When right-wing British Prime Minister Theresa May announced in April that there would be a snap election in just two months, it was widely assumed that her Conservative Party would…
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Corporate Media Hope Labour’s Corbyn Loses Election—and Badly
Millions of people across the United Kingdom are voting in an early general election on June 8. For the first time in several decades, voters have the possibility of electing…
After US Bombs Syrian Government for Third Time in 8 Months, Media Ask Few Questions
…the Syrian soldiers were fighting ISIS. Ultimately, it was the self-declared Islamic State that benefited from the US attack. The extremist group seized important areas around the Deir al-Zor airport….
Media Spin Headlines to Downplay US Responsibility for Mosul Massacre
…reported as facts when they shine negatively on government enemies. Ben Norton is a journalist and writer based in New York City. You can find him on Twitter at @BenjaminNorton.…
Venezuela Brings Toys to Poor Kids, Gets Called ‘Grinch’ on CNN
…that are infinitely more reminiscent of the deeds of Robin Hood, or even of the magnanimous Santa Claus himself, than they are of the greedy green Christmas monster. Ben Norton…
Why Are Media Outlets Still Citing Discredited ‘Fake News’ Blacklist?
…to Russia, are per se Kremlin assets—an absurd metric that casts a net so wide as to render the concept meaningless. Glenn Greenwald and Ben Norton of The Intercept (11/26/16)…
‘What Is Aleppo?’ Asks Gary Johnson—and NYT Gives Three Wrong Answers
…what Aleppo is, either. As FAIR contributor Ben Norton noted in a piece for Salon (9/8/16), the Times‘ Alan Rappeport (9/8/16) wrote a piece about Johnson’s gaffe that described Aleppo…
NYT Leads With Russia Hack Conspiracy–Despite ‘No Evidence’ (in Next-to-Last Paragraph)
…proof. Clear enough? Ben Norton is a journalist and writer based in New York City, currently a politics staff writer at Salon. You can find him on Twitter at @BenjaminNorton.…
