Private Equity ‘Takeover’ Is Not Driving Healthcare Crisis
Media focus on one form of for-profit ownership will do nothing to restrain extreme US healthcare costs or expand access to healthcare.
NYT Invents a Bipartisan Anti-Immigrant Consensus
Contrary to the New York Times, the evidence of local Democrats morphing into Trumpists on the border is scant to nonexistent.
Media Obsession With Inflation Has Manufactured Discontent
Corporate media’s single-minded obsession with inflation has left the public with an objectively inaccurate view of the economy.
Corporate Media Fed COP 28 Carbon Capture Confusion
Rather than exposing CCS as the greenwashing ploy it essentially is, some reporting added to confusion and misunderstandings.
Debate Questions Posed to GOP Hopefuls Rarely Questioned Right-Wing Orthodoxy
The questions asked in the RNC primary debates revealed journalists had little appetite for challenging the GOP’s democracy-threatening turn.
Baltimore’s New Nonprofit Outlet Looks a Lot Like the Same Old Corporate News
The nonprofit Baltimore Banner has stirred up controversy for seeming to perpetuate the worst habits of its corporate news competitor.
US Media Suppressed Their Government’s Role in Ousting Brazil’s Government
US journalists remained silent about their government’s role in removing Brazil’s front-running presidential candidate in the 2018 elections.
Gessen’s Cancellation Can’t Go Unchallenged
Gessen, a queer Jew, is being punished by the German political machine for being too open about the nature of global authoritarianism.
ACTION ALERT: NYT Misrepresents Zionism’s Opponents as Anti-Jewish Bigots
The effort to distinguish between acceptable and unacceptable critics of Israel painted supporters of equal rights as antisemitic bigots.
Causing Gaza Blackouts, Israel Benefits from Media Double Standards
Israel-allied media minimized Israel’s culpability for internet shutoffs, portraying the shutoffs more as an unforeseeable act of nature.
NYT Amplifies Outrage Over Imaginary Calls for Genocide
Amidst a concocted outrage that has nothing to do with safeguarding Jewish students, the New York Times is going along for the ride.
‘Israel-Hamas War’ Label Obscures Israel’s War on Palestinians
Characterizing what has happened since October 7 as an “Israel-Hamas war” fails to adequately capture the character of Israel’s violence.
Corporate Media Reluctant to Report on UAW Victory From Workers’ Perspective
Throughout the strike, media seemed interested in any story that didn’t focus on bread-and-butter gains for union members.
Press Relayed Israeli Claims of Secret Hospital Base With Insufficient Skepticism
Not only did the Israeli military make a weak case, some media outlets and pundits were too quick to take this presentation at face value.
WaPo Tells Women: If You Want Marriage, Compromise With Misogyny
Since it’s Democrats who say they won’t date Republicans, the Washington Post suggests it’s young liberal women who need to “compromise.”
Media Holocaust Revisionism After Canada’s Standing Ovation for an SS Vet
Media coverage of the Canadian Parliament’s standing ovation for Yaroslav Hunka has included egregious Holocaust revisionism.
Musk’s Lawsuit Is About Destroying Free Speech
The point of this lawsuit is to intimidate anyone who speaks out against antisemitism, white supremacy and other forms of bigotry.
For Cable News, a Palestinian Life Is Not the Same as an Israeli Life
Cable news coverage of victims, war crimes and context show a double standard when it comes to US allies versus official US enemies.
Smearing Photojournalists as Hamas Collaborators Gets Them Added to a Hit List
Israeli officials are accusing major news media of coordinating with Hamas, painting Palestinian stringers as terrorist operatives.
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.
