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If Mumia Abu-Jamal’s Case Is a ‘Non-Issue,’ Why Have Media Gone to Such Lengths to Silence Him?
If elite media were actually engaged in a serious reckoning with the racism of the US criminal justice system, they would cover the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal.
It’s Aggression When ‘They’ Do It, but Defense When ‘We’ Do Worse
Western corporate media overwhelmingly reserve the word “aggression” for official enemy nations—whether or not it’s warranted. In contrast, US behavior is almost never categorized as aggressive,
Tim Karr on Paying for Fox News Racism, Lynn Parramore on Hedge Funds vs. Green New Deal
Tucker Carlson spews harmful nonsense like it’s his job, which it is, and he gets some $10 million a year from it—but did you know that, if you have cable, you’re paying into that income?
‘Laws Targeted at Trans Youth Are Stigmatizing, Are Harmful’
“We have a situation where federal law is prohibiting these types of discrimination, but state law is mandating these types of discrimination.”
‘It’s Important Americans Don’t Take for Granted They Can Exercise Their First Amendment Rights’
“These bills…use vague, sweeping language to define new criminal offenses, or redefine existing ones, related to conduct that may occur during a protest.”
‘Some of Our Most Profitable Companies Are Not Contributing to Our Basic Needs’
“We have a corporate tax code that is just riddled with loopholes that enable companies like this to get away with avoiding taxes, in ways that really leave regular people responsible for a larger share of our tax payments.”
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New evidence shows that a key prosecution witness in the case against US political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal had asked the prosecuting attorney for money -- a huge conflict of interest.
But the corporate media still echoes police propaganda against Mumia https://fair.org/home/if-mumia-abu-jamals-case-is-a-non-issue-why-have-media-gone-to-such-lengths-to-silence-him/
#Media #Newspeak
Aggression is defense, defense is aggression
«That the US, by definition, is always acting defensively and never aggressively is close to an iron law of journalism»
https://bit.ly/3u8Lits
We need to free all our political prisoners. Journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal has been in prison FAR TOO LONG. If we're wondering why our journalism has largely gone to shit, a look at what we've done to this man could teach us all a thing or three. #FreeThemAll
https://fair.org/home/if-mumia-abu-jamals-case-is-a-non-issue-why-have-media-gone-to-such-lengths-to-silence-him/
Elite media would have us believe they are engaged in a serious reckoning with the racism of the US criminal justice system. If only there were a case, 40 years’ worth of case, that would allow them to explore that issue.
https://bit.ly/3xyWSjL
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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