Jeff Cohen

Jeff Cohen is co-founder of RootsAction.org, a retired journalism professor at Ithaca College and author of “Cable News Confidential: My Misadventures in Corporate Media.” In 1986, he founded the media watch group FAIR.

Joe Biden
From denial to panic: Democratic despair grows over 2024 polls Jeff Cohen
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; RFK Jr
Hey, progressives: Don't follow RFK Jr. down the rabbit hole — he's just not that into you Jeff Cohen
Joe Biden
Joe Biden, MSNBC and 2024: Is liberal propaganda distorting our perception? Jeff Cohen
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis claims to be a history buff. Can he answer this one simple question? Jeff Cohen
Don Bacon
The dangerous myth of the "moderate Republican" keeps pushing the media rightward Jeff Cohen
Joe Biden; Eugene McCarthy
Will the ghost of Eugene McCarthy haunt Joe Biden's path to re-election? Jeff Cohen
Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader offers urgent appeal after years of opposition: Vote for Democrats Jeff Cohen
Mandela Barnes
The wind has shifted: We can beat Republicans — and elect progressives — in November Jeff Cohen
Joe Biden; Vote Pin
Why the midterms look so bleak for Democrats: Joe Biden Jeff Cohen
Kurt Schrader
The "Joe Manchin of the House" bites the dust: Corporate Democrats keep falling, one by one Jeff Cohen
Nina Turner
Progressive Caucus goes full "PINO": Why dumping Nina Turner is a turning point Jeff Cohen
A Ukraine army soldier walks in the town of Schastia, near the eastern Ukraine city of Lugansk, on February 22, 2022
Mainstream media opposes military aggression — unless the U.S. is doing it Jeff Cohen
Joe Biden; The New York Times
New York Times message to progressives, in translation: Give up on challenging corporate power Jeff Cohen
Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel's big lie: What he told Senate about Laquan McDonald murder doesn't add up Jeff Cohen
Looking back at the founding of FAIR — 35 years of giving mainstream media hell Jeff Cohen