“The media’s obsession with the new – with bright, shiny objects – works against politicians who are serious about government policies. It rewards stunts and head fakes.” My Stop the Presses newsletter. Read and subscribe (for free). www.stopthepresses.news/p/the-politi...

The political media are entertaining us to death

MAGA fascism wins when storytelling gets in the way of truth-telling

Kamala Harris has broken Republicans’ brains, but unfortunately the sexism and racism remain intact. Here’s my latest Stop the Presses newsletter. Read and subscribe for free. www.stopthepresses.news/p/kamala-har...

Kamala Harris is breaking Republican brains

MAGA lacks issues against her, so it brings up the silly and the slimy

The media need to stop using the word “conservative” to describe fascists. MAGA isn’t trying to “conserve” American values. It’s attempting to trash bedrock democratic principles and create an America that has never existed before. My newsletter. www.stopthepresses.news/p/stop-sayin...

Stop saying “conservative” when you mean fascist

Media must emphasize that Republicans have trashed bedrock principles

Is it legitimate news coverage to platform Donald Trump and Steve Bannon – or is it a cooperative project in which both the journalists and the fascists get to build their brands? My latest free newsletter. Please read & subscribe. www.stopthepresses.news/p/when-media...

When media build their brand by platforming fascists

It’s way past time for networks to stop running infomercials for insurrection

Many people in the news media are failing our democracy. I divide them into 3 categories: The ruthless, the truthless and the toothless. Check out my Stop the Presses newsletter for an explanation with examples. And please consider subscribing – it’s free. www.stopthepresses.news/p/todays-med...

Today’s media: The ruthless, truthless, and toothless

Some journalists are attacking democracy while others fail to defend it

The Washington Post sat on the Alito upside-down flag story for 3 years because it didn’t seem political? Really?  In this week’s newsletter, I note how deeply political the court is and how negligent the news media have been. Read and subscribe (for free). www.stopthepresses.news/p/the-medias...

The media’s Supreme Court coverage is a long-running scandal

What’s needed now is accountability for both justices and journalists

Why you should distrust anonymous sources, sweeping statements about what “observers say,” and internal polls shared with the media. Become a more skeptical consumer of political news by reading this week’s Stop the Presses newsletter. www.stopthepresses.news/p/12-reasons...

12 reasons to be skeptical about political journalism

Be aware of oppo, beat sweeteners, data dumps and “fairness signaling”

Trump thrives on his supporters’ intentional ignorance and denial of his misconduct. It’s as if the campaign’s slogans are: “Ignore what Trump says, but vote for him anyway” and “Trump doesn’t mean what he says, so we can trust him” Read my newsletter. www.stopthepresses.news/p/the-less-p...

The less people know, the more they like Trump

Republican voters find comfort in their intentional ignorance

The New York Times and some other news outlets know their political headlines are especially sensitive, so they make them especially meaningless. It’s not incompetence. It may be cowardice. Read my new Stop the Presses newsletter and subscribe for free. www.stopthepresses.news/p/why-headli...

Why headlines matter and news outlets fail at them

Out of laziness or fear, some media think small with the big type

Fox News and host Jesse Watters seek to destroy public trust in the justice system by suggesting the Trump jurors are “undercover liberal activists.” But the jurors are performing a public service. And Jesse Watters is just performing. My newsletter. www.stopthepresses.news/p/fox-news-i...