Air America seems more dotcom-startup-meets-political-campaign than radio powerhouse. Comedian/author Al Franken air-kisses co-host Katherine Lampher. A young woman in jeans and a T-shirt bangs away on a laptop. Is this a business or a movement?
Bias in the news media isn’t the problem, says CBS News President Andrew Heyward. So what is? “First, opinion has begun to drive out fact-based reporting — especially on cable television. . . Second, television never did nuance well in the first place — and nuance is also being driven out.”
“Without the Saudis, there is no 9-11,” says Craig Unger, author of an explosive new book detailing ties between the Bush family and Saudi leadership. Questions raised in Unger’s book have never been asked of the White House by the Washington press corps — but should be.
As we mark the first anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, Rory O’Connor takes us back to media coverage of another controversial invasion — Panama — and another extraordinary example of media make-believe.
