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It’s the Economic Reporting, Stupid
On perhaps no other issue has corporate media’s failure to inform been more consequential than on inflation.
Media Coverage of Amsterdam Soccer Riot Erases Zionist Hatred and Violence
Rather than acknowledging that there was ethnic animosity on both sides, some articles about the melee elevated the violence to the level of a “pogrom.”
Adam Johnson on Charlottesville March (2017), Jacinta Gonzalez on Criminalizing Immigration (2018)
If we’re to believe the chest-thumping, high on Trump’s agenda will be the enforced criminalization of immigration.
How Trump Will Seek Revenge on the Press
Given Trump’s constant attacks on media, journalists fear that he will use the power of the state to intimidate if not destroy the press.
‘MAGA Republicans and Corporate Media Share a Strategy: Fear Sells’: CounterSpin interview with Julie Hollar and Jim Naureckas on placing blame for Trump
“You would expect journalists in a democratic society to take as the central story here that targeting of these minority groups.”
Prepping Readers to Accept Mass Slaughter in Lebanese ‘Strongholds’
Western corporate media outlets have done a fine job of legitimizing Israel’s mass killing, displacement and destruction in Lebanon.
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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.
