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

Lefty Professor: Trump Trying to Put an End to ‘Honest Journalism’

Tom Johnson
September 30th, 2016 5:36 PM

Liberal Pundit: GOPers Can’t Handle the Truth (of Debate Fact-Checks)

Tom Johnson
September 28th, 2016 5:18 PM

Professor: ‘There Really Are Not That Many Movement Conservatives’

Tom Johnson
September 28th, 2016 3:13 PM

Atlantic Writer: Media Must Drop ‘Decorum’ in Dealing With Trump

Tom Johnson
September 24th, 2016 4:01 PM

New Republic Writer: Dems Should Bash Bush Like GOPers Bashed Carter

Tom Johnson
September 23rd, 2016 2:46 PM

GQ Writer to Trump Backers: ‘Go F**k Yourselves’

Tom Johnson
September 22nd, 2016 10:22 AM

Pundit: GOP’s ‘Intellectual Rot’ Explains Trump, ‘Hatred of Obamacare'

Tom Johnson
September 21st, 2016 5:28 PM

Blogger: Olbermann Sees That ‘Conservatism…Is a Metastasizing Cancer’

Tom Johnson
September 20th, 2016 11:17 AM

Matt Taibbi: Libs’ Gripes About Campaign Coverage ‘Getting Ridiculous’

Tom Johnson
September 17th, 2016 12:26 PM

Amanda Marcotte: For the Right, Hillary’s Health Is the New Birtherism

Tom Johnson
September 15th, 2016 9:23 AM

Pundit: ‘We've Been Grading Republicans on a Curve For Decades'

Tom Johnson
September 13th, 2016 11:08 PM

New Republic Writer: ‘Deplorables’ Comment ‘Impolite’ But True

Tom Johnson
September 13th, 2016 2:30 PM

Neal Gabler: Media ‘Have Worked Tirelessly’ to Trash Hillary, Brady

Tom Johnson
September 10th, 2016 4:50 PM

Liberal Columnist: Trump’s Lies Demand ‘Drastic Measures’ From Media

Tom Johnson
September 8th, 2016 11:16 PM

Lefty Pundits Explore Why the Media Have It In For Hillary

Tom Johnson
September 7th, 2016 11:41 PM

Leftist Professor: Trump TV Network Scarier Than Trump Presidency

Tom Johnson
September 5th, 2016 3:57 PM

Liberal Blogger Calls Conservatism ‘Cartoonish’

Tom Johnson
September 4th, 2016 8:20 PM

Pundit Jonathan Chait Denies That Liberals Enabled Trump

Tom Johnson
September 3rd, 2016 1:32 PM

NY Mag Writer: Conservatives Like ‘Highly Emotional’ Fake News

Tom Johnson
September 2nd, 2016 9:02 PM

Liberal Pundit: Right-Wing Media Corrupted the GOP, Then Took It Over

Tom Johnson
August 31st, 2016 11:05 PM