Washington Post

Former US Assistant Secretary of State confuses compliance with journalism

RT | December 11, 2016 A former State Department official claimed this week that RT’s staff are not legitimate news reporters. This is ostensibly because “real journalists” only work for compliant US media and not disruptive foreign competitors. Around this time of year, there are a few constants. Leaves will fall, turkeys will be carved, […]

New Tempest Erupts over ‘Russian Hacking’… plus a suggestion for Donald Trump

By Richard Edmondson | Fig Trees and Vineyards | December 10, 2016 The Obama administration has ordered a full intelligence review into alleged efforts by Russian hackers to influence the outcome of the presidential election, with the president, according to media reports, requesting that a report on the matter to be completed before he leaves […]

Washington Post, State Dept. ‘Fake News’ Lists Threaten Freedom of Speech in US

Sputnik – 10.12.2016 The lists of alleged “fake news” sites being disseminated by the Washington Post and other corporate media outlets as well as bureaucrats at the US Department of State are a direct threat to continued freedom of speech in the United States, US analysts told Sputnik. According to Beau Grosscup, California State University […]

After Criticism, Washington Post Disavows ‘Russian Propaganda’ Blacklist Of Indie Media

The One Franklin Square Building on K Street NW in Washington, Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, home of the Washington Post newspaper. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
AUSTIN, Texas — Amid a wave of widespread criticism and legal threats, the Washington Post has added a lengthy editor’s note to an article which alleged that a host of independent media websites were spreading Russian propaganda.

NYT, WaPo Fake News Still Bringing Real Guns to Iraq, Killing Thousands

By Robert Barsocchini | Blacklisted News | December 8, 2016 Fake news propagated by the US government and collaborating organizations such as the New York Times and Washington Post helped create an environment in which the US was able to illegally invade Iraq in 2003, killing at least one million and possibly upwards of two […]

Journalism Fail: Washington Post Story on ‘Fake News’ Was Fake

Sputnik – 08.12.2016 Following public backlash, legal threats, and sustained mocking, the Washington Post has added an editor’s note distancing the newspaper from a shadowy website called PropOrNot which they had preciously endorsed as “experts” on “fake news” and “Russian propaganda.” In an ironically fake news article about “fake news” by Craig Timberg the Washington […]