Conflicted Coverage: The Duluth News Tribune & the Line 3 Pipeline
The Duluth News Tribune has big undisclosed conflicts of interest in its coverage of Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline.
New York Times runs Michael Hayden pro-drone op-ed; fails to disclose ties to drone manufacturers
In its Sunday Review section on February 21, 2016, the New York Times ran a column titled “To Keep America Safe, Embrace Drone Warfare.” The article’s thesis is summarized in
Senators speak out for LNG exports, bring in big bucks from oil and gas industry
As the west scrambles for a geopolitical response to Russia’s play for the Crimean peninsula, advocates for the oil and gas industry have used the situation to redouble the push
For Tomahawk missiles, image is everything
Last week PAI released a new report detailing the defense industry ties of analysts and think tanks who commented on military intervention in Syria. The report profiled 22 commentators and
Bay Area Research Project News Clips
I’m going to start posting a locality-specific version of the NameWire (let’s call it SFNewsWire) in order to shed light on recent activity and happenings affecting the Bay Area organizations
Sen. Carl Levin Issues Subpoena to Goldman Sachs
After an extended period of blog lethargy, I’m making my debut on Eyes on the Ties today in order to announce a LittleSis research project: we’re working to develop a
Where’s PPIP?
For several weeks beginning in late March, Tim Geithner and others on the Rubin wing of the White House expended significant political capital convincing the listless business press and the
Beltway buzz
LittleSis for Washington insiders, in this week’s National Journal: The biggest value LittleSis offers is not so much the details it provides but the ties it highlights. “In a city
“Le facebook inversé”
LittleSis has crossed the pond: Le Monde’s blog Bonne Nouvelle plugged the site today, and France’s first couple showed up soon after. Bonne Nouvelle is big into optimism, and we’re
The buzz is building…
All done with being cooped up in alpha land, LittleSis has been making appearances all over the internet today. We’ve been thrilled with the response. It all started with Sunlight’s