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August 6, 2020
Alex Shephard
The Problem With MSNBC Isn’t That It’s Too Liberal
It’s that it’s not very good.
March 12, 2020
Alex Shephard
Cable News for the Left?
Frustration over coverage of Bernie Sanders’s campaign has led to an explosion of alternative television.
March 3, 2020
Alex Shephard
Chris Matthews Was Everything Wrong With Cable News
The longtime MSNBC host might be gone, but his influence is everywhere.
February 12, 2020
Alex Shephard
Bernie Sanders Has an MSNBC Problem
Cable news networks, particularly the "liberal" one, are a growing barrier to his surging campaign.
October 29, 2019
Alex Shephard
Why Did CNN Hire a Moron Like Sean Duffy?
The former congressman's turn as a pundit is a measure of the bankruptcy of both-sides journalism in the Trump era.
July 27, 2017
Clio Chang
Dancing with the Stars
can survive Sean Spicer. But can the major news networks?
July 27, 2017
Clio Chang
Politicon Is the Perfect Media Racket for the Trump Era
Rarely has an event made the connection between politics and entertainment so explicit.
June 2, 2015
Elspeth Reeve
News Formats Change, But the Content Stays the Same
Things people want to read haven't changed much since the dawn of mass media.
November 5, 2014
Esther Breger
Fusion's Election Night Coverage Was Like 'The Daily Show' For People Who Think Politics Don't Matter
April 20, 2013
Laura Bennett
The Media Myth of the Dyad
Partners in crime are rarely what they seem on TV
February 20, 2013
Jeffrey E. Stern
Made in America, Funded by Communists
China's English-language CCTV News expands its U.S. presence—from inside the nation's capital
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