Watching the Watchdogs
James David DicksonHow does Idea Laundering work? How do you spot a slanted story? Who does a story question, and who does it explain? I draw on my 17 years in journalism to explain the tactics and techniques used to manufacture your consent.
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James Dickson Podcast No 1: Michigan, Minnesota and the spirit of unjournalism
In Michigan, Minnesota, and across America, the Democrat-Media Alliance is down bad. A sickness called Un-journalism has taken root in America.
When Nick Shirley investigated day care and health care fraud in Minnesota, the world responde...
Make the Detroit newspapers great again
The Detroit Newspaper Wars are back on. Great.
A few years ago, both the Detroit News and Detroit Free Press started competing for online subscribers. For the first time in decades, the papers were in a competition for your dollars, not ju...
When President Trump wants to learn about Michigan, he reads the Enjoyer
Christmas 2025 started with a blessing: President Donald Trump posted my video to Truth Social.
Proverbs 18:16 tells us that “A man’s gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.” Amen to that.
The video, posted above, talk...
It's better to be smeared: Whitmer-Detroit News break up is good for both parties
Where were you for the Great Seal Scoop of 2025?
I wrote previously that with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer a year from retirement, the Lansing media has given Big Gretch her burn notice.
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What that means for Whitmer is, t...
Useful idiots: Whitmer, the FBI, and the art of reporter selection
Let’s say you are a newsmaker. Perhaps the governor of a swing state, or the director of the FBI.
You know that you have to deal with the media. You cannot simply ignore it. How do you make sure your narrative gets out, without any trace o...
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