Category Archives: News Media Distortions

I’ve Sexed Up My Blog

Readers will notice that my blog has undergone a facelift. OK, maybe it’s not “sexier.” But it’s a little less pastoral, a bit more edgy. That seems to fit better with its content. (And hey, what is “edgy” if not these times!) If you have a mind to, tell me what you think.

After a hiatus of more than a year, I’ll be posting more often, while continuing my other writing projects. I hope you will enjoy the result here. If you do, please become a subscriber. You’ll get an email notice when I put up a new post. I won’t overload your inbox, promise!

With the corporate mass media concentrated more and more in conservative hands, we need more outlets for liberal and progressive thought. I hope to not disappoint. You’re are a part of this too!  I welcome your contributions.


Uncritical Media Magnify GOP’s Lies About Health Care

From an article in the Open Left Blog, by my friend, David Sirota:

“Political headlines of late have all been some version of Dow Jones Newswire’s recent scream: ‘CBO Puts Health Care Bill Cost at $1 Trillion.’ That’s as true as an Enron press release touting only one side of the company’s ledger. Though the bill’s expenditure do total $1 trillion, the CBO confirms its other provisons recover more than that, meaning headlines should read, ‘CBO Says Health Bill Saves $110 Billion’.”

To really get your blood boilding, read David’s detailed examples of media malfeasance here.


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