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As Right Media Hail DeSantis as ‘Woke’ Killer, Centrists Admire His Brand
Centrist media are in no way hammering DeSantis with the same vigor that their right-wing counterpoints are defending him.
‘Gigi Sohn Has Faced Relentless Smear Campaigns, Some Funded by the Telecom Industry’
“Senate Democrats…have been pretty slow to stand up and speak out and condemn these attacks for what they are.”
Media ‘Spy Balloon’ Obsession a Gift to China Hawks
Despite lack of proof of either explanation, media lent far more credence to the US’s official narrative than to that of China.
60 Minutes’ Weight-Loss Tip: Don’t Bite the Hand That Feeds You
CBS’s segment on a weight-loss drug featured two doctors paid by the drug maker—which happened to be a sponsor of the broadcast.
‘Everyone Has a Right to Electricity and Heat’
“If just 12 utilities took 1% of their dividends that they paid out to shareholders…that could have prevented disconnections.”
Evan Greer on the Fight for the FCC
What could be happening if Biden’s long-languishing nomination of public interest advocate Gigi Sohn were put through?
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FAIR Studies
To US Papers, Iranian Weapons Far More Newsworthy Than Those Made in USA
If newspapers were concerned about human life, there wouldn’t be such a gap in coverage between Iranian and US-made weapons.
NYT, WSJ Look to Hawks for Ukraine Expertise
Perspectives that critically examine government actions have been hard to find in New York Times and Wall Street Journal reporting on Ukraine,
NPR Devotes Almost Two Hours to Afghanistan Over Two Weeks—and 30 Seconds to US Starving Afghans
NPR failed to call attention to the US policy of starving Afghanistan by restricting its trade activity and seizing its banking reserves.
Is Record-Smashing Heat a Big Story? Depends Where It Happens
A Nexis search of ABC, CBS and NBC news programs found not a single mention, even in passing, of the Indian heat wave crisis.
Nightly News Fails to Connect Gas Price Surge and Climate Crisis
A FAIR study of nightly news shows found a dearth of segments connecting record gas prices to any climate or alternative energy conversation.
