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Media Archive

Archives for October 2018

Politics
Trump has passed on every chance to unite the country during the pipe bomb crisisTrump has passed on every chance to unite the country during the pipe bomb crisis
Politics

Imagine how he’d act if the crisis were worse.

By Alex Ward
Mischiefs of Faction
Is Trump making celebrity candidates less likely?Is Trump making celebrity candidates less likely?
Mischiefs of Faction

Maybe Trump is turning off voters to the idea of stars in politics.

By Richard Skinner
Technology
Taking a page from YouTube, Snap VP Nick Bell wants to find the next generation of media starsTaking a page from YouTube, Snap VP Nick Bell wants to find the next generation of media stars
Technology

Celebrities are only interesting some of the time, Bell said on the latest episode of Recode Media.

By Eric Johnson
Politics
After playing nice for one afternoon, Trump wakes to blame the media for bombingsAfter playing nice for one afternoon, Trump wakes to blame the media for bombings
Politics

“Mainstream media must clean up its act, FAST”

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
How Russian money and influence slipped through cracks in the US legal systemHow Russian money and influence slipped through cracks in the US legal system
Politics

The 2010 Citizens United decision helped open the door to foreign influence in US elections.

By Alex Finley - Center for Public Integrity
Technology
Twitter is about to tell us if it lost millions of users. Does that really mean its plan is working?Twitter is about to tell us if it lost millions of users. Does that really mean its plan is working?
Technology

Twitter is trying to get “healthy.”

By Kurt Wagner
Culture
The new troll: how bots and puppets make internet outrage seem louder than it isThe new troll: how bots and puppets make internet outrage seem louder than it is
Culture

Writer Chuck Wendig found out the hard way that fake internet outrage can have real consequences.

By Aja Romano
Politics
Trump is farming out one of the hardest parts of the job to the vice presidentTrump is farming out one of the hardest parts of the job to the vice president
Politics

Like condemning attempted bombings.

By Dara Lind
Culture
Megyn Kelly’s initial defense of blackface ignored the practice’s deeply racist historyMegyn Kelly’s initial defense of blackface ignored the practice’s deeply racist history
Culture

Kelly has apologized for defending blackface. Her comments still show why it remains prevalent.

By P.R. Lockhart
Working-class people are underrepresented in politics. The problem isn’t voters.
Politics

Our government is run by rich people — and it benefits them the most.

By Dr. Nicholas Carnes
Technology
We have to rewrite antitrust law to deal with tech monopolies, says ‘Positive Populism’ author Steve HiltonWe have to rewrite antitrust law to deal with tech monopolies, says ‘Positive Populism’ author Steve Hilton
Technology

All the old assumptions about what makes a monopoly no longer apply, Hilton says on Recode Decode.

By Eric Johnson
Politics
The hack gap: how and why conservative nonsense dominates American politicsThe hack gap: how and why conservative nonsense dominates American politics
Politics

Republicans have a huge strategic advantage in shaping the news.

By Matthew Yglesias
Technology
Unlike some athletes, former NFL star Maurice Jones-Drew doesn’t want to be a venture capitalistUnlike some athletes, former NFL star Maurice Jones-Drew doesn’t want to be a venture capitalist
Technology

MJD tells Recode’s Kurt Wagner that the low success rate in tech investing scares him: “I grew up with no money, so it’s like, I got money, I’m gonna try to keep it as long as I can.”

By Eric Johnson
The Gray Area
Is the media making American politics worse?Is the media making American politics worse?
Podcast
The Gray Area

A difficult conversation about the state of political journalism.

By Ezra Klein
Politics
To defend journalism, we need to defend the truth and not just journalistsTo defend journalism, we need to defend the truth and not just journalists
Politics

Trump embraces physical attacks on journalists because he wants to get away with lying.

By Matthew Yglesias