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Israel Destroys a Synagogue; US Media Yawn
Underplaying the story obscures not only Israel’s aggression, but the actual nature of Iranian society, portrayed as obsessed with wiping Jews off the map.
‘The World Is Only Going to Get Darker if People Get Away With This’: CounterSpin interview with Chip Gibbons on holding Trump accountable
“War of aggression, UN charter, Nuremberg precedent: These are not foreign things being imposed on the US. These are part of our domestic legal system.”
‘It’s Been a Setback for the Trump Administration and the Bipartisan War Party’: CounterSpin interview with Sina Toossi on the war on Iran
“Iran is a country that, on a bipartisan basis, has been a bogeyman for America for many decades now, and has been demonized across the mainstream media.”
Climate Coverage Plunges, Though Crisis More Dire Than Ever
The scientific consensus that we need to phase out fossil fuels fast has not changed, but coverage about climate change in US news outlets has plunged.
NYT’s Excuses for Lack of Reporters in Iran Don’t Add Up
The New York Times claimed that FAIR’s article was a “false portrayal” of the Times’ work, but it failed to directly challenge any of the article’s claims.
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FAIR Studies
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.
Media Credit Trump for Gaza Truce—Sidelining Palestinian Resistance and Solidarity
An accounting of the ceasefire is incomplete if it excludes how anti-Zionist and anti-imperialist forces in the Middle East thwarted US/Israeli designs.
60 Minutes Pushed Harris Right on Econ, Border, While Ignoring Other Vital Issues
Bill Whitaker’s questions frequently started from right-wing talking points and assumptions, particularly over immigration and economic policy.
Double Standards and Distortion: How the NYT Misreports Sexual Violence in Israel/Palestine
From the beginning, there were serious problems with the claims of mass rape by Hamas. Yet the New York Times devoted significant coverage to promoting that narrative.
Study: To US Papers, ‘Identity Politics’ Is Mostly a Way to Sneer at the Left
A FAIR study of US newspapers found the overwhelming majority of times the vague term “identity politics” was mentioned, it was referring to Democrats and the left.
