Ted Cruz May Not Be the Zodiac Killer but He Might Like Porn
Ted Cruz’s twitter account “liked” a pornographic tweet – and the internet went wild (as the internet does).
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Is Now the Best Time to Get Rid of Your Ombudsman?
With The New York Times recently nixing its public editor position, the decline of the newsroom ombudsman continues.
Mr. President, Do the Right Thing and Go to the Correspondents’ Dinner
President Trump and his staff’s decision to skip this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner suggests that Trump has little motivation to improve his relationship with the press, further hurting his image with our democracy and the country as a whole. Trump has consistently bashed the
Betsy DeVos Isn’t 6 Years Old, Black, or in the 1960s
Disclaimer: This article contains graphic language. On February 15, a political cartoonist falsely compared a protest hindering Secretary Betsy DeVos from entering a public school to protests hindering Ruby Bridges from attending a white school as a young black girl in 1960. The protests Ruby
The Media Has Fetishized Nudity — Playboy Can Change That
Disclaimer: This article contains graphic language. Playboy, the magazine notorious for innuendo and euphemism, has the opportunity to reinvent the way men see women. With the reintroduction of nudity last week into the Playboy magazine, it can be a leader in creating more body positive
The White House Press Briefings Need an Upgrade
Trump waged a war on the media and truth is getting caught in the crossfire. The first step to mending the wounds of this war is to reduce hostilities at the epicenter of it all: the White House briefing room. The briefing format needs to
The Dossier: A Lesson for Journalists Throughout the Trump Presidency
BuzzFeed’s decision to publish the Trump dossier in its entirety has raised quite the debate on journalists’ role in the digital era and the Trump administration. At a time when a skeptical president is chipping away at the credibility of news organizations, prioritizing accuracy over
Donald Trump’s Bastard Child: Fake News
Trump has taken advantage of the distrust in the establishment, and used his authority to validate fictional stories. With Trump’s support for misinformation, the fake news industry has found great success outshining real news and making its way to politicians’ Twitter feeds. According to a
#RIPVine: For the Culture
We shall mourn the loss of Vine by celebrating all of the goofy, witty, artistic and insightful six-second videos it had to offer. But, more importantly, we will mourn the loss of the voice it gave to black youth. Without this platform, people of color will have
Grabbing Tr**p by the Pussy: Censorship in the Media
Disclaimer: This article contains graphic language. Since the video of Donald Trump bragging about sexually assaulting women was released, news organizations have been questioning whether they should publish exactly what he said word for word, obscenity for obscenity. Ultimately, the words he used and how he used