Broken Press

536 examples of press incompetence

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This is doom-marketing ('we're so powerful that...') and regulatory capture ('let me say how to regulate me') and media are journalists are swallowing it without journalism. AGI is BS.
Anthropic C.E.O.: Don’t Let A.I. Companies off the Hook

Opinion | Anthropic C.E.O.: Don’t Let A.I. Companies off the Hook

The A.I. industry needs to be regulated, with a focus on transparency.

The New York Times • Dario Amodei
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Meanwhile, the ' Trumpcentric Weltanschauung positions his norm-nuking as his "test."
Germany’s Leader Heads to the Oval Office, Hoping to Pass Trump’s Test

Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany speaking on Tuesday in Berlin.

Friedrich Merz, Germany’s Chancellor, Heads to Meet Trump at White House

Friedrich Merz is seeking to reassert his country’s role on the global stage, in part by building rapport with President Trump.

The New York Times • Jim Tankersley and Christopher F. Schuetze
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Idiotic in so many ways: an AI tool to help outsiders code switch to op-edese; importing more conservatives from Substack, as if they didn't have enough already; shrugs from other papers.

The Washington Post’s new project will operate outside the opinion section and aims to broaden the newspaper’s audience.

The Washington Post Plans an Influx of Outside Opinion Writers

A new program, known internally as Ripple, would open The Post to journalists at other publications and influential writers on Substack.

The New York Times • Benjamin Mullin
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Douthat: "The willingness to swerve and backpedal and contradict himself is a big part of what keeps the president viable"
What an idiot.
Why Trump Is Resilient

Images of President Trump overlapping one another.

Opinion | ‘TACO’ Is the Secret to Trump’s Resilience

Chickening out is crucial to his political success.

The New York Times • Ross Douthat
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This headline makes it sound as if Trump has sound reasoning. It is a form of policy sanewashing:

Haipei Shue was welcomed when he came to the United States in 1987 as a student.

Why the U.S. Opened Its Doors to Chinese Students, and Why Trump Is Closing Them

The 1970s era of academic exchange began as a form of diplomacy. “People were curious about us, inviting us to their homes,” one former student remembers.

The New York Times • Kurt Streeter
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I think this points up some of the failures of coverage of Trump's lawlessness: You could've read dozens of articles on Trump's tariff policy with no inkling of how unprecedented & legally dubious was the legal authority he claimed to impose them.

The U.S. Court of International Trade gave the executive branch up to 10 days to complete the process of halting some of President Trump’s steepest tariffs.

Trump Tariffs Blocked by U.S. Court of International Trade

The U.S. Court of International Trade said the president had overstepped his authority in imposing his “reciprocal” tariffs globally, as well as levies on Canada and Mexico.

The New York Times • Tony Romm and Ana Swanson
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This is thin reporting missing critical angles of eugenics in these faux philosophies. Instead of talking to critics--Gebru, Torres--it quotes cult philosophers MacAskill, Tegmark. Google TESCREAL.

A photo illustration shows Elon Musk sitting on the planet Earth while other planets nearby dangle from strings.

The Techno-Futuristic Philosophy Behind Elon Musk’s Mania

From the White House to Mars, the tech billionaire has his sights set on the long term.

The New York Times • Matthew Purdy
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To the , shredding the Constitution in a fascist, authoritarian coup is a "power move."

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Supreme Court walks a tightrope as it confronts Trump’s power moves

The justices appear to be trying to avoid a direct conflict with the Trump administration while also blocking certain presidential actions.

The Washington Post • Ann E. Marimow
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news judgment centers Trump threats over Trump loss.

student visa headlines over tariff court decision
student visa headlines over tariff court decision
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He "suggests limit." The makes it sound as if it is a reasonable negotiation, not an unpardonable, xenophobic attack on education.
Trump Suggests Limit on International Students at Harvard

“I think they should have a cap of maybe around 15 percent,” President Trump said of Harvard’s acceptance of international applicants.

Trump Says Harvard Should Have a Limit on International Students

The school has so far resisted considerable pressure from the Trump administration to enact other policy changes.

The New York Times • Michael C. Bender
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It takes 5 reporters to tell us he is "disappointed" and "frustrated." Ask me whether I give a holy fuck about his pouting after destroying countless lives. I don't.
A Disillusioned Musk, Distanced From Trump, Says He’s Exiting Washington

Elon Musk during a cabinet meeting at the White House last month.

Elon Musk, Distanced From Trump, Says He’s Exiting Washington and DOGE

The billionaire has made clear he is frustrated with the obstacles he encountered as he tried to upend the federal bureaucracy.

The New York Times • Tyler Pager, Maggie Haberman, Theodore Schleifer, Jonathan Swan and Ryan Mac
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In which VandeHei swallows AI BS whole--and by implication warns his own staff they're toast. AI's promised efficiencies are not planning out.
Behind the Curtain: A white-collar bloodbath

Illustration of a keyboard with only "delete" keys.

Just a moment...

Hardly anyone is paying attention.

Axios • Jim VandeHei
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Agenda setting:

"Of 14,777 unique articles on the Times’ homepage over the 310 day tracking period, 293 articles–almost one a day–focused on Biden’s age compared with just 27 articles focused on Project 2025, a ratio of 10.9 to one."

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New York Times: Biden’s age is 10.9x more important than Trump’s Project 2025

A blog from the Media Bias Detector.

New York Times: Biden’s age is 10.9x more important than Trump’s Project 2025 • UPenn CSS Lab
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"In the cross hairs." No, headline writers, do not use violent imagery with this violent regime and cult, especially regarding a Black women with power. Think.

LaMonica McIver, a New Jersey Democrat, addresses a crowd of protesters earlier this month outside an ICE detention facility in Newark.

New to Congress, She’s in the Cross Hairs of Trump’s Justice Department

Representative LaMonica McIver faces assault charges after a clash outside a migrant detention center in Newark, the city where she rose to political power.

The New York Times • Tracey Tully
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Search for the words "racist" or "racism" in this white-glove treatment of Trump's bigotry and the return to Jim Crow America and you will not find them.

President Trump has turned to civil rights protections in recent weeks to remedy what he sees as the disenfranchisement of white men.

For Trump, Civil Rights Protections Should Help White Men

Administration officials pick and choose which civil rights protections they want to enforce, and for whom.

The New York Times • Erica L. Green
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The worst of sanewashing rolls right over its own caveat: "Some close observers of Mr. Trump...caution against thinking his actions and statements are strategic... Yet..."
Trump’s Vision: One World, Three Powers?

President Trump and his aides have been trying to exert greater American influence from the Arctic Circle to South America’s Patagonia region.

What’s Trump’s Vision on China, Russia and the World?

President Trump’s recent actions and statements suggest he might want an arrangement where the United States, China and Russia each dominate their sphere of influence.

The New York Times • Edward Wong
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Please note, corruption is now called "monetize the presidency"

The image is a screenshot of a webpage from The New York Times. At the top, the website's logo is prominently displayed in black text against a white background. Below the logo, the date "Sunday, May 25, 2025" is shown. The main content area features an analysis article with the headline "As Trumps Monetize Presidency, Profits Outstrip Protests" in bold black text. The subheading provides context: "President Trump and his family have monetized the White House more than any other occupant, normalizing activities that once would have provoked heavy blowback."
The image is a screenshot of a webpage from The New York Times. At the top, the website's logo is prominently displayed in black text against a white background. Below the logo, the date "Sunday, May 25, 2025" is shown. The main content area features an analysis article with the headline "As Trumps Monetize Presidency, Profits Outstrip Protests" in bold black text. The subheading provides context: "President Trump and his family have monetized the White House more than any other occupant, normalizing activities that once would have provoked heavy blowback."
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praises autocrat. He didn't "work with Congress." He dictated to his castrated Republicans.
Trump has proved he can work with Congress. He should try it again.

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Opinion | Trump has proved he can work with Congress. He should try it again.

The House has passed the president’s tax bill. Now the Senate can make it less fiscally reckless.

The Washington Post • Editorial Board
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The second paragraph tears down the premise of the headline and story. But both barrel ahead anyway, the third graf asserting: that the killings "cast a harsh spotlight on the pro-Palestinian movement." In the , it does.

But the ties of Elias Rodriguez, the suspect, to the wider pro-Palestinian movement remain unclear. Was he a vigilante, upset at the deaths of civilians in Gaza, who decided on his own that violence was the only way forward? Or was he influenced by more extreme pro-Palestinian organizations that reach Americans online and that glorify the actions of Hamas and other armed resistance groups?
But the ties of Elias Rodriguez, the suspect, to the wider pro-Palestinian movement remain unclear. Was he a vigilante, upset at the deaths of civilians in Gaza, who decided on his own that violence was the only way forward? Or was he influenced by more extreme pro-Palestinian organizations that reach Americans online and that glorify the actions of Hamas and other armed resistance groups?
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This is inexcusable journalism from the , painting an entire movement with the action of one man.

Pro-Palestinian Movement Faces an Uncertain Path After D.C. Attack The slaying of two Israeli Embassy workers cast a harsh spotlight on pro-Palestinian groups in the United States. Activists, who were already being scrutinized, could face further pushback.
Pro-Palestinian Movement Faces an Uncertain Path After D.C. Attack The slaying of two Israeli Embassy workers cast a harsh spotlight on pro-Palestinian groups in the United States. Activists, who were already being scrutinized, could face further pushback.
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A more appropriate headline would be “Lawfare campaign expands against ideological enemies of Elon Musk”

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The FTC is investigating Media Matters, questioning whether it colluded with advertisers for a boycott against X