#Excessive media criticism is only making the media worse

#Excessive media criticism is only making the media worse

Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky’s “Manufacturing Consent,” published in 1988, offered a bracing critique of the American mass media. Herman and Chomsky disputed the cherished self-image of the New York Times and other high-prestige media outlets. To them, these newspapers, magazines and television shows were not brave, independent truth tellers — they were propagandists for the…

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#Alaska lawmaker Peltola releases statement after husband’s death

#Alaska lawmaker Peltola releases statement after husband’s death

Rep. Mary Peltola’s (D-Alaska) office released a statement Thursday following news of her husband’s death in a tragic plane crash the previous day.  “We are truly grateful for the kindness that Mary and her family have received since Buzzy’s passing yesterday,” Peltola’s chief of staff, Anton McParland, wrote in the statement Thursday.  McParland highlighted the…

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#What to know about the August inflation spike

#What to know about the August inflation spike

The final inflation report of the summer came in hotter than expected, but prices still seem on track to keep cooling off in the fall. Consumer prices rose 0.6 percent in August and 3.7 percent over the past 12 months, according to Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released Wednesday.  The August report marked the second…

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#Republicans push Schumer to vote on top generals amid Tuberville hold

#Republicans push Schumer to vote on top generals amid Tuberville hold

Senate Republicans are pressuring Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to vote on some of President Biden’s top military nominations amid Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Al.) hold, which is blocking Senate leadership from moving nominations and promotions in expedited package votes. GOP senators pushed for targeted voted during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Tuesday…

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#1 student dead after high school shooting in Louisiana

#1 student dead after high school shooting in Louisiana

One student is dead and at least two people were transported to hospitals after a shooting at a high school in Greenburg, La., on Tuesday. The alleged shooter, a juvenile and student at the school, was arrested, according to The Associated Press. The St. Helena Parish Sheriff’s Office told multiple news outlets that the shooting…

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#Elon Musk reveals name of third child with Grimes

#Elon Musk reveals name of third child with Grimes

Elon Musk has confirmed that he and Canadian singer Grimes have a third child, whose name the tech mogul revealed is Tau Techno Mechanicus. Musk made the reveal in a Saturday post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. His confirmation comes after the New York Times review of a highly anticipated biography of Musk revealed…

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