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‘US Leadership’—and Other Euphemisms for War
Joe Biden doesn’t become president for a month and a half, but already sections of the corporate media are calling on him to use US power to dominate the world.
Kimberlé Crenshaw on the Equity Gag Order
Trump’s obviously suppressive executive order has been largely shrugged off by media that ought to be sounding the alarm.
‘These Executions, Disturbing as They Are, Have Flown Largely Under the Radar’
“Family members of the condemned are often erased and have been, for the most part, throughout this process, and I try to really keep that at the center of my work.”
NYT Cheerleads School Reopening as Covid Spikes
New York’s mayor’s dubious plan to reopen schools has found the New York Times to be its best form of public relations.
‘The Chairmanship of Ajit Pai Has Been a Disaster’
“He’s failed in his job to make sure that the people come first, and not these companies.”
ACTION ALERT: At NYT, Now You See Corporate Influence, Now You Don’t
By assigning particular reporters to the “corporate influence” beat, the New York Times seems to let others reporters off the hook in terms of providing relevant information about officials’ corporate influences.
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CounterSpin, the weekly radio show of FAIR, provides a critical exposé of the corporate news. Produced and hosted by Janine Jackson it is heard on more than 135 noncommercial stations. The current show, back archives and transcripts are available online.
You can’t say @ReutersVzla is not dilligent - in its efforts to propagandize in support USA’s criminal & murderous effort to overthrow a democratically-elected government in #Venezuela
THREAD https://twitter.com/ReutersVzla/status/1338457874243194887
Special Report-Venezuela wields a powerful "hate" law to silence Maduro's remaining foes | By @AABerwick @skinosian https://reut.rs/3gJhjlQ
In this article for @FAIRmediawatch , I argue that "US leadership," the "rules-based international order," and "liberal-internationalis[m]," are euphemisms for #war and #empire. #America #NATO #Biden #Trump #China #AndLotsOfOtherCountries https://fair.org/home/us-leadership-and-other-euphemisms-for-war/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=socialnetwork&fbclid=IwAR26q795t34l5YGlS-LwTAsEipN_FsQdlStUEnFIGh3M00kuGhwe2sgUOtQ
@FAIRmediawatch has a most excellent podcast that keeps you Dangerously Informed on our second dry run at authoritarianism in America. W as first. Trump second... will the third time be the charm?
https://fair.org/home/liliana-segura-on-trumps-execution-spree-gaurav-laroia-on-ajit-pais-fcc/
FAIR Studies
Young Voices Largely Missing in Election Coverage
Despite the increase of young people planning to vote, corporate media have largely forgotten about them in the weeks leading up to the election.
Activist Voices Missing From Corporate Coverage of Uprisings
Establishment media overwhelmingly turned to columnists, pundits and government officials for interpretation of the uprisings—rather than to the activists facing tear gas on the frontlines.
Chinese ‘Imperialism’ in Hong Kong Concerns US Media; Puerto Rican, Palestinian Colonies, Not So Much
While one cannot describe China’s national security law as an act of “colonialism” or “imperialism,” since Hong Kong is part of China, FAIR conducted a study comparing media coverage of Hong Kong’s national security law and actual colonialism by the US in Puerto Rico, and by its ally Israel in Palestine.
In Pandemic, Sunday Shows Centered Official Voices, Sidelined Independent Health Experts
On the networks’ Sunday morning political talk shows, which play an important role in setting agendas for national political debate, the voices asked to participate were overwhelmingly the usual narrow cast of Beltway actors, with independent public health experts playing a marginal role, and public interest voices almost entirely sidelined.
As US Consigns Iranians to Death, Corporate Media Look the Other Way
Because the US government is directly responsible for Iranian deaths, Washington’s role should be a central concern to US media. Yet that’s not the case, according to an examination of stories.
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