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Sonali Kolhatkar on the Power of Narrative
Narrative is an important tool for folks looking to change the world for the better, in part by changing the stories we tell one another.
WaPo Mad That Debt Ceiling Deal Didn’t Cut Social Security
If there’s one thing the Washington Post doesn’t like about the debt ceiling deal, it’s that it didn’t cut Social Security.
‘Despite Legalization, the People Harmed the Most Are Not Able to Benefit’
“Incarceration, especially for Black Americans, still has not significantly decreased, despite legalization of marijuana.”
LA Times Frames School Board Melee as Clash of Protesters, Not Far-Right Attack
The LA Times downplayed the fact that outside far-right activists have been driving much of the hostility.
‘These Bills Will Make Children Less Safe, Not More Safe’
This is cutting young people off from life-saving information and online community, rather than giving them what they need.
NYT on Ukraine’s Nazi Imagery: It’s ‘Complicated’
US journalists have decided that being on the right team in this war is more important than presenting an accurate picture of events.
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NYT’s Anti-Trans Bias—by the Numbers
The New York Times used its front-page coverage primarily to wonder whether trans people’s rights and access to healthcare have gone too far.
Who Gets to Talk About How Police Need to Change?
The New York Times leaned heavily on official sources when reporting on policing policy—giving the biggest platform to the targets of reform.
Tyre Nichols Was One of Too Many
News outlets treat cases like Tyre Nichols’ as isolated incidents, lavishing short-term attention that makes the chronic seem exceptional.
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,
