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In the fall of 2002, week after week, I argued vigorously against invading Iraq in debates televised on MSNBC. I used every…
Jeff Cohen
Jeff B. Cohen is an American journalist, media critic, professor, and the founder of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, a media watchdog group in the US. He is a retired associate professor of journalism at Ithaca College, where he was an endowed chair and founding Director of the Park Center for Independent Media.
Soon after Martin Luther King’s birthday became a federal holiday in 1986, I began prodding mainstream media to cover the [http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2269 dramatic…
In 1971 at age 19, I had a life-changing experience when I met dozens of Vietnam veterans who’d descended on my hometown…
"The Stepford Wives" tells the chilling story of once smart, independent women who get abducted and turned into tamed, mindless robots. I…
Many journalists qualified for the 16th annual PU-litzer Prizes, but only a few were able to win recognition for turning in one…
This past week, the U.S. Senate put on a clown show. With most Americans wanting troops out of Iraq, Democratic leaders…
As a longtime progressive tired of ineffective protesting, I’ve watched in glee as MoveOn has amassed political power by Webbing a few…
Give me a break about John Edwards’ pricey haircut, mansion, lecture fees and the rest. The focus on these topics tells us…
I fear for Keith Olbermann. Like so many others who hunger for some journalistic independence on TV news, I often marvel at…
Few media marching bands have beat the Iraq war drums more frantically and with more influence than the editorial pages of the…