.

The Magazine Industry Is Terribly Insecure

Hamilton Nolan · 09/09/10 11:13AM

The magazine industry's self-advertising effort continues, cringe-inducingly. "You read magazines," the ad assures you. "Magazines are the ideal complement" to "instant media" like this here blog, it adds. Why not say you're better than us, magazines? Ambition is contagious! [Copyranter]

AP: The Iraq War's Not Over

Hamilton Nolan · 09/03/10 12:19PM

In your pre-vacation Friday media column: the AP warns reporters on war propaganda, another Newsweek departure, China's "future of journalism" candidate, and ABC pulls a story, while standing by it.