Tom Johnson

Contributing Writer

Tom Johnson covers mostly websites (e.g., Salon, Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos) for NewsBusters. He blogged frequently for the site from 2005 until 2007 and has been a regular contributor since 2011. From 1989 until 2002, he was an entertainment analyst for the Media Research Center and its spinoff, the Parents Television Council. From July 2004 until June 2005, he monitored National Public Radio for the MRC.


Latest Blogs

Daily Kos Week in Review: Rush and His Thousand Buffoons

Tom Johnson
April 24th, 2011 9:22 PM

Daily Kos Week in Review: Obama Budget Edition

Tom Johnson
April 18th, 2011 7:43 AM

Daily Kos: Obama Is Now 'One of Them,' Bordering on 'Fascism

Tom Johnson
April 12th, 2011 11:15 PM

Daily Kos Week in Review

Tom Johnson
April 10th, 2011 3:59 PM

Village Voice Sneers, Snipes at Righty Blogs

Tom Johnson
April 23rd, 2008 2:10 PM

Huffington Post to Launch 'Citizen Journalism' Coverage of Presidentia

Tom Johnson
June 19th, 2007 6:16 PM

Salon: 'Ambiguity' of 'The Sopranos' Offered an Alternative to 'Self-R

Tom Johnson
June 15th, 2007 2:24 PM

WaPo's Froomkin: Soldier's Death Means Bush Didn't Keep Promise

Tom Johnson
January 5th, 2007 2:37 PM

No Biased Reporting? In Vanity Fair Profile, McCain Defends MSM's Iraq

Tom Johnson
January 4th, 2007 2:51 PM

FOB Rick Kaplan to CBS

Tom Johnson
December 28th, 2006 2:41 PM

Pro Golfer Teed Off at MSM's Iraq Coverage

Tom Johnson
December 3rd, 2006 3:09 PM

Hersh: 'F---ing Ignorant' Americans Pay 'Less Attention to the Facts

Tom Johnson
October 30th, 2006 12:14 PM

Frum on Democrats' Edge: 'In This Game, the Ref Wears Their Jersey

Tom Johnson
October 28th, 2006 4:44 PM

Camille Paglia Mocks Liberals' 'Overblown Fear of Fox News

Tom Johnson
October 27th, 2006 3:03 PM

WaPo Columnist: Yes, Journalists Lean Left, and Reason Why 'Would Infu

Tom Johnson
October 24th, 2006 1:12 PM

FNC's Burns Plays Down MSM's Political Biases

Tom Johnson
September 17th, 2006 12:54 AM

Rather Talks (and Sings

Tom Johnson
September 6th, 2006 4:31 PM

Rather and Mapes at HDNet

Tom Johnson
September 5th, 2006 2:45 PM

Village Voice Cancels Rock Critic Christgau's Gig

Tom Johnson
September 4th, 2006 9:50 PM

Are Sports Media More Juiced Over Baseball Steroid Use

Tom Johnson
September 3rd, 2006 7:01 PM