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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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August 24, 2023 at 3:08 PM

'CACI Aided and Abetted the Torture of Our Clients'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'CACI Aided and Abetted the Torture of Our Clients' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed the Center for Constitutional Rights' Baher Azmy about the Abu Ghraib lawsuit for the August 18, 2023, episode of CounterSpin. This is a ligh…

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August 22, 2023 at 8:26 PM

'Erasure of Content Can Be a Problem for the Public and for History'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Erasure of Content Can Be a Problem for the Public and for History' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Gizmodo's Thomas Germain about the destruction of online history for the August 18, 2023, episode of CounterSpin. This is a …

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August 22, 2023 at 5:42 PM

Six Tropes to Look Out for That Distort Israel/Palestine Coverage

All posts View article on FAIR's website Six Tropes to Look Out for That Distort Israel/Palestine Coverage Lara-Nour Walton   Do Palestinians deserve to be free? "A complex and controversial issue," says ChatGPT (Twitter, 5/8/23). Do Israelis deserve to be free? "Yes, like all…

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August 18, 2023 at 10:00 PM

NYT McCarthyism...Threats to Press Freedom...Abu Ghraib Torture

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August 18, 2023 at 2:57 PM

Baher Azmy on Abu Ghraib Torture Lawsuit, Thomas Germain on Online History Destruction

All posts View article on FAIR's website Baher Azmy on Abu Ghraib Torture Lawsuit, Thomas Germain on Online History Destruction CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin230818.mp3   Victim of US torture at A…

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August 17, 2023 at 6:44 PM

NYT Reveals That a Tech Mogul Likes China—and That McCarthyism Is Alive and Well

All posts View article on FAIR's website NYT Reveals That a Tech Mogul Likes China—and That McCarthyism Is Alive and Well Julie Hollar "A Global Web of Chinese Propaganda Leads to a US Tech Mogul," the New York Times (8/5/23) announced on its front page. "The Times unraveled a …

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August 11, 2023 at 10:18 PM

Trump Defenders... Remote Workers... Debt Collectors

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August 11, 2023 at 9:28 PM

Vox's Student Loan 'Expert' Is Paid by Debt Collectors

All posts View article on FAIR's website Vox's Student Loan 'Expert' Is Paid by Debt Collectors Luca GoldMansour   Vox (8/7/23) should admit that student loan cancellation would be a costly policy for some of its writer's funders. Vox (8/7/23) published a piece arguing that “…

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August 11, 2023 at 6:51 PM

'We Line Up Policy With Campaign Contributions From Oil and Gas'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'We Line Up Policy With Campaign Contributions From Oil and Gas' Janine Jackson Janine Jackson interviewed the Lever's Matthew Cunningham-Cook about Republican Party climate sabotage for the August 4, 2023, episode of CounterSpin. This i…

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August 11, 2023 at 3:50 PM

Shankar Narayan on Facial Misrecognition, Braxton Brewington on Student Debt Abolition

All posts View article on FAIR's website Shankar Narayan on Facial Misrecognition, Braxton Brewington on Student Debt Abolition CounterSpin Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin230811.mp3   New York Times (8/6/23) Th…

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August 10, 2023 at 9:29 PM

WaPo & Co. Scapegoat Remote Workers for Urban Real Estate Woes

All posts View article on FAIR's website WaPo & Co. Scapegoat Remote Workers for Urban Real Estate Woes Julianne Tveten   Washington Post (1/27/23): "With most federal employees still working at home...downtown can still feel like a deflated balloon." According to the Was…

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August 10, 2023 at 3:35 PM

'The Narrative Here Is That Workers Fought and They Won'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'The Narrative Here Is That Workers Fought and They Won' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed the Upsurge's Teddy Ostrow about the UPS/Teamsters agreement for the August 4, 2023, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited tr…

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August 9, 2023 at 8:26 PM

Brooks' Defense of Trump Defenders Disguises Where Real Power Is

All posts View article on FAIR's website Brooks' Defense of Trump Defenders Disguises Where Real Power Is Ari Paul In an era of Donald Trump and a Republican Party dedicated to eradicating liberal democratic order to solidify its political hegemony, New York Times columnist Dav…

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August 7, 2023 at 9:25 PM

NBC Cites Balloon 'Threat' in Fawning Coverage of NORAD

All posts View article on FAIR's website NBC Cites Balloon 'Threat' in Fawning Coverage of NORAD Bryce Greene   NBC News (7/24/23): Three views of the Chinese balloon. The “Chinese Spy Balloon” has been an important story for fueling New Cold War animus against China, but it is…

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August 4, 2023 at 10:16 PM

Ignoring 4.5M Deaths... Breaking the Ocean... GOP's Climate Sabotage

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August 4, 2023 at 3:27 PM

Teddy Ostrow on UPS/Teamsters Agreement, Matthew Cunningham-Cook on GOP Climate Sabotage

All posts View article on FAIR's website Teddy Ostrow on UPS/Teamsters Agreement, Matthew Cunningham-Cook on GOP Climate Sabotage CounterSpin Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin230804.mp3   Washington Post (7/25/23) …

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August 2, 2023 at 8:14 PM

'The Athletic Is the Negation of Local Sports Coverage'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'The Athletic Is the Negation of Local Sports Coverage' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed The Nation's Dave Zirin about the elimination of the New York Times' sports section for the July 28, 2023, episode of CounterSpin. This is …

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August 2, 2023 at 3:17 PM

'People Have to Be Able to Access the Asylum Process, Regardless of Manner of Entry'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'People Have to Be Able to Access the Asylum Process, Regardless of Manner of Entry' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies' Melissa Crow about the Biden administration's asylum restrictions f…

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August 1, 2023 at 6:09 PM

How to Ignore 4.5 Million Deaths

All posts View article on FAIR's website How to Ignore 4.5 Million Deaths  Bryce Greene   (New Press, 2023) Brown University’s Costs of War project released a study this year estimating that US-led wars since 9/11 have contributed directly and indirectly to 4.5 million deaths i…

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July 31, 2023 at 9:04 PM

Humans Might Be About to Break the Ocean? Don't Stop the Presses

All posts View article on FAIR's website Humans Might Be About to Break the Ocean? Don't Stop the Presses Julie Hollar   The Guardian (7/25/23) notes that scientists have said a collapse of the AMOC "must be avoided 'at all costs.'” When a new peer-reviewed study (Nature Commun…

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July 28, 2023 at 9:46 PM

Fans of Cluster Bombs Dominate WaPo’s Opinion Section

All posts View article on FAIR's website Fans of Cluster Bombs Dominate WaPo’s Opinion Section Brandon Warner   The Washington Post (6/23/22) describes its opinion section as a platform for articles that “provide a diversity of voices and perspectives for our readers.” Yet as the…

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July 28, 2023 at 3:10 PM

Melissa Crow on Asylum Restrictions, Dave Zirin on NYT's Vanishing Sports Section

All posts View article on FAIR's website Melissa Crow on Asylum Restrictions, Dave Zirin on NYT's Vanishing Sports Section CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin230728.mp3   Houston Chronicle (7/11/23) Thi…

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July 27, 2023 at 9:25 PM

Legacy Admissions Are Actually the Opposite of Affirmative Action

All posts View article on FAIR's website Legacy Admissions Are Actually the Opposite of Affirmative Action Jim Naureckas   No, AP (7/1/23), built-in advantages for well-connected students are not kind of like positive steps to remedy discrimination, except that they benefit whit…

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July 25, 2023 at 9:23 PM

Twisting Statistics to Fake the Collapse of Europe

All posts View article on FAIR's website Twisting Statistics to Fake the Collapse of Europe Elias Khoury   Unjustified doomsaying is one of corporate media’s favorite pastimes. And they often practice this hobby in their economic coverage of Europe. Corporate outlets commonly war…

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July 24, 2023 at 8:48 PM

'You Are Exacerbating the Racial Wealth Gap Through the Use of Subsidies'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'You Are Exacerbating the Racial Wealth Gap Through the Use of Subsidies' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Good Jobs First's Arlene Martínez about corporate subsidies for the July 14, 2023, episode of CounterSpin. This is a ligh…

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