This is not strictly journalism, but as an opinion piece, it is very well supported by citations and examples. Excellent.

Well argued and well written. But is an opinion piece journalism (reporting) or commentary? Are they different? The big problem today with the debate over "biased media" is that too many people don't seem to understand where reporting leaves-off and opinion begins.

This is surprisingly succinct and extremely accurate work by Glenn Greenwald. Fear is the one single factor that joins the far-right wing of the current iteration of the Republican Party. With almost surgical precision, Greenwald points out the Right's overreaction to the upcoming trials of those accused of the 9/11 terrorist acts is both politically motivated AND fear-driven. The stated goals of the terrorists have been, from the beginning, the destruction of our society by their use of fear as a weapon. If the Far-right continues along their current course of action, then Greenwald's subheading is ALMOST completely accurate: "We're too scared to have real trials in our country" is a level of cowardice unmatched in the world. ... More »