Can the Media Ever Regain Our Trust After Election 2024?
Both Democrats and Republicans have lost faith in national journalism. These four media critics weigh in on reestablishing its credibility with everyone.
Media Criticism
Elon Musk Is Really Good At Being Really Bad
As the owner of Twitter, Musk is proving to be a disastrous CEO. And his fragile ego and bizarre fascistic politics threaten to make matters even worse for the once-successful social-media platform.
There Aren’t Two Sides to Attempted Assassination
In the wake of David DePape's violent attack on Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, legacy media is refusing to call it what it is: the second attempt to murder the second person in line for the presidency.
Access Journalism Is a Fool’s Errand
In an effort to keep them in good stead, reporters have coddled Republicans who claim that legacy media is biased against them. It's only served to push coverage further to the right.
It’s Not Just Voters Driving Polarization
As the GOP actively tries to dismantle our democracy with violence and fascistic laws, the media would have us believe it’s just politics as usual. And it's only deepening the divisions in the country.
Legacy Media Doesn’t Do Accountability
The Washington Post and The New Yorker may preach about democracy dying in darkness. But they have found new ways to turn out its lights: Fire the women whistleblowers.
The Jan. 6 Hearings Are Not a Reality Series
As we watch lawmakers finally hold would-be insurrectionists to account, the news desks are pontificating on the mediagenic nature of witnesses and whether the hearings are entertaining enough to engage the American viewer.
Mainstream Media’s Rightward Lurch
"Liberal media” is a myth. Since Trump's presidency, mainstream news has embraced, employed, and laundered conservative propaganda, and it shows no signs of letting up.
What Is the Point of Sunday Political “News” Shows?
Shows like "Meet the Press" and "Face the Nation" once featured informative discussions with a combination of pundits and experts. Now they've swapped experts for both-sideist banter and political theater. And it's destroying the national conversation
Journalists Know Better Than to Publish Copaganda
The news out of Uvalde is worse with each passing day—and just the latest example of legacy media's failure to be critical of law enforcement.