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December 17, 2021 at 8:06 PM

The Dangerous Misuse of 'Natural Immunity' Against Covid Vaccination

All posts View article on FAIR's website The Dangerous Misuse of 'Natural Immunity' Against Covid Vaccination Joshua Cho   AP (11/21/21) reports that "natural immunity" is the Republicans' "new weapon against the White House rules." One particularly pernicious myth going around…

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December 17, 2021 at 6:48 PM

Caleb Nichols on Defending Public Libraries

All posts View article on FAIR's website Caleb Nichols on Defending Public Libraries CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS   Truthout (11/10/21) This week on CounterSpin: Even if we don't see a written-out master plan, the banning of books, the attacks on teaching real US history, the …

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December 15, 2021 at 9:24 PM

Enable Radical Truth-Telling in 2022

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December 14, 2021 at 10:48 PM

ACTION ALERT: As US Covid Deaths Reach 800,000, Atlantic Essay Asks: Who Cares?

All posts View article on FAIR's website ACTION ALERT: As US Covid Deaths Reach 800,000, Atlantic Essay Asks: Who Cares? Julie Hollar   "The virus simply does not factor into my calculations or those of my neighbors," boasts Matthew Walther (Atlantic, 12/13/21). A second Delta …

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December 14, 2021 at 5:21 PM

'Our Democracy Is in Perilous Decay, and We Can Turn It Around'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Our Democracy Is in Perilous Decay, and We Can Turn It Around' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Ralph Nader about organizing for the public interest for the December 10, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited tr…

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December 10, 2021 at 10:44 PM

Nader on Public-Interest Journalism... CNN Soft-Balling Sinema... 'Both-Sidesing' Immigration...

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December 10, 2021 at 7:07 PM

Playing 'Both Sides' on Immigration Leaves Public in the Dark

All posts View article on FAIR's website Playing 'Both Sides' on Immigration Leaves Public in the Dark  Felipe De La Hoz   Immigration, as both an area of policymaking and a topic of public discourse, holds the peculiar distinction of having perhaps the widest gulf between how st…

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December 10, 2021 at 6:47 PM

'This Violent Piece of Insurrection Was Planned Openly on Unencrypted Channels'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'This Violent Piece of Insurrection Was Planned Openly on Unencrypted Channels' Janine Jackson   The December 3, 2021, episode of CounterSpin included an archival interview with Dorothee Benz about the January 6 insurrection.  Janine Jacks…

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December 10, 2021 at 3:29 PM

Ralph Nader on Journalism and the Public Interest

All posts View article on FAIR's website Ralph Nader on Journalism and the Public Interest CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS   Harvard Institute of Politics (12/1/21) This week on CounterSpin: Research from Harvard's Institute of Politics finds young people worried about the state …

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December 9, 2021 at 10:06 PM

ACTION ALERT: CNN Asks Sinema No Questions About Conflicts

All posts View article on FAIR's website ACTION ALERT: CNN Asks Sinema No Questions About Conflicts Julie Hollar   CNN's exclusive interview (12/2/21) with Sen. Kyrsten Sinema asked her no questions about her conflicts of interest. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D.–Arizona) is notorious …

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December 8, 2021 at 10:20 PM

Dispelling Media Myths

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December 8, 2021 at 8:50 PM

'They Are Taking Aim at Our Fundamental American Right to Protest'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'They Are Taking Aim at Our Fundamental American Right to Protest' Janine Jackson   The December 3, 2021, episode of CounterSpin included an archival interview with the ACLU's Vera Eidelman about anti-protest laws. Janine Jackson originall…

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December 7, 2021 at 11:03 PM

Chilean Election Is a Feast of False Equivalency

All posts View article on FAIR's website Chilean Election Is a Feast of False Equivalency Ari Paul   The Guardian (11/21/21) called José Antonio  Kast's 28%–25.6% margin "a convincing victory," and said he opposed "marriage equality, abortion and political correctness."   The s…

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December 3, 2021 at 11:11 PM

White Supremacy vs. Democracy... Venezuelan Elections... Migration Myths

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December 3, 2021 at 11:01 PM

Western Media: Venezuelan Elections Must Be Undemocratic, Because Chavismo Won

All posts View article on FAIR's website Western Media: Venezuelan Elections Must Be Undemocratic, Because Chavismo Won Ricardo Vaz   The main "flaw" identified by the New York Times (11/23/21) in the recent Venezuelan elections is that the wrong party won. Corporate media’s co…

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December 3, 2021 at 9:03 PM

'White Supremacists Were Willing to Hold the United States Hostage'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'White Supremacists Were Willing to Hold the United States Hostage' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Emory's Carol Anderson about democracy vs. white supremacy for the November 26, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly…

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December 3, 2021 at 4:41 PM

Dorothee Benz on January 6 Insurrection, Vera Eidelman on Anti-Protest Laws

All posts View article on FAIR's website Dorothee Benz on January 6 Insurrection, Vera Eidelman on Anti-Protest Laws CounterSpin Subscribe: RSS   Washington Post (10/31/21) As the year nears its end, it’s hard not to think back to how it started—with the violent assault on the…

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December 2, 2021 at 10:19 PM

'Now I Can Say Anything About You and Not Be Sued for It'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Now I Can Say Anything About You and Not Be Sued for It' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Elon University's Enrique Armijo about the Alex Jones lawsuit for the November 19, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited…

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December 2, 2021 at 7:36 PM

Politico Doesn't Have 'Woke Police'—It Has Staffers Calling Out Bad Journalism

All posts View article on FAIR's website Politico Doesn't Have 'Woke Police'—It Has Staffers Calling Out Bad Journalism Julie Hollar   The Daily Beast (11/28/21) described a union bid backed by 80% of the Politico newsroom as a "divisive unionization drive." According to the Da…

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December 1, 2021 at 10:22 PM

Media Don’t Factcheck Right-Wing Migration Myths

All posts View article on FAIR's website Media Don’t Factcheck Right-Wing Migration Myths David L. Wilson   The New York Post (11/4/21) was either lying, was never told or had forgotten about the dubiousness of Peter Doocy's question. Fox News White House correspondent Peter Do…

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December 1, 2021 at 5:12 PM

Corporate Media Celebrate Criminal Justice System—While Differing on Outcomes

All posts View article on FAIR's website Corporate Media Celebrate Criminal Justice System—While Differing on Outcomes Eoin Higgins   The not guilty verdict on November 19 in the Kyle Rittenhouse case gave corporate media the opportunity to take a measured approach to systemic vi…

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November 30, 2021 at 9:00 PM

Advocate for a Truly Independent Press This Giving Tuesday

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November 26, 2021 at 10:01 PM

Intergenerational Divides... Biden's Approval Rating... White Supremacy vs. Democracy

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November 26, 2021 at 5:50 PM

'They Do Not Tell Both Sides of the Inflation Story'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'They Do Not Tell Both Sides of the Inflation Story' Janine Jackson Janine Jackson interviewed Jon Schwarz about inflation fears for the November 19, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. https://media.blubrry.…

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November 26, 2021 at 4:26 PM

Carol Anderson on White Supremacy vs. Democracy

All posts View article on FAIR's website Carol Anderson on White Supremacy vs. Democracy CounterSpin Subscribe: RSS Guardian (11/10/21) This week on CounterSpin: What do we want? Multiracial democracy. When do we want it? Now. What stands in the way? White supremacy that has d…

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November 24, 2021 at 9:17 PM

Legal Wrangle Between NYT and O'Keefe Puts Press Freedom at Risk

All posts View article on FAIR's website Legal Wrangle Between NYT and O'Keefe Puts Press Freedom at Risk Ari Paul “Oh please, dear? For your information, the Supreme Court has roundly rejected prior restraint,” a patriotic Walter Sobchak tells a diner waitress after she implores…

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November 24, 2021 at 2:18 PM

Does Biden’s Lower Approval Rating Mean Democrats Should 'Move to the Center'?

All posts View article on FAIR's website Does Biden’s Lower Approval Rating Mean Democrats Should 'Move to the Center'? David W. Moore   New York Times (11/4/21): "Significant parts of the electorate are feeling leery of a sharp leftward push in the party." Recent polls show th…

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November 23, 2021 at 9:02 PM

Breaking News: AOC’s District Has Opinions

All posts View article on FAIR's website Breaking News: AOC’s District Has Opinions Ari Paul   New York Times (11/12/21): "Where Ms. Ocasio-Cortez was once seen by many political observers as at the vanguard of the party’s new direction, she may now be more emblematic of its div…

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November 23, 2021 at 4:50 PM

Corporate Media's Portrayal of Generational Divide Is So Cheugy

All posts View article on FAIR's website Corporate Media's Portrayal of Generational Divide Is So Cheugy Olivia Riggio   "Twenty-somethings rolling their eyes at the habits of their elders is a trend as old as Xerox, Kodak and classic rock," Emma Goldberg (New York Times, 10/28/…

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November 22, 2021 at 8:24 PM

Fighting For a Brighter Media Future

Fighting For a Brighter Media Future View this email in your browser   Fighting For a Brighter Media Future    Dear FAIR Friends,  It’s been another year fraught with disinformation and uncertaint…

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November 20, 2021 at 10:15 PM

Zero-Covid... Anti-Wokeness... Inflation Fears....

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November 19, 2021 at 5:05 PM

Jon Schwarz on Inflation, Enrique Armijo on Alex Jones

All posts View article on FAIR's website Jon Schwarz on Inflation, Enrique Armijo on Alex Jones CounterSpin Subscribe: RSS The Wall Street Journal (2/3/21) explains inflation. This week on CounterSpin: If you read a paper, you know that inflation is a dire, important thing rig…

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November 17, 2021 at 10:41 PM

Media’s Anti-'Woke' Mania Moves Social Justice to the Fringe

All posts View article on FAIR's website Media’s Anti-'Woke' Mania Moves Social Justice to the Fringe Ari Paul   CNN's Chris Cillizza (11/4/21) (11/4/21) said of James Carville's anti-woke tirade, "After Tuesday, Democrats should bring Carville in and listen to every word he say…

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November 17, 2021 at 6:49 PM

'Moderna Is Trying to Turn This People’s Vaccine Into a Rich People’s Vaccine'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Moderna Is Trying to Turn This People’s Vaccine Into a Rich People’s Vaccine' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Public Citizen's Peter Maybarduk about the NIH/Moderna vaccine patent for the November 12, 2021, episode of CounterS…

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November 16, 2021 at 10:44 PM

US & UK Press Mock New Zealand's Incredibly Successful Covid Response

All posts View article on FAIR's website US & UK Press Mock New Zealand's Incredibly Successful Covid Response Joshua Cho   New Zealand's "absurd" Covid strategy (London Times, 10/4/21) resulted in a pandemic death toll 330 times smaller than Britain's—while avoiding Britain…

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November 16, 2021 at 8:13 PM

'It's About Giving People Tools So We Can Reach Transparency Critical Mass'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'It's About Giving People Tools So We Can Reach Transparency Critical Mass' Janine Jackson     Janine Jackson interviewed Media Alliance's Tracy Rosenberg about Aaron Swartz Day for the November 12, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a …

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November 13, 2021 at 1:29 AM

Buffalo News vs. India Walton... Inclusive Abortion Language... Moderna Patent....

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November 12, 2021 at 11:30 PM

'The Anti-Blackness of the US Is Extending to Black Asylum Seekers'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'The Anti-Blackness of the US Is Extending to Black Asylum Seekers' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed the Black Alliance for Just Immigration's Nekessa Opoti about Haitian refugees for the November 5, 2021, episode of CounterSpin…

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November 12, 2021 at 9:35 PM

It Doesn't Exclude Women to Acknowledge Everyone Who Can Get Pregnant

All posts View article on FAIR's website It Doesn't Exclude Women to Acknowledge Everyone Who Can Get Pregnant Dorothy Poucher   To say that abortion bans, like those recently passed in Texas, are part of a war on women is true. But to say they are a war on women alone is to eras…

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November 12, 2021 at 4:42 PM

Peter Maybarduk on Moderna Patent, Tracy Rosenberg on Aaron Swartz Day

All posts View article on FAIR's website Peter Maybarduk on Moderna Patent, Tracy Rosenberg on Aaron Swartz Day CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS New York Times (11/9/21) This week on CounterSpin: We've talked on this show about how drugs and medicines are researched and developed …

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November 11, 2021 at 9:42 PM

How Buffalo News Helped Keep a Socialist out of City Hall

All posts View article on FAIR's website How Buffalo News Helped Keep a Socialist out of City Hall Ari Paul   Incumbent Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown’s seemingly quixotic write-in campaign for re-election, launched after losing the Democratic primary to democratic socialist activist …

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November 10, 2021 at 11:07 PM

'We're Several Days Late and Many Dollars Short in Getting Ahead of Climate Catastrophe'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'We're Several Days Late and Many Dollars Short in Getting Ahead of Climate Catastrophe' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Michael K. Dorsey about the climate summit for the November 5, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lig…

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November 5, 2021 at 10:24 PM

Centrist Election Lessons... Child Vaccine Fears... Climate Summit....

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November 5, 2021 at 9:27 PM

Politico's Staff Must Toe New Owner's Line—Including Endorsing Israel

All posts View article on FAIR's website Politico's Staff Must Toe New Owner's Line—Including Endorsing Israel Ari Paul   It’s been a rough time for German media giant Axel Springer. The company ousted the top editor at Bild, one of its most influential right-wing newspapers, ove…

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November 5, 2021 at 8:26 PM

Media's Election Lesson: 'Ambitious' Dems Must Move to the Right

All posts View article on FAIR's website Media's Election Lesson: 'Ambitious' Dems Must Move to the Right Julie Hollar After the 2021 elections, in which Democrat Terry McAuliffe lost the closely watched Virginia governor's race to Republican Glenn Youngkin, many in corporate me…

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November 5, 2021 at 3:56 PM

Michael K. Dorsey on Climate Summit, Nekessa Opoti on Haitian Refugees

All posts View article on FAIR's website Michael K. Dorsey on Climate Summit, Nekessa Opoti on Haitian Refugees CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS (cc photo: Doug Peters/British government) This week on CounterSpin: The impacts of climate disruption are not theoretical; they are hap…

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November 4, 2021 at 9:04 PM

Kristof’s Moralistic Journalism Was Often Full of Holes

All posts View article on FAIR's website Kristof’s Moralistic Journalism Was Often Full of Holes  Ari Paul   Nicholas Kristof (New York Times, 10/14/21): "I’ve reluctantly concluded that I should try not only to expose problems but also see if I can fix them directly.” New York…

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November 3, 2021 at 7:55 PM

Facebook 'Puts Engagement and Growth Before the Health and Welfare of Democracy'

All posts View article on FAIR's website Facebook 'Puts Engagement and Growth Before the Health and Welfare of Democracy' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Free Press's Tim Karr about challenging Facebook for the October 29, 2021, episode of CounterSpin. This is a light…

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November 3, 2021 at 3:42 PM

Are Nicaraguan Migrants Escaping 'Repression'—or Economic Sanctions?

All posts View article on FAIR's website Are Nicaraguan Migrants Escaping 'Repression'—or Economic Sanctions? John Perry   Newsweek (7/29/21) paired a story about "record" immigration from Nicaragua with a video of Sen. Ron Johnson asserting that many child immigrants "would cer…

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November 2, 2021 at 8:51 PM

ACTION ALERT: USA Today Stokes Parents' Fears of Child Vaccination

All posts View article on FAIR's website ACTION ALERT: USA Today Stokes Parents' Fears of Child Vaccination Julie Hollar   USA Today (10/28/21) framed vaccinating children against Covid as a "tough decision" that involved "weighing the risks." After an FDA advisory panel author…

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