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June 14, 2024 at 9:05 PM

Rolling Back Protections for Child Labor in the Name of 'Parental Rights'

All posts View article on FAIR's website Rolling Back Protections for Child Labor in the Name of 'Parental Rights' Janine Jackson   One hundred years ago this month, I was reminded by Portside’s "This Week in People’s History" feature (5/29/23), a constitutional amendment…

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June 14, 2024 at 7:29 PM

'The Press Has a Problem Being Forthright About Trump Where the Right Has Rallied Around Him'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'The Press Has a Problem Being Forthright About Trump Where the Right Has Rallied Around Him' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Media Matters' Matt Gertz about Trump's guilty verdict for the June 7, 2024, episode of Count…

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June 14, 2024 at 3:57 PM

Jim Naureckas on Secret Alito Tape, Kennedy Smith on Dollar Store Ripoffs

All posts View article on FAIR's website Jim Naureckas on Secret Alito Tape, Kennedy Smith on Dollar Store Ripoffs CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin240614.mp3   Rolling Stone (6/10/24) This …

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June 13, 2024 at 5:35 PM

Kristof’s Burden: Global Journalist Supports Closed Borders

All posts View article on FAIR's website Kristof’s Burden: Global Journalist Supports Closed Borders Ari Paul   Nicholas Kristof is that guy at the party who reminds you that you haven’t really lived. While you maintain a regular, nine-to-five existence, driving from Poin…

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June 12, 2024 at 9:56 PM

NYT Ramps Up Venezuela Propaganda Ahead of Elections

All posts View article on FAIR's website NYT Ramps Up Venezuela Propaganda Ahead of Elections Ricardo Vaz   Venezuelans will head to the polls on July 28 to choose their president for the 2025–30 term. Incumbent President Nicolás Maduro faces nine challengers as he runs f…

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June 11, 2024 at 9:08 PM

A Maryland House Race Shows How Not to Cover AIPAC

All posts View article on FAIR's website A Maryland House Race Shows How Not to Cover AIPAC Pete Tucker   The biggest outside spender in the 2022 Democratic primaries was an unlikely group: the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. This year, AIPAC—a group backed by R…

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June 11, 2024 at 7:00 PM

FAIR needs your help!

FAIR needs your help! View this email in your browser We’re going to be totally transparent. Dear FAIR Friend, We’re going to be totally transparent: After months of working hard to improve FAIR’s finances, we’re still struggling, set to end this fiscal year deep in the red for the third…

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June 10, 2024 at 10:20 PM

When Israel Burned Refugees Alive, Establishment Media Called It a 'Tragic Accident'

All posts View article on FAIR's website When Israel Burned Refugees Alive, Establishment Media Called It a 'Tragic Accident' Robin Andersen   As the world watched on social media and responded in outrage, US corporate media, once again, provided cover for the perpetrator…

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June 7, 2024 at 10:33 PM

Mexico's Sheinbaum... NYT & 1 Percent... Protest Conspiracies...

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June 7, 2024 at 10:17 PM

Corporate Media Push Conspiracy Theories to Discredit Student Protesters

All posts View article on FAIR's website Corporate Media Push Conspiracy Theories to Discredit Student Protesters Naomi LaChance   Across corporate media, journalists and pundits introduced conspiracy theories to discredit the pro-Palestine student protest movement, parti…

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June 7, 2024 at 8:11 PM

The NYT’s One True Subject Is the One Percent

All posts View article on FAIR's website The NYT’s One True Subject Is the One Percent Raina Lipsitz   From granular coverage of the career triumphs of nepo babies and the goings-on at elite universities, to deep dives about luxury real estate and ritzy goods and services…

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June 7, 2024 at 3:35 PM

Matt Gertz on Trump Trial Verdict, Kandi Mossett on Dakota Access Struggle

All posts View article on FAIR's website Matt Gertz on Trump Trial Verdict, Kandi Mossett on Dakota Access Struggle CounterSpin   https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin240607.mp3   Yahoo (5/31/24) This week on CounterSpin: Su…

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June 4, 2024 at 9:46 PM

'Their Effort to Avoid Accountability Is Very Thinly Veiled'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Their Effort to Avoid Accountability Is Very Thinly Veiled' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed The Lever's Katherine Li about corporations' First Amendment dodge for the May 31, 2024, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lig…

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June 4, 2024 at 7:45 PM

Why Is Mexico's Sheinbaum Framed as an AMLO Clone?

All posts View article on FAIR's website Why Is Mexico's Sheinbaum Framed as an AMLO Clone? Ari Paul   Claudia Sheinbaum has made history. A leftist from the ruling party and former head of government for Mexico City, she will be Mexico’s first woman and first Jewish pres…

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June 3, 2024 at 4:00 PM

A Megaphone for the Drowned Out 📣

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May 31, 2024 at 10:37 PM

Trump Conviction... Condemning Hamas... School Transphobia....

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May 31, 2024 at 8:07 PM

New York Man Goes Down the New York Way

All posts View article on FAIR's website New York Man Goes Down the New York Way Ari Paul   Donald Trump is now the first former US president to be convicted of a felony, found guilty on 34 counts of “in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through a hush mon…

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May 31, 2024 at 3:47 PM

Katherine Li on Corporations' First Amendment Dodge

All posts View article on FAIR's website Katherine Li on Corporations' First Amendment Dodge CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin240531.mp3   The Lever (5/23/24) This week on CounterSpin: In 20…

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May 30, 2024 at 3:41 PM

When Nicaragua Took Germany to Court, Media Put Nicaragua in the Dock

All posts View article on FAIR's website When Nicaragua Took Germany to Court, Media Put Nicaragua in the Dock John Perry   The New York Times (4/8/24) cited "experts" who called Nicaragua charging Germany with facilitating genocide "a cynical move by a totalitarian gov…

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May 29, 2024 at 8:13 PM

Attacks on ICC Show 'Condemning Hamas' Is Really About Absolving Israel

All posts View article on FAIR's website Attacks on ICC Show 'Condemning Hamas' Is Really About Absolving Israel Ari Paul “Do you condemn Hamas?” This question is a familiar response from corporate journalists and pro-Israel advocates whenever anyone urges the Israeli mil…

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May 28, 2024 at 9:03 PM

NYT Misses What's True and Important About an Anti-Trans School Resolution

All posts View article on FAIR's website NYT Misses What's True and Important About an Anti-Trans School Resolution Julie Hollar   The New York Times has become notorious for its role in laundering right-wing transphobia for its largely liberal audience (see, e.g., FAIR.o…

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May 28, 2024 at 8:11 PM

NYT Misses What's True and Important About an Anti-Trans School Resolution: 

All posts View article on FAIR's website NYT Misses What's True and Important About an Anti-Trans School Resolution:  Julie Hollar   The New York Times has become notorious for its role in laundering right-wing transphobia for its largely liberal audience (see, e.g., FAIR…

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May 28, 2024 at 6:40 PM

'We're Seeing Universities Following a Corporate Agenda to Get Favor With Donors'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'We're Seeing Universities Following a Corporate Agenda to Get Favor With Donors' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed historian Ellen Schrecker about the attack on academic freedom for the May 24, 2024, episode of CounterSp…

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May 24, 2024 at 9:15 PM

Pro-Israel Donors... Amazon Workers... War on Academic Freedom....

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May 24, 2024 at 8:21 PM

Are Impoverished Amazon Workers News to Bezos' Newspaper?

All posts View article on FAIR's website Are Impoverished Amazon Workers News to Bezos' Newspaper? Janine Jackson CUED (5/15/24): "A large share of Amazon warehouse workers report facing financial strain,including difficulties meeting basic needs." A new report (5/15/2…

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May 24, 2024 at 3:48 PM

Ellen Schrecker on the Attack on Academic Freedom

All posts View article on FAIR's website Ellen Schrecker on the Attack on Academic Freedom CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin240524.mp3   Law enforcement at UCLA looks on as student peace prot…

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May 23, 2024 at 8:46 PM

'There's a Uniquely American Way of Running Politics With Private Donors'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'There's a Uniquely American Way of Running Politics With Private Donors' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Voting Booth's Ian Vandewalker about small donors for the May 17, 2024, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly…

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May 23, 2024 at 4:29 PM

Reporting on Influence of Pro-Israel Funders Is Not Antisemitic

All posts View article on FAIR's website Reporting on Influence of Pro-Israel Funders Is Not Antisemitic Ari Paul After pro-Israel billionaires and millionaires met with Eric Adams, one attendee summarized "items 'discussed today,' including donating to Adams, using gro…

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May 22, 2024 at 8:52 PM

'The Best We Can Hope for Is To Nip Disinformation Rumors in the Bud'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'The Best We Can Hope for Is To Nip Disinformation Rumors in the Bud' Janine Jackson Janine Jackson interviewed Voting Booth's Steven Rosenfeld about election transparency for the May 17, 2024, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lig…

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May 17, 2024 at 9:56 PM

Coral vs. Oil... NPR Under Fire... NYT Editor in Denial....

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May 17, 2024 at 9:12 PM

As Corals Bleach Worldwide, Some Outlets Are Willing to Name the Cause: Fossil Fuels

All posts View article on FAIR's website As Corals Bleach Worldwide, Some Outlets Are Willing to Name the Cause: Fossil Fuels Olivia Riggio   NOAA (4/15/24) found temperature levels in every ocean high enough to cause coral bleaching. Record levels of heat in the ocean…

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May 17, 2024 at 4:12 PM

Steven Rosenfeld on Election Transparency, Ian Vandewalker on Small Donors

All posts View article on FAIR's website Steven Rosenfeld on Election Transparency, Ian Vandewalker on Small Donors CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin240517.mp3   (image: Voting Booth) This we…

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May 15, 2024 at 9:48 PM

NYT Editor Denies His Paper's Role in Setting the Agenda It Reports On

All posts View article on FAIR's website NYT Editor Denies His Paper's Role in Setting the Agenda It Reports On Jim Naureckas New York Times executive editor Joe Kahn says "good media" (by which he most certainly means the New York Times) is a "pillar of democracy." Talki…

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May 14, 2024 at 7:36 PM

'Are You Going to End the Genocide, President Biden? That's the Central Question'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'Are You Going to End the Genocide, President Biden? That's the Central Question' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights' Ahmad Abuznaid about the Rafah invasion for the May 10, 2024, epi…

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May 14, 2024 at 5:36 PM

NYT's Bad Reporting on Brazil Predictably Used by GOP to Attack Democracy There

All posts View article on FAIR's website NYT's Bad Reporting on Brazil Predictably Used by GOP to Attack Democracy There Brian Mier   The GOP-led House Judiciary Committee (4/17/24) relied on the New York Times for its narrative of how Brazil is "eroding basic democrati…

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May 13, 2024 at 6:00 PM

The Media Mogul Trying to Buy Baltimore’s Mayoral Race

All posts View article on FAIR's website The Media Mogul Trying to Buy Baltimore’s Mayoral Race Pete Tucker Baltimore’s mayoral election tomorrow will be shaped by “the single biggest donation to a political campaign in city history,” but search campaign finance records, …

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May 11, 2024 at 10:47 PM

GOP Grilling NPR Is a Tired Ritual That Needs to Be Rejected

All posts View article on FAIR's website GOP Grilling NPR Is a Tired Ritual That Needs to Be Rejected Julie Hollar   Republicans made it clear that they wanted to defund NPR because they didn't like the viewpoints they thought it aired—calling it "a progressive propagan…

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May 10, 2024 at 10:31 PM

Protest Spokespeople... Police Lies... Censoring TikTok....

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May 10, 2024 at 9:08 PM

'When Hasn't Journalism Been in Crisis for Black People?'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'When Hasn't Journalism Been in Crisis for Black People?' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed Media 2070's Joseph Torres and Collette Watson about media reparations for the May 3, 2024, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lig…

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May 10, 2024 at 3:39 PM

Ahmad Abuznaid on Rafah Invasion

All posts View article on FAIR's website Ahmad Abuznaid on Rafah Invasion CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin240510.mp3   This week on CounterSpin: CNN’s Jake Tapper is mad about college students …

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May 9, 2024 at 8:28 PM

On Campus Gaza Protests, Media Let Police Tell the Story—Even When They’re Wrong

All posts View article on FAIR's website On Campus Gaza Protests, Media Let Police Tell the Story—Even When They’re Wrong Neil deMause   During the summer of protests that followed the Minneapolis police murder of George Floyd in May 2020, journalists and readers alike be…

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May 8, 2024 at 8:30 PM

TikTok Law Is an Attempt to Censor, Not a Warning to Big Tech

All posts View article on FAIR's website TikTok Law Is an Attempt to Censor, Not a Warning to Big Tech Julianne Tveten   As US lawmakers' agitation over TikTok culminates in a law that threatens a nationwide ban if the social media platform isn’t sold to a US buyer within…

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May 7, 2024 at 8:48 PM

Media Scorn Gaza Protesters for Recognizing Corporate Reporters Aren't Their Friends

All posts View article on FAIR's website Media Scorn Gaza Protesters for Recognizing Corporate Reporters Aren't Their Friends Ari Paul An emerging complaint the corporate media have against the nationwide—and now international—peace encampments is that many student protes…

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May 3, 2024 at 11:11 PM

Suppressed Protests... Murdered Journalists... Divestment Works....

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May 3, 2024 at 10:18 PM

As Peace Protests Are Violently Suppressed, CNN Paints Them as Hate Rallies

All posts View article on FAIR's website As Peace Protests Are Violently Suppressed, CNN Paints Them as Hate Rallies Julie Hollar   As peace activists occupied common spaces on campuses across the country, some in corporate media very clearly took sides, portraying studen…

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May 3, 2024 at 3:29 PM

Joseph Torres & Collette Watson on Media for Social Justice

All posts View article on FAIR's website Joseph Torres & Collette Watson on Media for Social Justice CounterSpin   Subscribe: RSS https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin240503.mp3   Media 2070 We’re now seeing the impacts …

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May 2, 2024 at 9:55 PM

Divestment Can't Work, Media Tell Protesters—Even Though It Has

All posts View article on FAIR's website Divestment Can't Work, Media Tell Protesters—Even Though It Has Jim Naureckas   A Washington Post "expert" (4/26/24) assured readers that divestment is "way more complicated” than protesters think. In a piece on how the nationwi…

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May 1, 2024 at 9:30 PM

NYT Not Much Concerned About Israel's Mass Murder of Journalists

All posts View article on FAIR's website NYT Not Much Concerned About Israel's Mass Murder of Journalists Harry Zehner   “Journalism is not a crime,” a Biden administration official accurately notes in one of the New York Times' profiles (3/29/24) of imprisoned US repor…

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April 30, 2024 at 8:00 PM

'This Is a Choice Companies Are Making to Raise Fees'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'This Is a Choice Companies Are Making to Raise Fees' Janine Jackson   Janine Jackson interviewed the National Employment Law Project's Sally Dworak-Fisher about delivery workers for the April 26, 2024, episode of CounterSpin. This…

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April 29, 2024 at 9:54 PM

'This Weaponization Is Meant to Shift Focus Away From Gaza'

All posts View article on FAIR's website 'This Weaponization Is Meant to Shift Focus Away From Gaza' Janine Jackson Janine Jackson interviewed Sam, representative from National Students for Justice in Palestine, for the April 26, 2024, episode of CounterSpin. This is a li…

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