Issue Area: Politicians
Dalliance & Double Standards: Under Hannity’s rules, conservatives’ affairs don’t count (January 2009) By
How to Lose Friends and Influence No One (January/February 2008) By
Rudy Giuliani, Teflon Candidate: Scandals are non-stories for 'America's Mayor' (November/December 2007) By
How to Lose Friends and Influence No One (January/February 2008) By
Rudy Giuliani, Teflon Candidate: Scandals are non-stories for 'America's Mayor' (November/December 2007) By
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Al Gore, Smartypants: New book full of big words, pundits complain (July/August 2007) By
Reagan Revisionism: Backing off Bush, media recall a crush-worthy conservative (Update April 2007) By
From Official Claims to Media Reality: Editor's Note (January/February 2007) By
Dick Cheney at Valley Forge (Update April 2006) By
Spinning the Libby Indictment: Pundits attack Fitzgerald, downplay perjury (November/December 2005) By and
Media to City: Play Ball: Making New York safe from democracy (September/October 2005) By
What's Not Talked About on Sunday Morning?: Issues of corporate power are not on the agenda (September/October 2001) By and
Questions for Kissinger Go Unasked: Journalists show “sensitivity” to war-crime suspect’s feelings (August 2001) By
Unpardonable Disparities: When it's a Bush, not a Clinton, clemency is no scandal (May/June 2001) By and
Populist Rhetoric Unpopular with the Pundits: Press finds Gore's 'obsolete jargon' hard to swallow (November /December 2000) By
Can We Get Back to the Sex?: When the press gets serious, that’s when it’s time to worry (May/June 1999) By
Dissecting The Media Hype On Hillary (2/7/99) By
Clinton Worse Than Reagan, Nixon...Everyone (November/December 1998)
In Hot Pursuit--or in Heat?: "Sex sells" has become a journalistic principal (March/April 1998) By
Hate Talk and Politics (Update August 1997)
Dole's Debt to the Press: Election Coverage Narrowed Clinton's Lead—and Helped the GOP Keep Congress (January/February 1997) By
Koppel Copped Out at Convention (Update October 1996) By
All the Right Moves: How Republicans get their way at PBS (March/April 1995)
Hearing What They Want to Hear: Media interpret Jackson as blaming blacks for crime (May/June 1994) By
Conventional Wisdom: How the Press Rewrites Democratic Party History Every Four Years (September 1992) By
More Gloss for the Gipper: The Myth of Reagan's (March/April 1989) By
Jackson's "Free Ride": Rather and Reality Are Polls Apart (March/April 1988)
Al Gore, Smartypants: New book full of big words, pundits complain (July/August 2007) By
Reagan Revisionism: Backing off Bush, media recall a crush-worthy conservative (Update April 2007) By
From Official Claims to Media Reality: Editor's Note (January/February 2007) By
Dick Cheney at Valley Forge (Update April 2006) By
Spinning the Libby Indictment: Pundits attack Fitzgerald, downplay perjury (November/December 2005) By and
Media to City: Play Ball: Making New York safe from democracy (September/October 2005) By
What's Not Talked About on Sunday Morning?: Issues of corporate power are not on the agenda (September/October 2001) By and
Questions for Kissinger Go Unasked: Journalists show “sensitivity” to war-crime suspect’s feelings (August 2001) By
Unpardonable Disparities: When it's a Bush, not a Clinton, clemency is no scandal (May/June 2001) By and
Populist Rhetoric Unpopular with the Pundits: Press finds Gore's 'obsolete jargon' hard to swallow (November /December 2000) By
Can We Get Back to the Sex?: When the press gets serious, that’s when it’s time to worry (May/June 1999) By
Dissecting The Media Hype On Hillary (2/7/99) By
Clinton Worse Than Reagan, Nixon...Everyone (November/December 1998)
In Hot Pursuit--or in Heat?: "Sex sells" has become a journalistic principal (March/April 1998) By
Hate Talk and Politics (Update August 1997)
Dole's Debt to the Press: Election Coverage Narrowed Clinton's Lead—and Helped the GOP Keep Congress (January/February 1997) By
Koppel Copped Out at Convention (Update October 1996) By
All the Right Moves: How Republicans get their way at PBS (March/April 1995)
Hearing What They Want to Hear: Media interpret Jackson as blaming blacks for crime (May/June 1994) By
Conventional Wisdom: How the Press Rewrites Democratic Party History Every Four Years (September 1992) By
More Gloss for the Gipper: The Myth of Reagan's (March/April 1989) By
Jackson's "Free Ride": Rather and Reality Are Polls Apart (March/April 1988)
Ken Silverstein on Daschle, Miranda Spencer on breast cancer (2/6/09)
Norman Solomon on Obama's inauguration, Ann Jones on Afghanistan (1/23/09)
Michael Ratner on detainee abuse report, Alfie Kohn on education nominee (12/19/08)
Norman Solomon on Obama's inauguration, Ann Jones on Afghanistan (1/23/09)
Michael Ratner on detainee abuse report, Alfie Kohn on education nominee (12/19/08)
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Glen Ford on Barack Obama, Chris Slevin on trade & the elections (11/17/06)
Jeff Cohen on Lamont-Lieberman, Chuck Collins on Mexican election (8/11/06)
Robert Dreyfuss on Dick Cheney, Patrick O'Connor on Israel-Palestine (4/21/06)
Danny Schechter on the Alito hearings, Stephen Zunes on Ariel Sharon (1/20/06)
Stephen Zunes on Syria, Terry Allen on John Negroponte (2/25/05)
Glen Ford on Barack Obama, Chris Slevin on trade & the elections (11/17/06)
Jeff Cohen on Lamont-Lieberman, Chuck Collins on Mexican election (8/11/06)
Robert Dreyfuss on Dick Cheney, Patrick O'Connor on Israel-Palestine (4/21/06)
Danny Schechter on the Alito hearings, Stephen Zunes on Ariel Sharon (1/20/06)
Stephen Zunes on Syria, Terry Allen on John Negroponte (2/25/05)
Cheney Often Wrong, Seldom Doubted: Giving ex-VP a free ride in torture debate (5/29/09)
Does the CIA Ever Lie?: Parsing the Pelosi torture controversy (5/20/09)
Pro-Obama Media?: What talk about media favoritism really means (11/4/08)
Does the CIA Ever Lie?: Parsing the Pelosi torture controversy (5/20/09)
Pro-Obama Media?: What talk about media favoritism really means (11/4/08)
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CNN Scoffs at White House Critics: Anchor with Bush ties dismisses abuse-of-power hearings as 'stagecraft' (7/31/08)
Obama's 'Missing' Flag Pin: Trivia again distracts media from issues voters care about (10/10/07)
Times Reporter Responds on Firefighters (8/1/07)
NY Times Parrots Giuliani's 9/11 Defense: Firefighters' criticism deemed 'factually questionable' (7/13/07)
Trent Lott's Redemption Song: Coverage of minority whip election ignores racist ties (11/17/06)
Spinning the Libby Indictment: Pundits attack Wilson, downplay perjury (11/1/05)
CBS Explains All-GOP Panel: Wanted to avoid "partisan fight" (10/7/05)
CBS's One-Sided DeLay Discussion: All-Republican panel discusses a "Republican problem" (10/4/05)
Post Responds on Lott Profile (4/25/05)
Washington Post Sweeps Away Lott's Racist Record (4/18/05)
Media Omissions on Negroponte's Record (2/22/05)
USA Today Covers for Bush's Social Security Distortion (2/7/05)
Post Responds to FAIR Alert (6/24/02)
Newsweek: Hail to the Chief (11/30/01)
Broadcast Outlets Ignore Majority Leader's Public Scandal: CNN, New York Times Cover The Story, but Network News Outlets Still Silent on Lott's Racist Connections (1/15/99)
Washington Post Columnist Questions Lott's "Fitness" To be Majority Leader: Record Shows Lott's Involvement With Racist (12/22/98)
Trent Lott Supported White-Supremacist Group— Evidence Emerges:: Senator's Spokesperson Misled Journalists (12/15/98)
National Media Should Cover Racist Links of Prominent Elected Officials Like Rep. Bob Barr and Sen. Trent Lott (12/11/98)
CNN Scoffs at White House Critics: Anchor with Bush ties dismisses abuse-of-power hearings as 'stagecraft' (7/31/08)
Obama's 'Missing' Flag Pin: Trivia again distracts media from issues voters care about (10/10/07)
Times Reporter Responds on Firefighters (8/1/07)
NY Times Parrots Giuliani's 9/11 Defense: Firefighters' criticism deemed 'factually questionable' (7/13/07)
Trent Lott's Redemption Song: Coverage of minority whip election ignores racist ties (11/17/06)
Spinning the Libby Indictment: Pundits attack Wilson, downplay perjury (11/1/05)
CBS Explains All-GOP Panel: Wanted to avoid "partisan fight" (10/7/05)
CBS's One-Sided DeLay Discussion: All-Republican panel discusses a "Republican problem" (10/4/05)
Post Responds on Lott Profile (4/25/05)
Washington Post Sweeps Away Lott's Racist Record (4/18/05)
Media Omissions on Negroponte's Record (2/22/05)
USA Today Covers for Bush's Social Security Distortion (2/7/05)
Post Responds to FAIR Alert (6/24/02)
Newsweek: Hail to the Chief (11/30/01)
Broadcast Outlets Ignore Majority Leader's Public Scandal: CNN, New York Times Cover The Story, but Network News Outlets Still Silent on Lott's Racist Connections (1/15/99)
Washington Post Columnist Questions Lott's "Fitness" To be Majority Leader: Record Shows Lott's Involvement With Racist (12/22/98)
Trent Lott Supported White-Supremacist Group— Evidence Emerges:: Senator's Spokesperson Misled Journalists (12/15/98)
National Media Should Cover Racist Links of Prominent Elected Officials Like Rep. Bob Barr and Sen. Trent Lott (12/11/98)
