NYT Engages in Front-Page IDF ‘Womenwashing’
The framing of IDF women in the New York Times bolsters suspicions that the outlet acts in accord with Israeli government propaganda.
Ari Paul
At Springer, Accurate Reporting Can Get You Investigated
German media giant Axel Springer is investigating one of its US media outlets for reporting truthful information about a wealthy couple.
NYT Invents a Bipartisan Anti-Immigrant Consensus
Contrary to the New York Times, the evidence of local Democrats morphing into Trumpists on the border is scant to nonexistent.
Gessen’s Cancellation Can’t Go Unchallenged
Gessen, a queer Jew, is being punished by the German political machine for being too open about the nature of global authoritarianism.
NYT Amplifies Outrage Over Imaginary Calls for Genocide
Amidst a concocted outrage that has nothing to do with safeguarding Jewish students, the New York Times is going along for the ride.
Press Relayed Israeli Claims of Secret Hospital Base With Insufficient Skepticism
Not only did the Israeli military make a weak case, some media outlets and pundits were too quick to take this presentation at face value.
Musk’s Lawsuit Is About Destroying Free Speech
The point of this lawsuit is to intimidate anyone who speaks out against antisemitism, white supremacy and other forms of bigotry.
Smearing Photojournalists as Hamas Collaborators Gets Them Added to a Hit List
Israeli officials are accusing major news media of coordinating with Hamas, painting Palestinian stringers as terrorist operatives.
‘Free Speech’ Fans Call for Censoring TikTok as Chinese Plot to Make Israel Look Bad
The Republican-held House could push to ban TikTok completely, on the grounds that it allows too much criticism of Israel.
Conflating Jewish and Pro-Israel Is Wrong and Misleading
US media falsely act as if Jewish opinion is unified in support of Israeli military attacks and in opposition to Palestinian rights.
Media’s In-House Critics to Reporters: Quit Quoting Palestinians About Civilian Deaths
Articles that chided media for being credulous toward Gazan authorities themselves failed to critically examine the claims they relied on.
Israeli Attacks on Journalists Stifle Reporting on Gaza Horrors
The ability of reporters to cover Gaza is jeopardized by the alarming number of newspeople Israel has killed since the crisis began.
NYT Ignores Dissent to Convey Image of Jewish Unanimity
Readers would get the impression that a monolithic Jewish community in the US’s most Jewish city sat in self-imposed collective silence.
While Israeli Media Examine Government Failure, US Papers Push ‘National Unity’
In the wake of the Hamas attacks, US editorial boards urged Israelis to put aside the concerns they’ve had about democracy.
Why Are Michael Lewis—and 60 Minutes—Hyping SBF?
Acclaimed business writer Michael Lewis took to CBS’s 60 Minutes to tell the world that Sam Bankman-Fried was simply misunderstood.
Police Seek a Radio Silence That Would Mute Critics in the Press
Journalists are protesting moves to hide police conversations from the public, because the public deserves to know what police do.
Georgia’s RICO Law Is in the News—but Its Use to Silence Protesters Gets a Pass
When a new example arose of RICO being used to punish the powerless rather than the powerful, concern was hard to find in corporate media.
Raid on Kansas Paper Shows Perilous State of Free Press
The Marion County Record case is a reminder that the US is no stranger to local powers using their authority to silence critical journalism.
Brooks’ Defense of Trump Defenders Disguises Where Real Power Is
David Brooks presents himself as an expert on salt-of-the-earth residents of the Heartland whom elites have ignored and wronged.
Boosting RFK Jr., Murdoch Pushes 2024 Rightward
Rupert Murdoch’s media empire is doing its best to keep Kennedy’s ambitions afloat–and push the political center of gravity to the right.
