Media’s Linguistic Gymnastics Mislead on Gaza Protests
News outlets have performed linguistic contortions to avoid stating the simple fact that Israel is shooting hundreds of demonstrators with live ammunition.
Gregory Shupak
US Isn’t Leaving Syria—but Media Lost It When Possibility Was Raised
The very possibility of US withdrawal from Syria rendered apoplectic journalists who are convinced of the legitimacy of Washington’s domination of the country—international law be damned.
Exonerating the Empire in Venezuela
The United States has for years undermined the Venezuelan economy with economic sanctions, but US media coverage of Venezuela’s financial crisis has gone out of its way to obscure this.
Liberals, Conservatives Worry About Korean Peace Threat
Commentators across the spectrum of acceptable establishment opinion are alarmed by the possibility of peace breaking out on the Korean peninsula.
Media Erase US Role in Syria’s Misery, Call for US to Inflict More Misery
Anglo-American press coverage of the Syrian situation has grossly misled readers about their own governments’ role in the catastrophe, and has urged audiences to accept greater Western military intervention in the country without examining the implications of such a move.
Painting an Israeli Attack on Syria as Israeli ‘Retaliation’
Media outlets are saying that Israel is “retaliating” against Syria for defending itself against an ongoing Israeli attack.
Tillerson’s Promise of More War in Syria Gets Warm Reception From Corporate Media
Not only are media outlets failing to address the violence implicit in Tillerson’s Syria policy, they are claiming the opposite and treating it as a plan for peace.
Slapping an Israeli Soldier More Newsworthy Than Shooting a Palestinian Child in the Face
A Newsweek article described 16-year-old Palestinian Ahed Tamimi “assaulting Israeli soldiers.” It failed to report that Israeli soldiers had just shot and severely injured her 14-year-old cousin.
