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NYT Sidelines LGBTQ Youth Again in Conversion Therapy Case
Coverage of the conversion therapy case left out scientific and legal information necessary to understand what’s at stake for LGBTQ youth.
Gregory Shupak on Gaza Genocide Denial
Major media suggest we use something other than our own eyes and judgment and humanity to assess the Gaza situation, and how to act in the face of it.
Jared Kushner ‘Out of the Spotlight’—But Not Out of Mideast Politics, or Out of the Money
There are so many conflicts of interest around Jared Kushner that it’s hard to avoid covering them–yet journalists do so remarkably well.
The Wall Street Journal Has Many Ways to Deny Genocide
Those who deny the Gaza genocide are intellectually and morally equivalent to Holocaust deniers–yet the Wall Street Journal persists in running such denial.
CBS’s Suck-Up to Barrett May Be a Taste of Propaganda to Come
A softball interview with Trump-appointed Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett provides a glimpse of the kind of journalism we can expect from CBS News now.
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FAIR Studies
When a Shooter Is Trans—and Not a Cis Male—Suddenly Identity Matters
Most media outlets focused on profiling the shooter—who was transgender—treating the shooting as an isolated case rather than part of a larger, systemic issue.
Western Media Manufactured Consent for Israel’s Murder of Palestinian Journalists
Most outlets accepted Israel’s premise that any number of bystanders can legitimately be killed in order to target a supposed Hamas member.
Media Largely Ignored Gaza Famine When There Was Time to Avert Mass Starvation
Gaza’s conditions of famine have been out in the open for well over a year, and yet it was considered barely newsworthy in US news media.
America’s Opinion Pages Overwhelmingly Supported Trump’s Attack on Iran
56% of Americans opposed Trump’s bombing. Why wasn’t this reflected in the range of opinions presented by America’s top press outlets?
NYT Less Interested Than Ever in Trans Perspectives on Trans Issues
Even while feigning concern, the paper of record remains largely uninterested in centering trans people and perspectives in coverage of trans issues.
