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Trustbusting Facebook, Newspaper dying of Covid-19, and more news and reports from media biz and culture
John Reed was confronted with the choice between popular and profitable hypocrisy in the capitalist journals, and disreputable truth in the revolutionary press. He chose the truth.
Reinventing media after the election — and more news and analysis from the media/tech world
Reader Comments: 2020 Elections; Amy Coney Barrett; COVID and workers; Bolivia; Workers photo exhibit; Chicago 7 Trial; People's Culture; resources; announcements; more....
Almost singular these days, the Times media critic does a salient institutional self-criticism of a wayward reporter and the indulgence of top management in fostering a string of poorly sourced when not fabricated international news stories.
Emergency! The media are under attack - physical, professional and legal
Gaming and the class struggle, media myths busted, and more
How Labor and Climate Movements Deal With Distancing, and More
Ban Trump's "health" briefings! And other provocative media news and ideas
The evolution (or devolution) of journalism from reporting of facts through investigatory exposes to today's spread of Internet chatter.
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