20 Years After His Death, Gary Webb’s Truth Is Still Dangerous
Twenty years ago this month, former San Jose Mercury News investigative reporter Gary Webb died by apparent suicide after his career was systematically destroyed.
Chris Hedges and Glenn Greenwald on Media, Terror, Gaza, and More
By Glenn Greenwald / System Update
US Press Loses Interest as Winners of French Election Aren’t Allowed to Take Power
The US corporate media have largely ignored the constitutional crisis in France, where President Macron refuses to respect the recent election results, leaving the country without a legitimate government for…
Middle Eastern and Muslim Media Workers Face Retaliation for Covering Gaza
A new report details cases of retaliation and discrimination against media workers advocating for Palestinian liberation and against the killing of journalists in Gaza between October 2023 and February.
Trusted Sources: Why Mainstream Media Needs Incarcerated Voices
By Juan Moreno Haines / Solitary Watch The mainstream media has traditionally gotten most of its information about what goes on inside prisons from corrections officials—government employees who feed stories…
Pulitzer Snubs Palestinian Journalists’ Gaza Coverage
The Pulitzer Prize Board avoided "naming the brave Palestinian journalists who did the reporting and filming and died in record numbers," said one journalist.
Journalism Professors: NYT Risks Credibility With Inaction on Oct. 7 Article
Reports have found that the claims in the paper’s “Screams Without Words” article are questionable, if not fabricated.
The New York Times’ War on Words: Avoid ‘Palestine,’ ‘Genocide,’ ‘Ethnic Cleansing’
By Jim Naureckas / Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting New York Times editors issued a memo to staffers that warned against the use of “inflammatory language and incendiary accusations on…
Ralph Nader: What the Mass Media Needs to Cover Re: Israel/Gaza Conflict
More media attention on this subject matter is much needed.
Chris Hedges: The Collapse of US Media is Accelerating Our Political Crisis
A third of all US newspapers have permanently closed, the industry is hemorrhaging reporters, and private equity and Big Tech are to blame.
Media “Border Deal” Coverage Erases Actual Human Stakes
Immigrants and immigrants’ rights advocates are shut out of the horse race stories about partisan “border” one-upmanship.
Patrick Lawrence: The Crisis at The New York Times
From Israeli Propaganda to Page One.
We Ignore the Ongoing Collapse of American Democracy at Our Peril
Fascism can happen here and we know this because it is happening here. And unless more people wake up and fight back, it will be too late.
Why the Market—Not to Mention the Billionaires—Cannot Save Journalism
This isn’t just a journalism crisis: it’s a democracy crisis. And it’s a problem that we must collectively confront as a society.