America’s Opinion Pages Overwhelmingly Supported Trump’s Attack on Iran
56% of Americans opposed Trump’s bombing. Why wasn’t this reflected in the range of opinions presented by America’s top press outlets?
Paramount Sells Out Journalism to Secure Purchase by Skydance
The latest moves from CBS’s owners mark the latest seismic shift to the right in the US media landscape.
‘They Were Able to Pass These Bills Because of Anti-Trans Media Bias’:
Documentary filmmaker Sam Feder on the backlash to trans visibility
“Heightened Scrutiny examines the relationship between the media’s coverage of trans rights and the anti-trans legislation we have seen balloon.”
Writing About the Oil Business and Ignoring the Fate of the Earth
Despite the dire backsliding on climate policy, with consequences that are clear as day, it’s business as usual in the realm of business news.
NYT Less Interested Than Ever in Trans Perspectives on Trans Issues
Even while feigning concern, the paper of record remains largely uninterested in centering trans people and perspectives in coverage of trans issues.
Cartoonists Can Compare Victims of Genocide to Nazis—But Not the Perpetrators
Right-wing media and pro-Israel pressure groups still have the capacity to threaten the employment of cartoonists who do not toe the pro-Israel line.
FAIR Study: Sunday Talkshows Downplayed Criticism During Trump’s Second Transition
In 2024, when Trump’s rhetoric and cabinet picks became even more extreme, fewer Sunday show guests voiced criticism of Trump and his cabinet than in 2016.
Media Did Their Best to Scare Voters Away From Zohran Mamdani
Zohran Mamdani’s victory exposes the out-of-touchness of establishment media outlets that twisted like pretzels to scare voters away.
Cuckoo for Cuomo: Ex-Governor’s Name Dominated Coverage of NYC Mayoral Race
A FAIR analysis of New York mayoral primary coverage found that Andrew Cuomo’s name appeared in headlines seven times more often than Zohran Mamdani’s.
NYT Gave Green Light to Trump’s Iran Attack by Treating It as a Question of When
The ultimate goal of the New York Times editorial was to promote the idea that war with Iran could potentially be desirable—and certainly justifiable.
Top Papers Dutifully Echo Cooked-Up Charges Against Abrego Garcia
With immigrants’ rights to free speech are under attack, the New York Times and Wall Street Journal chose to sideline the voices of their advocates.
Murdoch Cheers on Candidate’s Arrest—and Authoritarianism
The Murdoch news empire expresses its devotion to a Mafia-like government that is using an unaccountable police force to arrest politicians of a rival political party.
I Believe in Science—But Not Necessarily Science Journalism
When it comes to science journalism, what’s on the label is not always what’s in the tin.
Working Hard to Justify Israel’s Unprovoked Attack on Iran
Israel’s special relationship with the US means it gets special coverage in the US corporate media, presenting its assault on Iran as fundamentally justified.
How NYT Magazine Threw Away Journalistic Ethics on Suicide
The New York Times violated almost all of the published guidelines by personalizing, detailing, dramatizing, justifying and sentimentalizing a suicide.
For Media, Unruly Protesters Are Bigger Problem Than Trump’s Police State
While major media sources described LA protests as “mostly peaceful,” they nevertheless tended to dwell on what was depicted as rioting and protester violence.
How to Subtly Undermine a Promising Left-Wing Candidate
A profile of a political candidate that sows doubt about their fitness for office without attacking them directly can be more damaging than an overt hit piece.
When Media Tell Us Who ‘Won’ a Latin American Election, Start to Ask Questions
According to corporate media, Noboa’s victory was clear-cut, the reasons for it were obvious and there was little reason to question the outcome.
The Hidden Story: Israeli ‘Aid’ Is Part of Genocide Plan
Western media have found it difficult to report on Palestinians’ bleak choice: either die of starvation or die trying to obtain food aid.
NYT Goes Silent on Greta Thunberg’s Gaza Voyage
How could Greta Thunberg have gone from a star in the New York Times’ pages to such a nonentity?
