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Double Standards and Distortion: How the NYT Misreports Sexual Violence in Israel/Palestine
From the beginning, there were serious problems with the claims of mass rape by Hamas. Yet the New York Times devoted significant coverage to promoting that narrative.
Exposing Bias Against Palestinians, Ta-Nehisi Coates Is Predictably Accused of Bias by CBS
Host Tony Dokoupil began the interview with an aggressive monologue that effectively dismissed Coates’ and his worldview, painting him as a radical not worth listening to.
Top Papers Quoted More Wine Importers Than Union Leaders on Port Strike
The more a strike affects the economy, i.e., the more effective it is, the harder corporate media try to smear workers as selfish and destructive.
Derek Seidman on Insurance and Climate, Insha Rahman on Immigration Conversation
Why are events we pay insurance for a “crisis” for the industry we pay it to? The unceasing effects of climate disruption will only throw that question into more relief.
Media Urge Expansion of Ukraine War—Nuclear Risk Be Damned
Despite the risks of escalation, Biden’s public reluctance to loosen limits on Ukrainian use of US missiles has been met in the war-hungry media primarily with derision.
New Yorker Sides With Right Against Childless Cat Ladies
The message of Emma Green’s one-sided New Yorker piece is that the issue of declining birth rates is not economic, but a spiritual rot in contemporary society.
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Double Standards and Distortion: How the NYT Misreports Sexual Violence in Israel/Palestine
From the beginning, there were serious problems with the claims of mass rape by Hamas. Yet the New York Times devoted significant coverage to promoting that narrative.
Study: To US Papers, ‘Identity Politics’ Is Mostly a Way to Sneer at the Left
A FAIR study of US newspapers found the overwhelming majority of times the vague term “identity politics” was mentioned, it was referring to Democrats and the left.
Breaking News Alerts Keep Public Posted on Trivia and Trump
Media outlets promise comprehensive news alerts about important breaking stories occurring everywhere—but that’s not what subscribers are getting.
Students Left Out of Discussions About Student Gaza Protests
A new FAIR study finds that media conversations about student-led campus encampments in solidarity with Palestine rarely included students themselves.
NYT Not Much Concerned About Israel’s Mass Murder of Journalists
A review of six months of New York Times coverage exposes a remarkable selective interest in threats to journalism.
