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

 

Josh Marshall: Since Democrats Are Now the Party of Non-Whites, Every

Tom Johnson
May 15th, 2014 10:59 PM
 

Paul Waldman Rant: If Hillary Runs, Can GOP Refrain From 'Fantasies Ab

Tom Johnson
May 14th, 2014 6:55 PM
 

Salon: Far-Right Candidates in GOP Debates Hurt Party's Image, But The

Tom Johnson
May 12th, 2014 9:59 PM
 

Lefty Blogger: GOP, Romney Should Have Had 'The Taste Slapped Out of

Tom Johnson
May 11th, 2014 4:57 PM
 

Washington Monthly Blogger: The Conservative Movement Is a Nonstop 'Ha

Tom Johnson
May 10th, 2014 3:36 PM
 

Indiana Professor: 'Professional Norms and Values' Keep Liberal Report

Tom Johnson
May 9th, 2014 2:40 PM
 

Salon: 'Notorious Pro-Military War Hawk' Lara Logan's High Profile on

Tom Johnson
May 8th, 2014 9:01 PM
 

Jane Mayer: Tip O'Neill Handled Beirut Attack Appropriately, While Iss

Tom Johnson
May 7th, 2014 12:32 PM
 

David Corn: 'For Many Conservatives,' Benghazi Like a 'Candy Store,' B

Tom Johnson
May 4th, 2014 2:23 PM
 

Salon Links Sterling to Rush, Fox News: 'Button-Down' Psychopaths on

Tom Johnson
May 2nd, 2014 1:35 PM
 

Kos: Conservatives Are Prone to 'Hero Worship of Creepy Criminals

Tom Johnson
May 1st, 2014 2:07 PM
 

Daily Kos: Palin, LaPierre Made NRA Convention Sound Like an American

Tom Johnson
April 29th, 2014 7:06 AM
 

Garry Wills: Opposing Obamacare a 'Sacred' Cause for a Hateful 'Cult

Tom Johnson
April 27th, 2014 8:16 AM
 

UCLA Professor: GOPers Are 'Sick and Twisted' Disseminators of 'Pure

Tom Johnson
April 26th, 2014 8:48 AM
 

Rage in the Cage: Salon Writer Sees 'Epic' Battle Ahead For Control o

Tom Johnson
April 25th, 2014 6:39 PM
 

Think Progress: The Gender Pay Gap Starts at Home... In Children's All

Tom Johnson
April 24th, 2014 12:16 PM
 

Salon: New York Times Opinion Section Is Insufficiently Liberal

Tom Johnson
April 23rd, 2014 11:13 PM
 

Daily Kos: Today's Conservatives Guilty of 'Fake Patriotism' and 'Ti

Tom Johnson
April 22nd, 2014 11:03 PM
 

Josh Marshall: Sharyl Attkisson Has 'Serious Temperament Issues' and

Tom Johnson
April 21st, 2014 7:40 PM
 

Josh Marshall Brags: The Right Wing Thinks Obamacare's in Trouble, But

Tom Johnson
April 19th, 2014 5:32 PM