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October 20, 2023 at 2:16 PM

Christopher Bosso on Food Assistance, Barbara Briggs on Workplace Disasters

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October 19, 2023 at 3:39 PM

Israeli Attacks on Journalists Stifle Reporting on Gaza Horrors

All posts View article on FAIR's website Israeli Attacks on Journalists Stifle Reporting on Gaza Horrors Ari Paul CPJ (10/18/23) tallied 17 journalists killed in the first 11 days of the Gaza crisis—the same number as have been killed in Ukraine in the 20 months since t…

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October 18, 2023 at 7:53 PM

The Need for a Less Hypocritical Center at the New York Times

All posts View article on FAIR's website The Need for a Less Hypocritical Center at the New York Times Jim Naureckas   The phrase "a decent left" comes from Dissent editor Michael Walzer's piece "Can There Be a Decent Left?" (Spring/02), which chided progressives for no…

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October 17, 2023 at 9:26 PM

In Gaza, 'We Have to Do the Hard Work of Looking at Context'

All posts View article on FAIR's website In Gaza, 'We Have to Do the Hard Work of Looking at Context' Janine Jackson     Janine Jackson interviewed the Institute for Policy Studies' Phyllis Bennis about Gaza for the October 13, 2023, episode of CounterSpin. This is a ligh…

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October 17, 2023 at 6:33 PM

Help us set the record straight!

Help us set the record straight! View this email in your browser   Help us set the record straight! Dear FAIR Friend,  When corporate media cheers on war, shrugs at environmental degradation, is comp…

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October 13, 2023 at 7:32 PM

Papers That Ignore Causes of Violence Can't Help Prevent It

All posts View article on FAIR's website Papers That Ignore Causes of Violence Can't Help Prevent It Gregory Shupak   If the commentary that news media outlets offer up is supposed to equip audiences to understand the world, then major US outlets’ coverage of the unfoldin…

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October 13, 2023 at 3:27 PM

Phyllis Bennis on Gaza

All posts View article on FAIR's website Phyllis Bennis on Gaza CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin231013.mp3   BBC (10/11/23) This week on CounterSpin:  In the wake of the October 7 attacks by…

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October 12, 2023 at 11:46 PM

'Wage Theft Is Built Into the Business Models of Many Industries'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Wage Theft Is Built Into the Business Models of Many Industries' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Justicia Lab's Rodrigo Camarena about wage theft for the October 6, 2023, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edite…

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October 11, 2023 at 4:16 PM

While Israeli Media Examine Government Failure, US Papers Push 'National Unity'

All posts View article on FAIR's website While Israeli Media Examine Government Failure, US Papers Push 'National Unity'  Ari Paul   As the world watches the ongoing horror in southern Israel and in the Gaza Strip, media grapple not only with the immediate violence, but t…

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October 10, 2023 at 5:56 PM

Help Secure FAIR’s Future

Help Secure FAIR’s Future View this email in your browser   Help Secure FAIR’s Future Dear FAIR Friends,  Last week I sent an email asking for your help closing a large gap in our fundraising this f…

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October 6, 2023 at 9:26 PM

'Most Americans Really Do Feel Pretty Strongly About Human Rights'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Most Americans Really Do Feel Pretty Strongly About Human Rights' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed the University of San Francisco's Stephen Zunes about the indictment of Sen. Robert Menendez for the September 29, 2023,…

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October 6, 2023 at 6:42 PM

NPR Falsely Claims Its Reporter Is the Only One to Visit Nicaragua

All posts View article on FAIR's website NPR Falsely Claims Its Reporter Is the Only One to Visit Nicaragua Camila Escalante   NPR (9/10/23) describes correspondent Eyder Peralta as "the first foreign journalist to make it into the country in more than a year," which wo…

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October 6, 2023 at 4:05 PM

Rodrigo Camarena on Wage Theft

All posts View article on FAIR's website Rodrigo Camarena on Wage Theft CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin231006.mp3   This week on CounterSpin: The LA Times’ Michael Hiltzik is one of vanishing…

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October 5, 2023 at 8:17 PM

Why Are Michael Lewis—and 60 Minutes—Hyping SBF?

All posts View article on FAIR's website Why Are Michael Lewis—and 60 Minutes—Hyping SBF? Ari Paul Detail from a New York Times photograph (10/2/23) of Sam Bankman-Fried leaving a courthouse earlier this year. (photo: Hiroko Masuike) Sam Bankman-Fried, once a celebrity…

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October 4, 2023 at 3:17 PM

US Sanctions Missing from Coverage of Russia's Cuban Soldiers

All posts View article on FAIR's website US Sanctions Missing from Coverage of Russia's Cuban Soldiers  Julie Hollar   When Cubans began telling stories of being lured into Russia with promises of jobs and instead being sent to the front lines in Ukraine, many US media ou…

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October 2, 2023 at 5:29 PM

An Important Ask

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September 29, 2023 at 10:19 PM

Scolding UAW... Restoring FCC... Menendez Indictment

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September 29, 2023 at 10:02 PM

The FCC Restores Its Responsibility to Oversee Corporate Control of Internet

All posts View article on FAIR's website The FCC Restores Its Responsibility to Oversee Corporate Control of Internet Janine Jackson   Listeners will know that the FCC has been ineffectual for some time, because it’s been short of full staffing. Big media players torpedoe…

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September 29, 2023 at 8:56 PM

'These Are Demands for the Whole Working Class'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'These Are Demands for the Whole Working Class' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Labor Notes' Lisa Xu about the auto workers' strike for the September 22, 2023, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript…

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September 29, 2023 at 7:35 PM

Bloomberg Muddies Climate Protests’ Vital Message: End Fossil Fuels

All posts View article on FAIR's website Bloomberg Muddies Climate Protests’ Vital Message: End Fossil Fuels Olivia Riggio   Tens of thousands of climate protesters gathered in Midtown Manhattan on September 17, kicking off Climate Week as President Joe Biden arrived in N…

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September 29, 2023 at 4:09 PM

Stephen Zunes on Menendez Indictment

All posts View article on FAIR's website Stephen Zunes on Menendez Indictment CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin230929.mp3   New York Times (9/27/23) This week on CounterSpin: You can’t say el…

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September 28, 2023 at 7:47 PM

Both Opposition to and Support for Ukraine Aid May Be Less Than Polls Show

All posts View article on FAIR's website Both Opposition to and Support for Ukraine Aid May Be Less Than Polls Show David W. Moore   Last month, the Biden administration requested an additional $24 billion to aid Ukraine in its war with Russia. Some Republican leaders are…

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September 28, 2023 at 2:41 PM

Media's ‘Sick Man of Europe’ Diagnosis for Germany Needs a Second Opinion

All posts View article on FAIR's website Media's ‘Sick Man of Europe’ Diagnosis for Germany Needs a Second Opinion Jeffrey Brodsky   Bloomberg (8/3/23) Since the 19th century, the epithet “sick man of Europe” has been used to describe European nations undergoing econom…

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September 26, 2023 at 8:34 PM

Scolding Striking Auto Workers in Advance for Wrecking Economy

All posts View article on FAIR's website Scolding Striking Auto Workers in Advance for Wrecking Economy Paige Oamek   The New York Times (9/19/23) warns that "the strike could inflict collateral damage that creates frustration and hardship among tens of thousands of non…

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September 26, 2023 at 3:05 PM

NPR Report on Depleted Uranium Shells for Ukraine Was a One-Source Dud

All posts View article on FAIR's website NPR Report on Depleted Uranium Shells for Ukraine Was a One-Source Dud  Dave Lindorff   In its fundraising promotions, NPR touts shows like Morning Edition as providing listeners a “deeper look” at complicated stories. Sometimes th…

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September 25, 2023 at 10:14 PM

Police Seek a Radio Silence That Would Mute Critics in the Press

All posts View article on FAIR's website Police Seek a Radio Silence That Would Mute Critics in the Press Ari Paul   As a freelance journalist many years ago, I was walking the streets of Brooklyn, looking for a juicy story, anything that I could get into print. I was com…

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September 22, 2023 at 10:39 PM

Baltimore Sun & Freddie Gray... UAW Strike... Cluster Bombs

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September 22, 2023 at 10:28 PM

The Baltimore Sun’s Reckoning on Freddie Gray

All posts View article on FAIR's website The Baltimore Sun’s Reckoning on Freddie Gray Justine Barron   The Baltimore Sun's timeline (4/24/15) of Freddie Gray's arrest and death relied heavily on the Baltimore Police Department's narrative. Five days after Freddie Gray…

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September 22, 2023 at 4:09 PM

Lisa Xu on Auto Workers Strike

All posts View article on FAIR's website Lisa Xu on Auto Workers Strike CounterSpin Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin230922.mp3   Photo: UAW This week on CounterSpin: An unprecedented labor action is under…

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September 21, 2023 at 10:31 PM

For NYT, Cluster Munitions Are Completely Wrong—When Russians Use Them

All posts View article on FAIR's website For NYT, Cluster Munitions Are Completely Wrong—When Russians Use Them Norman Solomon   Before the US started sending cluster bombs to Ukraine, the use of such weapons was seen by the New York Times (3/5/22) as something you woul…

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September 20, 2023 at 8:41 PM

NYT’s Incredibly Low Bar for Labeling Someone 'Pro-Putin'

All posts View article on FAIR's website NYT’s Incredibly Low Bar for Labeling Someone 'Pro-Putin'  Bryce Greene   When former French President Nicolas Sarkozy suggested that a total Ukrainian military victory was unlikely, the New York Times' Roger Cohen (8/27/23) char…

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September 19, 2023 at 7:09 PM

'There's This Notion That the "War on Terror" Was Just Something That Happened Abroad'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'There's This Notion That the "War on Terror" Was Just Something That Happened Abroad' Janine Jackson Janine Jackson interviewed the Muslim Counterpublics Lab's Maha Hilal about her book Innocent Until Proven Muslim for the Septemb…

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September 18, 2023 at 10:08 PM

'Propaganda Against North Korea and the Travel Ban Go Hand in Hand'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Propaganda Against North Korea and the Travel Ban Go Hand in Hand' Janine Jackson   The September 8, 2023, episode of CounterSpin included a new interview with Liberation News' Amanda Yee on the Korean travel ban and an archival i…

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September 15, 2023 at 9:09 PM

Ukraine Counteroffensive... RICO Indictments... Muslims & 9/11

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September 15, 2023 at 8:49 PM

Hyping Ukraine Counteroffensive, US Press Chose Propaganda Over Journalism

All posts View article on FAIR's website Hyping Ukraine Counteroffensive, US Press Chose Propaganda Over Journalism Bryce Greene   A Ukrainian presidential advisor asserted to CNN (5/30/23): “If there are timely deliveries of large quantities of the necessary consumable…

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September 15, 2023 at 3:37 PM

Maha Hilal on Innocent Until Proven Muslim

All posts View article on FAIR's website Maha Hilal on Innocent Until Proven Muslim CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin230915.mp3   (Broadleaf Books, 2023) This week on CounterSpin: New Yorkers…

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September 14, 2023 at 10:12 PM

Bloomberg Hits BRICS as US Power Challenged

All posts View article on FAIR's website Bloomberg Hits BRICS as US Power Challenged Gregory Shupak     The current members of BRICS—Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa—along with the countries accepted for membership: Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia,…

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September 12, 2023 at 9:55 PM

Georgia's RICO Law Is in the News—but Its Use to Silence Protesters Gets a Pass

All posts View article on FAIR's website Georgia's RICO Law Is in the News—but Its Use to Silence Protesters Gets a Pass Ari Paul Georgia’s RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) law, modeled on the federal statute designed to attack mob bosses, has been in…

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September 8, 2023 at 10:49 PM

AI Regulation... Korea Travel Ban... Education Transcript

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September 8, 2023 at 7:13 PM

In AI Regulation Coverage, Media Let Lawmakers off the Hook

All posts View article on FAIR's website In AI Regulation Coverage, Media Let Lawmakers off the Hook Julianne Tveten   Wired (5/26/23): "It’s a giant challenge to strike the right balance between industry innovation and protecting rights and citizens." “Everyone Wants…

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September 8, 2023 at 4:03 PM

Amanda Yee on Korean Travel Ban, Hyun Lee on Korea History

All posts View article on FAIR's website Amanda Yee on Korean Travel Ban, Hyun Lee on Korea History CounterSpin Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin230908.mp3   Liberation (9/3/23) This week on CounterSpin: T…

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September 7, 2023 at 10:02 PM

'Schools Have Always Been the Site of Struggle'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Schools Have Always Been the Site of Struggle' Janine Jackson   The September 1, 2023, episode of CounterSpin was an archival show, featuring interviews with Alfie Kohn, Diane Ravitch and Kevin Kumashiro on education and media. Th…

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September 1, 2023 at 10:28 PM

Critics Picked Up on Oppenheimer's All-Too-Timely Warning on Nuclear War

All posts View article on FAIR's website Critics Picked Up on Oppenheimer's All-Too-Timely Warning on Nuclear War Karl Grossman   The reviews in media of the film Oppenheimer have been largely positive—and perceptive and thoughtful. With a few exceptions, most reviewers “got” t…

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September 1, 2023 at 3:03 PM

Alfie Kohn, Diane Ravitch and Kevin Kumashiro on Education

All posts View article on FAIR's website Alfie Kohn, Diane Ravitch and Kevin Kumashiro on Education CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin230901.mp3   (CC photo: Paul Hart) This week on CounterSpin: It i…

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August 31, 2023 at 8:47 PM

Making Monsters: How Media Encourage Hatred of Immigrants

All posts View article on FAIR's website Making Monsters: How Media Encourage Hatred of Immigrants Lara-Nour Walton   The New York Times (10/2/22) described the effort to trick migrants into flying to Martha's Vineyard as an attempt to "force Democrats to deal with the migrant…

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August 30, 2023 at 6:13 PM

NYT Publishes 'Greatest Hits' of Bad Trans Healthcare Coverage

All posts View article on FAIR's website NYT Publishes 'Greatest Hits' of Bad Trans Healthcare Coverage Alex Koren   The New York Times' coverage (8/23/23) of a controversy at a Missouri gender clinic led with a photo of Jamie Reed, a former employee who has called for a morat…

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August 29, 2023 at 9:05 PM

'Disabled People Are Whole People; We Need to See Media Address That Reality'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Disabled People Are Whole People; We Need to See Media Address That Reality' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed New Disabled South's Kehsi Iman Wilson about the Americans with Disabilities Act for the August 25, 2023, episode o…

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August 25, 2023 at 10:54 PM

Maui Fire... Israel/Palestine Tropes... Disability Act

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August 25, 2023 at 10:20 PM

Maui Fire Coverage Ignored Fossil Fuel Responsibility

All posts View article on FAIR's website Maui Fire Coverage Ignored Fossil Fuel Responsibility Robin Andersen   When wildfires tore across Maui on August 9, devastating the Hawaiian island gem, media covered the disaster extensively. Broadcast news featured dramatic photographs…

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August 25, 2023 at 3:09 PM

Kehsi Iman Wilson on Americans with Disability Act

All posts View article on FAIR's website Kehsi Iman Wilson on Americans with Disability Act CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin230825.mp3   This week on CounterSpin: “We’ve come a long way but there’s a…

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