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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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February 2, 2022 at 4:23 PM

ABC News/Ipsos Poll: More About a Soundbite Than Public Opinion

All posts View article on FAIR's website ABC News/Ipsos Poll: More About a Soundbite Than Public Opinion David W. Moore   ABC's headline (1/30/22) is based on one polling question that gave a reason to oppose Biden's promise and no reason to support it. A new ABC News/Ipsos pol…

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February 1, 2022 at 8:48 PM

'Puerto Rico Hasn't Had the Opportunity to Develop Its Own Economic Future'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Puerto Rico Hasn't Had the Opportunity to Develop Its Own Economic Future' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed the Center for Popular Democracy's Natalia Renta about the Puerto Rican debt deal for the January 28, 2022, episode of …

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January 31, 2022 at 10:57 PM

Why Comparing Chinese Africa Investment to Western Colonialism Is No Joke

All posts View article on FAIR's website Why Comparing Chinese Africa Investment to Western Colonialism Is No Joke Justin Podur   Trevor Noah (Daily Show, ">12/16/21) “Why China Is in Africa” (">12/16/21) is a question Trevor Noah took up last month for Comedy Central's D…

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January 28, 2022 at 11:11 PM

Ukraine Crisis... NYT Spins Crime... Abortion Sources....

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January 28, 2022 at 8:47 PM

What You Should Really Know About Ukraine

All posts View article on FAIR's website What You Should Really Know About Ukraine Bryce Greene   The Washington Post (11/26/21) placed an article on "tensions between Ukraine and Russia" under the heading "Asia." As the Post (4/7/14) has noted, "The less Americans know about Uk…

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January 28, 2022 at 4:26 PM

Natalia Renta on Puerto Rico Debt Deal

All posts View article on FAIR's website Natalia Renta on Puerto Rico Debt Deal CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS   New York Times depiction (1/18/22) of a Puerto Rican debt protest. This week on CounterSpin: A judge has approved a debt restructuring deal for Puerto Rico, and the d…

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January 27, 2022 at 11:17 PM

NYT Twists Stats to Insist We Need More Policing

All posts View article on FAIR's website NYT Twists Stats to Insist We Need More Policing Julie Hollar   The New York Times handed over its popular The Morning daily newsletter on January 18 to new hire German Lopez, formerly of Vox. His debut edition of the data-driven newslette…

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January 25, 2022 at 11:06 PM

'The People of Flint Are Still Suffering'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'The People of Flint Are Still Suffering' Janine Jackson     Janine Jackson interviewed Status Coup News' Jordan Chariton about the Flint, Michigan, water crisis for the January 21, 2022, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited tr…

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January 25, 2022 at 8:40 PM

Primetime Abortion Case Sources Lack Diversity

All posts View article on FAIR's website Primetime Abortion Case Sources Lack Diversity Olivia Riggio   Two cases the newly majority-conservative Supreme Court considered in December pose the greatest risk to Roe v. Wade in a generation. The people most in jeopardy of losing the …

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January 25, 2022 at 5:09 PM

'The Assassination of Patrice Lumumba Is One of the Most Important Assassinations of the 20th Century'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'The Assassination of Patrice Lumumba Is One of the Most Important Assassinations of the 20th Century' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Maurice Carney about the assassination of Patrice Lumumba for the January 21, 2022, episode …

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January 21, 2022 at 4:46 PM

Jordan Chariton on Flint Water Crisis, Maurice Carney on Lumumba Assassination

All posts View article on FAIR's website Jordan Chariton on Flint Water Crisis, Maurice Carney on Lumumba Assassination CounterSpin Subscribe: RSS   Flint, Michigan This week on CounterSpin: Search corporate news media for recent stories on the water crisis in Flint, Michigan—…

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January 20, 2022 at 10:54 PM

Voting Rights Bill Blocked by Parties Unknown—According to Headlines

All posts View article on FAIR's website Voting Rights Bill Blocked by Parties Unknown—According to Headlines Julie Hollar   Reuters' headline (1/20/21) put the emphasis on the Democrats' failure rather than the Republicans' success. With the GOP leaning ever more heavily on a …

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January 20, 2022 at 8:48 PM

'It's 20 Years of Detention and It Needs to End'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'It's 20 Years of Detention and It Needs to End' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed the Center for Constitutional Rights' Pardiss Kebriaei about Guantánamo prisoners for the January 14, 2022, episode of CounterSpin. This is a ligh…

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January 20, 2022 at 4:03 PM

ACTION ALERT: NYT's China Covid Coverage Needs to Acknowledge Reality

All posts View article on FAIR's website ACTION ALERT: NYT's China Covid Coverage Needs to Acknowledge Reality Ari Paul   A New York Times article (1/12/22) assailed China for following a zero Covid policy, "no matter the human costs"--without ever mentioning the human costs of …

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January 19, 2022 at 8:51 PM

Blaming the Victims—Not the System—for Bronx Fire Deaths

All posts View article on FAIR's website Blaming the Victims—Not the System—for Bronx Fire Deaths Dorothee Benz   Was it the space heater on the third floor? The open door on the 15th floor? The faulty fire alarms that went off frequently? The nonexistent sprinkler system? Colone…

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January 19, 2022 at 4:05 PM

RNC Renounces Broken Debate System It Helped Create

All posts View article on FAIR's website RNC Renounces Broken Debate System It Helped Create Julie Hollar   The New York Times (1/13/21) reported that the Commission on Presidential Debates was "founded by the two parties in 1987 to codify the debates as a permanent part of pres…

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January 18, 2022 at 11:09 PM

How Media Reports of Their Own Polls Can Mislead

All posts View article on FAIR's website How Media Reports of Their Own Polls Can Mislead David W. Moore   Investor's Business Daily (1/10/22) A new media poll last week by Investor’s Business Daily (1/10/22), conducted with the polling firm TIPP, announced that “Biden Approval…

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