by WorldTribune Staff, July 18, 2017 Nearly daily leaks are pouring out of the investigative and security arms of the government, a reality that “underscores a truth of our time,” according to columnist Patrick Buchanan. “The mutual agendas of the deep-state leakers and the mainstream media mesh perfectly. “In the 19th century, power meant control […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 10, 2017 A trio of media moguls with a combined net worth of $222 billion, saying they can’t compete with Google in an “economically squeezed news industry,” are asking for the assistance of Congress in their fight with the Internet giant. The newspaper owners who are “pleading poverty” are The Washington […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 29, 2017 As congressional investigators dragged President Donald Trump’s longtime bodyguard into the ongoing Russia probe and the White House’s war with the media intensified, Watergate reporter Bob Woodward called for a return to “fair-mindedness” for those reporting on the Trump administration. Following a screening of “All The President’s Men” in […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 22, 2017 How some news organizations chose to cover the 2016 election forever changed journalism, said Michael Goodwin, chief political columnist for the New York Post. “The behavior of much of the media, but especially The New York Times, was a disgrace,” Goodwin said. “I don’t believe it ever will recover […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Frank Vernuccio, Fairfax Free Citizen, New York Analysis of Policy & Government American journalism is in crisis, one of its own making. An honest and diligent press is vital to the functioning of a nation led not by a dictatorship or an oligarchy, but by voters. Without access to the unfettered […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 12, 2017 Online ad king Craigslist, which essentially destroyed the classifieds that had provided newspapers with a third of their revenue, is now supporting an initiative aimed at “fake news” and restoring integrity in journalism, a report said. On the heels of the devastating Trump electoral victory last November, Craigslist founder […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 2, 2017 The shift from print to all-digital delivery has led to a drop in newspaper circulation to levels not seen since before World War II, according to an industry review. The Pew Research Center in its “State of the News Media” review said daily newspaper circulation has dropped to a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The following was originally published on , April 5, 1998 Robert Morton, The Washington Times Does foreign news still matter now that there is no apparent Soviet threat to U.S. national security? Should Americans debate the implications of the famine in North Korea’s totalitarian never-never land, the proliferation of nuclear weapons fueled […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 5, 2017 America is facing a breakdown in the free press which endangers the nation, say a group of news professionals who are taking action in response. The crisis came glaringly to the forefront during the 2016 presidential election and coverage of the ensuing Trump administration, according to the Internet site […]
Special to WorldTribune Robert Morton, February 16, 2015 [The following was originally published in the New York Tribune on October 23, 1980] WASHINGTON — Would anyone be interested in reading a non-fiction report about how the “Disinformation” directorate of the Soviet KGB influences America’s media, top government officials and even White House policy using a […]
