Journalism

U.S. No Longer Seen as a Bastion of Press Freedom »

By Amitabh Pal, February 9, 2012

When an international organization dedicated to media freedoms expresses concern about the state of such liberties in our country, we need to take note.read more

Wis. State Journal Columnist Slams Citizen Journalists over Madison Prep »

By Matthew Rothschild, February 7, 2012

Chris Rickert didn’t even deign to mention them by name, but he couldn’t refute their facts.read more

Greg Palast

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My guest this week is the investigative reporter Greg Palast, author of "Vultures' Picnic."read more

William Greider

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My guest this week is William Greider, the National Affairs Correspondent for "The Nation" magazine.read more

James Carroll

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My guest today is James Carroll, the award-winning columnist for the Boston Globe.read more

Shoddy NYT “News Analysis” of Obama and “Entitlements” »

By Matthew Rothschild, August 12, 2011

In a highly biased “news analysis” story, a Times writer tries to goad Obama into going after Social Security and Medicare.read more

Robert McChesney

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My guest today is media critic Robert McChesney, author most recently of The Death and Life of American Journalism, with John Nichols, and co-editor, with Victor Pickard, of Will the Last Reporter Please Turn Out the Lights?read more

An Interview with Chris Hedges »

By David Barsamian, August 2011 issue

"When you have a liberal class that no longer functions, then you cede power to very frightening, deformed figures."read more

Murdoch Media Empire’s True Colors Exposed »

By Amitabh Pal, July 10, 2011

It is frightening that a man with such contemptible ethics has so much power to shape the news in this country.read more

An Interview with Joe Sacco  »

By Liz Crain, July 2011 issue

There’s something about American journalism that tries to get the facts right without giving you the essence.read more

John Ross, Presente! »

By Matthew Rothschild, February 25, 2011

The great journalist and activist and chronicler of Mexico died last month. “He didn’t write for fame or fortune. He wrote for beauty and truth.”read more

An Interview with Matt Taibbi »

By Carl Kozlowski, February 2011 issue

“On Wall Street, you either lose or join in the criminality,” says the Rolling Stone reporter.read more

Risks to “New Journalists”: Americans Held in Iran »

By Kari Lydersen, July 31, 2010

Still in prison in Iran after one year, two of the three “hikers” had also been doing pathbreaking freelance journalism.read more

Civil Liberties Groups, Scholars Urge Clinton to Grant Visa to Colombian Nieman Fellow  »

By Matthew Rothschild, July 16, 2010

Denying the visa to Hollman Morris sends a “particularly visible and troubling message.”read more

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