Outside the Beltway

We’re entitled to our own facts.

Plus an observation on news coverage.

A sign of the Times.

Also: the media landscape is currently evolving.

A bad column is worse than expected.

A powerful voice in Black media is a thorn in the administration’s side.

The popular app is influencing the opinions of its young user base.

The NYT goes too far but not far enough.

What if one of the candidates is Hitler?

The innumeracy hurts.

The press really needs to stop trying to make fetch happen.

Demonstrators once again breached Hill security.

An amusing lede to an exasperating column.

A joke(?) gone a-rye.

The mainstream media isn’t and shouldn’t become a counterpart to the right-wing infotainment complex.

It turns out, he wasn’t all that truthful.

There’s no end in sight to an absurd standoff.

The Economist joins the “Biden is too old” bandwagon.

Americans don’t want either Trump or Biden! Film at 11.

The US government is fighting back, albeit subtly.

A surpringly large number tuned in to see people who won’t be the nominee.

It’s Nixon’s fault?

Must every topic be viewed through that lens?

Sigh.

And some cable “news” thoughts.

The Lawfare Podcast: Read With Me: The Trump Indictment.

What’s more important, appearances or action?

What about Biden?

The Wall Street Journal failed a key test.

Hollywood and the news media are roiled in labor disputes.

Ukraine is heavily censoring foreign media.

Eight state have withdrawn from a system to prevent illegal voting because of ignorance and agitation.

After giving a softball interview, he apparently expected one in return.

A columnist argues his failed launch was emblematic of a larger problem.

Disney is making some unwelcome moves.

Striking the balance between cruel and misleading.

Did the Trump stunt backfire? Or just an anomaly?

CNN gave the former Liar in Chief a huuuge platform.

The New York Times looks into ties between a DC area law school and the Supreme Court.

The process is much more stage managed than advertised.

The fired propagandist has had an epiphany about bullshit.

BuzzFeed, Disney, and others are making big cuts.

Turns out that costing your employer nearly a billion dollars isn’t good for your career.

A $787.5 million flesh wound.

The real media bias.

A format unchanged since the Ford Administration* doesn’t suit the modern era.

A significant cut to staff and programming to stay afloat.

The former President gets too much credit for his ability to manipulate news coverage.

Truth is not an absolute defense against termination.