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July 1, 2021 at 2:59 PM

Keep Correcting Media Disinformation: Help FAIR Raise $15,000!

Keep Correcting Media Disinformation: Help FAIR Raise $15,000! View this email in your browser   Keep Correcting Media Disinformation: Help FAIR Raise $15,000!   Dear FAIR Friend,  In a minefield …

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June 30, 2021 at 4:04 PM

US 'Intervention Has Directly Led to the Conditions Migrants Are Fleeing'

All posts View article on FAIR's website US 'Intervention Has Directly Led to the Conditions Migrants Are Fleeing' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed the Americas Program's Laura Carlsen about Biden's Central American policy for the June 25, 2021, episode of CounterSpin.…

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June 28, 2021 at 10:37 PM

US Media Give New Respect to Lab Leak Theory—Though Evidence Is as Lacking as Ever

All posts View article on FAIR's website US Media Give New Respect to Lab Leak Theory—Though Evidence Is as Lacking as Ever Joshua Cho   Washington Post fact specialist Glenn Kessler (5/25/21) deemed the lab leak theory "credible." While many Western media outlets (e.g., NBC, 5…

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June 25, 2021 at 11:12 PM

NYC Mayoral Race... Crime Hype... Central America Policy....

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June 25, 2021 at 9:12 PM

'The Filibuster Functions as a General Block on All Legislation'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'The Filibuster Functions as a General Block on All Legislation' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed the Daily Poster's Andrew Perez about the filibuster for the June 18, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited trans…

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June 25, 2021 at 3:57 PM

Laura Carlsen on Biden's Central America Policy, Greg LeRoy on Texas Corporate Subsidies

All posts View article on FAIR's website Laura Carlsen on Biden's Central America Policy, Greg LeRoy on Texas Corporate Subsidies CounterSpin Subscribe: RSS   Protest in Union Square, New York (cc photo: Jim Naureckas) This week on CounterSpin: "Biden Administration Ousts Trum…

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June 25, 2021 at 12:35 AM

The Thin Blue Lies Behind Crime Wave Hype

All posts View article on FAIR's website The Thin Blue Lies Behind Crime Wave Hype Josmar Trujillo   It's always possible to produce alarming headlines about crime—even in the safest year in New York City history, as the New York Post (7/30/18) demonstrated. The stories were ho…

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June 23, 2021 at 9:31 PM

'The Goal of These Ads Is to Distract From Their Actual Business Model'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'The Goal of These Ads Is to Distract From Their Actual Business Model' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Clean Creatives' Duncan Meisel about oil industry greenwashing for the June 11, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lig…

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June 22, 2021 at 7:39 PM

'Having a Say Can Be Transformative'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Having a Say Can Be Transformative' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Real News Network's Jaisal Noor about worker cooperatives for the June 11, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. https://media.bl…

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June 21, 2021 at 10:57 PM

Tabloids Want Crime, Not Rent, on NYC Voters' Minds

All posts View article on FAIR's website Tabloids Want Crime, Not Rent, on NYC Voters' Minds Julie Hollar   New York City voters will finish choosing their Democratic mayoral candidate in primary elections tomorrow. With no strong Republican candidates, the winner of the primary …

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June 19, 2021 at 10:39 PM

Immigration Sources... Youth Activism... NYT & Amazon....

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June 19, 2021 at 9:13 PM

TV News Coverage of Southern Border Lacks Refugee Sources, Historical Context

All posts View article on FAIR's website TV News Coverage of Southern Border Lacks Refugee Sources, Historical Context  Ada Rajkovic   A new FAIR study finds that TV news coverage of the southern US border largely ignores the experiences and voices of those most impacted by the i…

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June 19, 2021 at 5:30 PM

Media Must Stop Asking Youth Activists to 'Save the World'

All posts View article on FAIR's website Media Must Stop Asking Youth Activists to 'Save the World' Loretta Graceffo   The past few years have seen young people around the globe emerging as leaders in the fight for transformative change—on issues ranging from climate change to gu…

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June 18, 2021 at 3:22 PM

Andrew Perez on the Filibuster

All posts View article on FAIR's website Andrew Perez on the Filibuster CounterSpin Subscribe: RSS James Stewart filibustering in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. This week on CounterSpin: NBC News recently reported that "Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said...he is '100%'…

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June 17, 2021 at 9:52 PM

Pushing Consumers to Amazon Is Baked In to NYT's Business Model

All posts View article on FAIR's website Pushing Consumers to Amazon Is Baked In to NYT's Business Model Julie Hollar   New York Times The New York Times (6/15/21) recently published a lengthy investigative report about working conditions at Amazon's Staten Island, New York, wa…

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June 17, 2021 at 5:16 PM

Outrage at ProPublica Tax Leaks Underscores Their Importance

All posts View article on FAIR's website Outrage at ProPublica Tax Leaks Underscores Their Importance Ari Paul   ProPublica's report (6/8/21) explored "how the ultrawealthy avoid taxes, exploit loopholes and escape scrutiny from federal auditors." A ProPublica report (6/8/21) o…

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June 11, 2021 at 10:56 PM

Killing Equal Pay... Covid in Africa... Press vs. Mental Health....

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June 11, 2021 at 10:14 PM

Osaka Foregoes Press Briefing to Protect Mental Health, and Press Piles On

All posts View article on FAIR's website Osaka Foregoes Press Briefing to Protect Mental Health, and Press Piles On Olivia Riggio   The response of the press to Naomi Osaka’s announcement that she would not be attending press conferences during the French Open only illustrates wh…

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June 11, 2021 at 4:10 PM

Jaisal Noor on Worker Co-Ops, Duncan Meisel on Fossil Fuel Greenwashing

All posts View article on FAIR's website Jaisal Noor on Worker Co-Ops, Duncan Meisel on Fossil Fuel Greenwashing Janine Jackson Subscribe: RSS   ChiFresh Kitchen, a worker co-op This week on CounterSpin: In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, employees of Whole Foods—owned …

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June 10, 2021 at 9:10 PM

WaPo Obscures Republican Role in Killing Equal Pay

All posts View article on FAIR's website WaPo Obscures Republican Role in Killing Equal Pay Julie Hollar   "Similar political roadblocks befell Democrats’ earlier attempt to address another economic issue affecting workers," the Washington Post (6/9/21) passively reported. "Dem…

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June 9, 2021 at 6:49 PM

Tulsa: 'A Cover-Up Happens Because the Powers That Be Are Implicated'

All posts View article on FAIR's website Tulsa: 'A Cover-Up Happens Because the Powers That Be Are Implicated' Janine Jackson     Janine Jackson interviewed Free Press's Joseph Torres about media and the Tulsa Massacre for the June 4, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a light…

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June 8, 2021 at 5:34 PM

NYT's Africa: A Place of Failure and No Leadership

All posts View article on FAIR's website NYT's Africa: A Place of Failure and No Leadership Siyanda Mohutsiwa   Like any African who grew up with a TV,  I’ve always been exposed to Western perceptions of Africa. Living in a postcolonial African education system that still relies …

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June 5, 2021 at 12:21 AM

Bezos' Fake News... Tulsa & Media... 'Stability'....

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June 4, 2021 at 10:36 PM

Jeff Bezos' Fake News in the Newspaper He Really Owns

All posts View article on FAIR's website Jeff Bezos' Fake News in the Newspaper He Really Owns Janine Jackson   Media criticism sometimes involves reading between the lines, assessing the layered meanings of journalistic rhetoric, or considering what's left unsaid in a given conv…

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June 4, 2021 at 9:32 PM

US Sanctions Against Venezuela Cause Shortages in Diesel, Editorial Standards

All posts View article on FAIR's website US Sanctions Against Venezuela Cause Shortages in Diesel, Editorial Standards Ricardo Vaz   Western corporate media have time and again proved to be reliable allies for US regime change efforts against Venezuela (FAIR.org, 12/19/20, 1/22/2…

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June 4, 2021 at 8:45 PM

'The Modis, the Trumps, the Bolsonaros Come Out of the Wreckage of Neoliberal Policy'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'The Modis, the Trumps, the Bolsonaros Come Out of the Wreckage of Neoliberal Policy' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed author and editor Vijay Prashad about India, Covid and Modi for the May 28, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. Thi…

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June 4, 2021 at 6:15 PM

Stability: Media Codeword for 'Under US Control'

All posts View article on FAIR's website Stability: Media Codeword for 'Under US Control' Alan MacLeod   The world watched aghast last month as Israeli forces during Ramadan stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest site in Islam, attacking and injuring hundreds of worshipers…

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June 4, 2021 at 3:48 PM

Joseph Torres on Media & Tulsa Massacre

All posts View article on FAIR's website Joseph Torres on Media & Tulsa Massacre CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS June 1, 2021, Tulsa, Oklahoma. This week on CounterSpin: The word is a number of proposed documentaries about the 1921 murderous assault on Tulsa, Oklahoma's, pros…

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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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