From Watergate to Occupy Wall Street
The men who brought down one of the most toxic administrations in American history were lamenting the toxic state of today’s political environment. That’s pretty terrible.
Plain-Spoken Politics with a Long Island accent
Meeting The Media
I hope journalists have faith that their best judgment merits attention. It’s not elitist to expect people to have minds worth stretching.
Betting Long on the Island
In a world of shrinking newsrooms, Long Island has so far managed to remain a haven for journalism and educated opinion spanning a breadth of perspective.
Indefinite Detention: NDAA for Fiscal Year 2012
When the courts are no longer responsible for trying its citizens and the president is given the exclusive right to arbitrate in cases the military deems to be matters of national security, we have already descended far down the slippery slope toward fascism
The Untold Story Behind the Coliseum Referendum
News12 and Newsday play critical, daily roles in our community… but never has this responsibility been so visibly abrogated since these organizations merged, than during the Coliseum Referendum campaign.
Suffolk County Cop Forgets First Amendment
Now, just when the immediate world is bickering over what should become of the Nassau Coliseum, Suffolk manages to step in and overshadow the vote on the other county’s future
Gangsta Prankstas: Citizen Murdoch and Bill Oh’Really?
The actions of those involved in the evolving News Corp scandal are hardly surprising given the arrogance endemic to the organization as a whole.
The Anatomy of Power
The Power List isn’t a popularity contest or an opportunity to place famous faces on the cover of the newspaper. It’s a critical analysis of the inner-workings of arguably one of the strangest, most fascinating places on the planet; a family album of sorts that is interesting only to family members.
Time is a Four Letter Word
It’s this one decision, to firewall – to put profits ahead of public interest – that makes all other media voices on this island vital in getting the word out and off of Long Island.
Media Malaise
If a local economy falls down and no one is there to report on it, does it make a sound? Jaci Clement from the Fair Media Council ponders the future of Long Island with less media coverage and more at stake than ever.
