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Glenn Beck's smear campaign: who's next?

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:22:31 -0700

Glenn Beck's McCarthyist smear campaign isn't stopping with Van Jones. Now he's coming after FCC Diversity Officer Mark Lloyd -- and attacking the whole idea of more diverse and local media for America. Let President Obama know Glenn Beck doesn't speak for you.

Junk News: Obama birth certificate issue still won't die...

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:57:14 -0700

Junk news outlets are still giving airtime to the phoney issue of President Obama's birth certificate.

The news... brought to you by Starbucks?

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:33:15 -0700

MSNBC's "Morning Joe" is now officially sponsored by Starbucks after a reported $10 million deal. Jon Stewart explores whether it's an utter abrogation of journalistic standards -- or all just a big joke...

President Obama on America's journalism problem

Tue, 12 May 2009 05:24:56 -0700

President Obama describes the tough challenges currently facing American journalism. “A government without newspapers, a government without a tough and vibrant media of all sorts, is not an option for the United States of America.”

International media, politics and torture

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:18:50 -0700

Link TV offers a fascinating look at how the rest of the world is covering the unfolding "torture memos" story -- highlighting the differences between what Americans see versus what the rest of the world sees on their nightly news.

The cable news "fascist socialist" apocalypse

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:00:29 -0700

Amidst economic crisis, is America drifting towards socialism? Or fascism? Or some "weirdo" hybrid of both?! Only cable McNews has the answer. If junk media fear-mongering is making you sick, help Stop Big Media in your community.

Bob McChesney on Saving Journalism

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 02:15:44 -0700

Free Press co-founder Bob McChesney outlines a multi-part economic stimulus package for saving journalism in America.

George Will claims U.S. economy isn't "going down the drain"

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:20:49 -0800

From ThinkProgress.org: On ABC’s This Week roundtable, conservative columnist George Will claimed that the economy may only be suffering from a “financial problem” while the rest of the economy is performing “rather well.”

Pundits scoffed at accurate predictions about the economy

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:16:53 -0800

In 2007, mainstream pundits laughed repeatedly at analysts like Peter Schiff -- who accurately predicted America's current economic woes. And some pundits are still claiming that America's overall economy is "doing rather well.”

Junk News serves up a bailout "screamathon"

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:05:11 -0800

Fox News' Neil Cavuto and Ben Stein get into a "screamathon" over the government's economic bailout plans -- just as Americans need real journalism and debate most. (Hat tip to CrooksandLiars.com)