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‘Media Sources in the Democratic Party Tend to Be More Right-Wing’
“It’s the false balance that is putting us into a dangerous position, because you don’t want to give any sort of balance to the autocratic side here.”
Crying Wolf on Election Fraud Is OK at NYT—if Targets Are Official Enemies
For the New York Times, crying election fraud then staging a coup is bad, and just like what dictators do—unless it is the US making dubious claims of electoral fraud against official enemies, in which case it is an honorable practice.
Media’s Messaging Debate Eclipses Policies—and the Crises They Address
In coverage of Democratic positions on healthcare and climate change, the overwhelming emphasis was on electoral strategy, and not on the problems these policy proposals were designed to solve.
Ravi Gupta on Vaccine Infrastructure, Murtaza Hussain on Trump’s War on Yemen
The coronavirus crisis highlights the urgent need to reimagine our vaccine infrastructure.
‘We Basically Made Recovery Much, Much Harder Than It Has to Be’
“Centering workers in a genuine recovery, and really trying to rebuild economic security, it’s going to take movement on a bunch of fronts.”
New York‘s Chait Boosts Charter Schools—but No Longer Mentions Spouse’s Policy Role in Charter School Industry
As FAIR has reported on numerous occasions going back decades, nondisclosure of conflicts can easily lead to a lack of trust in media—earned or not.
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Not everyone thinks the way that the #press is doing is job to cover #transition is rosy @neal_katyal @JoyceWhiteVance.
https://fair.org/home/media-sources-in-the-democratic-party-tend-to-be-more-right-wing/
Excellent article by @AlanRMacLeod documenting the double standard of US media (& the US ruling class as a whole) when it comes to discussing elections (and coups) in this country vs. those in “official enemies”. https://twitter.com/alanrmacleod/status/1329938530391498752
The New York Times is shocked by Trump's phony election fraud claims.
But the NYT calls foul on elections in enemy states with no evidence all the time.
My latest article for @FAIRmediawatch
https://fair.org/home/crying-wolf-on-election-fraud-is-ok-at-nyt-if-targets-are-official-enemies/
The New York Times is outraged that Trump is calling the election fraudulent.
But the Times itself regularly calls foul on elections in enemy nations, often with no evidence.
My latest article for @FAIRmediawatch
https://fair.org/home/crying-wolf-on-election-fraud-is-ok-at-nyt-if-targets-are-official-enemies/
(sure the state arresting 1000s of people sounds bad, but nothing compared to Big Tech's grotesque censorship of the Hunter Biden investigation)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/19/us/protests-lawsuits-arrests.html
FAIR Studies
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.
Chinese ‘Imperialism’ in Hong Kong Concerns US Media; Puerto Rican, Palestinian Colonies, Not So Much
While one cannot describe China’s national security law as an act of “colonialism” or “imperialism,” since Hong Kong is part of China, FAIR conducted a study comparing media coverage of Hong Kong’s national security law and actual colonialism by the US in Puerto Rico, and by its ally Israel in Palestine.
In Pandemic, Sunday Shows Centered Official Voices, Sidelined Independent Health Experts
On the networks’ Sunday morning political talk shows, which play an important role in setting agendas for national political debate, the voices asked to participate were overwhelmingly the usual narrow cast of Beltway actors, with independent public health experts playing a marginal role, and public interest voices almost entirely sidelined.
As US Consigns Iranians to Death, Corporate Media Look the Other Way
Because the US government is directly responsible for Iranian deaths, Washington’s role should be a central concern to US media. Yet that’s not the case, according to an examination of stories.
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