Pressing Issues Allison Hantschel Dec 13, 2022

Elon Musk Is Really Good At Being Really Bad

Allison Hantschel Dec 13, 2022

He's only owned Twitter for a month, but 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.

Nancy Pelosi the speaker of the house smiling

Pressing Issues Allison Hantschel Nov 8, 2022

There Aren’t Two Sides to Attempted Assassination

Allison Hantschel Nov 8, 2022

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.

The Fourth Estate Parker Molloy Nov 3, 2022

Access Journalism Is a Fool’s Errand

Parker Molloy Nov 3, 2022

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.

Pressing Issues Allison Hantschel Sep 13, 2022

It’s Not Just Voters Driving Polarization

Allison Hantschel Sep 13, 2022

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.

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Pressing Issues Allison Hantschel Aug 9, 2022

Legacy Media Doesn’t Do Accountability

Allison Hantschel Aug 9, 2022

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.

A photo from the Jan. 6 coup with a TV remote in front of it.

Pressing Issues Allison Hantschel Jul 12, 2022

The Jan. 6 Hearings Are Not a Reality Series

Allison Hantschel Jul 12, 2022

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.

Pressing Issues Parker Molloy Jul 11, 2022

Mainstream Media’s Rightward Lurch

Parker Molloy Jul 11, 2022

"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.

A collage on five televisions with the logos of the shows "Face the Nation," "Fox News Sunday," "This Week," "Meet the Press," and "State of the Union" in them.

Pressing Issues Jonathan Reiss Jun 28, 2022

What Is the Point of Sunday Political “News” Shows?

Jonathan Reiss Jun 28, 2022

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

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Pressing Issues Allison Hantschel Jun 14, 2022

Journalists Know Better Than to Publish Copaganda

Allison Hantschel Jun 14, 2022

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.

Four pieces of paper that say "access," "roe," "abortion," and "restrictions."

The Well Actually Andrea Grimes Jun 1, 2022

Newsrooms Need a Primer on Abortion Reporting

Andrea Grimes Jun 1, 2022

Roe has been under siege for decades, yet mainstream journalists are just now playing catch up—and it's leading to a lot of misinformation that could have dire consequences.