http://fair.org The national media watch group Fri, 24 May 2013 19:42:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 The national media watch group FAIR: Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting clean The national media watch group http://www.fair.org/images/CounterSpin.jpg http://fair.org http://youtu.be/vtftNkd75U0?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fair-tv-pbs-and-koch-guatemala-and-the-u-s-role-and-rumsfeld-meets-the-press http://youtu.be/vtftNkd75U0#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 19:42:04 +0000 Peter Hart http://fair.org/?p=5566908 http://youtu.be/vtftNkd75U0/feed/ 0 http://fair.org/counterspin-radio/tia-lessin-on-citizen-koch-karuna-jagger-on-breast-cancer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tia-lessin-on-citizen-koch-karuna-jagger-on-breast-cancer http://fair.org/counterspin-radio/tia-lessin-on-citizen-koch-karuna-jagger-on-breast-cancer/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 13:31:51 +0000 Peter Hart http://fair.org/?p=5566884 http://fair.org/counterspin-radio/tia-lessin-on-citizen-koch-karuna-jagger-on-breast-cancer/feed/ 0 Download MP3 - This week on CounterSpin: PBS says no to Koch. Not the soft drink, but a documentary called Citizen Koch, about the billionaire right-wing political donors. We'll speak with Tia Lessin, the film's co-director, about what happened. - Download MP3 This week on CounterSpin: PBS says no to Koch. Not the soft drink, but a documentary called Citizen Koch, about the billionaire right-wing political donors. We'll speak with Tia Lessin, the film's co-director, about what happened. Also on CounterSpin today, actress Angelina Jolie’s announcement that she had a preventive double mastectomy brought breast cancer into the spotlight. The thing about media spotlights, though, is they don't always shed the most useful light. Is the press drawing the sort of lessons from the Jolie story that really will improve women's health choices? We'll talk with Karuna Jaggar from the group Breast Cancer Action about that.   LINKS: --Citizen Koch --Breast Cancer Action     FAIR: Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting clean 28:00 http://www.fair.org/blog/2013/05/21/problems-at-pbs-from-rose-to-koch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=problems-at-pbs-from-rose-to-koch http://www.fair.org/blog/2013/05/21/problems-at-pbs-from-rose-to-koch/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 20:20:33 +0000 Peter Hart http://fair.org/?p=5566845 http://www.fair.org/blog/2013/05/21/problems-at-pbs-from-rose-to-koch/feed/ 0 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 clean 28:00 http://fair.org/take-action/media-advisories/justice-department-attacks-the-press/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=justice-department-attacks-the-press http://fair.org/take-action/media-advisories/justice-department-attacks-the-press/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 22:02:59 +0000 Peter Hart http://fair.org/?p=5566809 http://fair.org/take-action/media-advisories/justice-department-attacks-the-press/feed/ 3 http://fair.org/take-action/action-alerts/iraq-then-syria-now/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iraq-then-syria-now http://fair.org/take-action/action-alerts/iraq-then-syria-now/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 20:08:25 +0000 Peter Hart http://fair.org/?p=5566798 http://fair.org/take-action/action-alerts/iraq-then-syria-now/feed/ 3 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 clean 28:00 http://fair.org/take-action/action-alerts/dont-koch-the-l-a-times/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dont-koch-the-l-a-times http://fair.org/take-action/action-alerts/dont-koch-the-l-a-times/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 19:37:27 +0000 Peter Hart http://fair.org/?p=5566679 http://fair.org/take-action/action-alerts/dont-koch-the-l-a-times/feed/ 4 http://fair.org/take-action/media-advisories/syria-skepticism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syria-skepticism http://fair.org/take-action/media-advisories/syria-skepticism/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 18:29:02 +0000 Peter Hart http://fair.org/?p=5566503 http://fair.org/take-action/media-advisories/syria-skepticism/feed/ 11 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 clean 28:00