Why Is It Normal for Journalists to Give Speeches to Lobbyists?
There are many things that are considered normal in Washington that are nevertheless very fucked up. The routine nature…
What Exactly Did These Racists Think Would Happen?
Both the Washington Post and the New York Times reported the incredible story last night of the Trump administration’s…
Why Is the New York Times So Weird About Bernie's Accent?
There are many problems with the New York Times’ approach to politics coverage (though there aren’t nearly as many…
Tom Friedman Taking on Brexit Is My Personal Hell
Let me preface this by saying: I know I brought this on myself. I chose to move to the United States almost seven years…
CNN Is Still Doing This, Huh?
At a rally last night in Michigan, President Trump mocked asylum seekers, acting out his demented idea of how they…
Powerful Politicians' Family Members Should Not Hold Powerful Journalism Jobs, Ever
Tepid Colorado Democratic Senator Michael Bennet is reportedly mulling a presidential run. If he does run, his brother…
Attack of the Middlemen
Today, Apple is set to unveil its new subscription news service, which will charge a monthly fee to access hundreds of…
What Planet Is Peggy Noonan Living On? For It Seems Not To Be Earth--This Land of Flags, and Breeze
Peggy Noonan, a dusty cabinet of moldering antique patent medicine bottles, hath observations, about this time we are…
'Full-Time Freelance' Is Just the Industry Standard
On Monday, David Tamarkin, the site editor at Epicurious, a Condé Nast food publication, tweeted out a job posting for…
They Have Somehow Managed to Make J-School Even More of a Scam
Journalism—the act of finding stuff out, then writing it down—is not hard to learn how to do. What is hard is getting…
The Dianne Feinstein Defenders Have Logged All the Way On
On Friday afternoon, a group of young protesters with the Youth vs. Apocalypse Movement confronted California Senator…
Peggy Noonan Is Confused (About Amazon)
Peggy Noonan, a virtual reality headset that allows the user to see the world through the view of Ronald Reagan’s…
Why the Hell Was There a Fox News Host in WaPo's Big Jerk-Off Super Bowl Ad?
The Super Bowl...what is there to say. The game sucked, and somehow all the commercials sucked even more.
The NYT's 'Racially Tinged' Problem
It seems like every time the New York Times takes a step towards covering the racism at the heart of the modern…
The Media Can't Get Enough of the Same Worthless AOC Take
Big news today: Centrist Democrats are not so sure about this Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gal. Have you heard? You…
Jill Abramson's New Book Sounds Like an Absolute Mess
Jill Abramson, the former executive editor of the New York Times and now a Harvard professor, is widely regarded as a…
Absolutely Do Not Give Him the Airtime
Donald Trump does not control the major television networks; ABC, Fox, NBC, and CBS are not part of the government. So…
Literal Vanderbilt Wants to Know How AOC's Gonna Pay For All That
Yesterday was the big day, folks: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the youngest woman ever elected to Congress who…
Big Pharma Sponsored Politico’s Health Newsletter for 70 Percent of 2018
Politico is perhaps the most DC of all DC publications. Before Axios came along, it had the market cornered on content…
Neman Lab's 2019 Media Predictions
Neman Lab, the esteemed journalism think tank at Havard University, today releases its closely watched Predictions for…