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Michael J. Socolow

Michael J. Socolow

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News|Opinion|US

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch resigns − extending Joe Biden's ongoing good luck streak with the media

While President Joe Biden has low approval ratings, few other American presidents − with the exception of FDR and Warren Harding − have experienced such a run of good media luck.

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch resigns − extending Joe Biden's ongoing good luck streak with the media
News|US

Good profits from bad news: How the Kennedy assassination helped make network TV news wealthy

The JFK assassination was a landmark event in TV news history.

Good profits from bad news: How the Kennedy assassination helped make network TV news wealthy
News|Opinion|World

How you can tell propaganda from journalism − let’s look at Tucker Carlson’s visit to Russia

Tucker Carlson’s sycophantic interview with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, and his subsequent praise for Russia’s subways, supermarkets and cheeseburgers, was not journalism. It was propaganda.

How you can tell propaganda from journalism − let’s look at Tucker Carlson’s visit to Russia
Opinion|US

What should journalists do when the facts don’t matter?

Historical examples abound of American news consumers being presented with verified facts about controversial figures or events, only to have the excellent journalism have little to no effect.

What should journalists do when the facts don’t matter?

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