The media—stenographers to power.
The media is absolutely essential to the functioning of a democracy. It's not our job to cozy up to power. We're supposed to be the check and balance on government.
If 2,000 Tea Party activists descended on Wall Street, you would probably have an equal number of reporters there covering them.
The U.S. news media have a critical role to play in educating the public about climate change.
War coverage should be more than a parade of retired generals and retired government flacks posing as reporters.
I've learned in my years as a journalist that when a politician says 'That's ridiculous' you're probably on the right track.
