False Equivalence Archives | Press Watch

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Democrats lay out an epic narrative that the Trump team cannot rebut

January 23, 2020 9:58 am EST

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Big Journalism completely fails to impart the Big Picture

January 22, 2020 11:46 am EST

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The New York Times’s political coverage has completely imploded at the...

December 16, 2019 4:47 pm EST

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Yes, America is divided. The real story is how, why, and...

December 3, 2019 5:50 pm EST

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Soledad O’Brien’s critique of a Pence puff piece sets off anti-NPR...

November 26, 2019 3:05 pm EST

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Too many political reporters still can’t acknowledge the GOP’s total moral...

November 25, 2019 3:40 pm EST

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How not to cover the impeachment hearings

November 20, 2019 9:27 am EST

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New York Times tees up impeachment hearings with epic false equivalence...

November 13, 2019 9:24 am EST

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NYT story about Trump and Warren both being "populists"

False equivalence fuels political journalism’s race to the bottom

October 18, 2019 2:24 pm EDT

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Biased or Lazy? New York Times Traffics in False Dichotomies About...

July 30, 2019 5:33 pm EDT