December 20, 2015 Whitewashing savagery: Al-Jazeera English bans use of ‘terrorist’ for mass killers Al-Jazeera America launched with plenty of lofty rhetoric about covering the world in a deeper way without the ideological baggage of the main channel in Qatar.
December 20, 2015 Snow Job: Why the media hyped the big bad blizzard of 2015 Having lived through my share of monster snowstorms, I’m not sure I’ve ever seen the kind of media freakout that preceded Monday’s weather event. Two feet! Three feet! Snowmaggeddon! Snowpocalypse!
December 20, 2015 Panning Palin: Why conservative media are dismissing her 2016 prospects Sarah Palin may be “seriously interested” in running for president, but the media — and especially the conservative media — are giving her a very cold reception.
December 20, 2015 The gender factor: Is that actually an obstacle for Hillary Clinton? Hillary Clinton’s liabilities have been endlessly chewed over by the punditocracy:
December 20, 2015 Deflate-gate: Why the media are overinflating the football flap The media are treating Deflate-gate like Watergate.
December 20, 2015 The GOP's 2016 playbook? Republicans rip income inequality Something must be in the water when Ted Cruz starts to sound like Elizabeth Warren.
December 20, 2015 Media debate Obama’s cry against cynical politics -- and coverage When President Obama was done with his “turn the page” speech, what seemed to resonate most with the pundits was his denunciation of cynicism—and his critique of the media.
December 20, 2015 Slippery slope? GOP just says no to MSNBC on debates The Republican National Committee has stiffed MSNBC on the presidential debates. Is that a problem?
December 20, 2015 Romney’s reboot: Can the 2012 loser really fix his problems in 2016? Will Mitt 3.0, as he’s already been dubbed, be a better model than the earlier two incarnations?
December 20, 2015 Jamming Jeb: The press starts scrutinizing how conservative he really is Even as Mitt Romney sends the press signals that he kinda sorta wants to run again, Bush is no longer being treated as a mere potential candidate. That means journalists, rather than simply handicapping how he’d do against this or that challenger, are starting to dig into his record.