Media ‘cartel’ controls most formerly independent American news outlets

Media ‘cartel’ controls most formerly independent American news outlets

by WorldTribune Staff, February 26, 2017 A major media “cartel” has taken control of what had been privately-owned U.S. news companies, Pulitzer Prize winning media specialist Ben Bagdikian said. The trend leaves small community newspapers and broadcast companies as outposts for independent American  journalism. Six corporations now own 90 percent of U.S. news media outlets. […]

White House moves rattle Washington press corps

White House moves rattle Washington press corps

by WorldTribune Staff, February 26, 2017 The major media’s outrage meter went off the charts after White House spokesman Sean Spicer excluded some elite organizations from a recent press briefing. Those left behind: Politico, The Washington Post, The New York Times, BuzzFeed, CNN, BBC and the Los Angeles Times. AP and Time boycotted the Feb. […]

The Trump report: National debt down $12 billion in first month

The Trump report: National debt down $12 billion in first month

by WorldTribune Staff, February 19, 2017 Recent highlights from President Donald Trump’s Twitter feed (@realDonaldTrump): Feb. 26 For first time the failing @nytimes will take an ad (a bad one) to help save its failing reputation. Try reporting accurately & fairly! The race for DNC Chairman was, of course, totally “rigged.” Bernie’s guy, like Bernie […]

Report: Major media published 33 fake Trump stories in president’s first 33 days

Report: Major media published 33 fake Trump stories in president’s first 33 days

by WorldTribune Staff, February 24, 2017 In the first 33 days of his presidency, Donald Trump was hit with an average of one false, distorted or denied news story per day, according to an analysis by a Washington news site. Washington Examiner columnist Paul Bedard compiled the following list, which was published on Feb. 24: […]

O’Keefe vows to turn nation’s newsrooms inside out

O’Keefe vows to turn nation’s newsrooms inside out

by WorldTribune Staff, February 23, 2017 James O’Keefe has invited citizen journalists to help deploy his Project Vertias cameras “inside the newsrooms” of America. O’Keefer also announced he will give $10,000 to anyone who brings him evidence of “corruption, malfeasance and wrongdoing” in the press. “If you have hidden audio recordings, videotapes or documents inside of […]

Media mock Trump’s Sweden comment as European press covers continuing crime wave

Media mock Trump’s Sweden comment as European press covers continuing crime wave

by WorldTribune Staff, February 20, 2017 The media was quick to jump on U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments on the “problems” Sweden is having with Muslim migrants. Meanwhile, Swedish police say the wave of crime committed by migrants from Muslim-majority countries is all too real. Riots reportedly broke out in the highly immigrant concentrated Stockholm […]

NY Post scores NY Times for recycling unsourced reports on Trump-Russia contacts

NY Post scores NY Times for recycling unsourced reports on Trump-Russia contacts

by WorldTribune Staff, February 19, 2017 The New York Post, in a Feb. 16 editorial, took its uptown rival The New York Times to task for “hostile, hysterical” coverage “based on anonymous leaks” and “no hard facts.” “Take a deep breath and realize how precious little substance there is in all the breathless reporting about […]

The Trump report: ‘Don’t believe’ the ‘FAKE MEDIA’

The Trump report: ‘Don’t believe’ the ‘FAKE MEDIA’

by WorldTribune Staff, February 19, 2017 Recent highlights from President Donald Trump’s Twitter feed: Feb. 18 Don’t believe the main stream (fake news) media. The White House is running VERY WELL. I inherited a MESS and am in the process of fixing it. Feb. 17 “One of the most effective press conferences I’ve ever seen!” […]

Bezos’ Internet-cloud deal with the CIA worth twice what he paid for the Washington Post

Bezos’ Internet-cloud deal with the CIA worth twice what he paid for the Washington Post

by WorldTribune Staff, February 17, 2017 In its coverage of the CIA, The Washington Post has failed to mention that the paper’s owner, Jeff Bezos, stands to reap huge financial gains from a recently signed $600 million Internet-cloud deal between Amazon, which Bezos also owns, and the intelligence agency. “As Amazon’s majority owner and the Post’s […]