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‘Genocide Can and Should Never Be Just a Normal Story’CounterSpin interview with Gregory Shupak on Palestinian genocide
“It’s got very little to do with religion and everything to do with geopolitics and capitalism and colonialism.”
‘There Are More Guns Than Americans, But Most of Them Are Owned by a Minority’CounterSpin interview with Robert Spitzer on gun rights and rules
“Firearms and other weapons were regulated more strictly in the country’s first 300 years than in the last 30 years.”
WSJ Calls for Keeping Judiciary in Shadows
The Wall Street Journal comes out against journalism that exposes how powerful institutions function.
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.
What Did ABC Think Voters Needed to Hear From Harris and Trump?
ABC asked some surprisingly pointed questions about perhaps the most important issue in this election—the preservation of democratic elections themselves.
Gregory Shupak on Palestinian Genocide, Robert Spitzer on Gun Rights and Rules
Why do the press corps need a constitutional amendment to protect their ability to speak if all they’re going to say is, “oh well”?
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FAIR Studies
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.
NYT Not Much Concerned About Israel’s Mass Murder of Journalists
A review of six months of New York Times coverage exposes a remarkable selective interest in threats to journalism.
‘Brutal’ Is a Word Mostly Reserved for Palestinian Violence
Since October 7, leading papers have overwhelmingly applied the term “brutal” to violence committed by Palestinians rather than by Israelis.
