Genocide Doesn’t Happen Without Language to Incite It
US establishment media seemed unwilling or unable (but likely both) to narrate a more complex, historically accurate account of the war on Gaza.
Robin Andersen
The Gaza Genocide Continues, Rebranded as a ‘Ceasefire’
Despite Trump’s pronouncement, a “peace” has not held, though the fantasy narrative has.
When Israel Burned Refugees Alive, Establishment Media Called It a ‘Tragic Accident’
As the world watched on social media and responded in outrage, US corporate media, once again, provided cover for the perpetrators of Israel’s genocide.
Flour Massacre Called ‘Aid-Related Deaths’—Rather Than Part of Israel’s Engineered Famine
Investigative reporters and social media users have become adept at recognizing pro-Israeli contortions and patterns of language.
NYT Runs Interference for IDF as It Bombs Jabalia Refugee Camp
The New York Times, and other news outlets, have employed a lexicon that diminishes, denies, obscures and justifies Israeli war crimes.
Australians Call to End Long Persecution of WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange
As Julian Assange has nearly exhausted his appeals against a US extradition order, Australia has ramped up its advocacy on his behalf.
Maui Fire Coverage Ignored Fossil Fuel Responsibility
News reports largely confused the climate crisis’s contribution to the fire, and ignored the role of fossil fuels in planetary heating.
NATO Narratives and Corporate Media Are Leading to ‘Doorstep of Doom’
As we slide closer to what was once considered the ultimate insanity—nuclear Armageddon—corporate media seem to be egging on reckless leaders.
In the Wake of Abu Akleh’s Murder, Media Continued to Obscure Israeli Violence
US media are “terrified of being attacked if they don’t repeat the Israeli versions of events. They live in constant fear.”
Israel Killed Reporter Abu Akleh—but US Media Disguised the Facts
Many US outlets used a back-and-forth blame frame to report the killing of veteran war correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh.
Beijing’s Movie War Propaganda—and Washington’s
Each aspect of Chinese propaganda complained about in Battle at Lake Changjin is routinely employed by US media, and have been for years.
Media Fail to Prepare Public for Potential Trump Coup
Corporate media approached election night with circuitous, often tepid reporting, scattered with euphemisms that obscured GOP voter suppression efforts and the clear possibility that Trump will try to steal the election.
Not All Criticism of Kamala Harris Is Created Equal
Emerging as a corporate media frame is a sloppy, mystifying confusion that refuses to distinguish the racist and sexist slurs against Harris from an authentic discussion of the trajectory of her political positions.
A Pandemic Is Not a War
Though many public officials and media outlets seem increasingly convinced that we are fighting a war against Covid-19, framing the pandemic in military terms obscures what we need to know and how we can cope with this virus.
NPR’s Targeted Disinformation on Bernie Sanders
Election Focus 2020: a piece by two of NPR’s leading political reporters, which aired just before the Iowa caucuses, provides a view of how journalists speak with authority on issues they seem to know very little about.
Factchecking NPR’s Attempted Takedown of Bernie Sanders
Election Focus 2020: a piece by two of NPR’s leading political reporters, which aired just before the Iowa caucuses, provides a view of how journalists speak with authority on issues they seem to know very little about.
Backlash Against Russian ‘Fake News’ Is Shutting Down Debate for Real
The actions being taken by tech giants to battle fake news are currently having devastating effects on alternative media and freedom of speech, while leaving the worst hate speech and junk news spinning across the internet by right-wing trolls.
Bush, Blair and the Lies That Justified the Illegal Iraq War
Parroting a president known to be inventing justifications for war does not fulfill the mandate of the First Amendment, the Fourth Estate, or even journalists’ own professional canons that emphasize the obligation to the public, not to the president or the executive branch.
An ‘Unqualified’ Success at Media Manipulation
After the Wisconsin loss, the Clinton campaign went into high gear, sending emails out announcing a new strategy of going negative. Political strategists know well that attacks can backfire, especially for candidates with high negatives such as Hillary Clinton. Their approach revealed the sophisticated media-handling of Clinton campaign strategists.
Aaron Sorkin’s Newsroom
It isn’t news to those of us interested in knowing about the world that American journalism is in crisis. With The Newsroom and its dramatic condemnation of the state of news, HBO is jumping into the center of an industry storm, and what it portrays as a national disgrace. Though Newsroom could have focused on […]
