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Trump’s phony $5,000 promise gets him the headlines he wanted
Donald Trump last night made a ridiculous promise that he won’t keep.
If Republicans maintain control of both the House and Senate, he said, he would give every adult in the U.S. $5,000.
The journalists covering his speech at the Republic...
New York Times editors don’t get how close we are to autocracy
The New York Times editorial board has been monitoring Donald Trump’s ongoing assault on democracy with a series of editorials it calls “The Autocracy Index: The editorial board tracks 12 markers of democratic erosion”.
Reading the headlin...
Normalizing Trump doesn't just fail readers — it jeopardizes our future
You know what I mean when I say that the mainstream political media normalizes Donald Trump, right?
I mean that when Trump says something wildly untrue or delusional or incoherent or racist -- or he does something obviously corrupt, illega...
DHS domestic spying based on nutty conspiracy theories demands way more attention
Marchers in Minneapolis in January. (Photo by Lorie Shaull)
A major scandal emerged on Thursday as newly disclosed Department of Homeland Security documents exposed a massive spying campaign against ordinary Minnesotans who had gathered to...
Calling for a moratorium on ‘Trump says’ headlines
Donald Trump says so many things that aren’t true that the legacy media’s compulsion to put what he says in a headline is a major vector for misinformation.
It’s not just that Trump straight-up lies -- which he does frequently. There are m...
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Editor of Press Watch and Heads Up News. I afflict comfortable journalists. Previously employed at Washington Post, The Intercept, Huffington Post. Words in the Nation, CJR, Washington Monthly.
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