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Jules Boykoff on World Cup and ‘Sportswashing’
Sports has always been a big part of news media, but typically segregated into its own section on stats and personalities, ignoring the economic, social and environmental impacts sports have always had.
Slashing Climate, Weather and Ocean Research to Pay for 32 Hours of Iran War
While cuts to NOAA would substantially harm the agency’s work, the proposed “savings” of $1.6 billion is equivalent to the costs of 1.3 days of the war on Iran.
‘It Was About Using the Levers of Government to Bully or Intimidate’: CounterSpin interview with Angelo Carusone on Media Matters v. FTC
“What we showed is that you don’t have to take this. You could go to court, and you can get these demands shut down before they even get a chance to start.”
The AI Mythos: If We Can Destroy the World, Imagine What We Can Do for Your Hedge Fund
You ever wonder why people who make AI talk about how AI might destroy humanity—but still keep making AI? Here’s a plausible explanation.
NYT on Met Gala: If You Don’t Like It, Shut Up
The New York Times had a hot take on the Met Gala: Criticism that it’s a tone-deaf celebration of wealth and celebrity is just resentment.
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FAIR Studies
Which Candidates Are Mentioned Most Often on TV News?
Election Focus 2020: Democratic hopefuls’ TV news mentions track fairly closely with the candidates’ positions in the polls.
Dictator: Media Code for ‘Government We Don’t Like’
The “dictator” label is also a powerful cue, used by media to prime the reader to see a particular country or leader a certain way.
‘Renouncing Violence’ Is a Demand Made Almost Exclusively of Muslims
Why should only these groups—Muslim 95 percent of the time—“renounce violence,” but the US and its allies never have to?
Residents an Afterthought in Public Housing Privatization Coverage
Surely when journalists heard that there would be no additional city funding for NYC public housing, but rather a whole host of privatization initiatives, their first thought was: What do the residents think? Wrong.
When They Don’t Ignore, US Media Often Disparage Palestinians’ Right of Return
When the right of return is mentioned in media, pundits and other journalists often baselessly call its legitimacy into question.
