Broken Press

633 examples of press incompetence

Posted by @noupside.bsky.social •

lol the “Foundation” for Freedom Online is a blog, almost entirely written by one guy, that pushes the “censorship complex” hoax. Has anyone seen a registration for an entity? A 990?

You, too, can be the “executive director” of your blog.

Embarrassing for NYT.

Posted by Brandy Zadrozny (@brandyzadrozny.bsky.social) •

You can be whatever you want to be in the New York Times 💫

screen shot from my local paper: “Mike Benz, the executive director of Foundation for Freedom Online, a group that advocates against speech censorship on digital platforms, recalled on Mr. Bannon’s show over the weekend how Mr. Trump in 2015 referred to former President Bill Clinton possibly being implicated in the files, helping give rise to the MAGA movement.”
screen shot from my local paper: “Mike Benz, the executive director of Foundation for Freedom Online, a group that advocates against speech censorship on digital platforms, recalled on Mr. Bannon’s show over the weekend how Mr. Trump in 2015 referred to former President Bill Clinton possibly being implicated in the files, helping give rise to the MAGA movement.”
Posted by @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social •

"He placated regulators"? FFS. No, , he paid a bribe--more charitably, extortion--and killed a Trump critic's show. But sure: "Mr. Ellison is nothing if not dogged."

While David Ellison has substantial experience in movie and television production, he has never run a company even remotely close to the size of Paramount Global.

He Placated Regulators to Buy Paramount. But Can He Fix the Business?

Paramount’s cable business has cratered. The news division is in turmoil. A.I. is coming for movies. And those are just the obvious challenges facing David Ellison as he takes control.

The New York Times • Brooks Barnes
Posted by @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social •

Why is the doing a feature story on conspiracy theorist Pool? I have my conspiracy theories.

YouTuber Tim Pool Wants Answers—and Trusts No One The right-wing streamer built an empire while stoking suspicion of the government and mainstream media. Will President Trump be his next target?
YouTuber Tim Pool Wants Answers—and Trusts No One The right-wing streamer built an empire while stoking suspicion of the government and mainstream media. Will President Trump be his next target?
Posted by @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social •

Classic case of accepting Trump framing.
Alternative headline: Columbia and Penn extorted to pay and surrender to Trump. More universities fighting instead.

Columbia and Penn Made Trump Deals. More Universities Could Be Next. Trump officials hope deals with two Ivy League schools create a template that others, including Harvard, Princeton, Brown and Cornell, will follow. 5 MIN READ
Columbia and Penn Made Trump Deals. More Universities Could Be Next. Trump officials hope deals with two Ivy League schools create a template that others, including Harvard, Princeton, Brown and Cornell, will follow. 5 MIN READ
Posted by @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social •

Service journalism according to the .

The Parrish Art Museum, in Water Mill, N.Y., aims to raise at least $1 million at its annual summer gala.

How to Host a Hamptons Gala for the Super-Rich

Facing federal funding cuts, the Parrish Art Museum is among the institutions increasingly relying on elaborate parties to lure the nation’s elites to pitch in.

The New York Times • Dionne Searcey and Ashley Gilbertson
Posted by @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social •

runs op-ed by Puck founder brushing aside Colbert's cancellation. Terrible judgment by both.
Colbert’s Ouster Was Just Another Late-Night Death Rattle

A photo illustration of a cherub laying across a television with “RIP” emblazoned on its face.

Opinion | Colbert’s Ouster Was Just Another Late-Night Death Rattle

What happened to Stephen Colbert is a harbinger of what’s to come for Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers, I’m sorry to say.

The New York Times • William D. Cohan
Posted by @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social •

Well, no shit, , how does this possibly qualify as news except to fulfill your ?

Representative Elise Stefanik was among the Republicans lobbing criticism at Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday.

New York Republicans Unite in Attacking Mamdani

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, faced a barrage of attacks from Republicans over the course of a few hours.

The New York Times • Emma G. Fitzsimmons
Posted by @mmasnick.bsky.social •

Axios also has a story this morning about how Trump is demanding Obama's arrest for "treason" and leaves it until the 25th paragraph to mention that it's based on tulsi gabbard misrepresenting documents she released.

Like how is that journalism?

Posted by Drew Harwell (@drewharwell.com) •

Quite the intro to today's Axios

President Trump, in terms of raw accomplishments, crushed his first six months in historic ways. Massive tax cuts. Record-low border crossings. Surging tariff revenue. Stunning air strikes in Iran. Modest inflation. Yet poll after poll suggests most Americans aren't impressed. In fact, they seem tired of all the winning, Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen write in a "Behind the Curtain" column. Why it matters: Trump appears to be losing by winning. The more he does [link.axios.com] (including issues beyond his legislative wins), the more the general public, especially independents, shrug — or recoil.
President Trump, in terms of raw accomplishments, crushed his first six months in historic ways. Massive tax cuts. Record-low border crossings. Surging tariff revenue. Stunning air strikes in Iran. Modest inflation. Yet poll after poll suggests most Americans aren't impressed. In fact, they seem tired of all the winning, Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen write in a "Behind the Curtain" column. Why it matters: Trump appears to be losing by winning. The more he does [link.axios.com] (including issues beyond his legislative wins), the more the general public, especially independents, shrug — or recoil.
Posted by @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social •

Textbook case of letting Trump set the agenda. Oh, good, the headline implies, it's 15% not 25%. But it was 2%. The headline should be that Trump raises Japanese tariffs by 650%.

U.S., Japan Reach Agreement Trump says Tokyo will face 15% reciprocal tariffs instead of the 25% he had threatened while the nation invests $550 billion into the U.S.
U.S., Japan Reach Agreement Trump says Tokyo will face 15% reciprocal tariffs instead of the 25% he had threatened while the nation invests $550 billion into the U.S.
Posted by Jeff Jarvis (@jeffjarvis)@mastodon.social •

Tariffs on Japan were 2%. The right way to say this: Trump raises tariffs on Japan by 650%. And a car's price will increase well over 10%, with consequent inflation. Some deal.
Trump and Japan reach trade deal with 15% tariff on imports nbcnews.com/business/business-

Posted by @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social •

Sigh. The technophobic side of The Guardian turns this into a tale of surveillance and shaming. They were in public and deserve shame.
Obsessed with the Coldplay kiss cam story? I was too, until I realised the sinister truth at the heart of it

A composite image of the former CEO and head of HR at Astronomer. One image show the smiling, the second looking away and covering their face.

Obsessed with the Coldplay kiss cam story? I was too, until I realised the sinister truth at the heart of it | Arwa Mahdawi

Nobody should expect to go to a huge concert and expect privacy, but the incident is a jarring reminder of the reach of the surveillance state and the internet’s insatiable appetite for public shaming, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian • Arwa Mahdawi
Posted by @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social •

In a perverse form of normalization, the treats the fascist takeover of the White House and government as a food fight in the company cafeteria.

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The cold (and occasionally hot) war between Trump and his predecessors

Obama and sometimes Clinton aim at Trump. Trump goes after Biden and Obama. It’s a rare battle of the presidents.

The Washington Post • Naftali Bendavid
Posted by @gleick@mas.to •

Should the United States have Secret Police (Gestapo), operating without warrants or judicial oversight, seizing people of color and political dissidents and disappearing them to camps?

Depends who you ask, says the New York Times.

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Oliver Willis (@owillis.bsky.social)

NY Times showing how to both sides the secret police abduction squads story

Bluesky Social • Oliver Willis (@owillis.bsky.social)
Posted by @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social •

The decrees it over and lets Trump off the hook (because of MAGA disappointment over the WSJ story).

President Trump at the White House on Friday.

How Trump Deflected MAGA’s Wrath Over Epstein, at Least for Now

By tapping into other grievances, President Trump managed to turn one of the most fractious moments for his base into a unifying one.

The New York Times • Erica L. Green
Posted by @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social •

Thereby the decrees that the only correct answer is to blame Biden and Harris.

Democrats’ 2024 Autopsy Is Described as Avoiding the Likeliest Cause of Death An audit being conducted by the D.N.C. is not looking at Joe Biden’s decision to run or key decisions by Kamala Harris’s team, according to six people briefed on the report.
Democrats’ 2024 Autopsy Is Described as Avoiding the Likeliest Cause of Death An audit being conducted by the D.N.C. is not looking at Joe Biden’s decision to run or key decisions by Kamala Harris’s team, according to six people briefed on the report.
Posted by @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social •

The swallows Trump's framing, as if grand-jury testimony is what he promised and his cultists want. It's not.

President Trump at the White House this week. He asked the attorney general on Thursday to seek the court’s permission to release pertinent grand jury materials relating to Jeffrey Epstein’s indictment for sex trafficking.

When It Comes to Jeffrey Epstein, Trump Says He Is Ready to Defer to the Courts

After months of pushing back against federal judges and the courts, the president has requested the release of Epstein-related grand jury testimony to be “subject to Court approval.”

The New York Times • Mattathias Schwartz
Posted by @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social •

As of 845p, this ongoing story makes no mention yet of Trump's blackmail of CBS/Paramount/Ellison but includes generic hoo-ha about changing TV: a journalistic sin of omission. Trump is taking over media under the Times' nose and it turns away.

CBS said its decision to cancel “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” was not related to “the show’s performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount,” the network’s owner.

‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Is Being Canceled by CBS

The show will end in May, the network said, calling it “a purely financial decision.”

The New York Times • John Koblin
Posted by @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social •

Fuck CBS, Paramount, Ellison. This is no "financial decision." It is Trump taking over American media. This is Hungary. This is disgusting.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert during Thursday’s June 20, 2024 show. Photo: Scott Kowalchyk/CBS ©2024 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.

CBS to Cancel ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Citing ‘Financial Decision’

CBS said it planned to cancel Stephen Colbert’s Late Show after next season, citing the weakening finances of late night

Variety • Brian Steinberg
Posted by @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social •

What the fashionable fascists are wearing today....

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Is a floral dress a political statement?

Why young conservative women are turning toward milkmaid dresses, florals and feminine flourishes.

The Washington Post • Rachel Tashjian
Posted by @darthbluesky.bsky.social •

i know i am late on this but is there more glaring example of the utter lack of agency the right wing is afforded

where is the guest essay taking the right-wing family to task for being such assholes that their own family members snub them

Opinion Guest Essay Is it time to Stop Snubbing Your Right-Wing Family? July 13, 2025 9:00 a.m. ET
Opinion Guest Essay Is it time to Stop Snubbing Your Right-Wing Family? July 13, 2025 9:00 a.m. ET
Posted by @mcopelov.bsky.social •

Don't. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspapers 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️😡

It's not a "trade agreement", bc POTUS can't make "trade agreements" on his own, & every media outlet should stop being lazy by using "deal" or "agreement" & instead do journalism & explain to readers that all of this is wildly illegal & not how it works.

Posted by The New York Times (@nytimes.com) •

President Trump said Tuesday that he had struck a trade agreement with Indonesia, calling it a "great deal for everybody" on social media. Under the deal, U.S. exports to Indonesia would face no tariffs, while Indonesian goods would be charged a tariff of 19% when shipped to the U.S.