Category Archives: Media watch

Tucker Carlson Tears into Vulture Capitalist Paul Singer for Strip Mining American Towns

Tucker Carlson takes on the feared vulture capitalist Paul Singer as an examplar of how hedge funds are destroying American communities.

CalPERS Still Owns Toxic National Enquirer Via Hedge Fund Chatham; CEO Marcie Frost Falsely Says It Was Sold; Columbia Journalism Review Depicts Pending Sale as a Sham

CalPERS is trying to pretend it is done with the National Enquirer. A pending sale would still have CalPERS subsidizing the Enquirer’s costs.

Political Hashtags Like #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter Make People Less Likely to Believe the News

A study finds that using hashtags in tweets about news stories turns a lot of readers off. But is that a valid conclusion?

The Privatized Internet — Entire .ORG Domain Registry Sold to Investment Equity Firm “Ethos Capital”; Registration Fee Restrictions Removed

Private equity grifting meets internet domain names.

On TV, Political Ads Are Regulated – But Online, Anything Goes

We’ve had over two years of pearl-clutching about political ads in the Internet era. What if anything should be done?

‘Destroyer of Newspapers’ Vulture Fund Buys Majority Stake at Tribune Publishing

Newspaper unions express fear that Alden Global Capital “is looking to bleed its next chain of newspapers dry.”

New Paper Reveals Rail Industry Was Leader in Climate Denial Efforts

The rail industry has been able to hide behind the skirts of Big Oil in climate denialism.

‘Enormous Victory’: US Judge Rules Suspicionless Searches of Travelers’ Electronic Devices Unconstitutional

A judge slaps down DHS for its abuses of border searches of citizens’ devices.

Ilargi: Vindman, the Expert

A close reading of NSC director Alexander Vindman’s deposition in the impeachment investigation.

Paul Jay and Sharmini Peries Ousted from The Real News Network in June; Current Fundraiser Hides that Fact; Falling Viewership and Liberal Turn Result

The disgraceful defenestration of the founders of The Real News Network and the effort to cover that up.

How Misleading Economic Analysis Is Corrupting Our Democracy

Illustrating some ways that so-called economic studies in the political sphere are cooked to sell a point of view.

Sacramento Bee Insinuates That CalPERS and Its Vendor Diligent Boards Have Grossly Deficient Security in Forthcoming Hit Piece Against Board Member Margaret Brown

CalPERS’ latest effort in its vendetta against pro-transarency board member Margaret Brown is a misfire, with Sacramento Bee reporter Wes Venteicher’s reputation as potential collateral damage.