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January 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM

Media Hype Set Up Tren de Aragua to Serve as Trump's New Bogeyman

All posts View article on FAIR's website Media Hype Set Up Tren de Aragua to Serve as Trump's New Bogeyman Belén Fernández   CNN (6/10/24) on Tren de Aragua: "The scale of its operations is unknown, but crimes attributed to alleged members of the gang have worried elect…

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January 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM

Gaza Ceasefire... Musk Salute... 'Saving' TikTok....

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January 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM

For Elite Media, 'Oligarch' Is Just a Partisan Claim

All posts View article on FAIR's website For Elite Media, 'Oligarch' Is Just a Partisan Claim Janine Jackson   The New York Times' Jess Bidgood (1/17/25) suggests Democrats should be wary of criticizing Donald Trump's wealthy friends, "given the popularity of some of tho…

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January 24, 2025 at 9:31 PM

Media Credit Trump for Gaza Truce—Sidelining Palestinian Resistance and Solidarity

All posts View article on FAIR's website Media Credit Trump for Gaza Truce—Sidelining Palestinian Resistance and Solidarity Gregory Shupak   Shadi Hamid (Washington Post, 1/16/25): "Donald Trump might seem like a madman. But it turns out that might be a good thing—at le…

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January 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM

Silky Shah on the Attack on Immigrants

All posts View article on FAIR's website Silky Shah on the Attack on Immigrants CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin250124.mp3 Right-click here to download this episode ("Save link as...").   De…

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January 24, 2025 at 12:11 AM

Musk's Nazi Salute Becomes 'Awkward Gesture' in 'Exuberant Speech'

All posts View article on FAIR's website Musk's Nazi Salute Becomes 'Awkward Gesture' in 'Exuberant Speech' Pete Tucker     Elon Musk was not the first supporter to celebrate a Trump victory by evoking Nazi Germany (PBS, 11/22/16). There’s something about the start of …

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January 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM

Trump Vow to 'Save' TikTok No Reprieve for Free Speech

All posts View article on FAIR's website Trump Vow to 'Save' TikTok No Reprieve for Free Speech Ari Paul   In its message declaring the platform unavailable, TikTok played to Donald Trump's vanity by saying it was "fortunate" to have his assistance. So here we are. Aft…

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January 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM

As Trump II Begins, Bezos Swaps Scrutiny for 'Storytelling'

All posts View article on FAIR's website As Trump II Begins, Bezos Swaps Scrutiny for 'Storytelling' Julie Hollar   As the Washington Post faces a staff rebellion and plummeting subscription rates, billionaire owner Jeff Bezos has introduced a new mission statement: "Rive…

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January 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM

LA Fires... Activist Burnout... WaPo Responds....

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January 17, 2025 at 7:42 PM

Diagnosing Activist Burnout, Elite Media Fuel It

All posts View article on FAIR's website Diagnosing Activist Burnout, Elite Media Fuel It Raina Lipsitz   Ten months before the 2024 election, high-profile news outlets were already sounding the alarm: If Trump were to win another term, widespread fatigue, despair and act…

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January 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM

Derek Seidman on Insurance and Climate (2024); Ariel Adelman on Disability Civil Rights (2024)

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January 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM

'The Idea That China Growing Wealthier Is a Threat to Us Is Wacky'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'The Idea That China Growing Wealthier Is a Threat to Us Is Wacky' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed CEPR's Dean Baker about China trade policy for the January 10, 2025, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited tr…

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January 15, 2025 at 10:53 PM

Right-Wing Sleuths Find the LA Fires Culprit: Once Again, It's Wokeness

All posts View article on FAIR's website Right-Wing Sleuths Find the LA Fires Culprit: Once Again, It's Wokeness Ari Paul   CBS Evening News (1/13/25) cited Colorado's 2021 Marshall Fire as another example of how climate disruption is making wildfires more destructive. …

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January 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM

ACTIVISM UPDATE: Responses Show WaPo Is Hearing From Its Critics 

All posts View article on FAIR's website ACTIVISM UPDATE: Responses Show WaPo Is Hearing From Its Critics  Jim Naureckas   The Washington Post (1/3/25) argued that "serious accountability is possible" in Israel—by which it meant that Ariel Sharon once had to change his …

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January 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM

'Right Beneath the Surface Is This Level of Fury at the Way Things Are, and a Willingness to Act'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Right Beneath the Surface Is This Level of Fury at the Way Things Are, and a Willingness to Act' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Rising Up!'s Sonali Kolhatkar and Laura Flanders and Friends' Laura Flanders about indepe…

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January 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM

Censored Cartoon... Ceasefire Violations... China Trade....

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January 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM

Remember When Howard Dean Yelling Made Him Unfit to Be President?

All posts View article on FAIR's website Remember When Howard Dean Yelling Made Him Unfit to Be President? Janine Jackson   Remember when the exuberant yelling of Gov. Howard  Dean was enough for corporate media to declare him unfit for the presidency (Extra!, 3–4/04)? …

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January 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM

Three Holiday Car Attacks—With Two Different Frames 

All posts View article on FAIR's website Three Holiday Car Attacks—With Two Different Frames  Ari Paul   Three vehicular attacks in public areas shocked the world this past holiday season. First was the attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, which killed six …

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January 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Dean Baker on China Trade Policy

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January 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM

Media Downplay Israeli Violations of Hezbollah Ceasefire

All posts View article on FAIR's website Media Downplay Israeli Violations of Hezbollah Ceasefire Bryce Greene   AP (12/1/24) declares that "a tense ceasefire holds," following the corporate media rule that violence only counts when it's directed against Israelis. Isra…

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January 8, 2025 at 11:18 PM

Why the Right Calls Mangione the 'Ivy League' Killer

All posts View article on FAIR's website Why the Right Calls Mangione the 'Ivy League' Killer Ari Paul   Fox News (12/11/24) labels Luigi Mangione as a "CEO murder suspect and Ivy League graduate." How do murder suspects get their media nicknames? Luigi Mangione, the 2…

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January 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM

'Media Institutions Have Played a Direct Role in Undermining Democracy'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Media Institutions Have Played a Direct Role in Undermining Democracy' Janine Jackson   https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin241227.mp3   Janine Jackson: Welcome to The Best of CounterS…

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January 7, 2025 at 8:56 PM

WaPo Kills Cartoon That Mocked the Boss—and Trump

All posts View article on FAIR's website WaPo Kills Cartoon That Mocked the Boss—and Trump Pete Tucker   The cartoon that was rejected by the Washington Post, definitely not because it portrayed Post owner Jeff Bezos in an unflattering light. When Ann Telnaes, a Pulitz…

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January 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM

Baltimore Media 'Create a False Impression That Youth Are Responsible for a Lot of Very Dangerous Crime'

All posts View article on FAIR's website Baltimore Media 'Create a False Impression That Youth Are Responsible for a Lot of Very Dangerous Crime' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed the Sentencing Project's Richard Mendel about coverage of youth crime for the Dece…

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January 3, 2025 at 11:20 PM

Gary Webb... Ben Smith's Conflict... Independent Media....

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January 3, 2025 at 10:28 PM

Why Didn't NYT Tell Us What Ben Smith Stood to Gain From His Media Reporting?

All posts View article on FAIR's website Why Didn't NYT Tell Us What Ben Smith Stood to Gain From His Media Reporting? Ari Paul   Announcing their hiring of Ben Smith, New York Times editors (1/28/20) declared, "Ben not only understands the seismic changes remaking medi…

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January 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM

'There's No Public Evidence of the Kind of Manipulation TikTok Is Accused Of'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'There's No Public Evidence of the Kind of Manipulation TikTok Is Accused Of' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Free Press's Yanni Chen about the appellate court TikTok ruling for the December 20, 2024, episode of Counter…

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January 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM

Sonali Kolhatkar & Laura Flanders on Independent Media and the Year Ahead

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December 31, 2024 at 6:01 PM

Just a Few More Hours!

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December 29, 2024 at 11:54 PM

20 Years After His Death, Gary Webb's Truth Is Still Dangerous

All posts View article on FAIR's website 20 Years After His Death, Gary Webb's Truth Is Still Dangerous Belén Fernández   Twenty years ago this month, on December 10, 2004, former San Jose Mercury News investigative reporter Gary Webb died by apparent suicide, following a…

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December 27, 2024 at 8:58 PM

Best of CounterSpin... Most-Read Posts of 2024....

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December 27, 2024 at 8:30 PM

Truth Amid the Chaos

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December 27, 2024 at 8:16 PM

'That Amnesty Is Claiming This Is Genocide Is Profound and Necessary'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'That Amnesty Is Claiming This Is Genocide Is Profound and Necessary' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights' Iman Abid about Israeli genocide for the December 13, 2024, episode of Counte…

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December 27, 2024 at 7:23 PM

Most-Read FAIR Posts of 2024

All posts View article on FAIR's website Most-Read FAIR Posts of 2024 Jim Naureckas   Here's the ten posts from 2024 that got the most views on FAIR.org: ‘It’s Time to Take Medicare Advantage Off the Market’ (Janine Jackson, 7/2/24) Sanders Convention Speech Attacked by …

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December 27, 2024 at 4:46 PM

The Best of CounterSpin 2024

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December 23, 2024 at 6:01 PM

Support Structural Media Change!

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December 21, 2024 at 1:57 AM

ABC Caves... Syria Overthrow... Trans Rights Case....

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December 20, 2024 at 10:38 PM

As Pakistan Murders Protesters, Leading Papers Play Down Washington's Role

All posts View article on FAIR's website As Pakistan Murders Protesters, Leading Papers Play Down Washington's Role Paul Hedreen   Reporting on political killings in Pakistan, the Guardian (11/27/24) makes clear who is accused of violence and who the victims are said to…

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December 20, 2024 at 4:46 PM

Yanni Chen on TikTok Ban, Richard Mandel on Youth and Crime

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December 20, 2024 at 2:48 PM

Press Downplays Danger of Supreme Court Case That Threatens Trans Rights—Among Others

All posts View article on FAIR's website Press Downplays Danger of Supreme Court Case That Threatens Trans Rights—Among Others Julie Hollar   After Republicans turned transgender people into a central target in the 2024 election, trans issues returned to the spotlight les…

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December 19, 2024 at 9:37 PM

Syria Is Free, Say Media—But That Shouldn't Mean Free of US Occupation

All posts View article on FAIR's website Syria Is Free, Say Media—But That Shouldn't Mean Free of US Occupation Gregory Shupak   Since the overthrow of the Syrian government, corporate media analysts have offered advice as to how the US should approach Syria going forward…

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December 17, 2024 at 10:45 PM

NYT Panics Over Outrage at Insurance Companies 

All posts View article on FAIR's website NYT Panics Over Outrage at Insurance Companies  Ari Paul   In the wake of the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the arrest of  alleged shooter Luigi Mangione, I wrote (FAIR.org, 12/11/24) about how Murdoch outlets …

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December 17, 2024 at 5:20 PM

In the Service of Hope

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December 16, 2024 at 11:24 PM

ABC Settles With Trump in a Case It Could Have Won

All posts View article on FAIR's website ABC Settles With Trump in a Case It Could Have Won Ari Paul   Content warning: This article discusses the details of sexual assault. The interview (This Week, 3/10/24) that cost ABC $15 million. ABC has agreed to pay $15 millio…

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December 13, 2024 at 11:26 PM

CEO Assassination... Israeli Genocide... Fast Food Wages....

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December 13, 2024 at 10:44 PM

Corporate Fearmongering Over Fast Food Wage Hike Aged Like Cold French Fries

All posts View article on FAIR's website Corporate Fearmongering Over Fast Food Wage Hike Aged Like Cold French Fries Janine Jackson   Conor Smyth (FAIR.org, 1/19/24): " The history of debates over the minimum wage is filled with claims about the detrimental effect of r…

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December 13, 2024 at 5:08 PM

Iman Abid on Israeli Genocide

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December 12, 2024 at 11:23 PM

What We Talk About When We Don’t Talk About Genocide

All posts View article on FAIR's website What We Talk About When We Don’t Talk About Genocide Belén Fernández   Amnesty International (12/5/24) found that "Israel has persisted in committing genocidal acts, fully aware of the irreparable harm it was inflicting on Palest…

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December 11, 2024 at 11:19 PM

Murdoch Outlets and Bezos' WaPo Demand More Sympathy for Health Insurance Execs

All posts View article on FAIR's website Murdoch Outlets and Bezos' WaPo Demand More Sympathy for Health Insurance Execs Ari Paul     Zeynep Tufekci (New York Times, 12/6/24) "can’t think of any other incident when a murder in this country has been so openly celebrated.…

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December 10, 2024 at 10:29 PM

'Regulatory Agencies Need to Make Sure Amazon Is Broken Up or Contained'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Regulatory Agencies Need to Make Sure Amazon Is Broken Up or Contained' Ari Paul   Janine Jackson interviewed Good Jobs First's Arlene Martinez about Amazon's subsidized misconduct for the December 6, 2024, episode of CounterSpin.…

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