Adam Johnson (FAIR.org, 10/21/17) called the “Woman in Chador Walks by Anti-US Mural” image “one of the most overused and toxic stock photos.” Documenting its ubiquity in online US coverage…
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CNN’s Iran Fearmongering Would Make More Sense Coming Directly From Pentagon
The only named source in Barbara Starr’s report (CNN, 5/8/18), aside from the Iranian president, is British Maj. Gen. Felix Gedney, who says he’s seen “no change” in the behavior…
‘A Result of McCarthyism Is a Much Narrower Range of Political Ideas’
…the US.” Which, as FAIR’s Adam Johnson noted, sounded a bit more like a threat than an observation: “Nice reputation you’ve got there, shame if anything were to happen to…
Giuliani Takes Cash to Speak to Terrorist Cult; Media Find This Unnoteworthy
Politico (5/5/18) referred to Giuliani’s audience as “a group that aims to promote democracy” rather than as a front for a cult responsible for a string of bombings. As FAIR…
What Do US Pundits Know About North Korea That 88% of South Koreans Don’t?
“The pundits who shape the US media’s coverage of North Korea were spinning the summit, and Kim’s outreach in particular, as a dangerous, even ominous, event” (The Nation, 5/2/18). According…
10 of the Most Sociopathic Washington Post Columns
For casually threatening economic ruin, inciting violence against entire populations, pushing for bombing faceless Muslims, or downplaying racism and child rape, there’s no better outlet than long-time echo chamber of…
Laundering a Massacre by Labeling It a ‘Clash’
As FAIR has noted before (e.g., Extra!, 1/17; FAIR.org, 4/2/18), the term “clash” is almost always used to launder power asymmetry and give the reader the impression of two equal…
MSNBC’S Creepy Comcast Commercial Is Sinclair Lite
…of Nelson Mandela was uh something else https://t.co/KrE5X5BsN4 pic.twitter.com/FLI3f116vs — Adam H. Johnson (@adamjohnsonNYC) April 22, 2018 Comcast vice president David Cohen explains to MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace (4/20/18) that…
