Post-election legal drama is easily recognizable as theater, not actual battle.
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Trump’s War Of The Worlds
Tag Archives: Journalism
The Not-The-Trump-Tax Papers
An online reader laments a New York Times “expose” that is long on slant, short on news and useless as a birdcage liner.
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Pictures Behind A Lynching Story
It is one thing to know about lynching, another to see it – which is why a newspaper published graphic photos from the past.
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Stars and Stripes, At Least For Now
He may not read it regularly, but the commander-in-chief provided a plug that ought to save the military’s “hometown newspaper.”
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How Malicious Must Actual Malice Be?
A libel suit against The New York Times may not win Sarah Palin much in damages, but it could be costly to the press.
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NPR’s Cheap Shot At Banks
NPR’s “Morning Edition” took a cheap shot at the banks that processed millions of Paycheck Protection Program applications.
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Daniel Pearl’s Kidnapper Goes Free
After appeals lasting nearly 18 years, a Pakistani court reverses four murder convictions in the beheading of a journalist.
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China Sneezes
China retaliates against a literally correct but historically freighted headline that called it the “sick man of Asia.”
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An Undiplomatic Diplomat
There are many ways Mike Pompeo could have responded to a journalist’s irritating questions. He chose the dumbest one.
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The Last Heartland Journalist
Tom Brokaw’s retirement ends a line of broadcast journalists who hailed from the heartland and never lost touch with it.
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