InfoWars' fake news—that Texas mass-murderer Devin Kelly was part of Antifa—has one purpose: to incite fear and hatred. And in an increasingly fascist regime, more people are...
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While so many white male journalists pander for White House access, women and people of color are doing all they can to hold the fourth estate together.
The media has a detrimental habit of using the term “sexual relationship” when reporting on adults preying on minors—further perpetuating an already rampant rape culture.
Black women are culturally silenced—even on the left, and especially among white feminists. Which is one reason many women of color sat out last week’s Twitter boycott.
Papers like The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal are conflating bigotry with normalizing words like “firebrand,” often defending this framing as "objective." It's anything...
Few subjects elicit as many brazen lies as the anti-abortion movement. So why are journalists so uncomfortable with calling them out?
Credible journalism warrants that reporters present “both sides.” But is it reasonable to demand the artifice of reporters not having an opinion in these highly politicized times?
Trump's loud, aggressive tweets can seem laughable, but they also put our lives at risk. Why has male virility become so dependent on social media virality?
Words matter and journalists, more than anyone, should know that. Now’s the time to keep reporters honest, but many covering Harvey showed the media how it’s done.