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April 17, 2020 at 10:28 PM

Covid-19 Speculation Goes From Margin to Center

All posts View article on FAIR's website Covid-19 Speculation Goes From Margin to Center Ari Paul   Government-funded NPR (4/10/20) covers government charges that government-run VOA "speaks for America's adversaries." The fact that President Donald Trump attacked the official U…

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April 17, 2020 at 5:56 PM

Bold Criticism of a Sociopath—but Serious Alternatives? Let's Not Get Carried Away

All posts View article on FAIR's website Bold Criticism of a Sociopath—but Serious Alternatives? Let's Not Get Carried Away Janine Jackson CNN (4/14/20): "Propaganda on Full Display"—and carried live on CNN! You may have heard CNN and others using terms like "propaganda," "melt…

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April 17, 2020 at 3:39 PM

Naomi Walker on Covid-19 Relief, Johanna Bozuwa on the Last 'New Normal'

All posts View article on FAIR's website Naomi Walker on Covid-19 Relief, Johanna Bozuwa on the Last 'New Normal' CounterSpin Play Stop pop out X MP3 Link Johns Hopkins Covid-19 Map This week on CounterSpin: Dozens of group…

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April 16, 2020 at 9:19 PM

NYT Blames Maduro for Healthcare Horror, Downplays US Role

All posts View article on FAIR's website NYT Blames Maduro for Healthcare Horror, Downplays US Role Bryce Greene   Online headline for a New York Times report (4/10/20) on childbirth in Venezuela. The New York Times (4/10/20) published an article describing the horrendous shape…

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April 16, 2020 at 5:09 PM

'This Many Strikes Says That Something Fundamentally Is Changing in the Country'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'This Many Strikes Says That Something Fundamentally Is Changing in the Country' Janine Jackson Janine Jackson interviewed Payday Report’s Mike Elk about frontline labor action for the April 10, 2020, episode of CounterSpin. This is a ligh…

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April 15, 2020 at 10:59 PM

Corporate Media Cover for US Mob Threats Against Venezuela

All posts View article on FAIR's website Corporate Media Cover for US Mob Threats Against Venezuela Lucas Koerner   The Trump administration unveiled on March 31 a “democratic transition” plan to remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from office, in favor of a “council of st…

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April 15, 2020 at 9:06 PM

Pandemic Doesn’t Stop Corporate Media From Crusading Against Universal Healthcare

All posts View article on FAIR's website Pandemic Doesn’t Stop Corporate Media From Crusading Against Universal Healthcare Joshua Cho   There’s nothing like a global pandemic to demonstrate that a universal single-payer healthcare system like Medicare for All is not an idealistic…

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April 14, 2020 at 8:54 PM

Is the Coronavirus 'Peak' a Mirage?

All posts View article on FAIR's website Is the Coronavirus 'Peak' a Mirage? Jim Naureckas There's a lot of talk these days about the coronavirus "peak": "As Coronavirus Cases Near 2 Million, Countries Try to Look Beyond Peak" (New York Times, 4/14/20) "US Nearing Coronavirus Pe…

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April 14, 2020 at 5:04 PM

Cuba Under Media Attack for Sending Doctors, Not Bombs, to Help Covid-19 Victims

All posts View article on FAIR's website Cuba Under Media Attack for Sending Doctors, Not Bombs, to Help Covid-19 Victims Belen Fernandez   As coronavirus ravages the world, Cuba has exhibited disproportionate heroism, deploying medical personnel to at least 14 countries thus far…

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April 13, 2020 at 9:26 PM

There's No Reason to Turn Airtime Over to Trump's Deceptive Coronavirus Campaign Rallies

All posts View article on FAIR's website There's No Reason to Turn Airtime Over to Trump's Deceptive Coronavirus Campaign Rallies Julie Hollar   After the 2016 election, many journalists (e.g., New York Times, 3/27/16) lamented their role in elevating Donald Trump to victory by h…

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April 13, 2020 at 1:21 AM

Profits & Politics Over Lives... Covid-19 & Sanctions... Bernie Sanders Post-Mortems....

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April 12, 2020 at 7:08 PM

Bolsonaro Is Far From Alone in Putting Profits Over Lives--but He Is a Useful Scapegoat

All posts View article on FAIR's website Bolsonaro Is Far From Alone in Putting Profits Over Lives--but He Is a Useful Scapegoat   Brian Mier   The Atlantic (3/27/20) argues that compared to Jair Bolsonaro on the coronavirus, "Donald Trump’s approach looks sober and scientifical…

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April 11, 2020 at 9:58 PM

The Most Important Thing Media Can Tell Us Is How We’re Getting Infected

All posts View article on FAIR's website The Most Important Thing Media Can Tell Us Is How We’re Getting Infected Jim Naureckas   There are countless healthcare heroes putting their own lives on the line to save sick people’s lives, but the real front line of this pandemic is reg…

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April 10, 2020 at 10:05 PM

Thank you, Bernie. Screw You, New York Times.

All posts View article on FAIR's website Thank you, Bernie. Screw You, New York Times. Laura Flanders It is the essence of American liberalism to trash radical dreams and then dance on them. And that’s just what the New York Times did the day after Bernie Sanders bowed out of …

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April 10, 2020 at 4:09 PM

Mike Elk on Frontline Worker Rights, Joe Emersberger on Pandemic Sanctions

All posts View article on FAIR's website Mike Elk on Frontline Worker Rights, Joe Emersberger on Pandemic Sanctions CounterSpin Play Stop pop out X MP3 Link (photo: Earl Dotter/Oxfam America) This week on CounterSpin: Elite…

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April 9, 2020 at 11:09 PM

US ‘Disinformation’ Claims Do Exactly What Enemies Are Accused of: Distract From Covid-19 Failures

All posts View article on FAIR's website US ‘Disinformation’ Claims Do Exactly What Enemies Are Accused of: Distract From Covid-19 Failures Julianne Tveten   The official Covid-19 death toll in the United States continues to climb, now exceeding 14,000, with at least hundreds of …

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April 9, 2020 at 4:14 PM

'The Gig Economy Is Really Just Pushing People Into Precarious Work'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'The Gig Economy Is Really Just Pushing People Into Precarious Work' Janine Jackson Janine Jackson interviewed Open Society’s Bama Athreya about the gig economy and Covid-19 for the April 3, 2020, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly …

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April 8, 2020 at 10:11 PM

As US Consigns Iranians to Death, Corporate Media Look the Other Way

All posts View article on FAIR's website As US Consigns Iranians to Death, Corporate Media Look the Other Way Gregory Shupak   Covid-19 has hammered few countries as hard as it has hit Iran, which reports (as of April 8) 64,586 cases and 3,993 deaths. US sanctions are a major rea…

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April 8, 2020 at 4:45 PM

US Media Downplay Overseas Coronavirus Lessons to Focus on Easter Bunny

All posts View article on FAIR's website US Media Downplay Overseas Coronavirus Lessons to Focus on Easter Bunny Neil deMause   The New York Times report (4/6/20) on New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's remarks about the Easter Bunny did not mention that through quick, de…

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April 7, 2020 at 6:23 PM

NYT Writes Post-Mortems for a Sanders Campaign It Did Its Best to Kill

All posts View article on FAIR's website NYT Writes Post-Mortems for a Sanders Campaign It Did Its Best to Kill Olivia Riggio   With only about half the states having cast their votes in the Democratic primaries, the Covid-19 pandemic has frozen the majority of campaign activity,…

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April 6, 2020 at 9:02 PM

To Stop Bernie Sanders, WaPo Willing to Risk Americans’ Lives

All posts View article on FAIR's website To Stop Bernie Sanders, WaPo Willing to Risk Americans’ Lives Pete Tucker   There’s little the Washington Post won’t do to stop Bernie Sanders, including endanger American lives. That was made clear with the March 17 Democratic primaries, …

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April 3, 2020 at 9:29 PM

AP Covid-19 Misinformation... Crushing on Cuomo.... Slapped by Invisible Hand....

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April 3, 2020 at 7:59 PM

'These Devices Making the Super-Wealthy Super-Wealthier Will Have to Come Apart'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'These Devices Making the Super-Wealthy Super-Wealthier Will Have to Come Apart' Janine Jackson The March 27, 2020, episode of CounterSpin included an archival interview with David Cay Johnston about the 2008 bailout, which originally aire…

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April 3, 2020 at 5:23 PM

Democracy Dies in Blah Blah Blah

All posts View article on FAIR's website Democracy Dies in Blah Blah Blah Janine Jackson   In a live appearance on the Fox News network (3/30/20), Donald Trump said it was good that Democratic proposals for increased voting protections and ballot access—including vote-by-mail, sa…

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April 3, 2020 at 3:43 PM

Bama Athreya on Gig Economy & Covid-19

All posts View article on FAIR's website Bama Athreya on Gig Economy & Covid-19 CounterSpin Play Stop pop out X MP3 Link This week on CounterSpin: The Wall Street Journal called frontline workers like grocery store employ…

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April 2, 2020 at 6:50 PM

Corporate Media Ignore International Cooperation as Shortcut to Coronavirus Vaccine

All posts View article on FAIR's website Corporate Media Ignore International Cooperation as Shortcut to Coronavirus Vaccine Joshua Cho   An exceptional op-ed in the Washington Post (3/2/20) argued that "relying on a profit-driven healthcare system undermines the health and safe…

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April 2, 2020 at 3:24 PM

You Don't Need to Believe China About China's Coronavirus Success

All posts View article on FAIR's website You Don't Need to Believe China About China's Coronavirus Success Jim Naureckas   Accusing China of deception provides a ready excuse for the Trump administration's failures: “The reality is that we could have been better off if China had…

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April 1, 2020 at 6:49 PM

'Millions of People Lose Water Service Because They Can't Afford Their Water Bills'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Millions of People Lose Water Service Because They Can't Afford Their Water Bills' Janine Jackson Janine Jackson interviewed Food & Water Watch’s Mary Grant about Covid-19 and water for the March 27, 2020, episode of CounterSpin. This…

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April 1, 2020 at 3:57 PM

When the Invisible Hand Gives You the Finger

All posts View article on FAIR's website When the Invisible Hand Gives You the Finger Dorothee Benz   Why the market fails to provide life-saving goods is not a question the New York Times (3/26/20) will be asking. Since the days of Adam Smith, capitalists have been arguing tha…

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March 31, 2020 at 9:54 PM

Right-Wing Media Joined Trump in Enabling Health Disaster

All posts View article on FAIR's website Right-Wing Media Joined Trump in Enabling Health Disaster Karl Grossman   “If Hitler succeeds in pointing the way of peace and order and an ethical development which has been destroyed throughout the world by war, he will have accomplishe…

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March 31, 2020 at 7:03 PM

Limiting Trump’s Screen Time Isn’t ‘Censorship,’ It’s Journalism

All posts View article on FAIR's website Limiting Trump’s Screen Time Isn’t ‘Censorship,’ It’s Journalism Neil deMause   "During a pandemic such as this, news organizations have an obligation to provide access to all of the information available," writes the Chicago Tribune's Da…

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March 30, 2020 at 10:02 PM

Media Need to Scrutinize Andrew Cuomo's Record, Not Crush on His Words

All posts View article on FAIR's website Media Need to Scrutinize Andrew Cuomo's Record, Not Crush on His Words Julie Hollar   As Donald Trump emits streams of false statements about the Covid-19 crisis and makes decisions that will lead to a tremendous number of unnecessary deat…

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March 30, 2020 at 6:44 PM

ACTION ALERT: Dangerous Misinformation From AP

All posts View article on FAIR's website ACTION ALERT: Dangerous Misinformation From AP Jim Naureckas   AP's report on Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's downplaying of Covid-19 called it a "life-or-death coronavirus gamble"—but AP's standard description of the disease, includ…

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March 29, 2020 at 4:00 AM

Coronavirus & the Election... Covid-19 & Sanctions... Biden & Social Security....

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March 28, 2020 at 4:20 PM

Media Silent as Poll Workers Contract Covid-19 at Primaries That DNC, Biden Campaign Claimed Were Safe

All posts View article on FAIR's website Media Silent as Poll Workers Contract Covid-19 at Primaries That DNC, Biden Campaign Claimed Were Safe Katie Halper   Donald Trump is the single individual in US society most responsible for spreading dangerous misinformation about Covid-…

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March 27, 2020 at 7:53 PM

How Corporate Media 'Factchecked' Biden’s Calls for Social Security Cuts Into Oblivion

All posts View article on FAIR's website How Corporate Media 'Factchecked' Biden’s Calls for Social Security Cuts Into Oblivion Joshua Cho   Throughout this election cycle, FAIR has documented how corporate media view it as their mission to protect the status quo and corporate pr…

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March 27, 2020 at 3:17 PM

Mary Grant on Water & Covid-19, David Cay Johnston on the Last Bailout

All posts View article on FAIR's website Mary Grant on Water & Covid-19, David Cay Johnston on the Last Bailout CounterSpin Play Stop pop out X MP3 Link (iStock Image) This week on CounterSpin: No directive has been mor…

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March 26, 2020 at 10:24 PM

'There’s Never Been More Attention on the Ills of Profit-Motivated Pharmaceutical Production'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'There’s Never Been More Attention on the Ills of Profit-Motivated Pharmaceutical Production' Janine Jackson On the March 20, 2020, episode of CounterSpin, Janine Jackson reaired an interview with The Next System Project’s Dana Brown about…

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March 26, 2020 at 8:04 PM

March 2020 Note to FAIR friends

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March 26, 2020 at 6:43 PM

The Speed of Economic Recovery Depends on How Soon We Control the Virus

All posts View article on FAIR's website The Speed of Economic Recovery Depends on How Soon We Control the Virus Dean Baker   New York Times (3/21/20) There have been a number of pieces in major news outlets telling us what the recovery will look like from this recession. Most …

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March 25, 2020 at 8:35 PM

Canadian Media Advocate Continued Domination of Indigenous Peoples

All posts View article on FAIR's website Canadian Media Advocate Continued Domination of Indigenous Peoples Gregory Shupak   RCMP arresting Freda Huson, founder of the Unist'ot'en healing center, to clear the way for building a gas pipeline on Wet'suwet'en land (Narwhal, 2/10/20…

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March 25, 2020 at 4:57 PM

Media Struggle to Defend Washington’s Cruelty Toward Venezuela and Iran as Coronavirus Spreads

All posts View article on FAIR's website Media Struggle to Defend Washington’s Cruelty Toward Venezuela and Iran as Coronavirus Spreads Joe Emersberger   AP (New York Times, 3/17/20) accepts the IMF's excuse that lack of "clarity" over Venezuela's "rightful leader" prevents it f…

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March 24, 2020 at 7:22 PM

'We Need to Not Just Slow Down the Disease, but Stop It'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'We Need to Not Just Slow Down the Disease, but Stop It' Janine Jackson Janine Jackson interviewed FAIR’s Jim Naureckas about COVID-19 for the March 20, 2020, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. …

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March 24, 2020 at 12:54 PM

In Pursuit of Chinese Scapegoats, Media Reject Life-Saving Lessons

All posts View article on FAIR's website In Pursuit of Chinese Scapegoats, Media Reject Life-Saving Lessons Alan MacLeod   We are barely a few months into the year, but it is already clear that the coronavirus will be 2020’s defining event in media and politics. For weeks, conser…

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March 23, 2020 at 11:17 PM

Presenting Trump and Science as Equals Isn’t Balanced, It’s Dangerous

All posts View article on FAIR's website Presenting Trump and Science as Equals Isn’t Balanced, It’s Dangerous Neil deMause   With more than 32,000 COVID-19 infections and 400 deaths in the US to date, and Surgeon General Jerome Adams predicting that “this week, it’s going to get…

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March 23, 2020 at 7:47 PM

Can the US Pull Off a November Election? Journalists Play a Critical Role

All posts View article on FAIR's website Can the US Pull Off a November Election? Journalists Play a Critical Role Julie Hollar   It might be easy to forget, given all the more worrying news, that the United States is scheduled to hold a very important election in November. But w…

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March 21, 2020 at 9:10 PM

Coronavirus Crisis: Covid-19 Facts... Real-World Models... Retail Workers....

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March 21, 2020 at 12:02 AM

It's Vitally Important for Media to Get Facts Right in a Life-or-Death Crisis

All posts View article on FAIR's website It's Vitally Important for Media to Get Facts Right in a Life-or-Death Crisis Jim Naureckas   The front page of the New York Times (late) print edition for March 20, 2020, bore a large map of the United States, illustrating reported cases …

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March 20, 2020 at 8:24 PM

Retail Chains' Responses to Coronavirus Crisis Require Deeper Digging

All posts View article on FAIR's website Retail Chains' Responses to Coronavirus Crisis Require Deeper Digging Janine Jackson   BuzzFeed News (3/18/20) reported on retailers continuing to operate "in direct opposition to guidelines issued by health officials in the US and around…

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March 20, 2020 at 3:39 PM

Jim Naureckas on Covid-19, Dana Brown on Public Ownership of Pharmaceuticals

All posts View article on FAIR's website Jim Naureckas on Covid-19, Dana Brown on Public Ownership of Pharmaceuticals CounterSpin Play Stop pop out X MP3 Link (cc photo: Jim Naureckas) This week on CounterSpin: The coronavi…

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