Do Legal Restrictions Account for the Downward Trend in New COVID-19 Cases?
The New York Times thinks so, but the data do not fit that hypothesis very well.
Media Criticism
The 'Highest Single-Day of COVID-19 Deaths' That Wasn't
The coronavirus pandemic has ushered in an age of sloppy, inaccurate journalism and a heightened need for media literacy.
Media Alarmism Is Making It Difficult To Assess School Reopening
Kids do not catch or spread or suffer from coronavirus at the same rate as adults, no matter what your newspaper is telling you this week.
Madison Cawthorn, Nazi?
A Jezebel hit piece unfairly smears a 25-year-old Republican candidate for Congress.
Without 'Much More Aggressive Shutdowns,' The New York Times Warns, COVID-19 Could Kill 'Well Over a Million' Americans
That scenario seems highly implausible based on what we know about the epidemic.
A Conservative Purge at The New York Times Will Only Hurt The New York Times
If conservatives don't like The New York Times, they don't have to read it. Unlike in the not-so-distant past, you now have endless media options.
Churches, Which Account for 0.02% of COVID-19 Cases, Are a 'Major Source' of Infection, The New York Times Says
The paper's claim reflects the same arbitrary distinction between religious and secular activities that churches are challenging in court.
Approximately Two People Want To #CancelHamilton
Cancel culture is real, but Hamilton is safe.
Did COVID-19 Lockdowns Reach Back in Time to Affect Behavior Before They Were Imposed?
Trends in Massachusetts highlight the importance of voluntary changes in behavior.
Journalists Abandoning 'Objectivity' for 'Moral Clarity' Really Just Want To Call People Immoral
Trading unattainable exactitude for unimpeachable morality will lead to a scoldier and less accurate journalism.
The New York Times's Inconsistent Standards Drove Slate Star Codex To Self-Cancel
Scott Alexander has deleted his popular blog to deter a reporter from exposing his real name.
The Washington Post's Halloween Costume Hit Job Is a New Low for Cancel Culture
There was absolutely no reason to run this.
What Do Recent COVID-19 Trends Tell Us About the Merits of Lockdowns?
New infections are down nationwide but rising in some places as people rebel against government-recommended precautions.
NBC Said Google Is Demonetizing The Federalist for Spreading Fake News; Google Says the NBC Report Is Fake News
The NBC News Verification Unit sadly did not live up to its name.
The New York Times Says Tom Cotton's Essay 'Fell Short of Our Standards.' What Standards?
The paper's editors are blind to the sins of writers whose conclusions they like.
James Bennet's Resignation Proves the Woke Scolds Are Taking Over The New York Times
Staffers framed their opposition to Sen. Tom Cotton's op-ed as a matter of workplace safety.
New York Times Journalists Scared To Have an Op-Ed Page
Elite media institutions are noisily abandoning liberalism.
Protesting Police Violence Is Critical. But Why Are the Social Distance Shamers Suddenly So Quiet?
What happened to staying at home to keep grandparents safe no matter what?
How Much Credit Should Lockdowns Get for Reducing COVID-19 Transmission?
All of it, The New York Times assumes.
Chris Cuomo's COVID-19 Interviews With Andrew Cuomo Are Disgraceful
CNN should put an end to this bad family comedy routine—and start asking the governor real questions.
Feminists Who Now Claim They Never Meant 'Believe All Women' Are Gaslighting Us
The central tenet of the #MeToo movement is being memory-holed.
No, Jared Kushner Did Not Suggest That Trump Might Unilaterally Delay the Presidential Election
There is a difference between reporting facts that make the president uncomfortable and manufacturing facts to fit a preconceived view of him.
No, 68 Percent of Americans Did Not Say They Would Avoid 'Normal Life' Until There's a Coronavirus Vaccine
CNN badly misreported a Gallup poll.
Does Questioning Official COVID-19 Statistics Make This Doctor a 'Denialist'?
If you think much about the epidemic remains uncertain, The New York Times warns, you might be part of "the virus 'truther' movement."
Meet the Press Mangles a William Barr Quote to Make Him Look Awful, and It Backfires
There are a lot of reasons to critique the attorney general. Find one that doesn’t require misleading your audience.
Well, at Least He's My Accused Sexual Assaulter!
Joe Biden, Donald Trump, and double standards, as discussed on the Reason Roundtable podcast.
When It Comes to Covering Trump, The New York Times Has Abandoned Any Distinction Between Reporting and Opinion
Readers may be better served by a newspaper that is open about its reporters' opinions. But then it can hardly object when Trump publicly describes them as political opponents.
Tara Reade's Mother Allegedly Discussed Joe Biden's Abusive Office With Larry King in 1993
Why aren't TV networks grilling Biden about this?
WHO Deletes Misleading Tweet That Spread Paranoia About COVID-19 Reinfection
"The thread caused some concern & we would like to clarify."
No, Poison Control Calls Aren't Suddenly Spiking After Trump's Disinfectant Comments
Calls to U.S. poison control centers are up. They have been since March.
Facebook Removes Coronavirus Misinformation but Will Only Ban Lockdown Protests If They Violate Social Distancing
"Unless government prohibits the event during this time, we allow it to be organized on Facebook," a company spokesperson tells Reason.
Celebrities and the Media Shouldn't Sneer at Coronavirus Lockdown Protesters
The gatherings are ill-advised but understandable given the harms of government-enforced shutdowns.
No, Dr. Oz Didn't Say Only 2–3% of Children Would Die of Coronavirus If Schools Reopened
Dr. Oz deserves criticism, but he was clumsily referencing a real—and actually encouraging—scientific study.
New York Times Editor Excuses Paper's Slow Tara Reade Coverage: 'Kavanaugh Was a Running, Hot Story'
Dean Baquet's argument for proceeding cautiously with Joe Biden but not with Brett Kavanaugh isn't very persuasive.
Why Are the Mainstream Media Ignoring Tara Reade's Sexual Assault Accusation Against Joe Biden?
So far, it's been silence from The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, and others.
Trump Is Not Responsible for the Death of a Man Who Swallowed Fish Tank Cleaner
The media can reasonably blame Trump for a lot of things. This is not one of them.
1619 Project Fact-Checker Says The New York Times Ignored Her Objections
A history professor disputed some of Nikole Hannah-Jones's claims about slavery and the American Revolution.
Democratic Primary Voters Decisively Rejected the Media's Favorite Candidates
The pundits and newspapers pushed Warren, Klobuchar, and Buttigieg, but Super Tuesday voters just wanted boring old Biden and Bernie.
Chris Matthews, MSNBC's Least Woke Host, Retires Amid #MeToo Allegations
"Compliments on a woman's appearance that some men, including me, might have once incorrectly thought were okay, were never okay."
Video of an Alleged 'White Van' Kidnapping in Springfield Went Viral. Nothing Actually Happened.
Police say there were no reports of attempted kidnappings.
Brazilian Federal Prosecutors Target Journalist Glenn Greenwald for Exposing Corruption
Authoritarian Jair Bolsonaro attacks the press using the same justification the U.S. used to charge Julian Assange.
A Year Ago, the Media Mangled the Covington Catholic Story. What Happened Next Was Even Worse.
Journalists and pundits who frantically doubled down on their initial bad takes deserve more criticism.
Super Bowl Sex-Trafficking Myths Return
And they're just as wrong and dangerous this time around.
CNN Settles Lawsuit With Covington Catholic Student Nick Sandmann
The high school student was falsely accused of racial harassment, and has sued media companies for $800 million.
The 'Negativity Effect' Leads to Bad Journalism, Big Government, and Busted Relationships
John Tierney and Roy F. Baumeister want to defeat The Power of Bad.
The 2010s: When the Media Lost Their Gatekeepers
Media theorist Marshall McLuhan's work best explains how the world changed in the 2010s—and what we can expect in the decade ahead.
How To Fight the 'Power of Bad' and the 'Negativity Effect'
Human beings are designed to remember trauma more than joy, bad times more than good ones. But John Tierney and Roy F. Baumeister have good news on the despair front.
