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Are We Living in the Golden Age of Journalism? (Internet and New Media, Journalists and Journalism)

With the rise of the Internet, we’re no longer simply passive readers at the mercy of someone else’s idea of how to organize the world.

Tom Engelhardt
Verizon store
Court Strikes Down Net Neutrality Order (Internet and New Media, Law)

The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit ruled that the Federal Communications Commission lacks the authority to enforce net neutrality rules.

Leticia Miranda
NSA hearing
Ten Myths About the NSA, Debunked (Internet and New Media, Increased Security After 9-11, US Intelligence)

You can’t opt out.

Peter Van Buren
Will the FCC’s New Chairman Usher in a New Era for the Commission? (Social Justice, Internet and New Media, Law)

The Federal Communications Commission’s new chairman Tom Wheeler announces efforts to “do things differently.”

Leticia Miranda
Remember ‘Benghazi’? (Journalists and Journalism, Media Analysis)

Wild Republican accusations have been debunked—but still they continue.

Eric Alterman
Red Hook Sandy
To Help Connect the Two New Yorks, Bill de Blasio Should Build More Community Broadband (Climate Change, Social Justice, Internet and New Media)

How high-speed Internet access is changing one Brooklyn neighborhood.

Maya Wiley
The Year in Sex (or Pop Goes the Weasel) (Sex and Sexuality, Media)

When Robin Thicke, Miley Cyrus, R. Kelly and capitalism killed sexual liberation.

JoAnn Wypijewski
Finn Brunton
Shelf Life (Books & Arts, Internet and New Media)

How did something as trivial as spam end up on the forefront of cyberwar?

Michael Saler
Rabaa
Repression Deepens in Egypt (Regions and Countries, Media, Transitional Governments)

At first it was the Muslim Brotherhood. Now dozens of journalists, non-Islamist activists and students have been detained and beaten.

Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Net Neutrality protest
Verizon, the FCC and What You Need to Know About Net Neutrality (Internet and New Media, Law)

Why is Verizon suing the FCC over net neutrality regulations?

Leticia Miranda

Blogs

Edward Snowden, Media Critic
Greg Mitchell

The NSA leaker charges that the media promote smears and lies without demanding proof.

January 22, 2014
Our National Drought of Climate Change Coverage
Eric Alterman

Eric with the latest reviews and Reed on the mistaken notion that our establishment media covers the environment in a serious way.

January 21, 2014
‘New York Times’ Series on Giant Bridge Project Opens With Major Omissions
Greg Mitchell

The $4 billion Tappan Zee Bridge construction project will do little to reduce traffic or tolls. 

January 21, 2014
When ‘The New York Times’ Spiked MLK Jr.’s Greatest Piece
Greg Mitchell

Here is a little known fact about the famous "Letter From Birmingham Jail." 

January 20, 2014
Media Debate (Finally) Begins: Have US Troops Died in Vain?
Greg Mitchell

The new (surprise) hit movie Lone Survivor has sparked an important conversation. 

January 16, 2014
The Spanish-Language Version of Healthcare.gov Is a Mess
Jessica Weisberg

It launched months late, loads slowly and is poorly translated.

 

January 14, 2014
The Internet As We Know It Is In Peril. The FCC Can (And Must) Save It
John Nichols

A court has struck down net neutrality protections. But the commission has the authority to undo the damage.

January 14, 2014
Let Them Drink Coke: The Media’s Indifference to the West Virginia Chemical Spill
Eric Alterman

Are the mainstream media's class biases affecting their editorial decision-making?

January 14, 2014
Should Facebook Pay Its Users?
Jessica Weisberg

A new movement known as Wages for Facebook says yes. 

January 14, 2014
No Shame: Bill Keller Bullies Cancer Patient
Greg Mitchell

The New York Times columnist, and his wife, raise the wrong issues in their columns on Lisa Adams.

January 13, 2014