Category Archives: Newsweek

The 'New' Newsweek's Nuclear Power Puffery

Posted on 03/15/2011 by Peter Hart

There was a lot of chatter about editor Tina Brown and the "new" Newsweek, which debuted last week. None of it struck me as all that interesting–a column up front from Leslie Gelb warning about the threat of Arab democracy … Continue reading →

Posted in Media Criticism, Newsweek, Nuclear power | Tagged | 11 Comments

Action Alert: Newsweek Downplays Critics of Drone Assassinations

Posted on 02/16/2011 by Jim Naureckas

A Newsweek report (2/21/11) looks at the CIA's aerial drone assassination program through the agency's eyes–leaving questions about civilian deaths and the effort's dubious legality for a couple of brief paragraphs at the end. To encourage Newsweek to take critics … Continue reading →

Posted in Media Activism, Newsweek, War/Military | Tagged , | 30 Comments

Propaganda and the Saddam Statue 'Conspiracy'

Posted on 01/04/2011 by Peter Hart

Remember the toppling of that Saddam Hussein statue in Baghdad (4/9/03) that signified the "end" of the Iraq War? At the time, there were critics who pointed out that the extensively televised images of a jubilant crowd of Iraqis were … Continue reading →

Posted in CNN, Iraq, New York Times, Newsweek, NPR | Tagged , , , , | 23 Comments

Newsweek: Obama=Bush on War, and That's a Good Thing

Posted on 01/03/2011 by Peter Hart

Stephen L. Carter has a piece over atNewsweek that points out that Barack Obama hardly differs from George W. Bush when it comes to war; as the subhead explains: "How does Barack Obama differ as a commander in chief from … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Newsweek, War/Military | Tagged , | 13 Comments

Evan Thomas: Only People Like Me Can Save America From the Internet's Lies

Posted on 12/08/2010 by Peter Hart

Newsweek's Evan Thomas visited Germany recently, and came away thinking the United States is headed for some serious trouble. The country is falling apart–polarized, susceptible to populist demagoguery and so on. Forces on both sides are to blame;they're not all … Continue reading →

Posted in Internet, Newsweek | Tagged , | 23 Comments

Eleanor Clift: Doing the Deficit Rag

Posted on 10/18/2010 by Peter Hart

Newsweek's Eleanor Clift has a new piece headlined"Math Lessons: How Did a Concept as Unsexy and Complicated as the National Deficit Become the Galvanizing Political Issue of the Day?" Sheasks: "Why is the deficit the top issue in voters' minds?" … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Newsweek | Tagged | 12 Comments

Media Blitz Against the Paycheck Fairness Act

Posted on 09/29/2010 by Julie Hollar

There's a push for the Senate to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act before Congress adjourns for the season, which has sparked some pushback from right-wingers given prominent platforms in the corporate media. The Act, which already passed the House, would … Continue reading →

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Robert Samuelson Attacks–and Engages in–'Soundbite Economics'

Posted on 09/22/2010 by Peter Hart

Newsweek columnist Robert Samuelson (9/18/10) has had it with the way we discuss economics: With every election, we descend into soundbite economics. Rhetorical claims grow more partisan and self-serving…. These debates confirm the dreary state of economic discourse. He points … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Newsweek | Tagged | 10 Comments

Newsweek Covers the Election in Advance

Posted on 09/15/2010 by Jim Naureckas

"Aren't there things Obama & Co. could have done differently?" Howard Fineman writes in the current issue of Newsweek (9/20/10). "Election Day is still seven weeks away–but it's not too early for a 'pre-mortem.'" No, never too early–especially since Fineman's … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Climate Change, Election, Newsweek | Tagged | 6 Comments

For Newsweek's Latin America Correspondent, It's the Stocks That Count

Posted on 07/09/2010 by Jim Naureckas

Newsweek's right-wing Latin American correspondent Mac Margolis (7/2/10) is once again playing games with statistics. After the obligatory attack on Venezuela's Hugo Chavez as a "chest-thumping autocrat," Margolis gets down to the business of praising his favorite Latin American country, … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Newsweek | Tagged , | 7 Comments

Mac Margolis and Chavez's Twitter Repression

Posted on 06/08/2010 by Peter Hart

Seeing this headline at the Newsweek website– "Chavez Twists Twitter Into Tool of Repression"– means you're likely to read the latest dispatch from the magazine's Latin America correspondent Mac Margolis, who has amassed a stunning record of creating panic about … Continue reading →

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Jon Meacham's Left-Right Blame Game

Posted on 06/04/2010 by Peter Hart

In his editor's note in the current edition of Newsweek, Jon Meacham surveys the failures of the past decade or so and comes to a completely unsurprising conclusion: the right and leftbothfailed. From the financial sector to the Roman Catholic … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsweek, Politics | Tagged | 7 Comments

Newsweek Still Pushing Phony Climate Controversy

Posted on 06/01/2010 by Jim Naureckas

Newsweek's "environmental issue" has an article (5/28/10) by correspondent Stefan Theil declaring climate change to be "Uncertain Science." Giving the Reader's Digest condensed version of the denialist case, Theil refers to "e-mails and documents suggesting that researchers cherry-picked data and … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Newsweek | Tagged | 10 Comments

Managed News From the Gulf of Mexico

Posted on 05/27/2010 by Jim Naureckas

A troubling article from Newsweek (5/26/10) reports on efforts by both BP and government officials to limit media access to the aftermath of the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico: As BP makes its latest attempt to plug … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Newsweek | Tagged | 11 Comments

Newsweek and the Criminal Immigrants Next Door

Posted on 05/12/2010 by Jim Naureckas

Newsweek has another installment in the don't-blame-Arizonans coverage of the state's new immigration law (FAIR Blog, 4/28/10, 5/3/10, 5/4/10). Under the charming headline "Mexican Standoff," reporter Eve Conant writes: Some accuse lawmakers and the 70 percent of Arizonans who support … Continue reading →

Posted in Immigration, Newsweek | Tagged , | 24 Comments