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August 26, 2020 at 7:02 PM

Hiding the Impact of US Sanctions on Lebanon

All posts View article on FAIR's website Hiding the Impact of US Sanctions on Lebanon Gregory Shupak   Like most stories on the Lebanese economic crisis, this Vox piece (8/5/20) never mentions the word "sanctions." The disastrous August 4 explosion of an ammonium nitrate shipme…

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August 25, 2020 at 10:06 PM

US Media Can't Think How to Fight Fires Without $1-an-Hour Prison Labor

All posts View article on FAIR's website US Media Can't Think How to Fight Fires Without $1-an-Hour Prison Labor Neil deMause   Insider As a historic set of wildfires sweeps across California, sparked by lightning and stoked by record heat and drought resulting from climate cha…

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August 24, 2020 at 9:50 PM

Media Praise Biden’s ‘Centrist Coalition’ for Steering Clear of ‘Progressive Demands’

All posts View article on FAIR's website Media Praise Biden’s ‘Centrist Coalition’ for Steering Clear of ‘Progressive Demands’ Ari Paul   “Abortions for some, miniature American flags for others.” That’s the line that an alien imposter who comes to America to run for president on…

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August 21, 2020 at 11:08 PM

Biden & the Left... Kamala Harris Criticism... Defunding Police....

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August 21, 2020 at 11:06 PM

Media Show Little Interest in Israeli Bombing of Gaza

All posts View article on FAIR's website Media Show Little Interest in Israeli Bombing of Gaza Alan MacLeod   AFP (CBS, 8/13/20) describes attacks on Gaza as "the latest retaliation against fire bombs suspended from balloons that have been released from the Palestinian territory…

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August 21, 2020 at 3:55 PM

Karlin Itchoak on Wildlife Refuge Drilling, Steven Rosenfeld on How to Vote

All posts View article on FAIR's website Karlin Itchoak on Wildlife Refuge Drilling, Steven Rosenfeld on How to Vote CounterSpin Play Stop pop out X MP3 Link (cc photo: Dusty Vaughn) This week on CounterSpin: No serious obs…

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August 21, 2020 at 12:14 PM

At Washington Post, Defunding Police Is a Step Too Radical

All posts View article on FAIR's website At Washington Post, Defunding Police Is a Step Too Radical Olivia Riggio   If Americans resist the idea of defunding police, they're following the lead of outlets like the Washington Post (7/21/20). Since the May 25 murder of George Floy…

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August 20, 2020 at 7:25 PM

Defining Steve Bannon Downward

All posts View article on FAIR's website Defining Steve Bannon Downward Dorothee Benz This is how the New York Times (8/20/20) first reported the news that Steve Bannon has been indicted for fraud—describing him as "President Trump's former campaign aide":   Bannon was not just …

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August 19, 2020 at 9:59 PM

Polls Favor Biden: Is It Different This Time?

All posts View article on FAIR's website Polls Favor Biden: Is It Different This Time? Ari Paul   It’s starting to build: Media are buzzing that the Democratic Party’s likely nominee for president, Joe Biden, has a polling edge against President Donald Trump. And a big one at tha…

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August 19, 2020 at 7:26 PM

Not All Criticism of Kamala Harris Is Created Equal

All posts View article on FAIR's website Not All Criticism of Kamala Harris Is Created Equal Robin Andersen   After the twists and turns of a drawn-out process, on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, the Biden campaign chose Kamala Harris to be his vice presidential running mate, which wil…

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August 18, 2020 at 8:44 PM

NYT Urges Biden to Shun His Party's 'Left-Leaning Brand'

All posts View article on FAIR's website NYT Urges Biden to Shun His Party's 'Left-Leaning Brand' Julie Hollar   As the Democratic National Convention kicks off, election season is finally heating up again—which means it's time for corporate media to get back to flogging their "m…

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August 17, 2020 at 11:52 PM

Reuters (Unsurprisingly) Looks Away as Ecuador Tries to Outlaw Opposition Parties

All posts View article on FAIR's website Reuters (Unsurprisingly) Looks Away as Ecuador Tries to Outlaw Opposition Parties Joe Emersberger     When Venezuela threatened to make parties that boycotted local elections re-register, Reuters (12/20/17) thought that was important news…

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August 14, 2020 at 10:05 PM

Protesters Left Out of Protest Commentary... "Birthering" Kamala Harris... Texas Political Violence....

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August 14, 2020 at 4:57 PM

Liz OuYang on Census Sabotage

All posts View article on FAIR's website Liz OuYang on Census Sabotage CounterSpin Play Stop pop out X MP3 Link This week on CounterSpin: Sure, the United States has been conducting the census for some two centuries, but Dona…

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August 13, 2020 at 11:01 PM

ACTION ALERT: Newsweek Should Disavow Racist Insinuation That Kamala Harris Is Not a Citizen

All posts View article on FAIR's website ACTION ALERT: Newsweek Should Disavow Racist Insinuation That Kamala Harris Is Not a Citizen Jim Naureckas   Less than 24 hours after Kamala Harris became the first person of color to be chosen as a vice presidential candidate on a major p…

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August 13, 2020 at 9:01 PM

‘There's Been Very Little Attention, Despite a Great Deal of Advocacy, to Our Incarcerated Residents’

All posts View article on FAIR's website ‘There's Been Very Little Attention, Despite a Great Deal of Advocacy, to Our Incarcerated Residents’ Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed the Sentencing Project’s Nicole Porter on Covid and decarceration for the August 7, 2020, epi…

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August 13, 2020 at 5:46 PM

'It's Not Who Has the Most Deaths; It's Who's Doing What to Prevent the Spread'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'It's Not Who Has the Most Deaths; It's Who's Doing What to Prevent the Spread' Janine Jackson Janine Jackson interviewed journalist and FAIR.org contributor Neil deMause about reopening reporting for the August 7, 2020, episode of Counter…

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August 12, 2020 at 8:19 PM

Activist Voices Missing From Corporate Coverage of Uprisings

All posts View article on FAIR's website Activist Voices Missing From Corporate Coverage of Uprisings Loretta Graceffo   Since the brutal police murder of George Floyd, protesters for racial justice have mobilized across the country, attracting a frenzy of media commentary. To ga…

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August 11, 2020 at 3:59 PM

On Right-Wing Violence in Texas, Media’s Silence Sends Message

All posts View article on FAIR's website On Right-Wing Violence in Texas, Media’s Silence Sends Message Henry Brannan   Hank Gilbert, the Democratic challenger to Rep. Louie Gohmert in Texas’ 1st congressional district, held a rally in Tyler, Texas, on July 26 against federal law…

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August 7, 2020 at 10:36 PM

1st Amendment Threats... Trump's TikTok Tantrum... VP Search....

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August 7, 2020 at 10:18 PM

'What We're Seeing Now Is Jim Crow 2.0'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'What We're Seeing Now Is Jim Crow 2.0' Janine Jackson     The July 31, 2020, episode of CounterSpin reaired a segment featuring Carol Anderson on voter suppression, which originally ran February 28, 2020. This is a lightly edited excerpt.…

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August 7, 2020 at 4:14 PM

Neil deMause on Reopening Coverage, Nicole Porter on Covid and Prisons

All posts View article on FAIR's website Neil deMause on Reopening Coverage, Nicole Porter on Covid and Prisons Janine Jackson   Play Stop pop out X MP3 Link   North Paulding High School, Georgia This week on CounterSpin: T…

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August 6, 2020 at 9:49 PM

As Biden Mulls VP Pick, Pundits Vie for Most Substance-Free Forecast

All posts View article on FAIR's website As Biden Mulls VP Pick, Pundits Vie for Most Substance-Free Forecast Julie Hollar   As presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's search for a running mate drags on, press coverage hasn't failed to disappoint. Useful coverage …

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August 5, 2020 at 9:31 PM

Trump’s Tantrum Against TikTok Is No Laughing Matter

All posts View article on FAIR's website Trump’s Tantrum Against TikTok Is No Laughing Matter Ari Paul   The BBC (8/4/20) reported that Trump's suggestion was "almost Mafia-like behavior." President Donald Trump has made it clear he would like to ban the video-making app TikTok…

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August 5, 2020 at 1:26 AM

'Media Took These Statements From the OAS and Ran With Them'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Media Took These Statements From the OAS and Ran With Them' Janine Jackson The July 31, 2020, episode of CounterSpin reaired a segment featuring CEPR's Alex Main on the Bolivian coup, which originally ran November 15, 2019. This is a ligh…

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August 3, 2020 at 9:21 PM

Melbourne’s ‘State of Disaster’ Is Covid as Usual in the US

All posts View article on FAIR's website Melbourne’s ‘State of Disaster’ Is Covid as Usual in the US Neil deMause   "The draconian new rules were spurred by more bleak Covid-19 figures," CNN (8/3/20) reported--numbers that would be the envy of many US states. The Australian sta…

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August 1, 2020 at 8:19 PM

Media’s ‘Cancel Culture’ Debate Obscures Direct Threats to First Amendment

All posts View article on FAIR's website Media’s ‘Cancel Culture’ Debate Obscures Direct Threats to First Amendment Alan MacLeod   The Harper's letter (7/7/20) decried "a new set of moral attitudes and political commitments that tend to weaken our norms of open debate and tolera…

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July 31, 2020 at 10:29 PM

Vaccine 'Hacking'... Covid in Latin America... Good People's Bad Actions....

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July 31, 2020 at 4:24 PM

Alex Main on Bolivia Coup, Carol Anderson on Voter Suppression

All posts View article on FAIR's website Alex Main on Bolivia Coup, Carol Anderson on Voter Suppression CounterSpin Play Stop pop out X MP3 Link Jeanine Anez receiving Bolivian presidential sash from the military (photo: EFE…

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July 30, 2020 at 5:02 PM

'Trump's Troops Are Breaking the Law and Creating Chaos'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Trump's Troops Are Breaking the Law and Creating Chaos' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed legal scholar Marjorie Cohn about secret police in Portland for the July 24, 2020, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transc…

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July 30, 2020 at 2:37 PM

Media Cover for US Clients’ Covid Catastrophes in Peru, Ecuador and Chile

All posts View article on FAIR's website Media Cover for US Clients’ Covid Catastrophes in Peru, Ecuador and Chile Lucas Koerner   Back in March, when coronavirus cases were beginning to surge in the US and in South American allies such as Brazil and Ecuador, Washington was busy …

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July 28, 2020 at 10:12 PM

Worries About Foreign ‘Hacking’ of Vaccine Research Place Corporate Profits Ahead of Public Health

All posts View article on FAIR's website Worries About Foreign ‘Hacking’ of Vaccine Research Place Corporate Profits Ahead of Public Health  Joshua Cho   A recent spate of reports in US media features US officials accusing Official Enemies Russia and China of “stealing” the US’s …

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July 28, 2020 at 12:09 AM

When Good People Do Bad Things, Should You Care? Depends on Whether You Have the Right Ideology

All posts View article on FAIR's website When Good People Do Bad Things, Should You Care? Depends on Whether You Have the Right Ideology Jim Naureckas   Garry Kasparov (Persuasion, 7/23/20) warns that "the drawing of false moral equivalencies has started to dominate the mainstre…

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July 25, 2020 at 6:28 PM

Secret Police in Portland... Vaccine Doom... Anti-Science Administration....

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July 25, 2020 at 1:36 AM

'A Combination of Forces Puts Our Postal Service at Grave Risk'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'A Combination of Forces Puts Our Postal Service at Grave Risk' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed True North Research’s Lisa Graves about attacks on the US Postal Service for the July 17, 2020, episode of CounterSpin. This is a l…

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July 24, 2020 at 10:38 PM

Chinese ‘Imperialism’ in Hong Kong Concerns US Media; Puerto Rican, Palestinian Colonies, Not So Much

All posts View article on FAIR's website Chinese ‘Imperialism’ in Hong Kong Concerns US Media; Puerto Rican, Palestinian Colonies, Not So Much Joshua Cho   A Washington Post op-ed (7/3/20) warns China: "With sustained pressure from within and without, even the most repressive co…

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July 24, 2020 at 2:45 PM

Marjorie Cohn on Portland Secret Police

All posts View article on FAIR's website Marjorie Cohn on Portland Secret Police CounterSpin Play Stop pop out X MP3 Link (image: Sparrow Project, 7/15/20) This week on CounterSpin: Some corporate media appear agog that mil…

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July 22, 2020 at 5:48 PM

'Without Immediate Action, Millions of People Will Be Evicted in the Coming Months'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Without Immediate Action, Millions of People Will Be Evicted in the Coming Months' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s Diane Yentel about the eviction crisis for the July 17, 2020, episo…

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July 22, 2020 at 3:02 PM

Stories Dooming Vaccine Hopes Overlook Immunity's Complexity in Search of Easy Clicks

All posts View article on FAIR's website Stories Dooming Vaccine Hopes Overlook Immunity's Complexity in Search of Easy Clicks Julie Hollar   The San Francisco Chronicle (7/17/20) reports that "infectious disease specialists around the world were surprised and discouraged"—thoug…

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July 21, 2020 at 9:21 PM

How NOT to Resist Trump: Kayleigh McEnany’s Anti-Science Comments

All posts View article on FAIR's website How NOT to Resist Trump: Kayleigh McEnany’s Anti-Science Comments Alan MacLeod   Washington Post (7/16/20) Media, particularly those who have made a habit of rhetorically opposing Donald Trump for the past four years, were awash last wee…

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July 21, 2020 at 8:40 PM

National Media Promote ‘Progressive’ Baltimore Prosecutor, Ignoring Local and Alternative Exposés

All posts View article on FAIR's website National Media Promote ‘Progressive’ Baltimore Prosecutor, Ignoring Local and Alternative Exposés Justine Barron   "Gray was killed as the result of a 'rough ride,'” prosecutor Marilyn Mosby wrote in the Washington Post (5/30/20), because…

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July 20, 2020 at 9:36 PM

‘If We Had Single-Payer Healthcare, People Would Get the Care They Need’

All posts View article on FAIR's website ‘If We Had Single-Payer Healthcare, People Would Get the Care They Need’ Janine Jackson Janine Jackson interviewed the  University of Minnesota’s Dr. Gordon Mosser about Covid and Medicare for All  for the July 10, 2020, episode of Counter…

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July 17, 2020 at 9:23 PM

Trump Executive Orders... Selling Syrian Sanctions... 50 Units of Thomas Friedman....

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July 17, 2020 at 7:09 PM

'There's a Shocking Lack of Accountability for Sheriffs'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'There's a Shocking Lack of Accountability for Sheriffs' Janine Jackson Janine Jackson interviewed the Reflective Democracy Campaign’s Brenda Choresi Carter about the power of sheriffs for the July 10, 2020, episode of CounterSpin. This is…

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July 17, 2020 at 4:45 PM

Diane Yentel on Eviction Crisis, Lisa Graves on USPS Under Attack

All posts View article on FAIR's website Diane Yentel on Eviction Crisis, Lisa Graves on USPS Under Attack CounterSpin Play Stop pop out X MP3 Link   National Low Income Housing Coalition This week on CounterSpin: One exper…

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July 15, 2020 at 9:39 PM

For US Corporate Media, Not Intervening in Chinese Politics Is Journalistically Suspect

All posts View article on FAIR's website For US Corporate Media, Not Intervening in Chinese Politics Is Journalistically Suspect Julianne Tveten   While reporting that a US government project was working to "help people in Hong Kong evade surveillance by the Chinese government,"…

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July 15, 2020 at 6:07 PM

Corporate Media Give Trump Powers He Doesn't Actually Possess

All posts View article on FAIR's website Corporate Media Give Trump Powers He Doesn't Actually Possess Joshua Cho   For many of us, the purpose of journalism is to hold power accountable by criticizing its abuses and informing the public of the truth. Indeed, many corporate journ…

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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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