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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.
Angelo Carusone on Media Matters v. FTC, Rachel K. Jones (2023) on Mifepristone
Media Matters’ victory over Elon Musk and the FTC is not just hopeful but instructive, offering what the group calls a “roadmap” for other organizations.
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FAIR Studies
Trans Youth Targeted by Texas Are Marginalized by Corporate Media
Bigotry is experiencing an unprecedented mainstreaming—through the calculations of conservative media, and the indifference of centrist media.
Blaming Workers, Hiding Profits in Primetime Inflation Coverage
Segments on inflation put far more emphasis on the contributions of labor shortages than to the role of corporate profit-taking.
Media Need to Treat Every Day as Earth Day if We Want a Livable Planet
On Earth Day, no doubt most major media will pay lip service to the extreme dangers of climate change. But what happens the next day?
How Much Less Newsworthy Are Civilians in Other Conflicts?
TV coverage of Ukraine has both a familiar reliance on US officials to frame events and a newfound ability to cover the impact on civilians.
Biden’s Multi-Billion Afghan Theft Gets Scant Mention on TV News
Two months ago (FAIR.org, 12/21/21), I noted the striking contrast between vocal media outrage—ostensibly grounded in concern for Afghan people—over President Joe Biden’s withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, and the relative silence over the growing humanitarian crisis in that country, which threatens millions with life-threatening levels of famine. While influenced by drought and […]
