NYT’s Investigation of How Trump’s War on Iran Started Leaves Out the Paper’s Own Silence
A full accounting of how the disastrous Iran War came about must grapple with the US military/industrial complex’s megaphone: the compliant US corporate media.
Luca GoldMansour
On CNN, LA’s ICE Protesters Were Seen and Not Heard
A FAIR study found that CNN’s primetime coverage of the Los Angeles anti-ICE protests in early June rarely included the voices of the protesters themselves.
MSNBC Sidelines Its Most Progressive Anchors
MSNBC’s recent purge makes it more unlikely that the cable news network will have any role in holding Democrats’ feet to the fire.
Covering Attack on USAID as if Constitutional Restraints Were Up for Debate
Corporate media failed to foreground the authoritarian threat of Trump and Musk’s USAID takedown.
Counting the Victims of Israel’s War on Gaza Is Low on Media’s Priority List
Over the course of Israel’s genocide, Western media have actively avoided investigating the true human costs of the war.
‘Brutal’ Is a Word Mostly Reserved for Palestinian Violence
Since October 7, leading papers have overwhelmingly applied the term “brutal” to violence committed by Palestinians rather than by Israelis.
Vox’s Student Loan ‘Expert’ Is Paid by Debt Collectors
A Vox piece insisted that “student debt forgiveness isn’t happening”–but didn’t disclose the author’s ties to the student loan industry.
Distortion of Breakfast Price Hikes Leaves WSJ With Egg on Face
At the same time these companies are acting like their hands are tied by supply disruptions, their profits have skyrocketed.
Independent Media Need You to Get the Word Out on Social Media
Engaging with posts on social media is a meaningful way of supporting journalism organizations you are sympathetic to.
Media Prescribe More ‘Pain’ for Workers as Inflation’s Only Cure
Reporters acknowledge and sympathize with the pain of ordinary people, but prescribe them more pain as the only way out.
Katie Halper Violated Media Taboo Against Israel Criticism
Halper laid out the case that has been made by major human rights organizations: that Israel is in fact an apartheid state.
US Media Held Murdered Russian Journalist to a Dangerous Standard
Rather than treating Darya Dugina as a member of the civilian press, US media seemed to downplay her death as a casualty of war.
Media Summon Inflation Specter to Oppose Student Debt Forgiveness
Corporate media outlets have thrown everything at Biden’s debt relief plan, trying to convince their audience there’s not enough to go around.
Action Alert: Tell USA Today to Tell Whole Story on Afghan Withdrawal
Please tell USA Today to tell the whole story on the state of Afghanistan in the wake of the US withdrawal.
‘Disinformation’ Label Serves to Marginalize Crucial Ukraine Facts
Corporate media have increasingly taken to branding realities inconvenient to US information goals as “disinformation” spread by Russia.
Blaming Workers, Hiding Profits in Primetime Inflation Coverage
Segments on inflation put far more emphasis on the contributions of labor shortages than to the role of corporate profit-taking.
