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Local paper bursts lies about Haitian immigrants – Who’s listening?

Insiders say pressure from the top results in credulous reporting of Israeli claims and silencing of Palestinian perspectives

Warning: Reporting news can be deadly dangerous

“I understand Trump fatigue, but it feels like the president and his advisors preparing to use the military to quash protests against his planned coup should be bigger news."

The train wreck that is Twitter, and other fun stuff

How Hollywood became the Marvel Universe

Neither CNN nor its host was able to take control as the ex-president played steamroller, to the audience’s delight. It began and ended in a way that absolutely everyone could have predicted.

Tolkien fans see red over casting choices, and more hot flashes from babble-on media

How the Internet's next evolution is shaping the film industry

Mass media as stepping stone—three talking heads who lie their way to political dominance