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December 14, 2022 at 11:13 PM

NYT Did Musk a Political Favor

All posts View article on FAIR's website NYT Did Musk a Political Favor Ari Paul   The New York Times (12/10/22) pronounces itself perplexed by Elon Musk's politics. A recent New York Times article (12/10/22) describing Twitter owner Elon Musk’s politics—which have clearly alig…

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December 14, 2022 at 5:01 PM

Noam Chomsky: “FAIR performs a unique and indispensable service”

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December 13, 2022 at 11:03 PM

'A Crucial Part of Colonization Is Taking Our Children'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'A Crucial Part of Colonization Is Taking Our Children' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Crushing Colonialism's Jen Deerinwater about efforts to overturn the Indian Child Welfare Act for the December 9, 2022, episode of CounterS…

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December 9, 2022 at 11:14 PM

Homeless Scapegoating... Indigenous Adoption... Election Polls Revisited

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December 9, 2022 at 8:46 PM

In 2022 Midterms, Media Were Again Misled by Generic Ballot

All posts View article on FAIR's website In 2022 Midterms, Media Were Again Misled by Generic Ballot David W. Moore   Last October (FAIR.org, 10/3/22), I warned about “The Persistently Faulty Record of Generic Ballot Polling.” The message was that it’s dicey to predict House elec…

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December 9, 2022 at 4:33 PM

Jen Deerinwater on Indian Child Welfare Act

All posts View article on FAIR's website Jen Deerinwater on Indian Child Welfare Act CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS   Truthout (11/12/22) This week on CounterSpin: Those listeners who have heard about Haaland v. Brackeen will know that that Supreme Court case is about considerin…

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December 7, 2022 at 11:58 PM

Media's Crime Hype and Scapegoating Led to Crackdown on Unhoused People

All posts View article on FAIR's website Media's Crime Hype and Scapegoating Led to Crackdown on Unhoused People Julie Hollar   For some time now, news media have been conflating crime, homelessness and mental illness, demonizing and dehumanizing people without homes while ignori…

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December 7, 2022 at 7:24 PM

In Chaotic Times, FAIR Will Be Your Constant

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December 7, 2022 at 4:59 PM

'The Supreme Court Is Burying Its Head in the Sand'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'The Supreme Court Is Burying Its Head in the Sand' Janine Jackson     Janine Jackson interviewed Law and Disorder Radio's Marjorie Cohn about evangelicals' Supreme Court lobbying for the December 2, 2022, episode of CounterSpin. This is a…

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December 6, 2022 at 8:48 PM

'We Need to Transform What It Means to Be an Academic Worker; the Status Quo Is Untenable'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'We Need to Transform What It Means to Be an Academic Worker; the Status Quo Is Untenable' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed UC Santa Barbara's Nelson Lichtenstein about the University of California strike for the December 2, 202…

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December 2, 2022 at 11:29 PM

Ukraine Narratives... UC Strike... Bill Gates

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December 2, 2022 at 9:48 PM

NYT, WSJ Look to Hawks for Ukraine Expertise

All posts View article on FAIR's website NYT, WSJ Look to Hawks for Ukraine Expertise John Kempthorne   A crucial function of a free press is to present perspectives that critically examine government actions. In major articles from the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal …

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December 2, 2022 at 4:35 PM

Nelson Lichtenstein on UC Strike, Marjorie Cohn on Evangelicals' Supreme Court Lobbying

All posts View article on FAIR's website Nelson Lichtenstein on UC Strike, Marjorie Cohn on Evangelicals' Supreme Court Lobbying CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS   Dissent (11/22/22) This week on CounterSpin: Former Vice President Mike Pence recently said with a straight face that…

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December 1, 2022 at 9:03 PM

NATO Narratives and Corporate Media Are Leading to 'Doorstep of Doom'

All posts View article on FAIR's website NATO Narratives and Corporate Media Are Leading to 'Doorstep of Doom' Robin Andersen   Wall Street Journal (4/27/22): "Unless the US prepares to win a nuclear war, it risks losing one." A popular cartoon aptly expresses the political ang…

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December 1, 2022 at 7:38 PM

Show Big Media Who’s Boss

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November 30, 2022 at 11:24 PM

ACTION ALERT: NYT Has Found New Neo-Nazi Troops to Lionize in Ukraine

All posts View article on FAIR's website ACTION ALERT: NYT Has Found New Neo-Nazi Troops to Lionize in Ukraine Eric Horowitz   The New York Times has found another neo-Nazi militia to fawn over in Ukraine. The Bratstvo battalion “gave access to the New York Times to report on two…

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November 29, 2022 at 8:59 PM

Maybe Bill Gates' Billions Don't Make Him an Expert on Hunger in Africa

All posts View article on FAIR's website Maybe Bill Gates' Billions Don't Make Him an Expert on Hunger in Africa Janine Jackson   The tire fire that Elon Musk seems to be making out of his new toy, Twitter, is leading some to call for an overdue, society-wide jettisoning of the w…

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November 29, 2022 at 5:09 PM

Extra! November 2022 Soundbites

All posts View article on FAIR's website Extra! November 2022 Soundbites FAIR Coverage of Dugina Bombing Put Journalists ‘on Front Lines’ When Russian journalist Darya Dugina was killed by a car bomb in Moscow in August, CNN (8/27/22) framed her death not as a terroristic attack …

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November 25, 2022 at 8:36 PM

Media Transphobia... Crypto Bro PR... Misleading Midterm Issues

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November 25, 2022 at 4:27 PM

Milton Allimadi on Media in Africa

All posts View article on FAIR's website Milton Allimadi on Media in Africa CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS   New York Times (1/31/60) This week on CounterSpin: According to Techcrunch, before its ignominious flameout, the cryptocurrency firm FTX had acquired more than 100,000 cu…

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November 23, 2022 at 11:01 PM

It’s Time to Hold News Media Accountable for Transphobia

All posts View article on FAIR's website It’s Time to Hold News Media Accountable for Transphobia Jim Naureckas   Five people are dead and more than a dozen others injured after a gunman opened fire at Club Q, a LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs in the early hours of November 2…

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November 23, 2022 at 9:52 PM

Media Misled on Issues Important to Midterm Voters

All posts View article on FAIR's website Media Misled on Issues Important to Midterm Voters David W. Moore   “The political press blew it.” So wrote Dana Milbank of the Washington Post (11/9/22), calling the fourth estate the “biggest loser of the midterm elections.” As he points…

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November 22, 2022 at 10:47 PM

'Lula's Victory Is One of the Most Impressive Political Comebacks of the Last 100 Years'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Lula's Victory Is One of the Most Impressive Political Comebacks of the Last 100 Years' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed BrasilWire's Brian Mier about the Brazilian election for the November 18, 2022, episode of CounterSpin. Th…

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November 21, 2022 at 9:41 PM

Let's Be Tenacious in 2023!

Let's Be Tenacious in 2023! View this email in your browser   Let’s Be Tenacious in 2023   Dear FAIR Friends,  It’s easy to feel afraid during perilous times like these. We’re facing a worsening c…

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November 19, 2022 at 6:48 PM

While Crypto Bro Scammed Clients, Reporters Scammed Readers

All posts View article on FAIR's website While Crypto Bro Scammed Clients, Reporters Scammed Readers Ari Paul   Today, you probably know who Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX are, and the details of why he and his company are front-page news are emerging at an amazing pace. Here’s the sh…

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November 19, 2022 at 2:45 PM

For Corporate Media, Sandinistas' Electoral Success Proves Their Repressiveness

All posts View article on FAIR's website For Corporate Media, Sandinistas' Electoral Success Proves Their Repressiveness John Perry   The headline in the Washington Post ahead of Nicaragua's local elections hinted at skepticism: “Nicaragua Ruling Party Seeks to Expand Hold in Loc…

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November 19, 2022 at 1:58 AM

Elon Musk... Midterms & 'Moderation'... Climate Confusion

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November 18, 2022 at 11:10 PM

Musk's Money Is Playing Old Games With New Media

All posts View article on FAIR's website Musk's Money Is Playing Old Games With New Media Ari Paul   Elon Musk's $8/month "verification" scheme predictably resulted in a flood of fake tweets. Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter has been difficult to satirize. The company is losing …

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November 18, 2022 at 5:57 PM

Climate Confusion and Complicity at the New York Times

All posts View article on FAIR's website Climate Confusion and Complicity at the New York Times  Olivia Riggio   “Yes, Greenland’s Ice Is Melting…” The headline of the interactive New York Times opinion piece (10/28/22) by conservative columnist Bret Stephens is placed over an im…

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November 18, 2022 at 4:18 PM

Brian Mier on Lula Election Victory

All posts View article on FAIR's website Brian Mier on Lula Election Victory CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS   ABC World News Tonight (10/30/22) This week on CounterSpin: ABC World News Tonight told viewers what it thought they needed to know: "Bolsonaro Loses Brazilian Election,…

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November 17, 2022 at 3:43 PM

ACTION ALERT: NYT Invents Left Extremists to Make 'Moderation' the Midterm Winner

All posts View article on FAIR's website ACTION ALERT: NYT Invents Left Extremists to Make 'Moderation' the Midterm Winner Julie Hollar   Of the many lessons to be learned from this year's midterms, in which Democrats defied historical trends to largely hold off a GOP wave, the N…

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November 16, 2022 at 5:17 PM

'Who Do We Want to Own Our Neighborhoods?'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Who Do We Want to Own Our Neighborhoods?' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed CSG Advisors' Gene Slater about the affordable housing crisis for the November 11, 2022, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. ht…

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November 12, 2022 at 1:28 AM

Midterms & Crime... China Congress... Housing Crisis

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November 12, 2022 at 1:13 AM

US Media Searched for Crisis at China Party Congress

All posts View article on FAIR's website US Media Searched for Crisis at China Party Congress Eric Horowitz   For the Western press, the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party offered a number of signals which—if read in good faith—could have been perceived as reas…

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November 11, 2022 at 3:25 PM

Gene Slater on Housing Crisis, Rakeen Mabud on Inflation Coverage

All posts View article on FAIR's website Gene Slater on Housing Crisis, Rakeen Mabud on Inflation Coverage CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS   New York Times (6/24/22) This week on CounterSpin: As Eric Horowitz noted at FAIR.org, a lot of elite media coverage of housing problems ha…

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November 11, 2022 at 2:39 AM

Media Muddled Midterms by Simplifying Crime's Complexities

All posts View article on FAIR's website Media Muddled Midterms by Simplifying Crime's Complexities Ari Paul   Fearmongering about crime in Democratic states and cities was certainly central to the Republican Party’s midterm elections strategy (Vox, 11/3/22), although at this poi…

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November 10, 2022 at 10:36 PM

Prioritizing Fortunetelling Over Reporting Poses a Danger to Democracy

All posts View article on FAIR's website Prioritizing Fortunetelling Over Reporting Poses a Danger to Democracy Julie Hollar   Most people who follow corporate news were probably surprised by the midterm election outcomes, which saw Democrats hold far more seats than predicted. "…

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November 9, 2022 at 8:12 PM

'Intervention Is Actively Destabilizing the Situation'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Intervention Is Actively Destabilizing the Situation' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed CEPR's Jake Johnston about US intervention in Haiti for the November 4, 2022, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. h…

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November 9, 2022 at 4:51 PM

'This Case Was Never About Defending Asian Americans'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'This Case Was Never About Defending Asian Americans' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Coalition for a Diverse Harvard's Jeannie Park about affirmative action at Harvard University for the November 4, 2022, episode of CounterSpi…

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November 4, 2022 at 10:40 PM

Starbucks & Press Freedom... Barrett's Unbanned Book... Harvard & Racism

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November 4, 2022 at 9:50 PM

The Right Thinks Publishers Have No Right Not to Publish the Right

All posts View article on FAIR's website The Right Thinks Publishers Have No Right Not to Publish the Right Ari Paul   When hundreds of literary figures and employees of Penguin Random House took issue with the publisher’s $2 million book deal with right-wing Supreme Court Justic…

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November 4, 2022 at 3:42 PM

Jake Johnston on Haiti Intervention, Jeannie Park on Harvard Affirmative Action

All posts View article on FAIR's website Jake Johnston on Haiti Intervention, Jeannie Park on Harvard Affirmative Action CounterSpin Subscribe: RSS   New York Times (10/21/19) This week on CounterSpin: In 2019, the New York Times reported on Haiti's hardships with a story head…

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November 3, 2022 at 10:27 PM

'This Is America. That's the Kind of Trial Mumia Abu-Jamal Had.'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'This Is America. That's the Kind of Trial Mumia Abu-Jamal Had.' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Prison Radio's Noelle Hanrahan for a Mumia Abu-Jamal update for the October 28, 2022, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly ed…

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November 2, 2022 at 10:19 PM

Trump Judge Allows Starbucks to Assail Press Freedom

All posts View article on FAIR's website Trump Judge Allows Starbucks to Assail Press Freedom Ari Paul   A Starbucks barista/organizer told the Washington Post (10/29/22), “It violates every journalistic standard, and is designed to stymie news coverage.” Notorious anti-union c…

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October 28, 2022 at 10:36 PM

Haiti Intervention... Politico's Abrams Hit... Fetterman & Disability

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October 28, 2022 at 6:36 PM

The Senate Can Improve Lives by Confirming Sohn to FCC

All posts View article on FAIR's website The Senate Can Improve Lives by Confirming Sohn to FCC Janine Jackson   October 26 marked one year since President Joe Biden nominated Gigi Sohn to the Federal Communications Commission. Since then, as the group Free Press (10/26/22) notes…

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October 28, 2022 at 4:34 PM

Noelle Hanrahan on Mumia Abu-Jamal Update

All posts View article on FAIR's website Noelle Hanrahan on Mumia Abu-Jamal Update CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS   This week on CounterSpin: A 1995 Washington Post story led with a macabre account from the widow of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner, about how when her h…

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October 27, 2022 at 10:19 PM

Mainland Media Fail to Ask Why Puerto Rico Requires 'Resilience'

All posts View article on FAIR's website Mainland Media Fail to Ask Why Puerto Rico Requires 'Resilience' James Baratta   The people of Puerto Rico woke up on the morning of September 19 only to relive a nightmare. Two days before Hurricane Maria’s five-year anniversary, on Septe…

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October 27, 2022 at 8:02 PM

Politico Airs Flimsy Case Against Abrams and Voting Rights

All posts View article on FAIR's website Politico Airs Flimsy Case Against Abrams and Voting Rights Ari Paul   The name Stacey Abrams, a Democrat running for governor of Georgia, is synonymous with the fight against voter suppression. Since her 2018 loss to current governor Brian…

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October 26, 2022 at 10:34 PM

Framing Disability as Disqualification in Fetterman/Oz Debate

All posts View article on FAIR's website Framing Disability as Disqualification in Fetterman/Oz Debate Julie Hollar   After NBC's roundly criticized interview (10/11/22) of Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, journalists covering Fetterman's race ought to…

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