Despite History of Fabrication, Press Uncritically Covers IDF-Provided Documents on Hamas
Documents received from intelligence agencies should be treated with skepticism,especially true when their government has a well-documented history of lying.
Bryce Greene
NYT Uncritically Reported Israel’s Version of Golan Bombing
Coverage of the Golan Heights massacre continues a long trend of US media outlets obscuring and distorting reality in order to downplay Israel’s aggressive regional ambitions.
Shielding US Public From Israeli Reports of Friendly Fire on October 7
While Hamas-led attackers were responsible for many civilian deaths, Israeli reports indicate the IDF killed civilians in multiple cases.
NYT’s Incredibly Low Bar for Labeling Someone ‘Pro-Putin’
In the New Cold War, even suggesting that the official enemy is not Hitlerian or completely irrational could earn ridicule and attack.
Hyping Ukraine Counteroffensive, US Press Chose Propaganda Over Journalism
The consensus among policymakers in Washington is to push for endless conflict, no matter how many Ukrainians die in the process.
NBC Cites Balloon ‘Threat’ in Fawning Coverage of NORAD
NBC’s framing is structured so that the new technology NORAD is seeking is portrayed as an important part of America’s defense.
How to Ignore 4.5 Million Deaths
Norman Solomon’s book attempts to show how our media institutions came to be so casual about burying the costs of US wars.
Report Shows How Military Industrial Complex Sets Media Narrative on Ukraine
Wealthy donors have long funded think tanks with official-sounding names that produce research that reflects the interests of those funders.
WSJ Attacks Antitrust Champion Lina Khan Every 11 Days Since FTC Appointment
One of the Wall Street Journal’s ongoing obsessions is publishing screeds against Lina Khan, Biden’s Federal Trade Commission chair.
NYT on Ukraine’s Nazi Imagery: It’s ‘Complicated’
US journalists have decided that being on the right team in this war is more important than presenting an accurate picture of events.
‘Apartheid’ Designation Ignored as Israel Kills Children in Gaza Again
Coverage of Gaza attacks in the Washington Post, New York Times and CNN didn’t include a single reference to Israel as an apartheid state.
Ukraine’s ‘Press Freedom’ Score Increases Despite Martial Law, Banned Media
Changing the standards because Ukraine has been invaded endorses the idea that freedom of the press ought to be limited in times of danger.
Trump’s Idling Plane Got More TV Coverage Than Biden Cutting Healthcare for 15 Million
States are now set to begin dropping people from Medicaid rolls–but if you were watching TV news, you might have missed it.
Facebook Protects Nazis to Protect Ukraine Proxy War
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, announced on January 19 that the company no longer considers Ukraine’s Azov Regiment to be a “dangerous organization.” The far-right paramilitary group grew out of the street gangs that helped topple Ukraine’s president in the US-backed 2014 coup. Originally funded by the same Ukrainian oligarch that backed President […]
As Unions Gain 273,000 Members, Media Opt for Gloomy Headlines
When numbers are a mixed bag, deciding whether to frame them positively, negatively or neutrally is a deliberate editorial decision.
Under Musk, Twitter Continues to Promote US Propaganda Networks
Dozens of accounts that are part of US overt propaganda networks are given special treatment from Twitter, violating Twitter’s own policies.
US Media’s Intellectual No-Fly-Zone on US Culpability in Nord Stream Attack
Commentators almost universally fingering Russia as the culprit in the pipeline sabotage, despite the lack of a plausible motive.
NPR Devotes Almost Two Hours to Afghanistan Over Two Weeks—and 30 Seconds to US Starving Afghans
NPR failed to call attention to the US policy of starving Afghanistan by restricting its trade activity and seizing its banking reserves.
NPR Distorts History of US Invasion of Afghanistan
The reality is a far cry from NPR’s propagandistically simple formulation that the Taliban simply refused to hand over Osama bin Laden.
Selling Albright as a ‘Feminist Icon’: Was the Price Worth It?
When Madeleine Albright died of cancer last month, a stream of fawning obituaries hailed her as a hero of NATO and a feminist icon.
