NPR’s Source on Mosque Murders Can’t Recall People Ever Being Murdered in a Mosque Before
NPR’s Morning Edition turned for commentary on the Christchurch massacre to a source who couldn’t remember people ever being murdered in a mosque before.
Colleagues Defend Tucker Carlson’s ‘Ideas’—That Iraqis Are ‘Monkeys,’ Child Rape Is ‘Commitment to Love’
For champions of civility coming to Tucker Carlson’s defense, the problem for public discourse is not his vile statements, but any suggestion that the public could be better served.
Worry About the Old, Not the Rich, HuffPost Tells Readers
There continues to be a large market for pieces saying the big conflict in the US is generational rather than class. The HuffPost made its latest contribution this week.
‘What Is Terrorism?’ NYT Asks—but Offers No Answers
When the headline of a story literally includes the phrase “Big Question: What Is Terrorism?” you might think it would offer at least one plausible definition proposed by any party or individual involved in these discussions. But not a single definition is suggested by anyone in the report.
Debate Over Labeling Omar Obscures Vital Debate on Israel/Palestine
The reaction to Ilhan Omar’s comments proved her point: The United States’ allegiance to Israel, right or wrong, is unwavering, and any questioning of Israeli policy and the Palestinian plight is “unacceptable” and will be linked to antisemitism in order to squash debate.
NYT’s ‘Desire for Control’ Over Political Perceptions
Election Focus 2020: Are campaigns controlled by media consultants necessarily better than those controlled by the candidates themselves? Why should Bernie Sanders bending to “the wishes of his current advisers” be considered a good thing?
Venezuela-Baiting: How Media Keep Anti-Imperialist Dissent in Check
The political right is uniting with establishment Democrats in denouncing presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders for his supposedly pro-dictatorship stance on Venezuela. And the media are piling on.
WaPo Warns Dems That Progressive Policies Could Bring Them Many Victories
Election Focus 2020: The Tea Party upsurge might have “cost” the Republicans in morality, but not in seats or political power. Activists are hopeful that a solidly progressive platform can bring the Democratic Party a similar advantage.
Facebook Wants You to Know if You’re Getting Your News From the Wrong Government
If you’re thinking that Facebook–90 percent of whose customers are not in the United States–should treat Russian-backed outlets differently than US-backed outlets because the US supports peace and democracy, or doesn’t use social media to try to manipulate other nations…. Well, this is why it’s important to get your information from a variety of sources.
The Return of the Inexplicable Republican Best Friend
Election Focus 2020: Why, one is compelled to ask, do longtime, diehard conservatives care so much about what’s in the Democratic Party’s best interests?
New York Times Provides Cover for Austerity Cranks
Incredibly, instead of pointing out that the advocates of austerity have been shown wrong, most reporting continues to treat their policies as being credible, and in fact often works to hide evidence of its failure.
Venezuela Coverage Takes Us Back to Golden Age of Lying About Latin America
The US administration and corporate media have resorted to the most extreme lying about Latin America that has been seen since the Reagan administration wars of the 1980s.
US Media Erase Years of Chavismo’s Gains
Venezuela’s years of social gains have been almost entirely written out of media coverage of the effort to overthrow the Venezuelan government by the US, Canada and their right-wing partners in Venezuela and the region.
When India Tries to Regulate Amazon, US Media Qualms About Monopoly Disappear
While commentators are at least beginning to worry about Amazon’s emerging monopoly here at home, this concern does not extend to countries like India, exposing the underlying neocolonial disposition of corporate media.
CBS’s Horror Stories on National Debt Aren’t Actually All That Scary
The “economic textbooks” CBS cites in its warning on debt seem not to be very reliable.
Court Strikes Down FCC’s Mean-Spirited Effort to Reinforce Digital Divide
A federal appeals court has overturned FCC chair Ajit Pai’s attempt to gut the subsidy that makes it possible for low-income communities to access broadband.
Facts Don’t Interfere With Propaganda Blitz Against Venezuela’s Elected President
It’s not unusual for Western media to ignore facts they have themselves reported when a major “propaganda blitz” by Washington is underway against a government.
Western Media Fall in Lockstep for Cheap Trump/Rubio Venezuela Aid PR Stunt
Western media outlets uniformly echoed the Trump administration’s simplistic, pre-packaged claim that the Venezuelan government was heartlessly withholding foreign aid.
‘Venezuela’: Media’s One-Word Rebuttal to the Threat of Socialism
Alarmed by the growing threat of progressive policies at home, the establishment has found a one-word weapon to deploy against the rising tide: Venezuela.
NYT Reports on ‘Perception’ of Subway Danger—but Can’t Perceive Racism
Inchoate fears about public transit—and the people who use it—have a long history, both in New York and other US cities.
