FAIR is the national progressive media watchdog group, challenging corporate media bias, spin and misinformation.
Military intervention into Haiti is in the air again. And the East Coast establishment media—which have on occasion remembered that Haiti is a near neighbor and has been ravaged by anti-government demonstrations, a failing economy and gang violence—seem to be breathing a sigh of relief. The Washington Post (10/11/22) ran an editorial: “Yes, Intervene in […]
Fighting “fake news” is not only urgent, it’s also a big business. But are students being taught to think critically? And what kind of news consumers are produced by these courses and tools?
Unlike Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro, President Jovenel Moïse is Washington’s “man in Port-au-Prince.” He was hand-picked by Michael “Sweet Mickey” Martelly, the previous Washington-approved president, and had pledged to follow his “Haiti Is Open for Business” neoliberal policies. Is that why corporate media are not calling for the replacement of the Haitian government?
“Riots” and “vandalized shops,” “mayhem” in the streets, “mobs”: When people of color take to the streets, corporate media often veer toward certain framing and vocabulary.
On the separation of immigrant families, many recent news stories tell harrowing and important specific stories, but they mostly don’t get into the structural causes, the deep history.
