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Fuhrman Left His Mark on Media
After Mark Fuhrman became a symbol of a divided America, it’s quite telling that the disgraced cop later found a landing place on Fox News.
Annelle Sheline on Iran War Questions
Why is the US at war with Iran? What is the hoped-for outcome? Who is hoping for it? And what of the millions who got something they didn’t hope for?
‘The US Has Been Intervening Very Heavily in Cuba Since 1960’: CounterSpin interview with Alex Main on war on Cuba?
“You have so many media outlets in the US that just don’t provide the basic context of what US/Cuba policy has been for decades.”
‘Education Is Dangerous Because It Encourages Students to Challenge What Those With Power Take for Granted’: CounterSpin interview with Karma Chávez on academic freedom
“Conservative politicians and their ultra-rich donors are infusing money into universities to create, essentially, conservative think tanks.”
Media Twist Opposition to Land Theft Into Hatred of a Religion
The press entertained the notion that any condemnation of Israel that happens within earshot of a synagogue must be rooted in anti-Jewish sentiment.
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FAIR Studies
FAIR Study: Elite Media Allowed No Dissent on Regime Change for Venezuela
When it comes to advocating the overthrow of the US government’s foreign undesirables, you can always count on opinion pages to represent all sides of why it’s a good thing. And the millions of people who beg to differ? Well, they’re just out of the question.
Publishing Police Press Releases as Local ‘Crime’ Reporting
Block Club Chicago suffers, particularly on the issue of “crime” reporting, from the same stunted ethical scope all other local corporate media does. Again and again, Block Club’s “crime” reporting consists of simply copy-and-pasting Chicago police blotters about alleged crimes, with no effort to report any side other than the police’s.
Morning Edition’s Think Tank Sources Lean to the Right
Thirty-five percent of think tank sources on NPR’s morning news show were from conservative or center-right groups, while 19 percent involved progressive or center-left groups.
Calls to Abolish ICE Get Cold Shoulder on Newspaper Opinion Pages
Of the 90 opinion pieces on the subject of ICE that were published in papers across the US from June 28 to July 18, 85 were explicitly against abolishing ICE, while only five were supportive.
Child Separation Coverage Focused on Beltway Debate, Not Immigrant Voices
As corporate media dove into the child separation story, the voices of those impacted most by immigration policy were drowned out by soundbites from congressmembers and Trump administration officials.
