Category Archives: Media watch

Wolf Richter: Fake News No Problem – Internet Totally Dominates Advertising in the US

TV falls behind further, suffers first advertising revenue decline since the Financial Crisis

Ecuador Hints It May Hand Over Assange

Assange’s luck in staying out of the hands of the US may be coming to an end.

Michael Klare: Gearing Up for the Third Gulf War

Thinking about the now-too-thinkable: what a new Gulf War would look like.

CalPERS CEO Marcie Frost’s Featherbedding: Seeks Further Pay Increase Despite Underfunding, Municipalities Suffering to Meet Rising Pension Bills

Why authorizing a further pay increase for CalPERS CEO Marcie Frost is indefensible, but CalPERS cronyistic board will almost certainly set that plan in motion next week.

CalPERS Has Chief Financial Officer Charles Asubonten, With Verifiable Misrepresentations on His Resume, Presenting to the Board Next Week. What Gives?

CalPERS CEO Marcie Frost appears to be doubling down on her initial bad judgment about Chief Financial Officer Charles Asubonten’s resume misrepresentations by featuring him prominently at a board committee meeting next week.

Brexit: Crisis Nigh

Brexit crunch time is approaching fast.

How Sacramento Bee Reporter Adam Ashton’s Hit Piece on CalPERS Board Member Shows He’s in the Business of Flacking, Not Reporting

Why you should not trust Adam Ashton’s “reporting” on CalPERS.

Los Angeles Times Confirms Our Reporting on CalPERS CFO Charles Asubonten’s Resume Misrepresentations; CalPERS Admits to Fabrications and Gets Defensive

The Los Angeles Times verifies and amplifies our reporting on the misrepresentations and inaccuracies in the resume that recently-hired CFO Charles Asubonten presented to CalPERS.

Conclusive Evidence of the Russian State’s Guilt in the Skripal Case Is Lacking — and That’s Important

A big crack opens up in the official story about the Skripal poisoning.

Is It Time to Delete Facebook?

Could it be that public indignation at the Facebook profile harvesting scandal will lead to new regulation that could impede the value of some tech-based advertising models? Will it lead to a consumer backlash?

Andrew Bacevich Shellacks the New York Times’ Usefully Idiotic Coverage of America’s Never-Ending Wars

A well-argued dressing down of the New York Times for its less than illuminating reporting on America’s military adventurism.

CalPERS (for Once) Does the Right Thing, Votes to Retain Transcription of Meetings

Mirable dictu! CalPERS board members vote to preserve its practice of transcribing board meetings, an important component of accountability and transparency.

What Is CalPERS Trying to Hide? Plans to Eliminate Transcription of Board Meetings, A Giant Step Backwards in Transparency and Accountability

CalPERS plans to take a big step backwards in terms of governance and credibility via getting rid of transcription of board meetings, when the cost is a pittance compared to the benefits.