Media
Good News: The Bad News Is Overhyped
Optimism isn't just an attitude-it's an accurate assessment of how well the human race has fared over the past several centuries.
A Retiree Digitizes 27 Million Old Newspaper Pages in His Living Room (and Libraries Fight to Catch Up)
A wonderful new web portal for searching the old Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
Choose Your Own Adventure
Propaganda, games, and the quest for a more 'democratic' media environment.
Liberal Pundits of the World Unite Over Thomas Piketty's New Book
Democratic pundits have enthusiastically and unconditionally embraced Capital in the Twenty-First Century, a book that evokes Karl Marx and talks about tweaking the Soviet experiment.
Media Hysteria Watch: Local News Show Freaks Out Over Footage of a Car Briefly Stopping
The abduction attempt that wasn't.
Errol Morris on Donald Rumsfeld, The Unknown Known, and Evidence-Based Journalism
"We're all morons" says the Oscar-winning filmmaker. And that's just the beginning of our problems.
FDNY Accused of Using NSA-Like Tactics, Subpoena Power to Retaliate Against Firefighter
New York City firefighter claims she was denied a promotion for being an anonymous source for the Post
Sanjay Gupta Pushes Even Further in Support of Medical Marijuana
CNN to air new documentary about pot's medicinal value
Let's See If California Decides We Have the Right to Know Which Cops Shoot People
Do we have the right to know which cops don't know a gun from a water hose nozzle?
Russia Today Anchor: What Russia Did in Ukraine Was Wrong
American anchor on a Russia-funded network
'We're Creating Our Own Evolutionary Next Step'
Wired co-founder Louis Rossetto on the digital revolution and the death of the megastate.
Netflix's Comcast Deal is Good for Consumers
Companies looking to please consumers, not regulators, will lead to faster connections and more choices.
Codgers Freaking Out Over Millennial Texts, Twerks, and Video Games
I wish outraged oldsters remembered how we once laughed at those who were frightened by Elvis Presley.
FCC Temporarily Suspends Newsroom Content Study, Will "Correct"
Want to find out "critical information needs"
Is Western Media Ignoring a Violent Political Crackdown in Venezuela?
Reports of paramilitary groups trawling middle class neighborhoods for potential protesters
FCC: Not Attempting to Meddle with Free Press
Republicans concerned study an attempt to control political journalism
Venezuela Yanks Foreign News Channel for Covering Protests
Colombian channel bumped from cable lineup
50th Anniversary Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Has Topless Trio on Cover
Swimsuit cover's made many a model
LA Entertainment Reporter Mistakes Samuel Jackson for Lawrence Fishburne
Jackson calls reporter "as crazy as the people on Twitter"
