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Alec’s Copaganda Newsletter
How the police and the media distract us from what matters.
By Alec Karakatsanis · Launched 2 months ago
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When Good Journalists Get Lost
We are all swimming in the waters of copaganda.
Jul 31
43
3
A 14-Year Old Girl, A Killer Cop, and the New York Times
Police killings inspire a special kind of copaganda.
Jul 28
24
3
"Tough on Crime"
One of the most successful pieces of copaganda in modern history.
Aug 7
27
3
The Three Functions of Copaganda
Yesterday I published a short essay in Jacobin explaining what copaganda is at its most basic level. My essay was inspired by testimony I gave as an expert at a Board of Supervisors hearing in San Francisco a few months ago: Local officials in San Francisco were investigating how…
Jul 21
29
2
Most popular
How To Spin An Election
47
4
New York Times Does It Again
54
4
What Is News?
59
5
The Role of "Think Pieces"
65
5
Questions to Ask Police Chiefs
40
2
When Good Journalists Get Lost
43
3
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Community
How the New York Times Uses Sources
Interesting pro-incarceration patterns emerge when you see who appears in the news
Jul 18
26
3
How the New York Times Uses "Experts"
A Case Study in Ethics and Manipulation
Jul 13
27
2
The Los Angeles Times
Why did editors let a reporter publish a right-wing political advertisement just days before a critical election deadline?
Jul 7
22
3
Questions to Ask Police Chiefs
Police are rarely forced to talk about what they actually do. This is a failure of journalism and of governance. I put together a short list of…
Jul 5
40
2
Corporate media and the rise of fascism
I was invited to give a lecture at Oxford last month about police and prisons in the United States. After my talk, a student from Europe approached me…
Jun 28
32
3
A Guide for Reading and Writing About Crime
Helpful tips for journalists and readers
Jun 21
38
11
The Washington Post
Democracy Dies When the Editorial Board Speaks
Jun 18
57
6
The Role of "Think Pieces"
The opiate of the elite liberal masses
Jun 15
65
5
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Most popular
How To Spin An Election
47
4
New York Times Does It Again
54
4
What Is News?
59
5
The Role of "Think Pieces"
65
5
Questions to Ask Police Chiefs
40
2
When Good Journalists Get Lost
43
3
See all popular
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