WHY SALE OF NATIONAL GEOGRAPHI...

Oct 18, 2015 by

WHY SALE OF NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TO FOX SIGNALS PERILOUS TIMES FOR PHOTOJOURNALISM

[Translate]   By Julie Dermansky, DeSmogBlog | News Analysis   St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana: Julie Dermansky photographing a fish...

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Bernie Won All the Focus Group...

Oct 16, 2015 by

Bernie Won All the Focus Groups & Online Polls, So Why Is the Media Saying Hillary Won the Debate?

[Translate] What the public wants out of a candidate and what the beltway press wants appear to be two entirely different things. By...

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WE STOOD UP TO A BILLIONAIRE P...

Oct 9, 2015 by

[Translate] We stood up to a billionaire political donor with a record of intimidating journalists and we won. On Tuesday, a judge...

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THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, AND ...

Oct 2, 2015 by

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, AND IT’S ALMOST A SECRET

[Translate] Nicholas Kristof   NYTIMES   We journalists are a bit like vultures, feasting on war, scandal and disaster. Turn on...

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FEAR OF BERNIE SANDERS PRESIDE...

Sep 29, 2015 by

FEAR OF BERNIE SANDERS PRESIDENCY: HOW THE SILLY ELITE MEDIA CREATES PHONY STORIES TO DODGE REAL ISSUES

[Translate] Stop pretending Jerry Brown is going to run. Dumb horserace journalism is an attempt to not cover real issues Paul...

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THE GOP’S BULLSHIT CAMPA...

Sep 19, 2015 by

THE GOP’S BULLSHIT CAMPAIGN: WHY THEY’RE DROWNING THE COUNTRY IN AN OCEAN OF LIES

[Translate] (Credit: AP/Reuters/John Minchillo/Lucas Jackson/Jim Cole/Salon) Republicans are spending so much of their time...

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APPLE JUST DID SOMETHING THAT ...

Sep 18, 2015 by

APPLE JUST DID SOMETHING THAT HAS JOURNALISTS SCARED FOR THE FUTURE: HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.

[Translate] The tech giant rolled out a new version of its mobile operating system with a very controversial new feature Jack...

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POLITICAL FRAUDS AND THE GHOST...

Sep 16, 2015 by

POLITICAL FRAUDS AND THE GHOST OF TOTALITARIANISM

[Translate]   By Henry A. Giroux, Truthout     Donald Trump. (Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 2.0) This piece first appeared at...

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Bernie Bias: The Mainstream Me...

Sep 3, 2015 by

Bernie Bias: The Mainstream Media Undermines Sanders at Every Turn

[Translate] The pattern is to ignore, downplay and mischaracterize Sanders’ positions. By Rima Regas / AlterNet   Photo...

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LESSONS FROM CONFRONTING THE G...

Aug 27, 2015 by

LESSONS FROM CONFRONTING THE GLOBAL GOLIATH – TPP!

[Translate] HIGHTOWER LOWDOWN A plucky (and smart!) grassroots coalition has pushed the dastardly Trans-Pacific Partnership to the...

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The TV Segment That Lays Bare ...

Aug 19, 2015 by

[Translate] Media Softballs for Amazon’s PR rep, superficial questions, and a former WH press secretary: this segment has it...

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JON STEWART BLEW LAST CHANCE T...

Jul 24, 2015 by

[Translate]     By David Swanson  WORLD BEYOND WAR.ORG http://davidswanson.org/node/4841 Jon Stewart interviewed President...

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CITIZENFOUR DIRECTOR LAURA POI...

Jul 14, 2015 by

CITIZENFOUR DIRECTOR LAURA POITRAS SUES U.S. OVER ‘KAFKAESQUE HARASSMENT’

[Translate]  THE GUARDIAN Film-maker whose documentary about Edward Snowden won an Oscar says she has been held for hours at a time...

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6 WAYS TO KEEP YOUR COMMUNICAT...

Jun 20, 2015 by

6 WAYS TO KEEP YOUR COMMUNICATIONS PRIVATE

[Translate] Civil Liberties Not all of it is high-tech. By Julia Angwin / Pro Publica  VIA ALTERNET This is the latest in a series...

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‘We Are In a Revolutiona...

Jun 8, 2015 by

‘We Are In a Revolutionary Moment’: Chris Hedges Explains Why An Uprising Is Coming — And Soon

[Translate] The status quo is doomed but whether the future will be progressive or reactionary is uncertain, Hedges tells Salon. By...

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Could the Possible Sale of Huf...

Jun 4, 2015 by

Could the Possible Sale of Huffington Post to Right-Wing Company Affect Its Editorial Line?

[Translate] Pro-war German media conglomerate Axel Springer is notorious for inciting violence and hatred against leftists and...

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THE SHOCKING NEWS ABOUT GOVERN...

Jun 2, 2015 by

THE SHOCKING NEWS ABOUT GOVERNMENT SECRECY THAT SHOULD HAVE EVERY AMERICAN WORRIED

[Translate] Government agencies are increasingly ignoring and circumventing the very laws meant to hold them accountable Philip Eil  ...

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TWO GALLONS OF WATER FOR A WAL...

May 30, 2015 by

TWO GALLONS OF WATER FOR A WALNUT?

[Translate] With Dr. Denis Mukwege at Harvard’s graduation. By NICHOLAS KRISTOF I like to think that I may be the only city...

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Smoking Gun: 1960s-Era Pulitze...

May 30, 2015 by

Smoking Gun: 1960s-Era Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Says Politics ‘Is All Fraudulent’

[Translate] TRUTHDIG     Theodore H. White, in his New York City apartment with the book that won him the Pulitzer Prize, on May 7,...

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Bill Moyers: The Challenge of ...

May 28, 2015 by

Bill Moyers: The Challenge of Journalism Is to Survive in the Pressure Cooker of Plutocracy

[Translate] by Bill Moyers   The following remarks were made by Bill Moyers at the presentation of the Helen Bernstein Book Awards...

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RADICAL HISTORIES: THE FIGHT F...

May 24, 2015 by

[Translate] Radical Histories: The Fight for a Sustainable Future From the campaign to conserve hunting lands in the 19th century to...

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‘Charlie Hebdo’ Deserves Its A...

Apr 30, 2015 by

‘Charlie Hebdo’ Deserves Its Award for Courage in Free Expression. Here’s Why.

[Translate] Katha Pollitt   THE NATION (Via Creative Commons) When PEN decided to award the first PEN/Toni and James C. Goodale...

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The Total Corruption of Our Po...

Apr 29, 2015 by

The Total Corruption of Our Politics Was on Display at the White House Correspondents Dinner

[Translate] Media Much of the dysfunction that now poses a threat to our government is ultimately about money, and the media it buys....

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5 Things Everyone Needs to Kno...

Apr 28, 2015 by

5 Things Everyone Needs to Know About Baltimore

[Translate] Civil Liberties 109 people have been killed by Baltimore police since 2010: 40% of those people were unarmed. Almost 70%...

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Tomgram: Michael Klare, Is the...

Apr 26, 2015 by

[Translate]   [Note for TomDispatch Readers: Sad news from me.  On Monday, Eduardo Galeano died of cancer.  I was his U.S. book...

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Man Kills Himself Holding R...

Apr 20, 2015 by

Man Kills Himself Holding ‘Tax The 1%’ in Front of Capitol—and Nobody Hears About It

[Translate] News & Politics The exhortation of the unknown man’s sign is focused and direct, and frighteningly accurate. By...

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Climate change: why the Guardi...

Apr 10, 2015 by

Climate change: why the Guardian is putting threat to Earth front and centre

[Translate] CLIMATE CHANGE, KEEP IT IN THE GROUND! As global warming argument moves on to politics and business, Alan Rusbridger...

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What’s a Good Journalist...

Mar 28, 2015 by

What’s a Good Journalist to Do?

[Translate]   William S. Becker Become a fanExecutive Director, Presidential Climate Action Project There is some welcome...

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The Guardian declares war on c...

Mar 23, 2015 by

The Guardian declares war on climate change

[Translate] Nick By Tim McDonnell GRIST This story is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. After 20 years at...

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This Major Newspaper Made A Bo...

Mar 18, 2015 by

This Major Newspaper Made A Bold Move In Support Of Climate Science

[Translate] by Joe Romm  CLIMATE PROGRESS U.K. Guardian cover wrap, March 17, 2015. The U.K. Guardian has launched a campaign of...

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