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April 20, 2024 at 1:07 AM

Campus McCarthyism... NYT's Forbidden Words... Twitter vs. Brazil... Haiti....

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April 19, 2024 at 9:51 PM

The McCarthyist Attack on Gaza Protests Threatens Free Thought for All

All posts View article on FAIR's website The McCarthyist Attack on Gaza Protests Threatens Free Thought for All Ari Paul   With the encouragement of the state, universities from coast to coast are taking draconian steps to silence debate about US-backed violence in the Mi…

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April 19, 2024 at 4:07 PM

Baher Azmy on Abu Ghraib Lawsuit, Dave Lindorff on Spy for No Country

All posts View article on FAIR's website Baher Azmy on Abu Ghraib Lawsuit, Dave Lindorff on Spy for No Country CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin240419.mp3   Time (4/14/24) This week on Counte…

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April 18, 2024 at 9:50 PM

'I Knew They Had Fabricated a False Narrative'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'I Knew They Had Fabricated a False Narrative' Brian Mier   UOL (4/11/24) Libertarian pundit Michael Shellenberger on April 3 tweeted a series of excerpts from emails by X executives, dubbed "Twitter Files Brazil", which alleged…

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April 18, 2024 at 2:56 PM

ACTION ALERT: NYT's War on Words: Avoid 'Palestine,' 'Genocide,' 'Ethnic Cleansing'

All posts View article on FAIR's website ACTION ALERT: NYT's War on Words: Avoid 'Palestine,' 'Genocide,' 'Ethnic Cleansing'  Jim Naureckas   A New York Times staffer told the Intercept (4/15/24) that the paper was "basically taking the occupation out of the coverage, w…

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April 17, 2024 at 8:50 PM

'Brutal' Is a Word Mostly Reserved for Palestinian Violence

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Brutal' Is a Word Mostly Reserved for Palestinian Violence Luca GoldMansour A FAIR study finds that since October 7, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal have overwhelmingly applied the term "brutal…

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April 16, 2024 at 3:48 PM

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Support Fearless Truth-Telling! View this email in your browser   Support Fearless Truth-Telling! Dear Media Activist,  We’re in the third week of our spring fundraising appeal, and we need your he…

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April 15, 2024 at 8:26 PM

'Interventions Laid the Groundwork for the Crisis in Haiti Today'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Interventions Laid the Groundwork for the Crisis in Haiti Today' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Black Alliance for Peace's Chris Bernadel about Haiti for the April 12, 2024, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly e…

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April 12, 2024 at 10:20 PM

Ceasefire Order... Musk vs. Democracy... Haiti....

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April 12, 2024 at 3:48 PM

Chris Bernadel on Haiti

All posts View article on FAIR's website Chris Bernadel on Haiti CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin240412.mp3   Washington Post (3/25/24) This week on CounterSpin: US corporate media’s story a…

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April 11, 2024 at 9:23 PM

Musk Is Consistent in His Opposition to Internet Democracy

All posts View article on FAIR's website Musk Is Consistent in His Opposition to Internet Democracy Ari Paul   “We can’t go beyond the laws of a country,” Musk has said (Wall Street Journal, 4/8/24)—unless, of course, he doesn't like the government making the laws. Elo…

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April 10, 2024 at 8:07 PM

'Punishments for Corporations and CEOs Are Just Paltry': 

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Punishments for Corporations and CEOs Are Just Paltry':  Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Public Citizen's Robert Weissman about the Boeing scandal for the March 29, 2024, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edite…

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April 9, 2024 at 3:31 PM

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Support FAIR’s Fearless Work! View this email in your browser   Support FAIR’s Fearless Work! Dear FAIR Friend,  We’re in the second week of our spring fundraiser, with a goal to raise $20,000 by M…

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April 5, 2024 at 10:13 PM

UN and Israel...Alex Jones Documentary...Greedflation

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April 5, 2024 at 2:59 PM

Rakeen Mabud on Greedflation, Rachel K. Jones on Mifepristone

All posts View article on FAIR's website Rakeen Mabud on Greedflation, Rachel K. Jones on Mifepristone CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin240405.mp3   Popular Information (4/4/24) This week on …

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April 4, 2024 at 2:39 PM

UN Tells Israel: Cease Fire; NYT Says: If You Want

All posts View article on FAIR's website UN Tells Israel: Cease Fire; NYT Says: If You Want Dave Lindorff   The editorial boards of the nation’s major media organizations must have been frantic last week. Used to reporting on US foreign policy, wars and arms exports so as…

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April 2, 2024 at 8:50 PM

'This Is About What Has to Happen to Stop This Genocide':  

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'This Is About What Has to Happen to Stop This Genocide':   Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed IPS's Phyllis Bennis about the Gaza ceasefire resolution for the March 29, 2024, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edit…

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April 2, 2024 at 4:02 PM

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Support Journalism in the Public Interest! View this email in your browser   Support Journalism in the Public Interest! Dear FAIR Family,  In the midst of multiple global crises, it’s become increa…

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April 1, 2024 at 7:37 PM

New Doc Traces Alex Jones' Footprints on Our Post-Truth Landscape

All posts View article on FAIR's website New Doc Traces Alex Jones' Footprints on Our Post-Truth Landscape Kit O'Connell   To lose a child to violence is already one of the most traumatic things a human being can experience. To compound that by seeing those deaths made th…

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March 29, 2024 at 9:51 PM

Phony Border Stats... Musk vs. Free Speech... Ronna McDaniel....

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March 29, 2024 at 9:20 PM

Fox News Border Stats Distort Immigration Reality

All posts View article on FAIR's website Fox News Border Stats Distort Immigration Reality FAIR   Fox News' big scary number (2/20/24) includes millions of people who "entered the US"—then immediately left again. 7.3 million. This is the sensational number of purported…

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March 29, 2024 at 3:51 PM

Phyllis Bennis on Gaza Ceasefire Resolution, Robert Weissman on Boeing Scandal

All posts View article on FAIR's website Phyllis Bennis on Gaza Ceasefire Resolution, Robert Weissman on Boeing Scandal CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin240329.mp3   BBC (3/28/24) This week o…

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March 28, 2024 at 8:06 PM

In Unhiring Ronna McDaniel, NBC Made the Right Move for the Wrong Reason

All posts View article on FAIR's website In Unhiring Ronna McDaniel, NBC Made the Right Move for the Wrong Reason Julie Hollar   NBC created a stir when it announced on Friday that it had hired former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel to be a paid on-air contributor. After three d…

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March 27, 2024 at 9:34 PM

'Free Speech' Fan Elon Musk Enlists State Allies to Silence Critics

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Free Speech' Fan Elon Musk Enlists State Allies to Silence Critics Ari Paul   I wrote last November (FAIR.org, 11/22/23) about how Twitter owner Elon Musk’s lawsuit against Media Matters—alleging the group’s research "manipulated"…

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March 26, 2024 at 7:48 PM

'In Even the Best Coverage There Is No Accountability for the Fossil Fuel Industry'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'In Even the Best Coverage There Is No Accountability for the Fossil Fuel Industry' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Media Matters' Evlondo Cooper about climate coverage for the March 22, 2024, episode of CounterSpin. Th…

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March 25, 2024 at 9:43 PM

'This Decline in Local Journalism Was Noticed First by Journalists Themselves' 

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'This Decline in Local Journalism Was Noticed First by Journalists Themselves'  Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed filmmaker Rick Goldsmith about his documentary Stripped for Parts for the March 22, 2024, episode of Counte…

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March 22, 2024 at 10:41 PM

Climate Coverage... Flour Massacre... Genocide Case....

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March 22, 2024 at 10:40 PM

What the Chuck? Murdoch Defends Bibi From Senate Leader

All posts View article on FAIR's website What the Chuck? Murdoch Defends Bibi From Senate Leader Ari Paul The United States government has historically exercised a lot of opinions when it comes to who should be in charge of Middle Eastern countries. Former President Barac…

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March 22, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Flour Massacre Called 'Aid-Related Deaths'—Rather Than Part of Israel’s Engineered Famine

All posts View article on FAIR's website Flour Massacre Called 'Aid-Related Deaths'—Rather Than Part of Israel’s Engineered Famine Robin Andersen   Over 100 Palestinians were killed and hundreds more wounded on February 29, when Israeli snipers opened fire on people appro…

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March 22, 2024 at 4:18 PM

Evlondo Cooper on Climate Coverage, Rick Goldsmith on Stripped for Parts

All posts View article on FAIR's website Evlondo Cooper on Climate Coverage, Rick Goldsmith on Stripped for Parts CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin240322.mp3   KXAS (3/19/24) This week on Cou…

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March 21, 2024 at 9:20 PM

Establishment Papers Fell Short in Coverage of Genocide Charges

All posts View article on FAIR's website Establishment Papers Fell Short in Coverage of Genocide Charges Lara-Nour Walton   South Africa on December 29 presented a historic case to the International Court of Justice (ICJ)—the highest court in the world. In an 84-page laws…

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March 20, 2024 at 9:52 PM

'The US State Department Is Complicit With Juan Orlando Hernández' 

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'The US State Department Is Complicit With Juan Orlando Hernández'  Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Pitzer College's Suyapa Portillo Villeda about the conviction of Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández for t…

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March 20, 2024 at 3:38 PM

'They're Marketing to Us That We're Too Stupid to Fix Our Stuff'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'They're Marketing to Us That We're Too Stupid to Fix Our Stuff'  Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed the Repair Association's Gay Gordon-Byrne about the right to repair for the March 15, 2024, episode of CounterSpin. This …

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March 15, 2024 at 10:21 PM

TikTok Ban... WSJ vs. Democracy... Food Prices....

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March 15, 2024 at 3:53 PM

Gay Gordon-Byrne on Right to Repair, Suyapa Portillo Villeda on Honduran Ex-President Conviction

All posts View article on FAIR's website Gay Gordon-Byrne on Right to Repair, Suyapa Portillo Villeda on Honduran Ex-President Conviction CounterSpin Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin240315.mp3   (image: Re…

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March 14, 2024 at 8:06 PM

House Votes Against TikTok—and for More Cold War

All posts View article on FAIR's website House Votes Against TikTok—and for More Cold War Ari Paul A bipartisan effort to effectively ban the social media network TikTok in the United States has taken a great leap forward. The House of Representatives voted 352–65 that th…

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March 14, 2024 at 3:19 PM

'That's What US Capitalism Does Right Now. It Jettisons Its Elders.'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'That's What US Capitalism Does Right Now. It Jettisons Its Elders.' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed May First's Alfredo Lopez about Radical Elders for the March 8, 2024, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited…

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March 13, 2024 at 10:05 PM

NYT's Morning Newsletter Blames Everyone but Israel for Israeli Crimes

All posts View article on FAIR's website NYT's Morning Newsletter Blames Everyone but Israel for Israeli Crimes Harry Zehner   With over 17 million subscribers, the Morning, the New York Times’ flagship newsletter, is by far the most popular newsletter in the English-spea…

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March 13, 2024 at 3:55 PM

'This Court Is Not Going to Protect Us From Donald Trump'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'This Court Is Not Going to Protect Us From Donald Trump' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Vox's Ian Millhiser about the Supreme Court's protection of Donald Trump for the March 8, 2024, episode of CounterSpin. This is a…

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March 12, 2024 at 8:38 PM

WSJ Speaks Out Against Threat of Politicians Responding to Voters

All posts View article on FAIR's website WSJ Speaks Out Against Threat of Politicians Responding to Voters Ari Paul   The Wall Street Journal (2/26/24) is concerned that they live among us. They are Arab Americans. And what are they doing to threaten the United States? Vo…

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March 11, 2024 at 10:16 PM

LA Times Shortchanges Readers With Deficient Explanation for Rising Food Prices

All posts View article on FAIR's website LA Times Shortchanges Readers With Deficient Explanation for Rising Food Prices Jim Naureckas   LA Times columnist Steve Lopez (3/10/24) offers, as an example of "fighting inflation," a woman for whom cereal "has replaced meat fo…

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March 8, 2024 at 9:31 PM

Missing Sinema... Lunar Cheerleading... Radical Elders....

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March 8, 2024 at 9:03 PM

US Media and Factcheckers Fail to Note Israel's Refutation of 'Beheaded Babies' Stories

All posts View article on FAIR's website US Media and Factcheckers Fail to Note Israel's Refutation of 'Beheaded Babies' Stories David Knox   The Washington Post (11/22/23) said it couldn't make a definitive assessment of whether Biden's atrocity claims were true. But I…

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March 8, 2024 at 7:19 PM

Voters Won't Miss Sinema—but Corporate Media Already Do

All posts View article on FAIR's website Voters Won't Miss Sinema—but Corporate Media Already Do Julie Hollar   When Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I–Ariz.) announced that she would not seek re-election in 2024, few of her constituents likely mourned. After launching her political …

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March 8, 2024 at 4:42 PM

Ian Millhiser on Supreme Court Trump Protection, Alfredo Lopez on Radical Elders

All posts View article on FAIR's website Ian Millhiser on Supreme Court Trump Protection, Alfredo Lopez on Radical Elders CounterSpin Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin240308.mp3   Vox (3/4/24) This week on…

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March 7, 2024 at 6:26 PM

Applause for Lunar Failure Follows Decades of Space Program Cheerleading

All posts View article on FAIR's website Applause for Lunar Failure Follows Decades of Space Program Cheerleading Karl Grossman   “In a historic lunar accomplishment, the first private spacecraft to land successfully on the Moon touched down on February 22,” the journal N…

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March 6, 2024 at 4:18 PM

'We Need to Separate Capitalism and Journalism'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'We Need to Separate Capitalism and Journalism' Janine Jackson CounterSpin interview with Victor Pickard on the crisis of journalism Janine Jackson interviewed U Penn's Victor Pickard about the crisis of journalism for the March 1,…

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March 5, 2024 at 7:08 PM

'What in the Slaughter of Palestinians Is So Important to the US?'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'What in the Slaughter of Palestinians Is So Important to the US?' Janine Jackson CounterSpin interview with Trita Parsi on Gaza assault Janine Jackson interviewed the Quincy Institute’s Trita Parsi about the Gaza assault for the F…

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March 4, 2024 at 9:53 PM

NYT Reported Japanese Internment as 'Pioneering Chapter in US History'

All posts View article on FAIR's website NYT Reported Japanese Internment as 'Pioneering Chapter in US History' Jim Naureckas   The New York Times (3/24/42) covers Japanese internment: "Good Humor Prevails." On this day in 1942 (3/24/42), the New York Times reported on…

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March 1, 2024 at 10:44 PM

Crisis of Journalism...Gaza Assault

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