John Helmer: The Western Press Incorrectly Depicts Putin as on the Wrong Side of a Feminist Issue
The Western media goes after Putin on shaky grounds. Evidently, getting him on identity politics sins is more important than real dirt.
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How the Media Continues To Aid Trump
The media overinvests in covering Trump’s antics at the expense of his corporate-friendly policies.
Read more...How The Bond Buyer Hyped a Goldman Ripoff of DC Water as “Deal of the Year”
Municipal bond publication The Bond Buyer gives itself a black eye by touting a ripoff of a sewer and water authority as a good deal.
Read more...Marcy Wheeler: On “Fake News”
If “fake news” is a problem, then it’s a condemnation of the marketplace of ideas largely created by the US.
Read more...How ’60 Minutes’ Became a Pentagon Mouthpiece for Drone War
Drone warfare as an example of how the military uses overly-cozy news outlets to sell its pet initiatives.
Read more...Once You Can Fake News, You’ve Got It Made (A Walk Down Memory Lane)
The biggest fake news story in recent memory was from the mainstream media: Iraq
Read more...“The Narrative,” Neoliberalism, and Identity Politics
If one had to devise a narrative for political purposes…
Read more...The Global War on Cash – Lessons from History
Introduction Regular readers will be fully up to speed on the Reserve Bank of India’s botched attempt at a handbrake turn style demonetisation thanks to Jerri-Lynn Scofield’s thorough coverage (see here, here and here for more background on this sorry tale). But the Indian government’s attempt at implementing a strategy of moving an economy away from physical cash […]
Read more...NBC’s Denver Affiliate 9News Apologizes on Air to Naked Capitalism
9News acted like true pros and issued a big apology to Naked Capitalism.
Read more...NBC Evening News in Denver Defames Naked Capitalism
A NBC News affiliate singles out Naked Capitalism, and Naked Capitalism only, as a fake news site and tells viewers not to watch or share it.
Read more...Washington Post Backlash: Black Agenda Report, Counterpunch, and Paul Craig Roberts Join Us in Second Demand Letter Retraction and Apology for Defamatory “Propaganda” Story
More sites team up to take on the Washington Post and the new “Russian propaganda/fake news” McCarthyism.
Read more...Developer of B.S. Detector Apologizes for Including Naked Capitalism in “Fake News” Tool, Yet Fails to Take Responsibility for Non-Transparent Process and McCarthyite Nature of Project
The developer of B.S. Detector apologized for including Naked Capitalism. Unfortunately, his note is revealing, and not in a good way.
Read more...The Washington Post Responds to Our Letter Demanding a Retraction and Apology for Its Article Defaming Naked Capitalism and Other Sites
The latest exchange in our effort to obtain a sorely overdue retraction and apology from the Washington Post.
Read more...We Demand That PropOrNot Remove Its Blacklist, Report, and Browser Tool Defaming Naked Capitalism and Issue an Apology
Our lawyer has some stern words with PropOrNot.
Read more...Witch Hunt: “Fake News” Software Touted by CBS Smears Naked Capitalism, ShadowProof, TruthDig, Others; Creator Admits He Made Up Who Went on Hit List
Naked Capitalism, Consortium News, Counterpunch, Truthout, TruthDig are under another “fake news” attack, this from a browser extension.
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