Becket Adams

The Reporting on the Gaza War Is Fundamentally Broken

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‘Colonizer’ bad. ‘Colonized’ good. This worldview has warped coverage to an alarming degree. If you believed the recent claims about starving babies in Gaza or Israeli troops opening fire on a crowd of Palestinian civilians at an aid depot, you’ve been misled, according to those who initially misled you. Yes, corporate newsrooms are scrambling (again) … Read more

Tim Walz Is None of the Things They Said He Was

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The ‘gee shucks’ routine was precisely that: a routine. But what excuse did the press have to play along? America’s weirdest governor re-emerged on the national stage last week to re-energize the floundering Democratic Party and help “fill the [leadership] void.” However, rather than galvanize his colleagues, Walz, who waves hello with both hands, mostly … Read more