Plain-Spoken Politics with a Long Island accent

Subscribe



From Watergate to Occupy Wall Street

March 21st, 2012 in Journalism by Jed Morey

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.

Share

Meeting The Media

March 7th, 2012 in Guests by Katheryn Laible

I hope journalists have faith that their best judgment merits attention. It’s not elitist to expect people to have minds worth stretching.

Share

Betting Long on the Island

February 7th, 2012 in Guests by Katheryn Laible

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.

Share

Indefinite Detention: NDAA for Fiscal Year 2012

December 21st, 2011 in Journalism by Jed Morey

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

Share

The Untold Story Behind the Coliseum Referendum

August 10th, 2011 in Journalism by Jed Morey

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.

Share

Suffolk County Cop Forgets First Amendment

August 1st, 2011 in Journalism by Jaci Clement

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

Share

Gangsta Prankstas: Citizen Murdoch and Bill Oh’Really?

July 18th, 2011 in Journalism by Dorian Dale

The actions of those involved in the evolving News Corp scandal are hardly surprising given the arrogance endemic to the organization as a whole.

Share

The Anatomy of Power

June 10th, 2011 in Journalism by Jed Morey

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.

Share

Time is a Four Letter Word

May 5th, 2011 in Guests by Jaci Clement

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.

Share

Media Malaise

April 18th, 2011 in Journalism by Jaci Clement

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.

Share