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June 4, 2021 at 3:48 PM

Joseph Torres on Media & Tulsa Massacre

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May 28, 2021 at 10:46 PM

AP Firing...India & Covid...Pride & Police....

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May 28, 2021 at 4:25 PM

'Roe Has Never Been Enough, *and* We Still Need It'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Roe Has Never Been Enough, *and* We Still Need It' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed URGE's Preston Mitchum about reproductive justice and Roe for the May 21, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. ht…

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May 28, 2021 at 3:20 PM

Vijay Prashad on India, Covid and Modi

All posts View article on FAIR's website Vijay Prashad on India, Covid and Modi CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS   New York Times (5/25/21) This week on CounterSpin: A May 25 New York Times story reports that India's leading Bharatiya Janata Party is pressuring Twitter to censor a…

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May 27, 2021 at 10:35 PM

Why Do White Republicans Oppose Black Lives Matter? Look What They're Watching

All posts View article on FAIR's website Why Do White Republicans Oppose Black Lives Matter? Look What They're Watching Julie Hollar   The New York Times' op-ed package on the anniversary of George Floyd's killing included an examination (5/22/21) of support in polling for Black…

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May 26, 2021 at 7:23 PM

NYT Scolds Pride Organizers for Not Tolerating NYPD Abuse

All posts View article on FAIR's website NYT Scolds Pride Organizers for Not Tolerating NYPD Abuse Jim Naureckas   New York Times (5/18/21): "Taking a pledge to protect and serve your city should not mean sacrificing the chance to be included in a community celebration of your i…

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May 26, 2021 at 5:41 PM

'They've Been Looking to Bolster the Claim the Election Was Stolen'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'They've Been Looking to Bolster the Claim the Election Was Stolen' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Voting Booth's Steven Rosenfeld about the Arizona audit for the May 21, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited …

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May 24, 2021 at 1:56 PM

Media 'Border Crisis' Threatens Immigration Reform

All posts View article on FAIR's website Media 'Border Crisis' Threatens Immigration Reform David L. Wilson     The New York Times (2/6/21) framed "hundreds of migrant families" as a "new border crisis." It’s no surprise that right-wing media have hyped a supposed crisis on the…

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May 22, 2021 at 4:58 PM

AP Firing Shows Right-Wing Hypocrisy, Illusion of 'Objectivity'

All posts View article on FAIR's website AP Firing Shows Right-Wing Hypocrisy, Illusion of 'Objectivity' Ari Paul   Emily Wilder, fired by AP after 16 days on the job. (photo: Angel Mendoza) Emily Wilder had thought she'd hit it big. After interning at the Arizona Republic, she…

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May 21, 2021 at 10:51 PM

Israel/Palestine False Equivalency... State Anti-Choice Campaigns... Podcast Oligopoly....

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May 21, 2021 at 6:50 PM

The New Podcast Oligopoly

All posts View article on FAIR's website The New Podcast Oligopoly Forest Hunt   iHeart Media's purchase of design podcast 99% Invisible means that the canary in the coalmine just died. In the past couple of years, two high-profile acquisitions of podcast companies have produce…

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May 21, 2021 at 4:11 PM

Preston Mitchum on <i>Roe</i> and Reproductive Justice, Steven Rosenfeld on Arizona Audit

All posts View article on FAIR's website Preston Mitchum on Roe and Reproductive Justice, Steven Rosenfeld on Arizona Audit CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS (cc photo: Charles Edward Miller) This week on CounterSpin: When Clyde Chambliss, Alabama senate sponsor of a 2019 law banni…

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May 20, 2021 at 8:22 PM

Conservative Jewish Journalists Use False Claims of Censorship to Try to Silence Critics

All posts View article on FAIR's website Conservative Jewish Journalists Use False Claims of Censorship to Try to Silence Critics Ari Paul   Contrary to Newsweek's headline (5/5/21), the "Jewish Harper's Letter" is part of a conservative tradition of stifling debate. The late V…

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May 20, 2021 at 3:05 PM

'We Need to Stop Taking Employers’ Viewpoint as Gospel'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'We Need to Stop Taking Employers’ Viewpoint as Gospel' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed the LA Times Michael Hiltzik on the "nobody wants to work" trope for the May 14, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited tra…

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May 19, 2021 at 10:12 PM

Israel's War Against Press Turns More Literal

All posts View article on FAIR's website Israel's War Against Press Turns More Literal Ari Paul   AP (5/15/21) reporting on the Israeli military's destruction of its Gaza offices. The Israeli government's targeted destruction of a Gaza building housing offices of the AP and Al …

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May 19, 2021 at 8:12 PM

State Campaigns to Outlaw Abortion Barely Mentioned by Major Outlets

All posts View article on FAIR's website State Campaigns to Outlaw Abortion Barely Mentioned by Major Outlets Julie Hollar   "Emboldened by a newly conservative US Supreme Court," the Intercept (4/16/21) reported, "many states...[are] crafting extreme measures designed to wind u…

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May 18, 2021 at 10:20 PM

Israel/Palestine Coverage Presents False Equivalency Between Occupied and Occupier

All posts View article on FAIR's website Israel/Palestine Coverage Presents False Equivalency Between Occupied and Occupier Gregory Shupak   The Wall Street Journal headline (5/10/21) presents the Gaza violence as a clear-cut case of aggression and retaliation. Media coverage o…

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May 16, 2021 at 2:55 AM

Afghan Withdrawal... Jobs Report... 'No One Wants to Work'....

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May 15, 2021 at 7:53 PM

Jobs Report Coverage Lacked Context, Worker Perspective

All posts View article on FAIR's website Jobs Report Coverage Lacked Context, Worker Perspective Ari Paul   Yahoo! (5/7/21) quoted a Wall Street analyst saying that the jobs report “made it much easier to argue that the re-upping of enhanced unemployment benefits by $300/week in…

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May 14, 2021 at 6:47 PM

Michael Hiltzik on 'No One Wants to Work!'

All posts View article on FAIR's website Michael Hiltzik on 'No One Wants to Work!' CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS (via Twitter) This week on CounterSpin: A report showing that fewer jobs were added in April than expected has some business owners and media minions shaking heads …

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May 12, 2021 at 7:02 PM

'Government Money That's Gone Into Vaccine Development Is Being Privatized by a Handful of Companies'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Government Money That's Gone Into Vaccine Development Is Being Privatized by a Handful of Companies' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Knowledge Ecology International's James Love about Bill Gates and vaccine politics  for the M…

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May 11, 2021 at 9:22 PM

Corporate Media Oppose Afghan Control of Afghanistan

All posts View article on FAIR's website Corporate Media Oppose Afghan Control of Afghanistan Joshua Cho   When President Joe Biden announced the “withdrawal” of US troops from Afghanistan after almost 20 years of occupying the country in violation of international law, corporate…

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May 11, 2021 at 3:25 PM

'What We've Seen in Sheikh Jarrah Is a Microcosm of What We've Experienced for the Last 70+ Years'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'What We've Seen in Sheikh Jarrah Is a Microcosm of What We've Experienced for the Last 70 Years' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights' Ahmad Abuznaid about Israel/Palestine apartheid for the M…

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May 7, 2021 at 10:48 PM

Trans Youth... Israel/Palestine Apartheid... Bill Gates & Vaccine Politics....

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May 7, 2021 at 3:52 PM

Ahmad Abuznaid on Israel/Palestine Apartheid, James Love on Bill Gates & Vaccine Politics

All posts View article on FAIR's website Ahmad Abuznaid on Israel/Palestine Apartheid, James Love on Bill Gates & Vaccine Politics CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS New York Times (4/27/21)   This week on CounterSpin: "Rights Group Hits Israel With Explosive Charge: Apartheid."…

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May 6, 2021 at 7:35 PM

In Media Framing, Trans Kids Are Problems to Be Solved—Not People With Rights

All posts View article on FAIR's website In Media Framing, Trans Kids Are Problems to Be Solved—Not People With Rights Julie Hollar   As states continue to pass laws that dehumanize and endanger transgender kids, the country's most influential newspapers have not met the challeng…

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May 6, 2021 at 3:40 PM

'Hedge Fund Managers Bleed Companies of Their Capabilities'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Hedge Fund Managers Bleed Companies of Their Capabilities' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed the Institute for New Economic Thinking's  Lynn Parramore about hedge funds vs. the Green New Deal for the April 30, 2021, episode of C…

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May 5, 2021 at 10:00 PM

'We Need to Mobilize People Who Don't Want to Pay Tucker Carlson's Salary'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'We Need to Mobilize People Who Don't Want to Pay Tucker Carlson's Salary' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Free Press's Tim Karr about defunding Fox News racism for the April 30, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly …

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May 1, 2021 at 10:33 PM

'Aggression' vs. 'Defense'... Silencing Mumia Abu-Jamal... Paying for Fox Racism....

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May 1, 2021 at 2:12 PM

If Mumia Abu-Jamal's Case Is a 'Non-Issue,' Why Have Media Gone to Such Lengths to Silence Him?

All posts View article on FAIR's website If Mumia Abu-Jamal's Case Is a 'Non-Issue,' Why Have Media Gone to Such Lengths to Silence Him? Janine Jackson   WHYY (4/24/21) Philadelphia public broadcaster WHYY (4/24/21) was one of the few outlets to report on an April 24 rally seek…

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April 30, 2021 at 10:27 PM

It’s Aggression When 'They' Do It, but Defense When 'We' Do Worse

All posts View article on FAIR's website It’s Aggression When 'They' Do It, but Defense When 'We' Do Worse Alan MacLeod   Aggression, in international politics, is commonly defined as the use of armed force against another sovereign state, not justified by self-defense or interna…

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April 30, 2021 at 3:26 PM

Tim Karr on Paying for Fox News Racism, Lynn Parramore on Hedge Funds vs. Green New Deal

All posts View article on FAIR's website Tim Karr on Paying for Fox News Racism, Lynn Parramore on Hedge Funds vs. Green New Deal CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS   Fox News' Tucker Carlson This week on CounterSpin: Fox News is a flagship of right-wing disinformation, racism and h…

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April 29, 2021 at 6:45 PM

'Laws Targeted at Trans Youth Are Stigmatizing, Are Harmful'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Laws Targeted at Trans Youth Are Stigmatizing, Are Harmful' Janine Jackson     Janine Jackson interviewed the Williams Institute's Christy Mallory about anti–trans youth bills for the April 23, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a ligh…

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April 29, 2021 at 3:34 PM

Clearing Up Corporate Media Claims: Donate to FAIR Today!

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April 28, 2021 at 9:43 PM

'It's Important Americans Don't Take for Granted They Can Exercise Their First Amendment Rights'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'It's Important Americans Don't Take for Granted They Can Exercise Their First Amendment Rights' Janine Jackson Janine Jackson interviewed the International Center for Not-for-Profit-Law's Elly Page about anti-protest legislation for the A…

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April 23, 2021 at 10:51 PM

Vaccine Math... Unasked Climate Questions... Iranian 'Proxies'....

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April 23, 2021 at 8:57 PM

'Some of Our Most Profitable Companies Are Not Contributing to Our Basic Needs'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Some of Our Most Profitable Companies Are Not Contributing to Our Basic Needs' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy's Amy Hanauer about corporate tax avoidance for the April 16, 2021, episo…

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April 23, 2021 at 7:43 PM

'The System for Building Wealth Is Designed for White Wealth'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'The System for Building Wealth Is Designed for White Wealth' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Emory University's Dorothy A. Brown about racist tax policy for the April 16, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited …

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April 23, 2021 at 4:05 PM

Elly Page on Anti-Protest Bills, Christy Mallory on Targeting Trans Youth

All posts View article on FAIR's website Elly Page on Anti-Protest Bills, Christy Mallory on Targeting Trans Youth CounterSpin Subscribe: RSS   This week on CounterSpin: It's not hard to see—indeed, it's hard not to see—how the initial Minneapolis police department account of Ge…

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April 22, 2021 at 7:11 PM

Sunday Shows Hit Snooze on Climate Alarm

All posts View article on FAIR's website Sunday Shows Hit Snooze on Climate Alarm Julie Hollar   In a year dominated by coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, one might expect other topics to fall lower on the media's priority list. But the climate crisis has not lessened in inten…

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April 22, 2021 at 2:42 PM

Help Us Keep Going Strong: Donate to FAIR!

Help Us Keep Going Strong: Donate to FAIR! View this email in your browser   Help Us Keep Going Strong: Donate to FAIR!       Dear FAIR Friends & Supporters,  Despite the hardships and uncert…

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April 21, 2021 at 10:40 PM

Media's Top Meaning for 'Proxy' Is 'Iranian Ally'

All posts View article on FAIR's website Media's Top Meaning for 'Proxy' Is 'Iranian Ally' Gregory Shupak   Foreign Policy (1/10/20) depicts "Iran's proxy threat" as "the real problem." “Proxy,” defined as someone who works on someone else's behalf, is a term of delegitimation …

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April 21, 2021 at 7:38 PM

Math Is Hard—but Vital for Understanding Vaccine Risks

All posts View article on FAIR's website Math Is Hard—but Vital for Understanding Vaccine Risks Neil deMause   Readers of CNN’s website (4/15/21) saw an alarming headline: “So Far, 5,800 Fully Vaccinated People Have Caught Covid Anyway in US, CDC Says.” Nearly 6,000 so-called “br…

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April 18, 2021 at 10:55 PM

'Divisive'.... Tax Unfairness... NYT Tax Story Squelched....

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April 17, 2021 at 8:59 PM

'Divisive': How Corporate Media Dismiss Ideas Unpopular With Elites

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Divisive': How Corporate Media Dismiss Ideas Unpopular With Elites Alan MacLeod   "The idea of Medicare for All is immensely contentious," says the New York Times (3/18/19). New York Times columnist Paul Krugman (Twitter, 12/29/20) desc…

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April 16, 2021 at 10:17 PM

'Hale's Crime Is Not Leaking Information, but Exposing Government Lies About the Drone Program'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Hale's Crime Is Not Leaking Information, but Exposing Government Lies About the Drone Program' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Defending Rights & Dissent's Chip Gibbons about drone whistleblower Daniel Hale for the April 9…

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April 16, 2021 at 3:56 PM

Dorothy A. Brown and Amy Hanauer on Tax Unfairness

All posts View article on FAIR's website Dorothy A. Brown and Amy Hanauer on Tax Unfairness CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin210416.mp3   (cc photo: John Morgan) This week on CounterSpin: Taxes, the c…

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April 16, 2021 at 3:50 PM

Dorothy A. Brown and Amy Hanauer on Tax Unfairness

All posts View article on FAIR's website Dorothy A. Brown and Amy Hanauer on Tax Unfairness CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin210416.mp3   (cc photo: John Morgan) This week on CounterSpin: Taxes, the c…

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April 15, 2021 at 6:53 PM

New York State Hands Billions Back to Wealthy Investors—and NYT Doesn't See a Story

All posts View article on FAIR's website New York State Hands Billions Back to Wealthy Investors—and NYT Doesn't See a Story Ari Paul   Assemb. Phil Steck (Times-Union, 5/20/19) describes a tax on Wall Street transactions as "a fair way to make sure the economy works for everyon…

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April 14, 2021 at 8:10 PM

The Truth is a Moral Imperative: Keep Supporting FAIR!

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