Publisher’s Firing Shows Double Standard in Israel/Palestine Cartooning
Political cartoonists routinely compare Palestinians and the Palestinian cause to Nazis and Nazism.
Robert W. McChesney, a Scholar/Activist Who Fought for Media Democracy
No one did more to analyze the negative impacts of our media systems being controlled by giant, amoral corporations.
Israel Kills Palestinian Journalist Hossam Shabat as US Media Look Away
Targeting journalists appears to be part of Israel’s efforts to prevent documentation of its atrocities.
Decades of Media Myths Made Social Security Vulnerable to Political Attack
Leading newspapers still push the pernicious myth that Social Security is struggling and nearing insolvency, with few viable options for its rescue.
Leading Papers Give Two Cheers for DOGE
Criticism of DOGE by major editorial boards has been weak, and often overshadowed by the boards’ support for the ideas behind DOGE or DOGE itself.
In Return to ‘War on Terror’ Propaganda, Murdoch Cheers Suppression of Protest
The Murdoch press’s celebration of the misery visited upon Mahmoud Khalil hearkens back to the “War on Terror.”
Did Left Journalists Buy Into Right-Wing Ideology—or Were They Bought?
The lesson we should draw from Eoin Higgins’ book, Owned, is that unless we build up an alternative, democratic media to fill the current void, an ideologically driven cohort of rich industrialists will monopolize the communication space, manufacturing consent for an economic order that, surprise, puts them at the top.
US Media’s Sorry History of Abetting Immigration Panics
From Chinese exclusion to Japanese internment to Operation Wetback, media of all kinds have repeatedly sensationalized the immigrant “other,” constructing an all-encompassing threat to native-born US labor and culture that can always be neutralized through a targeted act of mass displacement or incarceration–with catastrophic consequences for millions of human lives.
Media Obscure Message of Oscar-Winning Documentary No Other Land
In reporting on its historic Oscar win, many publications avoided describing No Other Land in detail, or relied on the passive voice to obscure its specifics.
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.
Trump’s Protest Threat Reflects Belief That Free Speech Belongs to Some
Trump has come out with a diktat threatening sanctions against any educational institution that tolerates forbidden demonstrations.
To Cozy Up to Trump, Bezos Banishes Dissent From WaPo
As shocking as Bezos’ groveling is, it’s just the latest in a string of extraordinary favors he’s done for Trump and Elon Musk.
NYT: Trump Unstoppable, Opposition Futile
New York Times headlines paint opposition to Trump as pointless, ineffective, disorganized and/or pusillanimous.
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.
Media Afraid to Call Ethnic Cleansing by Its Name
Of the articles surveyed on Trump’s plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza, 87% chose not to call it ethnic cleansing.
The World’s Richest People Look Out for Each Other:
Jeff Bezos's WaPo won't run ad critical of Elon Musk
The Washington Post won’t say why it cancelled a six-figure ad buy calling for Elon Musk to be fired.
AP Describes Musk’s Coup as ‘Penchant for Dabbling’
“Musk is popping open the hood on the federal government like it’s one of his cars or rockets.”
WaPo Provides Cover for Musk’s Government Takeover
It wasn’t just Jeff Bezos’s company that threw Elon Musk a lifeline, but also his newspaper.
Coverage of Israeli and Palestinian Captives Demonstrates Dehumanization in Action
We learn empathy-inducing details of Israelis’ captivity and physical appearance, while the 183 Palestinians remain a largely faceless mass.
Deny, Defend, Disinform:
Corporate media coverage of healthcare in the 2024 presidential elections
Corporate media had a hard time finding “big” plans for healthcare because they chose to look for them only in the two major parties’ platforms.
