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Wed, 22 May 2013 19:29:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://fair.org/counterspin-radio/feed/ The national media watch group FAIR: Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting - CounterSpin clean FAIR: Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting - CounterSpin fair@fair.org fair@fair.org (FAIR: Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting - CounterSpin) Creative Commons Attribution The national media watch group media, news, media analysis, media critique http://fair.org/new/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/COUNTERSPIN-itunes.png http://fair.org/counterspin-radio/ Weekly http://fair.org/counterspin-radio/marcy-wheeler-on-apdoj-robert-greenwald-on-the-war-on-whistleblowers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=marcy-wheeler-on-apdoj-robert-greenwald-on-the-war-on-whistleblowers http://fair.org/counterspin-radio/marcy-wheeler-on-apdoj-robert-greenwald-on-the-war-on-whistleblowers/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 13:31:45 +0000 Peter Hart http://fair.org/?p=5566815 http://fair.org/counterspin-radio/marcy-wheeler-on-apdoj-robert-greenwald-on-the-war-on-whistleblowers/feed/ 0 Download MP3 - This week on CounterSpin: The Justice Department's investigation of the AP poses a threat to freedom of the press and the public's right to know, but the story itself, about a supposed al Qaeda bomb plot thwarted by the CIA, Download MP3 This week on CounterSpin: The Justice Department's investigation of the AP poses a threat to freedom of the press and the public's right to know, but the story itself, about a supposed al Qaeda bomb plot thwarted by the CIA, has taken some interesting turns, calling into question the facts of the bomb plot story, and the Justice Department's rationale for investigating AP. We'll talk with Marcy Wheeler of Emptywheel, who has been out in front on this story from early on.   Also on CounterSpin today: The AP story is a reminder, if one were necessary, that the Obama administration has pursued government whistleblowers with a vengeance. A new documentary tells those stories—and explains how such actions undermine press freedom and investigative journalism. Filmmaker Robert Greenwald will join us to talk about the War on Whistleblowers. LINKS: --"DOJ Goes Nuclear on Goldman and Apuzzo," by Marcy Wheeler (Emptywheel, 5/13/13) --War on Whistleblowers FAIR: Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting - CounterSpin clean 28:00 http://fair.org/counterspin-radio/peter-hart-on-syria-and-sarin-dilip-hiro-on-afghan-corruption/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=peter-hart-on-syria-and-sarin-dilip-hiro-on-afghan-corruption http://fair.org/counterspin-radio/peter-hart-on-syria-and-sarin-dilip-hiro-on-afghan-corruption/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 13:28:00 +0000 Peter Hart http://fair.org/?p=5566740 http://fair.org/counterspin-radio/peter-hart-on-syria-and-sarin-dilip-hiro-on-afghan-corruption/feed/ 0 Afghanistan,Syria Peter Hart talks about Syria and chemical weapons claims, and author Dilip Hiro joins the show to talk about how stories about Afghan corruption fail to explain the U.S. role in creating that corruption. Peter Hart talks about Syria and chemical weapons claims, and author Dilip Hiro joins the show to talk about how stories about Afghan corruption fail to explain the U.S. role in creating that corruption. FAIR: Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting - CounterSpin clean 28:00 http://fair.org/counterspin-radio/mark-hertsgaard-on-bp-cover-up-jamilah-king-on-obama-phones/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mark-hertsgaard-on-bp-cover-up-jamilah-king-on-obama-phones http://fair.org/counterspin-radio/mark-hertsgaard-on-bp-cover-up-jamilah-king-on-obama-phones/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 13:34:22 +0000 Peter Hart http://fair.org/?p=5566408 http://fair.org/counterspin-radio/mark-hertsgaard-on-bp-cover-up-jamilah-king-on-obama-phones/feed/ 0 This week on CounterSpin: A whistleblower report confirms what many already sensed: In the wake of the disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil spill, BP was more interested in appearances than in the health and safety of people or ecosystems. This week on CounterSpin: A whistleblower report confirms what many already sensed: In the wake of the disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil spill, BP was more interested in appearances than in the health and safety of people or ecosystems. Journalist and author Mark Hertsgaard is the environmental correspondent for The Nation magazine. He'll join us to discuss his article on the extent, and the impact, of BP's cover up. lAlso on CounterSpin today, the right has managed to manufacture a controversy over something they call an "Obama Phone." The story is basically bogus, but it's having real world effects nonetheless. We'll talk to Jamilah King from Colorlines about that. FAIR: Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting - CounterSpin clean 28:00 http://fair.org/counterspin-radio/beau-grosscup-on-defining-terrorism-hugh-kaufmann-on-texas-fertilizer-explosion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=beau-grosscup-on-defining-terrorism-hugh-kaufmann-on-texas-fertilizer-explosion http://fair.org/counterspin-radio/beau-grosscup-on-defining-terrorism-hugh-kaufmann-on-texas-fertilizer-explosion/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:15:23 +0000 Peter Hart http://fair.org/?p=5566161 http://fair.org/counterspin-radio/beau-grosscup-on-defining-terrorism-hugh-kaufmann-on-texas-fertilizer-explosion/feed/ 2 Labor,Terrorism This week on CounterSpin: The Boston bombings were labeled as terrorist attacks almost from the start. But what does that label mean, and how is it used? We'll talk to Cal State University of Chico professor Beau Grosscup about how the term is used—and... This week on CounterSpin: The Boston bombings were labeled as terrorist attacks almost from the start. But what does that label mean, and how is it used? We'll talk to Cal State University of Chico professor Beau Grosscup about how the term is used—and perhaps misused. Also on CounterSpin today, much of the town of West, Texas was destroyed in an explosion at the West Fertilizer plant on April 18.Famed EPA whistleblower Hugh Kaufman joins us to critique media portrayals of the disaster as merely a matter of regulatory oversights. FAIR: Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting - CounterSpin clean 28:00 http://fair.org/counterspin-radio/nicole-woo-on-chained-cpi-erin-grant-on-gosnell-case/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nicole-woo-on-chained-cpi-erin-grant-on-gosnell-case http://fair.org/counterspin-radio/nicole-woo-on-chained-cpi-erin-grant-on-gosnell-case/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:32:30 +0000 Peter Hart http://fair.org/?p=5565694 But what's been missing from that reporting? We’ll hear from Erin Grant, a Philadelphia abortion provider, and contributor to RH Reality Check, about that.]]> http://fair.org/counterspin-radio/nicole-woo-on-chained-cpi-erin-grant-on-gosnell-case/feed/ 0 Millionaire pundits are celebrating cuts to Social Security benefits; we'll ask the Center for Economic & Policy Research’s Nicole Woo what the real world effects of that ‘tweak’ are likely to be. And the trial of Dr. Kermit Gosnell, Millionaire pundits are celebrating cuts to Social Security benefits; we'll ask the Center for Economic & Policy Research’s Nicole Woo what the real world effects of that ‘tweak’ are likely to be. And the trial of Dr. Kermit Gosnell, wo ran an illegal abortion clinic in Philadelphia, has been covered in gruesome detail since Gosnell's arrest in 2011> But what's been missing from that reporting? We’ll hear from Erin Grant, a Philadelphia abortion provider, and contributor to RH Reality Check, about that. FAIR: Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting - CounterSpin clean 28:00 http://fair.org/counterspin-radio/laura-flanders-on-margaret-thatcher-pardiss-kebriaei-on-guantanamo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=laura-flanders-on-margaret-thatcher-pardiss-kebriaei-on-guantanamo http://fair.org/counterspin-radio/laura-flanders-on-margaret-thatcher-pardiss-kebriaei-on-guantanamo/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:31:16 +0000 Peter Hart http://fair.org/?p=5565479 http://fair.org/counterspin-radio/laura-flanders-on-margaret-thatcher-pardiss-kebriaei-on-guantanamo/feed/ 0 Guantanamo,Laura Flanders,Margaret Thatcher Margaret Thatcher's death brought a wave of gushing coverage of the former prime minister-- but journalist Laura Flanders remembers a different Thatcher legacy; she'll join us to talk about it. And detainees at Guantanamo have engaged in a life-threate... Margaret Thatcher's death brought a wave of gushing coverage of the former prime minister-- but journalist Laura Flanders remembers a different Thatcher legacy; she'll join us to talk about it. And detainees at Guantanamo have engaged in a life-threatening hunger strike for months. We’ll talk about the effort to shed light on it with Pardiss Kebriaei, senior staff attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights. FAIR: Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting - CounterSpin clean 28:00 http://fair.org/counterspin-radio/tim-shorrock-on-north-korea-lee-fang-on-the-right-leans-in/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tim-shorrock-on-north-korea-lee-fang-on-the-right-leans-in http://fair.org/counterspin-radio/tim-shorrock-on-north-korea-lee-fang-on-the-right-leans-in/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:30:03 +0000 Peter Hart http://fair.org/?p=5565349 http://fair.org/counterspin-radio/tim-shorrock-on-north-korea-lee-fang-on-the-right-leans-in/feed/ 2 Americans for Prosperity,Koch Brothers,North Korea While corporate TV panics over North Korea, Tim Shorrock points out what's missing from the story. And the Lee Fang tells us how the right is mobilizing at the state-level-- they're even creating media outlets to spread their message. While corporate TV panics over North Korea, Tim Shorrock points out what's missing from the story. And the Lee Fang tells us how the right is mobilizing at the state-level-- they're even creating media outlets to spread their message. FAIR: Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting - CounterSpin clean 28:00 http://fair.org/counterspin-radio/david-moon-on-aarons-law-beth-schwartzapfel-on-prison-access/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=david-moon-on-aarons-law-beth-schwartzapfel-on-prison-access http://fair.org/counterspin-radio/david-moon-on-aarons-law-beth-schwartzapfel-on-prison-access/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:25:46 +0000 Jim Naureckas http://fair.org/?p=5565158 http://fair.org/counterspin-radio/david-moon-on-aarons-law-beth-schwartzapfel-on-prison-access/feed/ 0 Download MP3 - This week on CounterSpin: Internet activists are trying to rein in abusive aspects of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, or CFAA, with a law dubbed "Aaron's Law"--named in honor of activist Aaron Swartz. Download MP3 This week on CounterSpin: Internet activists are trying to rein in abusive aspects of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, or CFAA, with a law dubbed "Aaron's Law"--named in honor of activist Aaron Swartz. But new developments in the House threaten to make the law even more abusive. We'll talk with David Moon from the group Swartz founded, Demand Progress.   Also on the show: With millions of Americans in prison, and seemingly more each day, one might imagine that what goes on in prison would be a topic for sustained journalistic inquiry. Yet there are only a handful of reporters who make "corrections" their regular concern. Is that prisons' fault or reporters? An article in the current issue of Columbia Journalism Review discusses coverage of prisons; we'll talk with its author, journalist Beth Schwartzapfel. LINKS: --"Demand Justice for Aaron Swartz," Demand Progress --Beth Schwartzapfel, "Inside Stories," CJR (3/1/13) FAIR: Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting - CounterSpin clean 28:00 http://fair.org/counterspin-radio/diana-duarte-on-iraq-war-barbara-miner-on-lessons-from-the-heartland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=diana-duarte-on-iraq-war-barbara-miner-on-lessons-from-the-heartland http://fair.org/counterspin-radio/diana-duarte-on-iraq-war-barbara-miner-on-lessons-from-the-heartland/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:26:34 +0000 Peter Hart http://fair.org/?p=5565032 http://fair.org/counterspin-radio/diana-duarte-on-iraq-war-barbara-miner-on-lessons-from-the-heartland/feed/ 0 This week on CounterSpin: When it comes to the Iraq War, elite media are willing to say 'mistakes were made' around evidence of weapons, but virtually none appear interested to revisit the other justifications they endorsed, This week on CounterSpin: When it comes to the Iraq War, elite media are willing to say 'mistakes were made' around evidence of weapons, but virtually none appear interested to revisit the other justifications they endorsed, including that toppling Saddam Hussein would advance human rights in Iraq and especially the rights of women. Surely media that truly regretted their role in the war would show more interest in tracking those aspects of its ongoing impact? We’ll speak with Diana Duarte of the group MADRE, about what they’d find if they did. Also on the show: Veteran journalist Barbara Miner's new book takes a look at decades of history in Milwaukee—including fights over school integration, welfare reform and the birth of the school voucher movement. And she argues that journalists and policymakers can't have a sensible conversation about the state of public schools if they're ignoring the big issues, like racism and poverty. She'll be here to talk about 'Lessons from the Heartland: A Turbulent Half-Century of Public Education in an Iconic American City.' FAIR: Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting - CounterSpin clean 28:00 http://fair.org/counterspin-radio/yousaf-butt-on-iran-mary-bottari-on-fix-the-debt/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=yousaf-butt-on-iran-mary-bottari-on-fix-the-debt http://fair.org/counterspin-radio/yousaf-butt-on-iran-mary-bottari-on-fix-the-debt/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:21:57 +0000 Peter Hart http://fair.org/?p=5564873 http://fair.org/counterspin-radio/yousaf-butt-on-iran-mary-bottari-on-fix-the-debt/feed/ 0 This week on CounterSpin: The Washington Post is again suggesting that Iran is expanding its nuclear program. This time, they say Iran is attempting to import magnets for use in uranium centrifuges. But is the story credible? This week on CounterSpin: The Washington Post is again suggesting that Iran is expanding its nuclear program. This time, they say Iran is attempting to import magnets for use in uranium centrifuges. But is the story credible? And how does it play alongside the US’s latest National Intelligence Estimate? We'll talk with Yousaf Butt, physicist and scientist-in-residence at the Monterey Institute for International Studies. Also on CounterSpin today: Remember Fix the Debt? Last year a group of CEOs, along with Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, were on a crusade to save the country from its crushing debt load—mostly by cutting Social Security and Medicare. That moment of crisis passed, but the group's still as active as ever. PR Watch and the Nation reported on the things we should know about Fix the Debt; we'll talk to PR Watch deputy director Mary Bottari. FAIR: Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting - CounterSpin clean 28:00