1. Why the Peaceful Majority of Muslims Are Not Irrel
(Newsletter)

...d the Media Political Views By MWC NEWS    Friday, 05 September 2008 Maverick? Author Paul Waldman Media Matters fellow and American Prospect columnist Paul Waldman says Sen. McCain’s im...

2. Paid Lying: What Passes for Major Media Journalism
(Opinions/Features)

...ter called him CNN's Vice President of Racism. He's also a paid liar and in America wins awards. In May 2008, a Media Matters Action Network report titled, "Fear & Loathing in Prime Time: Im...

3. Obama vs. FOX
(Opinions/Politic)

...ylum, are stirring up the inmates and threatening to unlock the door! Here's a sample (compiled with the help of Media Matters and the online magazine Crooks and Liars) of just a small stock of the in...

4. Glenn Beck's Demagoguery, Right Wing Extremism, and Racism
(Opinions/op-ed)

...venting them from returning so predatory developers could exploit their neighborhoods for profit. In May 2008, a Media Matters Action Network report titled, "Fear & Loathing in Prime Time: Im...

5. White House Environmental Adviser Van Jones Resigns
(Opinions/Daily)

...-Mart want to be associated with and want to be seen as supporting the kind of hate that Beck is spouting? So we—Media Matters was very helpful. They had produced videos of what Glenn Beck had been do...

6. Cheney Admits He Approved Torture–Will Media Pay Attention?
(Opinions/Politic)

... outrage somehow reflects on Obama, despite the fact that there is zero evidence Obama did anything wrong.  Media Matters has done a great job of documenting this. Now comes some real news: Vice ...

7. On Fox News, Hannity hosts Andy Martin
(Opinions/Daily)

...nti-Semitic and racially charged comments. In 2007, in a document Martin submitted in a lawsuit he filed against Media Matters for America, Martin claimed that "African-American judges ... circle...

8. Free Ride: John McCain and the Media
(Opinions/Politic)

Maverick? Author Paul Waldman Media Matters fellow and American Prospect columnist Paul Waldman says Sen. McCain’s image as an independent maverick able to take on powerful interests is enabled by a c

9. Gen. Clark is Right
(Opinions/Politic)

... Clark by using a Swiftboater as his mouthpiece).  Clark did not attack McCain's service–as Americablog and Media Matters note, he praised McCain's service.  When talking head Bob Schieffer ...

10. Stephen Colbert's Blistering Performance
(Opinions/Humor)

...talk that repeatedly mocked the President and the press for its failings. According to the media watchdog group Media Matters, subsequent press coverage focused only on Bush's light-hearted comedy, w...