The Other Reason “Spotlight” Is Still Relevant Today
Every year my wife goes off on vacation, and I [...]
Why I’ve Hit the Pause Button on Dialogue
Not so long ago, most of my writing was devoted [...]
The Media and Other Groups That May or May Not Exist
Spend 10 minutes discussing any hot-button issue, and you will [...]
Rx for Your Trump Hangover
Note: this piece originally appeared in The Huffington Post on [...]
How Much News Do We Need?
Last night, BBC’s World News America led with yet another [...]
When Grey’s Anatomy Trumps the President
If you were channel surfing in the U.S. last Thursday [...]
More to the News Story than Meets the Eye
It doesn’t feel good to criticize The PBS NewsHour. The [...]
Fox News, Paul Ryan, and Standing Knee-Deep in Campaign Verbiage
Sometimes, in this U.S. election season, you have a dig [...]
Reading the Media That Tell Me I’m Right
How many conservatives read Mother Jones? How many progressives ever [...]
Dialogue and the Balanced Media Diet
Forget bias. Never mind sensationalism. The biggest problem with the [...]