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Appeals Court Upholding TikTok Ban Is a Grim Sign for Press Freedom
A US District Court of Appeals, with two Republican-appointed judges and one picked by a Democrat, has upheld a law forcing the sale of TikTok.
With Bolsonaro Facing Prosecution, NYT Renews Attacks on Brazil’s Courts
The New York Times has embraced a toxic narrative pushed by former President Jair Bolsonaro and allies like Elon Musk and Tucker Carlson to discredit Brazil’s court system.
Arlene Martinez on Amazon Misconduct, Neil deMause (2019) on Amazon HQ Fight
When a corporate behemoth like Amazon buys one of the country’s national newspapers, it’s a conflict writ large as can or should be.
Pundits Try to Make ‘Progressive’ Case for Kennedy
Many commentators have worked hard to downplay the danger Robert Kennedy Jr. would pose to the US public as health and human services secretary.
DC Station Rewrites Gas Exposé After a Word From Its Sponsor
An editor’s note said: “This story…has been updated to include additional research.” A more honest note might have read: “We changed this story to keep a sponsor happy.”
‘At Abu Ghraib, There Was a Conspiracy to Torture’CounterSpin interview with Katherine Gallagher on Abu Ghraib verdict
“The jury found not that our clients ‘claimed’ that they were tortured, but that our clients *were* subjected to torture.”
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FAIR Studies
60 Minutes Pushed Harris Right on Econ, Border, While Ignoring Other Vital Issues
Bill Whitaker’s questions frequently started from right-wing talking points and assumptions, particularly over immigration and economic policy.
Double Standards and Distortion: How the NYT Misreports Sexual Violence in Israel/Palestine
From the beginning, there were serious problems with the claims of mass rape by Hamas. Yet the New York Times devoted significant coverage to promoting that narrative.
Study: To US Papers, ‘Identity Politics’ Is Mostly a Way to Sneer at the Left
A FAIR study of US newspapers found the overwhelming majority of times the vague term “identity politics” was mentioned, it was referring to Democrats and the left.
Breaking News Alerts Keep Public Posted on Trivia and Trump
Media outlets promise comprehensive news alerts about important breaking stories occurring everywhere—but that’s not what subscribers are getting.
Students Left Out of Discussions About Student Gaza Protests
A new FAIR study finds that media conversations about student-led campus encampments in solidarity with Palestine rarely included students themselves.
