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Showing posts with label journalism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label journalism. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Masha Gessen: The Decline of Democratic Values in Russia is a Warning to the World

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by Nomad Never heard of Masha Gessen? This Russian-American journalist has an important message for liberal democracies around the...
Saturday, January 14, 2017

Russian Journalist to US Media: Congrats on Trump's Press Conference and Get Used to the New Normal

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by Nomad I mmediately following last week's press conference, in which President-elect Trump faced off with the reporters, many in...
Thursday, January 5, 2017

Russia Direct: The Rebirth of Journalism or Just Another Cynical Putin Ploy?

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by Nomad Monologues vs. Dialogues H ere's an interesting podcast about the Russian government attempts to promote fair and ...
Tuesday, June 14, 2016

End of the Free Ride: 19 Questions the Mainstream Media Should Have Been Asking Donald Trump

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by Nomad Donald Trump's celebrity status has allowed him to say just about anything he wants without much scrutiny by the word-bite-h...
Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Fortress Russia: What Lessons Can We Learn from Putin's Campaign to Destroy Independent Media?

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by Nomad Russian President Putin's assault on the independent media in his country has been an undeniable triumph. And it took only ...
Sunday, April 17, 2016

Scrub: How the EU's "Right to be Forgotten" Policy Highlights the Internet's Built-in Shortcomings

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by Nomad The Internet is a "gift from God," said Pope Francis and yet that it comes with some dangerous limitations. For go...
Monday, February 29, 2016

Turkish President Erdogan Vows to Disobey Constitutional Court's Decision on Press Freedom

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by Nomad The Turkish president sends an unmistakable signal about his feelings on the Constitutional Court's ruling about freedom o...
Saturday, January 10, 2015

How the Reactions to Charlie Hebdo Events Reveal Fault Lines in Turkey

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by Nomad Reactions to the Paris attacks on Charlie Hebdo underscore deep divisions in Turkish society where some say freedom of th...
Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Roosevelt's 1906 Warning about the Dangers of Slinging Mud and Raking Muck

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by Nomad A speech on April 14, 1906, by President Theodore Roosevelt offers warnings about what happens when scandal mongers and hysteric...
Saturday, May 17, 2014

Chilling the Messenger: Turkish Officials Fine News Channel for Reporting Child Murder Case

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by Nomad Turkish media watchdog agency fines TV news channels for broadcasting "disturbing" news in child murder case. What ...
Tuesday, April 8, 2014

NYT Editor John Swinton and The Truth about the Independent Press

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by Nomad The American journalist, orator, and fighter for progressive causes, John Swinton (1829-1901) has long been forgotten by ...
Thursday, March 28, 2013

Last Stand: Newspapers, Paywalls and George Orwell

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L ast year saw many in the beleaguered newspaper industry finally committing to restrict general online access to both their current ed...
Saturday, June 9, 2012

Fascism's First Steps: Heywood Broun's Warning From the Past

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by Nomad T he name Heywood Broun has largely been forgotten by most people today. That's a real pity too. As a newspaper wr...
Monday, April 30, 2012

Rupert Murdoch, Ratings and The Yellow Journalism of Fox News 2/2

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Roger Ailes, President of Fox News by Nomad In the first part of a two-part series which was first posted at Politicalgates earl...
Friday, April 27, 2012

Rupert Murdoch, Ratings and The Yellow Journalism of Fox News 1/2

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(Originally posted at PoliticalGates earlier this year.) by Nomad At the turn of the century, writers searching for the soul of Am...
Thursday, March 22, 2012

How Not to Interview Bono

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When Jason Mattera   got a chance to launch an unplanned interview with U2's lead singer  Bono , he probably couldn't believe his...