Tag Archives: media

No News Is Bad News for the Pegasus Pipeline Spill

Why have major U.S. newspapers given minimal coverage to the Pegasus oil pipeline spills?

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Exxon’s Pegasus Oil Spill — and the Myth of U.S. “Energy Independence”

Why has the American media been nearly silent on a major oil spill in Arkansas?

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Ending the Rich-World Bias in Global Economic Statistics

The current economic crisis is called the “global financial crisis.” But is the term “global” justified?

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The Waning of the American Dream

How is a lack of knowledge of current events, geography and history jeopardizing America’s standing in the world?

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How the Media Fan the Flames of “Birtherism”

Why does the persistence of the birther falsehood reflect a failure of the mainstream media?

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When China Challenged America to Catch Mice

Has the United States ceded the art of pragmatism to the Chinese?

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Where Fox News Gets It Right

Why should the mainstream media take a page from Fox News and offer clearer connections between issues?

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Clay Shirky on the Media Revolution

How have new media technologies heralded a revolution in the way we think and act?

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Shooting Germany: 1944-1949

What does it take to be a photographer in wartime Germany — and peacetime New York City?

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Top Ten Headlines of 2007

How did the world’s economy in 2007 look to the headline writers?

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