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‘The Most Bizarre Interview I Have Ever Been a Part of’: Soledad O’Brien Discusses O.J.’s ‘Lost Confession’

It’s impossible to count the hours we’ve devoted to O.J. Simpson. The national obsession with him began in the late ’60s, when he was one of the top football players in the country at the University of Southern California. Americans followed his career first as a record-breaking running back with the Buffalo Bills, then as…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

March 9, 2018
Culture, Media

Masekela ‘Placed Me on the Front Row of African History and Culture’

U.S. Photojournalist Was South African’s Biographer Obama-Farrakhan Photo Published for First Time Blacks, Latinos Cite CNN for Objectivity on Cable A ‘Best Actor’ Surprised by Lack of Black Reporters 2 Win $100,000 Each for Freelance Reporting ESPN The Magazine Focuses on the Black Athlete Black Journalist Accuses Progressive Outlet Short Takes It is unlikely that…

By

Richard Prince

Published

January 26, 2018
Matt Lauer Fired From Today Show for ‘Inappropriate Sexual Behavior’

Matt Lauer, longtime host of the Today show on NBC, has been fired after a colleague came forward to NBC executives Monday night with a detailed complaint about sexual misconduct on the part of the leading morning-news anchor. NBC News Chairman Andrew Lack sent out a memo to network employees Wednesday morning announcing Lauer’s termination…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

November 29, 2017
Entertainment

MSNBC Host Joy-Ann ‘Reids’ Guest Over Fake Right-Wing Uranium Story

Joy-Ann Reid is quickly becoming the face of sanity and standards in a news industry fast devolving into chaos as a presidential administration and its minions consistently push fake news and conspiracy theories. On Sunday, President Donald Trump did his favorite thing and tried to deflect from the pending indictments of his cronies by going…

By

Angela Helm

Published

October 30, 2017
Only White People Are ‘Wolves’: New Report Highlights How Cable-News Media Portrays Mass Killers

As mass shootings become mind-numbingly common in the U.S., clear patterns have emerged in the way the media covers the perpetrators of these violent acts. Not only do shooters command more attention than the lives they’ve taken, but there are clear racial disparities in the way the media—particularly cable news—portrays them. The contrast between the…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

October 16, 2017
Trump Boasts About Inventing ‘Fake’ News While Sharing Fake News

The walking dumpster fire known as the president of the United States sat down for a chat with the least funny man on Twitter (and perennial loser of presidential campaigns), former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, and Lord, my ears are still bleeding from the trauma. The interview aired Saturday on the Christian network Trinity Broadcasting.…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

October 9, 2017
Your President Doesn’t Understand the 1st Amendment or What the Senate Intelligence Committee Does

Early Thursday morning, your president got on Twitter and demonstrated to the American people that he doesn’t understand how the First Amendment works, and he has no clue what the function of the Senate Intelligence Committee is. Donald Trump wrote, “Why isn’t the Senate Intel Committee looking into the Fake News Networks in OUR country…

By

Monique Judge

Published

October 5, 2017
ESPN’s Reprimand of Jemele Hill Reveals How White Supremacy Controls the Media Industry

Updated Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, 5:52 p.m. EDT: The National Association of Black Journalists released the following statement in support of ESPN’s Jemele Hill: Earlier: ESPN’s reprimand of Jemele Hill for tweeting that Donald Trump’s success is tied to white supremacy angered many on social media, but it was hardly a surprise. Or, at least,…

By

Terrell Jermaine Starr

Published

September 13, 2017
Jeff ‘King Keebler’ Sessions Wants to Get Tough on Leaks Now That the President Hates Him

Attorney General Jeff “King Keebler” Sessions announced Friday that he’s going to assist in the this Milli Vanilli-ass administration’s attempts to stop leaks from the Justice Department and intelligence community to the media. “I have this message for our friends in the intelligence community. The Department of Justice is open for business and I have,…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

August 4, 2017
Time Inc. Wants to Sell Majority Stake in Essence

Time Inc. is looking to hand the reins of Essence over to another party, seeking to sell a majority stake in the monthly African-American women’s lifestyle publication. As the Wall Street Journal notes, the announcement—which may come as a surprise to some—is the first big move by the publisher since it opted not to sell…

By

Breanna Edwards

Published

July 24, 2017