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The Media Make History Aug. 25, 2016
PUBLIC NUISANCES R. EMMETT TYRRELL JR. FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2016 The Media Make Histor... Read More
Hillary's Corruption Is Overwhelming Aug. 24, 2016
After over two decades in the heart of America's spotlight, Hillary Clinton is still an unknown quan... Read More
Media Selectively Outraged by Lies Aug. 24, 2016
Four young men got drunk, vandalized a restroom and lied. They concocted a tale about getting robbed... Read More
Trump's Press Clips Better Than Clinton's? May. 04, 2016
Politico Magazine published its third annual "Media Issue," complete with polls of reporters who are... Read More
Study: World Press Freedom in Decline Apr. 29, 2016
The United States made a slight improvement on Reporters Without Borders' annual World Press Freedom... Read More
I Am Thankful for You, Valued Reader Nov. 26, 2015
Earlier generations believe that male enlistment in the military had an equalizing effect; wars brou... Read More
Ben Carson and the Dan Rathers and Brian Williamses of Our Time Nov. 12, 2015
WASHINGTON — Last week, I wrote in this column that Dr. Ben Carson, a leading Republican candi... Read More
There Is No Such Thing as Unbiased Journalism, so Let's Stop Pretending May. 22, 2015
If you're an intellectually curious person — and if you're a journalist, let's assume that you... Read More
Why I Care About Miriam Carey Apr. 29, 2015
Would it be completely inappropriate for me to brag about my editorial team for a few minutes? When ... Read More
As If Rolling Stone Were Our Only Problem Apr. 08, 2015
There's no tap dance in my shoes over Columbia Journalism Review's epic takedown this week of the Ro... Read More
Rape, Reporting and Regret Dec. 10, 2014
If your mother says she loves you, check it out. That's what we were told; that's what we were taugh... Read More
Make Rape Identities Public Dec. 09, 2014
Jackie's shocking account of gang rape at a University of Virginia frat house has been growing holes... Read More
Facebook Journalism: Is It Such Big News? Dec. 04, 2014
Thanksgiving week, GOP House aide Elizabeth Lauten posted an admonishment of first daughters Sasha a... Read More
Is the Press Broken? Nov. 19, 2014
Today is the day I was not going to disappoint @RonSupportsYou, who, as his nom de Twitter implies, ... Read More
May a Million Umbrellas Bloom Oct. 01, 2014
So many seemingly small moments reveal the heart of the protest unfolding in Hong Kong. Thousands of... Read More
Black and White in Ferguson and Journalism Aug. 22, 2014
When you don't know if the violent scenes on the evening news are in Iraq or in Ferguson, Missouri, ... Read More
Is Ferguson a Social Media Victim? Aug. 21, 2014
Soon the cameras, protesters, gawkers and tweeters will depart Ferguson, Missouri, leaving the quest... Read More
Important Slow News Jul. 09, 2014
Wars, plane crashes, mass murder — it's easy to report news that happens suddenly. Reporters d... Read More
Liberal Denizens of the Fourth Estate Present a Distorted View of America Jun. 11, 2014
There is no question that a free, honest and unbiased press is a great asset to any free and fair so... Read More
Is Journalism Losing Its Nerve? May. 16, 2014
When I went into journalism, one of the first things I was told as a freshman is that journalism is ... Read More
