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July 14, 2020 at 8:53 PM

Media Conceal—or Celebrate—Depriving Syrians of Food and Medicine

All posts View article on FAIR's website Media Conceal—or Celebrate—Depriving Syrians of Food and Medicine Gregory Shupak   Late last month, the latest round of United States sanctions, known as the Caesar Act, took effect against Syria, a country already in a dire situation afte…

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July 13, 2020 at 9:34 PM

Friedman at 50 Friedman Units: What Did We Do to Deserve This?

All posts View article on FAIR's website Friedman at 50 Friedman Units: What Did We Do to Deserve This? Belen Fernandez   In a recent dispatch on coronavirus, three-time Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman complains that he is “stunned by the criticism…

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July 11, 2020 at 8:37 PM

NYT Acknowledges Need for Economic Change—Without Crediting Those Who Would Bring It

All posts View article on FAIR's website NYT Acknowledges Need for Economic Change—Without Crediting Those Who Would Bring It Dave Lindorff   A New York Times editorial (6/24/20) notes, "The annual economic output of the United States has almost tripled, but, with the help of po…

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July 11, 2020 at 2:09 AM

Health Experts... Bolivia Coup... Bubonic Plague... Sheriffs....

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July 10, 2020 at 11:47 PM

'Hate Speech and Disinformation Flow on Facebook'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Hate Speech and Disinformation Flow on Facebook' Janine Jackson Janine Jackson interviewed Free Press’s Jessica González about Facebook promoting hate for the July 3, 2020, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. …

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July 10, 2020 at 9:07 PM

Corporate Media Team With Trump to Disparage Public Health Experts

All posts View article on FAIR's website Corporate Media Team With Trump to Disparage Public Health Experts Julie Hollar   To the New York Times' Michael Powell (7/6/20), what's interesting about public health experts' recommendations about protests and Covid is not whether they…

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July 10, 2020 at 6:41 PM

Avoid This Kind of Coverage Like the Plague

All posts View article on FAIR's website Avoid This Kind of Coverage Like the Plague Jim Naureckas   An isolated case of bubonic plague in Inner Mongolia isn't likely to cause problems elsewhere in China, let alone in the rest of the world—but the New York Times (7/6/20) thought…

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July 10, 2020 at 4:41 PM

Brenda Choresi Carter on the Power of Sheriffs, Gordon Mosser on Medicare for All & Covid-19

All posts View article on FAIR's website Brenda Choresi Carter on the Power of Sheriffs, Gordon Mosser on Medicare for All & Covid-19 CounterSpin Play Stop pop out X MP3 Link   Sheriff Robert Snaza, Lewis County, Washing…

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July 8, 2020 at 6:04 PM

NYT Acknowledges Coup in Bolivia—While Shirking Blame for Its Supporting Role

All posts View article on FAIR's website NYT Acknowledges Coup in Bolivia—While Shirking Blame for Its Supporting Role Camila Escalante   by Camila Escalante with Brian Mier If the New York Times (6/7/20) has had second thoughts about its coverage of the 2019 Bolivian election a…

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July 5, 2020 at 9:47 PM

US News Falsely Reports That North Korea Threatened to Nuke US

All posts View article on FAIR's website US News Falsely Reports That North Korea Threatened to Nuke US Joshua Cho   In order to eliminate the nuclear threats from the US, the DPRK government has made all possible efforts, either through dialogue or in resort to the internationa…

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July 4, 2020 at 1:09 AM

Reopening Risks... 'Russian Bounty' Claims... Elevating Bolton....

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July 4, 2020 at 12:25 AM

In ‘Russian Bounty’ Story, Evidence-Free Claims From Nameless Spies Became Fact Overnight

All posts View article on FAIR's website In ‘Russian Bounty’ Story, Evidence-Free Claims From Nameless Spies Became Fact Overnight Alan MacLeod   The New York Times (6/26/20) front-paged what "intelligence says"—while offering very little explanation of why they say they believe…

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July 3, 2020 at 8:21 PM

In the Name of Anti-Trumpism, Media Elevate a Lying Warmonger

All posts View article on FAIR's website In the Name of Anti-Trumpism, Media Elevate a Lying Warmonger Bryce Greene   John Bolton with his White House memoir (cc photo: Gage Skidmore) Opposing the current president is a worthy goal for anyone who wants a better world. But if th…

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July 3, 2020 at 4:05 PM

Jessica Gonzalez on Facebook Promoting Hate

All posts View article on FAIR's website Jessica Gonzalez on Facebook Promoting Hate CounterSpin Play Stop pop out X MP3 Link   Donald Trump and Mark Zuckerberg (photo: White House) This week on CounterSpin: A recent Washin…

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July 2, 2020 at 9:00 PM

What Media Aren’t Telling You About Reopening Risks

All posts View article on FAIR's website What Media Aren’t Telling You About Reopening Risks Neil deMause   Since this article was published in the Tampa Bay Times (5/28/20), the average daily number of new Covid-19 cases in Florida has risen nearly tenfold. In the second half …

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July 2, 2020 at 4:12 PM

‘Face Recognition Risks Chilling Our Ability to Participate in Free Speech’

All posts View article on FAIR's website ‘Face Recognition Risks Chilling Our Ability to Participate in Free Speech’ Janine Jackson Janine Jackson interviewed the Center on Privacy and Technology’s Clare Garvie about facial recognition rules for the June 26, 2020, episode of Coun…

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July 2, 2020 at 1:05 AM

Photographers Grapple With ‘Informed Consent’ in Uprising

All posts View article on FAIR's website Photographers Grapple With ‘Informed Consent’ in Uprising Ari Paul A new Photo Bill of Rights, inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic and the current uprising against police brutality, has caused fissures in the American photojournalism communi…

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July 1, 2020 at 10:36 PM

'The Decision to Not Combat the Coronavirus Was a Choice'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'The Decision to Not Combat the Coronavirus Was a Choice' Janine Jackson Janine Jackson interviewed FAIR’s Jim Naureckas about the Covid-19 resurgence for the June 26, 2020, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. …

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June 30, 2020 at 8:08 PM

For Politico, 'Objectivity' Means Asking Only Arms Industry Sources About an Arms Industry Endorsement

All posts View article on FAIR's website For Politico, 'Objectivity' Means Asking Only Arms Industry Sources About an Arms Industry Endorsement Julie Hollar   Journalists often cling to the idea of objectivity as the key to their credibility. New York Times executive editor Dean …

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June 28, 2020 at 7:17 PM

Bombing People Is Not Feminist, No Matter How You Spin It

All posts View article on FAIR's website Bombing People Is Not Feminist, No Matter How You Spin It Alan MacLeod   Fox News (6/12/20) noted that Capt. Emily "Thompson had an all-female maintenance crew to launch her historic flight." Have you heard the good news, ladies? You too…

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June 26, 2020 at 10:22 PM

China Covid 'Coverup'... Pandemic as Election Campaign... North Korean Law of Journalism....

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June 26, 2020 at 7:14 PM

Corporate Media Looks to Purveyors of State Violence Abroad to Condemn State Violence at Home

All posts View article on FAIR's website Corporate Media Looks to Purveyors of State Violence Abroad to Condemn State Violence at Home Loretta Graceffo   Anti-racist protests have swept across the country over the past month, demanding justice for George Floyd, police accountabil…

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June 26, 2020 at 4:07 PM

Jim Naureckas on Covid's Preventable Nightmare, Clare Garvie on Police Facial Recognition

All posts View article on FAIR's website Jim Naureckas on Covid's Preventable Nightmare, Clare Garvie on Police Facial Recognition CounterSpin Play Stop pop out X MP3 Link (Chart: 91-DIVOC) This week on CounterSpin: It's ha…

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June 25, 2020 at 10:39 PM

CNN’s Portrayal of North Korea as Lawless Aggressor Reverses Reality

All posts View article on FAIR's website CNN’s Portrayal of North Korea as Lawless Aggressor Reverses Reality Joshua Cho   The Grayzone’s Ben Norton (5/4/20) once observed that there is no other country on Earth lied about more than North Korea. Western corporate media outlets h…

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June 24, 2020 at 8:54 PM

‘You're Not Allowed to Read Transgender People Out of Protection Because You Dislike Them’

All posts View article on FAIR's website ‘You're Not Allowed to Read Transgender People Out of Protection Because You Dislike Them’ Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed attorney Ezra Young about the Supreme Court’s LGBTQ ruling for the June 19, 2020, episode of CounterSpin…

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June 24, 2020 at 4:38 PM

Are Swedes Shunned for High Covid Rates—or Is It Really ABBA?

All posts View article on FAIR's website Are Swedes Shunned for High Covid Rates—or Is It Really ABBA? Jim Naureckas   Sweden's insistence on remaining open in the face of the coronavirus "does not seem to have hurt them," the New York Times (4/28/20) was reporting in late April…

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June 22, 2020 at 9:59 PM

Covering a Pandemic, Election-Style

All posts View article on FAIR's website Covering a Pandemic, Election-Style Julie Hollar   For months now, public health experts have been hammering home a crucial strategy for managing the Covid-19 pandemic: testing, tracing and isolating. Without widespread testing, you don't …

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June 21, 2020 at 11:21 PM

Debunking Trump and Corporate Media's WHO/China Coverup Conspiracy Theories

All posts View article on FAIR's website Debunking Trump and Corporate Media's WHO/China Coverup Conspiracy Theories Joshua Cho   FAIR has criticized the plausibility of various origin theories regarding Covid-19 (4/17/20, 5/7/20), and of unfounded allegations of a Chinese cover-…

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June 20, 2020 at 2:15 AM

White Supremacy & Media... Repression Projection... LGBT Ruling....

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June 19, 2020 at 8:54 PM

Media Project Trump Crimes Onto Empire’s Enemies

All posts View article on FAIR's website Media Project Trump Crimes Onto Empire’s Enemies Lucas Koerner   CNN (6/7/20) presents US repression as a foreign import. US President Donald Trump threatened on June 1 to send active duty troops to crush the anti-racist rebellion sweepi…

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June 19, 2020 at 7:10 PM

What Journalism Needs Is Not More Diversity, but Less White Supremacy

All posts View article on FAIR's website What Journalism Needs Is Not More Diversity, but Less White Supremacy Janine Jackson   If you saw Amazon putting out a statement on the company's "missteps" on the path to "diversity," you would recognize that for the institution-protecti…

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June 19, 2020 at 4:26 PM

Ezra Young on Supreme Court LGBT Ruling

All posts View article on FAIR's website Ezra Young on Supreme Court LGBT Ruling CounterSpin Play Stop pop out X MP3 Link (cc photo: Ted Eytan) This week on CounterSpin: A typically temperate Donald Trump decried what he ca…

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June 16, 2020 at 10:00 PM

'Immunity Shouldn't Be Part of the Conversation'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Immunity Shouldn't Be Part of the Conversation' Janine Jackson Janine Jackson interviewed Public Citizen’s Remington Gregg about corporate immunity for the June 12, 2020, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. …

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June 16, 2020 at 7:43 PM

Western Media Rehabilitate Brazil’s Criminal Ex-Justice Minister for Presidential Run

All posts View article on FAIR's website Western Media Rehabilitate Brazil’s Criminal Ex-Justice Minister for Presidential Run  Lucas Koerner   The Guardian (4/24/20) described "the celebrity Justice Minister Sergio Moro" as "one of the most popular and powerful figures in Jair …

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June 15, 2020 at 6:58 PM

'We Should Be Committed to Decriminalizing If We Want to Help Communities of Color'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'We Should Be Committed to Decriminalizing If We Want to Help Communities of Color' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed the Drug Policy Alliance’s Maritza Perez about the war on drugs and overpolicing for the June 12, 2020, episode…

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June 14, 2020 at 12:44 AM

Curfews Through Official Eyes... Protests & Covid... Defunding Police....

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June 13, 2020 at 12:25 PM

'Trump Judges Are Showing Just How Extreme They Are'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Trump Judges Are Showing Just How Extreme They Are' Janine Jackson Janine Jackson interviewed People For the American Way’s Elliot Mincberg about Trump’s judicial appointments for the June 6, 2020, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightl…

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June 12, 2020 at 9:25 PM

'To Tell Stories of Communities That Are Authentic and Genuine, You Have to Have a Conversation'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'To Tell Stories of Communities That Are Authentic and Genuine, You Have to Have a Conversation' Janine Jackson Janine Jackson interviewed Free Press’s Alicia Bell about police attacks on journalists for the June 6, 2020, episode of Counte…

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June 12, 2020 at 7:53 PM

NYT Erases US Occupation's Role in Prolonging Taliban Insurgency

All posts View article on FAIR's website NYT Erases US Occupation's Role in Prolonging Taliban Insurgency Joshua Cho   The New York Times (5/26/20) attributes the Taliban's continuing ability to recruit fighter to "deep loathing for... Western institutions and values"—not to the…

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June 12, 2020 at 6:03 PM

Writers Guild East Leading Charge to Take Cops Out of Labor

All posts View article on FAIR's website Writers Guild East Leading Charge to Take Cops Out of Labor Ari Paul   Minneapolis police union chief Bob Kroll (Intercept, 6/2/20): "If you’re in this job and you’ve seen too much blood and gore and dead people, then you’ve signed up for…

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June 12, 2020 at 4:05 PM

Maritza Perez on Overpolicing & Drugs, Remington Gregg on Corporate Immunity

All posts View article on FAIR's website Maritza Perez on Overpolicing & Drugs, Remington Gregg on Corporate Immunity CounterSpin Play Stop pop out X MP3 Link (photo: US Marshals) This week on CounterSpin: the big story…

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June 11, 2020 at 9:37 PM

Media Acknowledge Drive to Defund Police—but Seek to Blunt Its Radical Edge

All posts View article on FAIR's website Media Acknowledge Drive to Defund Police—but Seek to Blunt Its Radical Edge Julie Hollar   Corporate media are typically loath to cover protests (at least, those not of the right-wing variety), as years of FAIR analysis can attest. But the…

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June 11, 2020 at 4:03 PM

Now’s Not the Time to Let Up on Big Media

Now’s Not the Time to Let Up on Big Media View this email in your browser Now’s Not the Time to Let Up on Big Media   Dear FAIR friends, There’s a reason tens of thousands of you read FAIR’s posts. The three articles below illus…

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June 11, 2020 at 1:36 AM

Missing Perspective in Media: Iran/Venezuela Ties Are None of US's Business

All posts View article on FAIR's website Missing Perspective in Media: Iran/Venezuela Ties Are None of US's Business Gregory Shupak   The Washington Post (5/23/20) reports that Venezuela is "offering Tehran the prospect of a new center of influence just across the Caribbean Sea …

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June 10, 2020 at 9:18 PM

It Won't Be Protests That Bring On the Next Big Wave of Covid Infections

All posts View article on FAIR's website It Won't Be Protests That Bring On the Next Big Wave of Covid Infections Jim Naureckas   As an example of "how this might play out," ABC (6/3/20) compared the protests to a military parade in Philadelphia during the 1918 flu pandemic: "Wi…

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June 9, 2020 at 8:04 PM

Media Are Slowly Starting to Be Serious About Police Violence

All posts View article on FAIR's website Media Are Slowly Starting to Be Serious About Police Violence Bryce Greene   LAPD officers attack homeless man Charf Lloyd with projectiles, in a photo taken and posted to Facebook by Kirk Tsonos. As the George Floyd protests against pol…

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June 8, 2020 at 7:22 PM

Reporting Curfews Through Official Eyes

All posts View article on FAIR's website Reporting Curfews Through Official Eyes Julianne Tveten   The Washington Post (6/1/20) depicted curfews as "necessary to discourage the arson and smashed storefronts engulfing cities still struggling to contain the coronavirus that has ki…

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June 8, 2020 at 12:47 PM

George Floyd Uprising... Covid Recession Relief Proposals... Larry Kramer & ACT UP....

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June 7, 2020 at 8:45 PM

Top 16 Euphemisms US Headline Writers Used for Police Beating the Shit Out of People

All posts View article on FAIR's website Top 16 Euphemisms US Headline Writers Used for Police Beating the Shit Out of People Neil deMause   What NBC (5/31/20) described as "more aggressive tactics" included firing paint ball rounds at residents as they stood on their porches. …

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June 6, 2020 at 4:04 PM

Media Downplay Global South Leadership on Covid-19

All posts View article on FAIR's website Media Downplay Global South Leadership on Covid-19 Alan MacLeod   Or perhaps that title should go to Vietnam's Nguyễn Phú Trọng (Atlantic, 4/19/20). Amid the Trump administration’s calamitous response to the Covid-19 pandemic, media have…

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