Topic: Media

Is the 'Press Photo of the Year' Actually Photoshop Art?

Paul Hansen poses with his winning image.
Reuters

Photographer Paul Hansen is fighting back against claims — from hackers calling it a composite, bloggers calling it a "fake," and still others questioning the meaning of news photography in a digital age — that his winning image for the "World Press Photo of the Year" contest is nothing but a computer-aided forgery. Even the World Press judges are doing some forensic second-guessing.

By Benjamin F. Carlson

Aug 31, 2009

Fighting for the Heart of David Brooks

In the ongoing battle, the left lays claim to one of the nation's most popularly beloved--and ideologically battered--columnists

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By Max Fisher

Aug 31, 2009

Embracing American Royalty

Glenn Greenwald thinks we're halfway there. He's not happy about it.

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By Max Fisher

Aug 28, 2009

Why Do Liberal Media Watchdogs Fail?

Attempts to discredit conservatives like Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck don't seem to work

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By Mara Gay

Aug 25, 2009

Does Health Care Prove the Press Is Impotent?

Yes, says an exasperated Howard Kurtz. Even armed with facts and bluntness, journalists have been unable to dispel health care lies.

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By Katharine Rust

Aug 24, 2009

Five Ways of Seeing Glenn Beck

As the kinetic Fox host battles a boycott, pundits part ways over whether to see him as a victim or provocateur.

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Aug 24, 2009

Those Who Can, Do. Those Who Can't, Debate.

A Tweet-war over the weekend raises an old ghost of a question: are critics who stand outside the fray worth listening to?

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By Heather Horn

Aug 15, 2009

Blame August

Commentators, lacking august topics for trashing, trash August.

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Aug 13, 2009

The Associated Press Strikes Back

Let the naysayers mock the AP's bid for paid content. Wikipedia has a new rival.

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Aug 13, 2009

Tweaking Paul Krugman

The Nobel-winning economist pays $1.7M in a real estate market he believes will fall until 2011.

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By Max Fisher

Aug 11, 2009

Ben Stein Mounts Short-Lived Defense

The recently-fired New York Times columnist tries, and fails, to paint himself the victim.

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By Max Fisher

Aug 7, 2009

Win Ben Stein's Scalp

Felix Salmon, finance blogger, no longer has to urge The New York Times to kill the conservative economist's column.

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Aug 6, 2009

Murdoch's Vows to Build a Pay Wall

The News Corp. magnate brings a simmering debate to boil.

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By Max Fisher

Aug 3, 2009

The O'Reilly-Olbermann Armistice

Does it prove corporate control of the media, or is it something much simpler?

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By The Editors

Jul 28, 2009

What Is The Atlantic 50?

Think of The Atlantic 50 as our all-star team. These are the most influential commentators in the nation, the columnists and bloggers and broadcast pundits who shape the national debates.

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By The Editors

Jul 28, 2009

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