Subscribe to the Press Watch Newsletter

Support Press Watch

Press Watch is a non-profit. Your contribution is tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law

Recent Posts

New York Times

At the Times and the Post, solid reporting with a mealy-mouthed presentation

Our top journalists collect the goods on Trump, but use weasel words when they write
Trump's Second Term

Trump’s State of the Union is the ideal time for journalists to stop the normalizing

Millions will watch Trump lying and bloviating. Why not validate what they see, rather than treat it like it was something normal?

The news media chose not to tell you the truth about tariffs

The US news media is failing the public in its coverage of a possible war against Iran

The inhumane treatment of immigration detainees requires more coverage

We need the Washington Post too much to give up on it entirely

Journalists must forcefully decry the arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort

Moments of bravery and cowardice in the news coverage of Alex Pretti’s killing

Why would anyone trust a news organization that treats obvious truths as debatable?

Washington Post readers revolt against Bezos’s editorial board

Bluesky Posts from @froomkin.bsky.social

About Press Watch

Press Watch mission statement: Political journalism needs a reset

No one can possibly argue that modern political journalism has fulfilled its essential mission of creating an informed electorate. Here's how it needs to change.
Read more

Explainers

The New York Times

The Washington Post

© Newspaper WordPress Theme by TagDiv