And it’s past time for the mainstream media to say so.
Eric Alterman
Eric Alterman is a CUNY Distinguished Professor of English at Brooklyn College, an award-winning journalist, and the author of 12 books, most recently We Are Not One: A History of America’s Fight Over Israel (Basic Books, November 2022). Previously, he wrote The Nation’s “Liberal Media” column for 25 years. Follow him on Twitter @eric_alterman
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Altercation: Can CNN Actually Get Worse? Apparently, It Can.
A right-wing billionaire is asserting his right-wing control.
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Altercation: How Peter Baker’s Feelings Become ‘News’
Or, how our paper of record substitutes reporters’ opinions for historic breakthroughs
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Altercation: ‘News’ Without Context
Imagine that the MSM actually noted that democracy was under threat and went so far as to say from whom.
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Altercation: It’s Not Wokeism That Threatens Our Democracy
So how come editors so often boost it into a threat to the cosmic order?
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Altercation: By the Usual Standards of American Politics, Most January 6th Testifiers Would Be a Disgrace
They countenanced or took part in the kinds of scandalous acts that brought more ‘normal’ presidents down.
Posted inNewsletters
Altercation: Mainstream Media Figures Detect MSM “Bothsidesism” Bias, Notes It Helps GOP!
Which progressive media has been on to for a very long time, but hey—welcome to the club.
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Altercation: Do We Really Need to Appreciate Coup Expertise?
CNN’s interview with self-proclaimed coup-meister John Bolton, assessing the January 6th insurrection, airily passed over some horrific U.S. misdeeds.
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Altercation: New York Times Headline Whitewashes Shireen Abu Akleh’s Killing
America’s most influential news source bends over backward to shade the truth about the bullet that killed the beloved Palestinian American journalist.
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Altercation: The ‘Dobbs’ Backlash and the Democrats’ Choice
Republicans on the Supreme Court overturned the will of the majority; do liberals have the leadership to fight back?
