The Economist’s Terrible Health Policy Coverage

By: Ben Domenech (Diary)  |  February 18th at 09:44 PM  | 

Here’s a bit of press-critiquing weekend reading for you. I know it’s generally unwise to rely on The Economist for coverage of American domestic policy, simply because it’s not their focus. But I am far less likely to do so after reading this error-filled piece on the Florida court decision, unsigned (as all Economist pieces are) and published three weeks ago, which prompted the letter | Read More »

As an enormous fan of The Atlantic, I must admit

By: Ben Domenech (Diary)  |  September 2nd at 04:05 PM  | 

Conn Carroll’s criticism of their coverage of the Palin story rings absolutely true to me. I realize that The Atlantic is caught between the historical old media position it once occupied and the new, unrestrained cacophony of the online media world, but you’d certainly hope some degree of responsibility would carry over. Sadly, once you decide to hire someone like Matthew Yglesias (what’s that, he | Read More »