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FAIR is the national progressive media watchdog group, challenging corporate media bias, spin and misinformation.
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‘Roe Has Never Been Enough, and We Still Need It’
“Reproductive justice is more than abortion; it’s comprehensive. We’re talking about the human right to maintain bodily autonomy, have children, not have children, and parent the children we have in safe and sustainable communities.”
Vijay Prashad on India, Covid and Modi
US corporate media don’t seem to see a story worth telling in India, beyond how Modi might hold on to power despite some unfortunate “missteps.”
Why Do White Republicans Oppose Black Lives Matter? Look What They’re Watching
The role of right-wing media purveyors of outright bigotry and falsehood in turning white Republicans strongly against the Black Lives Matter movement should not be overlooked.
NYT Scolds Pride Organizers for Not Tolerating NYPD Abuse
What’s a “worrisome trend” to the New York Times editors wasn’t police violence towards queer people, but LGBTQ activists challenging the ability of police forces to whitewash that violence by having gay contingents in Pride parades.
‘They’ve Been Looking to Bolster the Claim the Election Was Stolen’
“There’s a bit of a vacuum in government-run election processes that’s opaque, and allows the conspiracy theories to trickle in.”
Media ‘Border Crisis’ Threatens Immigration Reform
Establishment coverage has featured hyperbole about recent migration trends and an inexcusable lack of historical context. Worse yet, this style of reporting could have serious consequences in the real world: It may sabotage prospects for a long overdue reform of the US immigration system.
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CounterSpin, the weekly radio show of FAIR, provides a critical exposé of the corporate news. Produced and hosted by Janine Jackson it is heard on more than 135 noncommercial stations. The current show, back archives and transcripts are available online.
It’s no surprise that right-wing media have hyped a supposed crisis on the U.S./Mexico border, or that much of the television coverage of current immigration issues has tended to be superficial. @FAIRmediawatch
https://mronline.org/2021/05/25/media-border-crisis-threatens-immigration-reform/
just saying
4"The Biden/Harris administration needs to actually say the word 'abortion' to speak about abortion care and access.... People don’t go into the clinical setting to get a 'Roe'; they go into the clinical setting to get an abortion." --@PrestonMitchum
https://bit.ly/2R6C6rm
'Roe Has Never Been Enough, *and* We Still Need It' https://fair.org/home/roe-has-never-been-enough-and-we-still-need-it/
FAIR Studies
Sunday Shows Hit Snooze on Climate Alarm
If we have any hope of addressing the climate crisis, journalists have to move beyond debating its existence or importance, and start looking at both its causes—very concretely, looking at culprits—and its solutions.
Leading Papers Talked Up Establishment’s Senate Candidates
Democrats celebrated dual Georgia Senate race victories this week, which gives them, with Vice President Kamala Harris’ tiebreaker vote, a bare majority in the Senate. But not all Democrats are created equal, and the one-vote margin makes the politics of each individual in that majority more consequential. In 2020, several states witnessed competitive Democratic […]
Study of 2020 Debates Finds New Topics but Familiar Framing
A FAIR analysis of the 2020 general election debates found stunning breaks from past practices combined with tried-and-true tropes of national US debates.
Young Voices Largely Missing in Election Coverage
Despite the increase of young people planning to vote, corporate media have largely forgotten about them in the weeks leading up to the election.
Activist Voices Missing From Corporate Coverage of Uprisings
Establishment media overwhelmingly turned to columnists, pundits and government officials for interpretation of the uprisings—rather than to the activists facing tear gas on the frontlines.
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