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Reporting on California’s Fast-Food Minimum Wage Raise Comes With Side Order of Fear
There’s an apocalyptic tone to much of the coverage of California’s decision to raise the minimum wage for fast-food workers to $20 an hour.
Gregory Shupak on Gaza and Genocide
How does the New York Times’ assertion that “what Israel is fighting to defend is a society that values human life” stand up now?
‘A Minimum-Wage Increase Can Benefit the Whole Economy’
“Where you don’t see progress on the minimum wage, it’s because our politics or our institutions hold back the popular will.”
Private Equity ‘Takeover’ Is Not Driving Healthcare Crisis
Media focus on one form of for-profit ownership will do nothing to restrain extreme US healthcare costs or expand access to healthcare.
At Springer, Accurate Reporting Can Get You Investigated
German media giant Axel Springer is investigating one of its US media outlets for reporting truthful information about a wealthy couple.
Sebastian Martinez Hickey on Minimum Wage, Saru Jayaraman on History of Tipping
Elite reporters are so removed from daily reality that they assume a raise in wages means fast food employees have to lose their jobs.
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FAIR Studies
Sunday’s Gaza Guests Linked to Military Industry, Pro-Israel Funding
Sunday show guests skewed strongly toward US politicians with strong financial influence from the military industry and pro-Israel advocates.
For Cable News, a Palestinian Life Is Not the Same as an Israeli Life
Cable news coverage of victims, war crimes and context show a double standard when it comes to US allies versus official US enemies.
In Hours of Israel/Gaza Crisis Coverage, a Word You’ll Seldom Hear: ‘Ceasefire’
As casualties in Gaza mount, most TV news outlets have paid scant attention to the growing calls for a ceasefire.
As Skies Turn Orange, Media Still Hesitate to Mention What’s Changing Climate
On US TV news, viewers were more likely to hear climate denial than the connection between fossil fuel consumption and worsening wildfires.
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.
