Talk:Mother Jones (magazine)

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This article appears to have some holes, which seem to weaken it overall:

• It indicates the magazine is rooted in "progressive political values;" what does the author mean by that? Another word for "liberal?" The early 20th century American political movement? Please clarify, to avoid the appearance of bias.

The magazine is far left by US standards as far as I know. I did not use that term as it's a word to avoid and is POV. That said I think most everyone, including or especially its readers, would agree it is Left-wing by US standards. After all it is named after an activist for both the Industrial Workers of the World and the Socialist Party of America.--T. Anthony 17:08, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

• What "national magazine awards" has this magazine been nominated for? What categories? When?
• What does the author mean when he refers to this magazine reporting on "investigative stories that are underreported by the mainstream media?" Also, what does the author mean when referring to "the mainstream media?" Be specific; otherwise, it appears biased.

Furthermore, I would advise changing its outline, to separate examples of stories from its history; that would make it easier to understand.

Additionally, unless this is all analysis by the author, there need to be citations, particularly of any facts listed.

With that said, it does give some useful examples of past articles this magazine has published, in addition to giving its history in brief.

Overall, it needs to be cleaned up, to make it appear more objective and informative.

[edit] Unfounded Allegations/Neutrality

The writer of this article did not approach it from a neutral POV and makes unverified claims, such as:

"The magazine devoted extensive coverage to the underpinnings of the Iraq war - from the small group that laid the groundwork for an invasion during the 1970s oil crisis to the Office of Special Plans, the group the George W. Bush administration set up within the Pentagon to make the case for invading Iraq through carefully selecting and manipulating intelligence reports."

I suggest striking/amending the sentence to:

"The magazine devoted extensive coverage to the underpinnings of the Iraq war - from the small group that laid the groundwork for an invasion during the 1970s oil crisis to the Office of Special Plans, the group the George W. Bush administration set up within the Pentagon to make the case for invading Iraq."

Also:

"The founders thought the country was ready for a magazine of reporting that would focus some of its investigative energy on the great unelected powers of the time—multinational corporations."

Again, to maintain neutrality, I suggest:

"The founders thought the country was ready for a magazine of reporting that would focus some of its investigative energy on what they viewed as the great unelected powers of the time—multinational corporations."

Last:

"Mother Jones has also turned its investigative eye on the tobacco industry, the pharmaceutical industry, a deeply flawed campaign-finance system, Washington politics, and scores of other issues."

Should read:

"Mother Jones has also turned its investigative eye on the tobacco industry, the pharmaceutical industry, the campaign-finance system, Washington politics, and scores of other issues."

[edit] Picture

The pic of the cover for the September/October 2006 issue looks like it was badly scanned. You can get a pic of each issue from 1993 to the present from its own web site. Why not use one of theirs?