"Did the Washington Post bring down Richard Nixon by reporting on the Watergate scandal? Did a cryptic remark by Walter Cronkite effectively end the Vietnam War? Did William Randolph Hearst vow to "finish the war" in the 1898 conflict with Spain? In Getting It Wrong, W. Joseph C…
Did the Washington Post bring down Richard Nixon by reporting on the Watergate scandal? Did a cryptic remark by Walter Cronkite effectively end the Vietnam War? Did William Randolph Hearst vow to "finish the war" in the 1898 conflict with Spain? In Getting It Wrong, W. Joseph Ca…
Since 2001, Media Lens has encouraged thousands of readers to challenge the filtered and distorted version of the world provided by major newspapers and broadcasters. The media responses, collected in Newspeak, are an exposé of the arrogance and servility to power of our leading…
Abe Rosenthal and the golden age -- The rise of Arthur Jr. -- Bullets over Arthur Jr. -- Race -- Immigration -- Culture wars -- Gays -- War on terror -- War -- Conclusion.
Abe Rosenthal and the golden age -- The rise of Arthur Jr. -- Bullets over Arthur Jr. -- Race -- Immigration -- Culture wars -- Gays -- War on terror -- War -- Conclusion.
Journalist William McGowan traces the history of "The New York Times," describes its legacy within American journalism, and examines the fate of the "Times" in the twenty-first century.
The New York Times was once considered the gold standard in American journalism and the most trusted news organization in the country. Today, it is widely understood to be a vehicle for politically correct ideologies and tattered liberal pieties, as well as a repeat victim of jo…
Manjoo presents findings from psychology, sociology, political science, and economics to show how new technologies are prompting the cultural ascendancy of belief over facts.