Americans are addicted to indignation as their form of public discourse.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Around the world, reporters are in jail for doing their jobs
Journalism is one of the institutions that try to hold the powerful accountable, and it is under attack.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Without net neutrality, internet would be like cable
Don’t dismantle Obama-era rules that stop virtual monopolies from controlling information.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Open hearings needed before FCC issues damaging rule on internet access
Ending ‘net neutrality’ will allow giant telecoms to control the flow of information, hurt small businesses and consumers and cripple enforcement of fair practices.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Be careful about what you hear and believe, or you may not be living in reality
A far-right group’s effort to scam The Washington Post is evidence of a war on media and the truth.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: FCC move lets stations take the ‘local’ out of news
Scrapping a rule about where studios are located will keep community issues and input from shaping community coverage.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
Greg Kesich: Seem like the world’s going downhill in a hurry? Blame Facebook
The advertising platform that decides what news is has been influencing our social and political discourse.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: LePage flouted law he’s now trying to use
It’s ironic to see the governor make a records law complaint when he doesn’t abide by it.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: When views vary, the truth is much more than the average distance between them
Objectivity often requires journalistic judgment to be trumpeted, especially amid a political circus.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Kathleen Parker: In his ‘Dear Donald’ speech, Bush says what needed to be said
‘Fake news’ is President Trump’s own invention to distract from coverage that he finds unflattering.