The Trumpification of the Republican Party has proven a character test for its officeholders and candidates. History is unlikely to look kindly on those who carried water for the first Oval Office occupant to refuse to participate in the peaceful transfer of power to his legitimately elected successor.
Tag: Future of Journalism
Posted inPolicy Topics
A majority of Washington voters agree big tech companies should have to pay for news
55% of 773 likely general election voters in Washington interviewed earlier this month said they strongly or somewhat agreed that big tech companies like Google and Facebook should be obligated to pay media publishers for news content. Only 17% somewhat or strongly disagreed, and 27% were not sure.
Posted inMedia & Culture
Fox settles with Dominion, averting anxiously awaited trial in landmark defamation case
The pricetag for sparing the witness stand, and escaping accountability, came to $787.50 million. “The truth matters: Lies have consequences,” Dominion’s lawyer Justin Nelson said outside the courtroom. “Over two years ago, a torrent of lies swept Dominion and election officials across America into an alternative universe of conspiracy theories, causing grievous harm to Dominion and the country.”
Posted inMedia & Culture
Two-faced Tucker Carlson and the ugly underbelly of Rupert Murdoch’s FNC
“I hate him passionately,” Tucker said in an email two days before the January 6th insurrection, adding that “we are very very close to being able to ignore Trump most nights. I truly can’t wait.”
Posted inElections
The New York Times is failing readers with its awful, one-sided 2022 midterms coverage
The ending of the 2022 midterms has yet to be written, but NYT editors and reporters are convinced they know what’s going to happen. They are churning out stories that have Republican victory is just ahead as the premise, with headlines that endlessly play up Republicans’ chances and suggest Democrats are doomed.
Posted inElections
The threat to American elections: No time for hysteria, but we should all be worried
With a nation’s news media “hollowed out” by closings and downsizings, Seattle-based InvestigateWest is swimming against a tide as it pursues a task vital to the republic: It has taken on the job of seeking the truth about those seeking power in America, specifically reporting on ongoing threats to American democracy.
Posted inLegislative Advocacy
Read the guest essay defending City Attorney Pete Holmes that The Seattle Times refused to publish before the August Top Two election
With self-absorption and self-praise, The Seattle Times has made a big deal of its dogged pursuit of public records and commitment to open government. The newspaper should display an equal commitment to public comment.
Posted inAppreciations & Remembrances
WaPo’s Marty Baron retires: An appreciation for one who confronted power with truth
The Marty Barons of this world are essential to an informed citizenry. As the Washington Post put it in a motto adopted under Baron: Democracy dies in darkness.
Posted inElections
Spokesman-Review to ditch endorsements after furious backlash to pro-Trump editorial
Spokane’s daily newspaper will stop publishing unsigned editorials and candidate endorsements after its publisher’s exhortation to vote for Donald Trump was poorly received.
Posted inMedia & Culture
Dori Monson indefinitely suspended by Seahawks, KIRO after transphobic tweet
The right wing talk show host is off the air and no longer has a show, at least as of October 2020.
Posted inMedia & Culture
Book Review: Brian Stelter’s “Hoax” offers a fresh look at how Fox corrodes democracy
Read Joel Connelly’s review of a 2020 book examining the destructive influence of Rupert Murdoch’s right wing cable channel, in the tradition of Outfoxed, The Republican Noise Machine, and Murdoch’s World.
Posted inMedia & Culture
Joel Connelly retires from the P‑I; will join NPI’s Cascadia Advocate as a contributor
After nearly half a century of service to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and its online successor, seattlepi.com, the legendary journalist and columnist has retired. He’ll join NPI as a contributor.
Posted inMedia & Culture
Journalist and columnist Joel Connelly to retire from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
At the end of June 2020, Heart’s longest-serving Seattle employee will retire after a distinguished career.
Posted inMedia & Culture
ThinkProgress to power down, lose staff after Center for American Progress fails to sell it
We’re losing another newsroom at a time when we need more journalism, not less. Read NPI’s founder’s response to the demise of a once-leading progressive source of news and analysis.