Press Makes Trump, Not Voting Rights, the Primary Issue
The focus on Trump obscures the even more important story that Trump represents: the GOP assault on democracy.
Julie Hollar
ACTION ALERT: WaPo Calls Peaceful Protest Against Roe Reversal ‘Totalitarian’
Please tell the Washington Post that its call for repression of peaceful assembly is incompatible with democracy.
Media Shocked by the Leak, Not the Opinion
On primetime television, the leaked opinion got top billing—but the first concern came across as the leak itself rather than its content.
Media Need to Treat Every Day as Earth Day if We Want a Livable Planet
On Earth Day, no doubt most major media will pay lip service to the extreme dangers of climate change. But what happens the next day?
ACTION ALERT: Big Media Want Gigi Sohn Kept Off FCC Board
Tell your senators to push for the confirmation of Gigi Sohn to the FCC board.
ACTION ALERT: WaPo Lets Bigots Frame Discussion of Sexual Politics in Schools
Please ask the Washington Post to foreground the viewpoints of LGBTQ+ students rather than bigots in coverage of sexual politics in schools.
How Much Less Newsworthy Are Civilians in Other Conflicts?
TV coverage of Ukraine has both a familiar reliance on US officials to frame events and a newfound ability to cover the impact on civilians.
Biden’s Multi-Billion Afghan Theft Gets Scant Mention on TV News
Two months ago (FAIR.org, 12/21/21), I noted the striking contrast between vocal media outrage—ostensibly grounded in concern for Afghan people—over President Joe Biden’s withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, and the relative silence over the growing humanitarian crisis in that country, which threatens millions with life-threatening levels of famine. While influenced by drought and […]
NYT Twists Stats to Insist We Need More Policing
The analysis presented the need for a police-based solution as indisputable —a position that is, in fact, highly disputed.
Voting Rights Bill Blocked by Parties Unknown—According to Headlines
Don’t hold your breath waiting for journalists to take responsibility for their own role in the withering of democracy.
RNC Renounces Broken Debate System It Helped Create
GOP resistance to a commission it helped form sends a clear message about its willingness to engage in any kind of democratic debate.
Media Forget Afghan Plight as US Sanctions Drive Mass Famine Risk
As Afghan citizens have been plunged into a humanitarian crisis due in no small part to US sanctions, where is the outrage?
ACTION ALERT: As US Covid Deaths Reach 800,000, Atlantic Essay Asks: Who Cares?
Beyond the clickbait shock value is a sociopathic contempt for others’ lives, a narcissistic dismissal of neighbors devastated by Covid.
ACTION ALERT: CNN Asks Sinema No Questions About Conflicts
Please urge CNN to ask tough questions even—or especially—of officials like Kyrsten Sinema who don’t grant many interviews.
Politico Doesn’t Have ‘Woke Police’—It Has Staffers Calling Out Bad Journalism
Apparently a disgruntled minority opposed to changes at Politico knew they’d find a sympathetic ear at the Daily Beast.
Media’s Election Lesson: ‘Ambitious’ Dems Must Move to the Right
Corporate media echoed the same overarching moral they repeat year after year, seemingly regardless of outcome: Move to the right.
ACTION ALERT: USA Today Stokes Parents’ Fears of Child Vaccination
USA Today’s reporting should lead with the fact that “there are no known serious risks from vaccination and its effectiveness is clear.”
ACTION ALERT: The New Climate Denial: Don’t Worry, Do Nothing
If “experts are more certain than ever” about climate change, why does WaPo keep printing arguments for inaction based on uncertainty?
Afghanistan Withdrawal: Sundays With the Military Industrial Complex
As US troops exited Afghanistan , the Sunday shows were filled with guests who had direct ties to the military/industrial complex.
NYT Runs Interference for Billionaires Who Don’t Want Their Wealth Taxed
The New York Times was quick to cast doubt on a White House analysis that showed how little the richest families pay in taxes.
