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April 1, 2022 at 8:56 PM

Support Solidarity for All!

Support Solidarity for All! View this email in your browser   Support Solidarity for All!   Dear FAIR Family,  When corporate media salivate at the thought of war, and Western outlets only provide…

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April 1, 2022 at 3:35 PM

Sarah Lipton-Lubet on Ginni Thomas Conflict, Dave Maass on Trasparency and Journalism

All posts View article on FAIR's website Sarah Lipton-Lubet on Ginni Thomas Conflict, Dave Maass on Trasparency and Journalism CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS   Ginni and Clarence Thomas, 1991 (image: C-SPAN) This week on CounterSpin: Headlines right now are full of the conflict …

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March 30, 2022 at 6:28 PM

Depicting Putin as ‘Madman’ Eliminates Need for Diplomacy

All posts View article on FAIR's website Depicting Putin as ‘Madman’ Eliminates Need for Diplomacy Joshua Cho   Even before Russia invaded Ukraine, Western media have depicted Russian President Vladimir Putin as an irrational—perhaps mentally ill—leader who cannot be reasoned or …

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March 28, 2022 at 8:20 PM

Gerrymandering: Making Elections Safe From Democracy

All posts View article on FAIR's website Gerrymandering: Making Elections Safe From Democracy Dorothee Benz   CNN (1/25/22) focuses on the issue that gerrymandering is "polarizing our politics"—i.e., making the two major parties less interchangeable. The arc of coverage of 2020…

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March 25, 2022 at 11:43 PM

Ukraine Escalation... 'NYT & Cancel Culture'....

Ukraine Escalation... 'NYT & Cancel Culture'.... Here are the stories FAIR has been working on this week. View this email in your browser Weekly Alert: March 25, 2022 Here are the stories FAIR has been working on for the pa…

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March 25, 2022 at 10:45 PM

New York Times' Fear of Ordinary People Talking Back

All posts View article on FAIR's website New York Times' Fear of Ordinary People Talking Back Ari Paul   Readers can now figuratively stand behind journalists at the newsstand, even though there are hardly any newsstands anymore. (cc photo: Ray Dehler/Wikimedia) Samuel Freedman…

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March 25, 2022 at 6:37 PM

'Just Pay Attention to What Our Own Government Is Doing in Yemen'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Just Pay Attention to What Our Own Government Is Doing in Yemen' Janine Jackson     Janine Jackson interviewed Michigan State's Shireen Al-Adeimi about Yemen and the Ukraine crisis for the March 18, 2022, episode of CounterSpin. This is a…

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March 25, 2022 at 4:04 PM

Carol Anderson on History, Race and Democracy

All posts View article on FAIR's website Carol Anderson on History, Race and Democracy CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS   (cc photo: Don Sniegowski) This week on CounterSpin:  We heard a cable TV commentator say recently that with the invasion of Ukraine, Russia's Vladimir Putin i…

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March 23, 2022 at 2:24 PM

'She Intended Not to Ignore Things Related to Climate, as There Is Pressure to Do'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'She Intended Not to Ignore Things Related to Climate, as There Is Pressure to Do' Janine Jackson     Janine Jackson interviewed Public Citizen's David Arkush about fossil fuels' Federal Reserve veto for the March 18, 2022, episode of Coun…

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March 22, 2022 at 10:05 PM

Escalation Without Consequences on the Op-Ed Page

All posts View article on FAIR's website Escalation Without Consequences on the Op-Ed Page Gregory Shupak   Corporate media outlets are calling for the United States and its allies to react to Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine by escalating the war. The opinion pages are awash…

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March 20, 2022 at 1:13 AM

Ukraine vs. Iraq Coverage... Yemen... Fed Climate Veto....

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March 18, 2022 at 10:00 PM

How Much Less Newsworthy Are Civilians in Other Conflicts?

All posts View article on FAIR's website How Much Less Newsworthy Are Civilians in Other Conflicts? Julie Hollar   Jeff Cohen (Common Dreams, 2/28/22): "Unfortunately, there was virtually no focus on civilian death and agony when it was the US military launching the invasions." …

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March 18, 2022 at 3:53 PM

Shireen Al-Adeimi on Yemen, David Arkush on Fed Climate Veto

All posts View article on FAIR's website Shireen Al-Adeimi on Yemen, David Arkush on Fed Climate Veto CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS   Sanaa, Yemen (cc photo: Yahya Arhab/European Pressphoto Agency) This week on CounterSpin: It's worth our while to think about why everyone we kn…

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March 17, 2022 at 10:03 PM

'Communities Should Not Pay Amazon. It Should Be the Other Way Around.'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Communities Should Not Pay Amazon. It Should Be the Other Way Around.' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Good Jobs First's Greg LeRoy about Amazon subsidies sanctions for the March 11, 2022, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lig…

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March 16, 2022 at 7:18 PM

'The Most Vulnerable People Lose When the US Imposes Sanctions'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'The Most Vulnerable People Lose When the US Imposes Sanctions' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed IPS's Khury Petersen-Smith about economic sanctions for the March 11, 2022, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transc…

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March 12, 2022 at 12:54 AM

Ukraine 'No-Fly'... Saudi PR... Murdoch Xenophobia....

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March 11, 2022 at 11:20 PM

What Polls About a Ukraine ‘No-Fly Zone’ Really Tell Us

All posts View article on FAIR's website What Polls About a Ukraine ‘No-Fly Zone’ Really Tell Us David W. Moore   Reuters (3/4/22): "It was not clear if respondents who supported a no-fly zone were fully aware of the risk of conflict." Last week, Reuters/Ipsos (3/4/22) reported…

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March 11, 2022 at 9:54 PM

'These Attacks Are on Children and Their Families'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'These Attacks Are on Children and Their Families' Janine Jackson     Janine Jackson interviewed TLDEF's Andy Marra about trans youth rights for the March 4, 2022, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. https://media.…

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March 11, 2022 at 5:05 PM

Khury Petersen-Smith on Economic Sanctions, Greg LeRoy on Amazon Subsidies

All posts View article on FAIR's website Khury Petersen-Smith on Economic Sanctions, Greg LeRoy on Amazon Subsidies CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS Institute for Policy Studies (3/6/22) This week on CounterSpin: Russia's horrendous invasion of Ukraine is providing yet another rem…

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March 10, 2022 at 10:16 PM

Saudi PR Pays Off at the Atlantic

All posts View article on FAIR's website Saudi PR Pays Off at the Atlantic Ari Paul   "The crown prince still wants to convince the world that he is saving his country," wrote the Atlantic's Graeme Wood (3/3/22), "which is why he met twice in recent months with me and the editor…

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March 10, 2022 at 7:47 PM

'Student Debt Hurts the Economy and Cancellation Will Improve Lives'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Student Debt Hurts the Economy and Cancellation Will Improve Lives' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Debt Collective's Braxton Brewington about student loan debt cancellation for the March 4, 2022, episode of CounterSpin. This …

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March 9, 2022 at 4:01 PM

Western Media Took Gold in Evidence-Free Allegations of Chinese Olympic Spying

All posts View article on FAIR's website Western Media Took Gold in Evidence-Free Allegations of Chinese Olympic Spying Joshua Cho   The Washington Post's headline (1/20/22) seems to sum up why Western journalists saw no need to factcheck claims of Chinese cyberespionage at the …

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March 7, 2022 at 8:02 PM

Murdoch-Owned Outlets Ignore Their Own Role in Hate Crime Surge

All posts View article on FAIR's website Murdoch-Owned Outlets Ignore Their Own Role in Hate Crime Surge Olivia Riggio   A Fox News story (1/27/22) that used anti-Asian hate crimes to swipe at a favorite Fox target—a progressive DA—was accompanied by a video that put Fox's typic…

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March 5, 2022 at 3:24 AM

Roots of Ukraine War... Cluster Bombs... Baseball Lockout....

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March 4, 2022 at 11:00 PM

Calling Russia’s Attack 'Unprovoked' Lets US Off the Hook

All posts View article on FAIR's website Calling Russia’s Attack 'Unprovoked' Lets US Off the Hook Bryce Greene   Russia's invasion of Ukraine can fairly be called many things, but "unprovoked" (Roll Call, 2/24/22) is not one of them. Many governments and media figures are righ…

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March 4, 2022 at 5:00 PM

Braxton Brewington on Student Loan Debt, Andy Marra on Trans Youth Rights

All posts View article on FAIR's website Braxton Brewington on Student Loan Debt, Andy Marra on Trans Youth Rights CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS This week on CounterSpin: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said recently: “Whenever I go to community meetings, it always comes up.…

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March 3, 2022 at 10:48 PM

ACTION ALERT: NBC Off by 18 Years on US's Last Use of Cluster Bombs

All posts View article on FAIR's website ACTION ALERT: NBC Off by 18 Years on US's Last Use of Cluster Bombs Olivia Riggio   NBC Nightly News ( ">2/28/22) depicts cluster bombs dropped by Russia on Ukraine, which it falsely claimed have not been used by the United States sinc…

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March 1, 2022 at 10:08 PM

Calling Both Sides 'Spoiled' in Baseball Lockout Ignores How Owners Forced Labor War

All posts View article on FAIR's website Calling Both Sides 'Spoiled' in Baseball Lockout Ignores How Owners Forced Labor War Marc Normandin   AP (2/4/22): "Players blame owners for the lockout," but MLB's commissioner "said his side was being proactive." As Major League Baseba…

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February 28, 2022 at 10:46 PM

Foreign Agents Designation Causes Media Cold War

All posts View article on FAIR's website Foreign Agents Designation Causes Media Cold War Ari Paul   The US government in 2020 declared five Chinese media entities to be "not independent news organizations" but rather "effectively controlled by the [Chinese] government" (Politic…

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February 28, 2022 at 12:03 AM

Ukraine... Palin v. Free Press... Tulsa Massacre....

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February 25, 2022 at 8:08 PM

Palin v. NYT Is Latest Salvo Against Free Press Protection

All posts View article on FAIR's website Palin v. NYT Is Latest Salvo Against Free Press Protection Ari Paul   The ad from Sarah Palin's PAC that prompted the New York Times (6/14/17) to write that in Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' 2011 shooting, "the link to political incitement was …

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February 25, 2022 at 5:10 PM

Joseph Torres on Tulsa Massacre

All posts View article on FAIR's website Joseph Torres on Tulsa Massacre CounterSpin Subscribe: RSS   Aftermath of Tulsa Massacre (photo via bswise) This week on CounterSpin: Black History Month has always been something of a double-edged sword: It implies that Black history i…

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February 24, 2022 at 11:18 PM

In Ukraine, 'No One Hears That There Is a Diplomatic Solution'

All posts View article on FAIR's website In Ukraine, 'No One Hears That There Is a Diplomatic Solution' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Bryce Greene about Ukraine for the February 18, 2022, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. https://media.blu…

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February 23, 2022 at 10:00 PM

Western Media Fall in Lockstep for Neo-Nazi Publicity Stunt in Ukraine

All posts View article on FAIR's website Western Media Fall in Lockstep for Neo-Nazi Publicity Stunt in Ukraine John McEvoy   When the corporate media push for war, one of their main weapons is propaganda by omission. In the case of the recent crisis in Ukraine, Western journalis…

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February 19, 2022 at 12:32 AM

Biden's Afghan Theft... Trump's 2024 Theft... US in Africa....

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February 18, 2022 at 4:40 PM

Bryce Greene on Ukraine

All posts View article on FAIR's website Bryce Greene on Ukraine CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS FAIR.org (1/28/22) This week on CounterSpin: You might think you're not smart enough to talk about Ukraine. And, especially on US foreign policy, corporate media seem to suggest that …

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February 17, 2022 at 8:43 PM

Trump Donor John Malone Could Soon Be Calling Shots at CNN

All posts View article on FAIR's website Trump Donor John Malone Could Soon Be Calling Shots at CNN Karl Grossman   John Malone told CNBC (11/18/21) he'd like to see CNN "actually have journalists"—citing Fox News as an example of a channel with "some actual journalism." What w…

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February 16, 2022 at 10:25 PM

Lack of Media Urgency Over GOP Efforts to Steal 2024 Elections

All posts View article on FAIR's website Lack of Media Urgency Over GOP Efforts to Steal 2024 Elections Joshua Cho   Joshua Cho (FAIR.org, 9/15/20): "Journalists and newsrooms have an obligation to report that the most powerful person in the country is trying to subvert the elec…

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February 15, 2022 at 8:35 PM

Biden's Multi-Billion Afghan Theft Gets Scant Mention on TV News

All posts View article on FAIR's website Biden's Multi-Billion Afghan Theft Gets Scant Mention on TV News Julie Hollar   ABC's website had an AP report (2/13/22) on Biden's misappropriation of Afghan funds—but nothing on its TV news programs. Two months ago (FAIR.org, 12/21/21)…

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February 15, 2022 at 5:02 PM

Vox Omits US Military Role in African Instability

All posts View article on FAIR's website Vox Omits US Military Role in African Instability  Bryce Greene   One way you should not understand recent coups in Africa, Vox (2/5/22) suggests, is as a consequence of the US training coup-leading military figures. Vox (2/5/22) recentl…

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February 14, 2022 at 11:11 PM

'Mega-Retailers Are Using Inflation as a Cover to Raise Prices and Turn Record Profits'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Mega-Retailers Are Using Inflation as a Cover to Raise Prices and Turn Record Profits' Janine Jackson     Janine Jackson interviewed Groundwork Collaborative's Rakeen Mabud about the supply chain breakdown for the February 11, 2022, episo…

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February 11, 2022 at 11:31 PM

Joe Rogan... Supply Chain Breakdown... Illusion of Public Opinion....

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February 11, 2022 at 11:04 PM

'Big Lies Are Built From Lots of Little Lies'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Big Lies Are Built From Lots of Little Lies' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Voting Booth's Steven Rosenfeld about the Arizona election "audit" for the February 4, 2022, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcr…

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February 11, 2022 at 9:19 PM

Defenses of Rogan Aren’t About Free Speech; They're Right-Wing Solidarity

All posts View article on FAIR's website Defenses of Rogan Aren’t About Free Speech; They're Right-Wing Solidarity Ari Paul   These "free speech advocates" (Fox News, 2/2/22) were conspicuously silent when people actually lost their jobs for criticizing cops. For right-wing and…

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February 11, 2022 at 5:06 PM

Rakeen Mabud on Supply Chain Breakdown

All posts View article on FAIR's website Rakeen Mabud on Supply Chain Breakdown CounterSpin Subscribe: RSS   American Prospect (1/31/22) This week on CounterSpin: You will have heard many things recently about the supply chain—as the reason you can't find what you're looking f…

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February 11, 2022 at 3:16 PM

Polling on Issues People Know Little About Creates Illusion of Public Opinion

All posts View article on FAIR's website Polling on Issues People Know Little About Creates Illusion of Public Opinion David W. Moore   ABC (1/30/22): A "new ABC/Ipsos poll shows high disapproval of Biden's handling of a range of issues." Last week (FAIR.org, 2/2/22), I suggest…

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February 8, 2022 at 11:04 PM

'The Entire Cryptocurrency Market Is Basically a Ponzi Scheme'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'The Entire Cryptocurrency Market Is Basically a Ponzi Scheme' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Sohale Mortazavi about cryptocurrency for the February 4, 2022, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. https:/…

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February 4, 2022 at 11:23 PM

China & Colonialism... Israel & Apartheid... Cryptocurrency....

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February 4, 2022 at 5:00 PM

Steven Rosenfeld on Arizona 'Audit,' Sohale Mortazavi on Cryptocurrency

All posts View article on FAIR's website Steven Rosenfeld on Arizona 'Audit,' Sohale Mortazavi on Cryptocurrency CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS   CNN (1/28/22) This week on CounterSpin: A New York Times opinion piece by editorial board member Jesse Wegman says that debunking Rep…

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February 3, 2022 at 11:12 PM

The News Is Not That Israel Has Apartheid, but That Amnesty Dares Say So

All posts View article on FAIR's website The News Is Not That Israel Has Apartheid, but That Amnesty Dares Say So Ari Paul   Politico (2/1/22) framed its article around attacks on Amnesty International, quoting charges that it was  "just another radical organization that echoes …

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