CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 show biased analysis
By Jaime Ortega.
The Daily Journalist is not liberal or conservative. We sponsor journalism, something forgotten inside the mainstream media sphere, for the past few decades.
If you were looking forward to watch a horrible analysis [...]
Gulf Arab Press divided on Syria Strike (OSC)
By Juan Cole.
On 30 August, websites of Gulf newspapers were observed to carry mixed reactions to a potential US attack on Syria. Some supported a US attack on Syria, saying that it is the sole option left to put an end to the Syrian [...]
Glass half full: NYT posts a profit due to online readers
By Christopher B. Daly
The NYTimes Co. reports some good news: the company operated in the black last quarter, and it did so no thanks to advertising. What carried the news operation into profitability was the surge in online readers who [...]
The surveillance state (cont.)
by Christopher B. Daly.
Why do we have to find out what our government is doing from newspapers?
(And while we are thinking about that, let’s give thanks to those papers that are big enough and tough enough and devoted enough [...]
Media bias: The case of Trayvon Martin and Chris Lane
By Jaime Ortega.
It was not long ago when Trayvon Martin a 17-year-old black teen, was racially profiled by George Zimmerman, a patrolling block watch neighbor who decided for unknown reasons to chase Trayvon because of fear of another local [...]
The power of narrative
By YouAreBeingManipulated.org
If you’re a regular reader of this blog (and frankly, if not, why not? It’s quality stuff!) one theme that you might recognize across several posts – such as this one or this one – is [...]
False Flag Chemical Weapons Attack on Syria
By Stephen Lendman.
False flags are an American tradition. They’re an Israeli tradition. They’re used strategically. They reflect Big Lies.
Merriam-Webster calls them “deliberate gross distortion(s) of the truth used [...]
The evolution of private label brands
By Gunter Soydanbay.
Did you know that private label brands (PL) have been around for almost a decade? Back in 1928, the Swiss introduced the PL concept and since then it has been spreading like wildfire. Actually, we should point out [...]
New owner of Boston Globe: John Henry
By Christopher B. Daly.
So, now we know: the new owner of the Boston Globe is John W. Henry II, a Boston-based investor who owns the Boston Red Sox and the Liverpool soccer club. Henry (not the legendary “steel-drivin’ man” of the [...]
What China really needs: press freedom
By Christopher B. Daly.
What ails the Chinese economy? According to a recent story and column in theNYTimes, it’s a lack of confidence among Chinese consumers in the safety of the products — from baby formula to cars to pork — [...]
The Heroic Ethiopian Journalist Eskinder Nega
By Betre Yacob.
Ethiopian prominent Journalist and blogger Eskinder Naga is one of those who have been arrested, interrogated, and threatened in Ethiopia, for exercising freedom of expression. He is currently serving his jail sentence in Kality, [...]
Citizen Journalist
By Alan Caruba.
“The beauty of video, especially amplified by the Internet, is to allow a handful of citizen journalists working on a shoestring to end-run the biggest news organizations in the world.”
James O’Keefe, [...]
A Brief History of Media Bias
by Bruce Thornton.
(Research Fellow; W. Glenn Campbell and Rita Ricardo-Campbell National Fellow, 2009–10, 2010–11; and member, military history working group) Who said that newspapers are supposed to report the news in an objective [...]
The Washington Post lost its soul
By Jaime Ortega.
The Daily Journalist is sad about the recent acquisition of The Washington Post, now owned by Amazon, which might pose a terrible blow for the integrity of its future journalism.
The Graham family that was once [...]
Western Media Ignores Hamas Crackdownon Journalists
By Gidon Ben-Zvi.
Poor Harriet Sherwood, missing the big picture while obsessively reporting about the latest round of Middle East peace talks that promise to end the six-decade-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a mere [...]
Paradigm shift in the killing of journalists
By Center For Media Freedom And Responsibilities (Philippines).
THE NUMBERS alone should be cause for concern. The killing of journalists is continuing, with 134 killed in the line of duty out of a total number of 201 killed [...]
Journalists or Criminals?
By Attorney General Eric Holder.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.
The recent controversy surrounding Attorney General Eric Holder, Jr. and his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee is the result of deliberate efforts by Mr. Holder to avoid [...]
MADA: Israeli violations still pose a threat on the lives of journalists
By MADA.Org.
The Palestinian center for development and media freedoms “MADA” monitored a number of media freedom violations in Palestine during April 2013, and it was obvious that the Israeli continues abuses of Palestinian [...]
Do Media Initiatives Change Attitudes in the Desired Direction?
By Mike Sutton.
According to the criminologist Paul Ekblom pickpockets admitted to lurking by signs designed to warn potential victims in order to see where people reassuringly patted their wallets. This then made picking their wallets [...]
Does James Risen need a “shield law”?
By Christopher Daly.
The New York Times has an editorial worth reading today about one of its reporters, James Risen, who is facing a court order to reveal his confidential source for a book that he wrote in 2006.
At issue [...]