The biggest threat to journalism isn’t President Trump. It’s what corporate journalists have become.
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Detroit’s Journalism Miracle on Cass Ave.
Statistically speaking, the Detroit News should have been buried long ago. That it has been ranked Michigan’s best newspaper for three consecutive years and is preparing to revive a Sunday print edition qualifies as journalism’s version of a “man bites dog” story.
The Implosion of Media Mogul Bari Weiss at CBS
The mainstream media was gunning for Bari Weiss even before she ever took the reins at CBS News. This week, Weiss gave her critics a holiday gift that made their task remarkably easy.
How Tech Values are Undermining U.S. Journalism
The Washington Post’s decision to publish AI-generated podcasts despite internal warnings about errors reflects a broader shift underway in American journalism.
America’s Humiliated and Expendable Workforce
The American workplace has become a theater of humiliation — just ask the employees of CBS News, The Wall Street Journal, Starbucks, Ford, and GM.
Their stories reveal what “leadership” looks like in corporate America today: detached, self-congratulatory, and utterly inhumane.
Bari Weiss: America’s Latest Journalism Sellout
Living well is the best revenge, and Bari Weiss richly deserves the millions her collective former bosses and colleagues at The New York Times will likely never see in their lifetimes. That said, she’s undeniably sold out — and going forward, there are stories her once-feisty Free Press must now avoid.
I took the trouble to compile a representative list.
On Avoiding Trump Derangement Syndrome
Sharing some personal reflection on civility, politics, and the pursuit of peace of mind in a world where outrage often drowns out nuance.
And Then They Came for Jimmy Kimmel
Jimmy Kimmel’s ouster isn’t government censorship — it’s worse. It’s another business calculation by media executives who never treated journalism or free speech as a public trust. Corporate media only defends free speech when it suits their agenda.
Trump’s $15B Free Speech Takedown of NYTimes
One would be hard pressed to find someone who despises the New York Times as much as me. To be clear, my disdain isn’t for the entire publication, just those responsible for reporting on politics, Israel, and what the Times deems “misinformation.” The publication is stellar in other areas, particularly…
The Editorial Cowards Running U.S. Newsrooms
America’s democracy can’t survive when the U.S. media is overseen by editors who lack the backbone to stand up to their corporate bosses, the mobs inside their own newsrooms, and the left-wing bias driving their decisions.