ACTION ALERT: NBC Garbles Graph on Democrats’ Electability
Election Focus 2020: Please contact NBC and tell them to correct a February 2 graphic showing two of four Democratic candidates losing to Trump.
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ABC Asking for Attacks Was a Lazy Way to Run a Debate
Election Focus 2020: The first half hour of the debate was almost entirely given over to non-policy sparring over electability (including the bogeyman of socialism) and experience.
Manufacturing Success: CNN’s Premature Parade for Buttigieg in Iowa
Election Focus 2020: Four days after the Iowa caucuses took place, no victor has been declared, and the vote remains mired in controversy and irregularities. But if you’ve been watching CNN for the last few days, you could be excused for imagining Pete Buttigieg had won.
Witness to a Farce
Throughout the impeachment process, the New York Times has underplayed the danger to democracy, both of Trump’s obstruction of the process and the brazen resolve by Republicans to absolve him no matter what.
The Big Loser in the Iowa Debate? CNN’s Reputation
Election Focus 2020: CNN’s blatant insertion of its own point of view into the presidential debate doesn’t reflect a mere personal dislike of Bernie Sanders, but rather a consistent ideological orientation.
Shining a Spotlight on Anti-Homeless Reporters
The New York Post cannot and will not give up its obsessive, cruel and deranged fascination with shaming homeless people.
Facebook’s Soleimani Ban Flies in Face of First Amendment
If Facebook is removing content because it believes it is required to do so by law, that is government censorship—and forbidden by the Constitution’s guarantee of freedom of the press.
ACTION ALERT: CNN Should Treat Left and Right Alike in Presidential Debates
Election Focus 2020: Please call on CNN to include a progressive journalist from an avowedly left media outlet as a moderator in its Democratic debates.
ACTIVISM UPDATE: WaPo Editor Responds on Polio, Pakistan and the CIA
Washington Post editor Martin Baron responded to FAIR’s recent action alert calling on the Washington Post to acknowledge the role of CIA deception in fueling distrust of vaccination in Pakistan.
ACTION ALERT: MSNBC’s ‘Resistance’ to Trump’s Venezuela Coup Ranges from Silence to Support
Please contact MSNBC to urge the network to balance its pro-coup coverage of Venezuela.
ACTION ALERT: CNN Must Rehire Pundit Who Defended Democratic Rights
Marc Lamont Hill was fired for defending universal rights and self-determination. CNN should rehire him and allow his voice to once again be part of its debate.
ACTION ALERT: What NYT Called Israel’s ‘1st Incursion’ Was at Least Its 263rd
In a piece headlined “Deadly Gaza Raid by Israel Threatens Nascent Ceasefire” (11/11/18), the New York Times described an Israeli assault near the city of Khan Yunis that killed seven Palestinians as the first known Israeli ground incursion into Gaza since Operation Protective Edge, in July 2014, set off a seven-week war. This depiction […]
ACTION ALERT: While Rangers Fight Wildfires, USA Today Fans Flames of Gun Paranoia
Please ask USA Today not to inflame the gun control debate with clickbait headlines.
Action Alert: USA Today Says Climate Apocalypse Promises a Balmy Winter
Please tell USA Today to mention climate change prominently when it reports on signs of record-breaking winter warming.
ACTION ALERT: Venezuela Poses No ‘Threat to the World’—but WaPo’s Claim That It Does Is Dangerous
Please ask the Washington Post to retract its baseless and dangerous claim that Venezuela poses a “threat to the world.”
‘Liberal’ MSNBC Runs All-Star Lineup of Awful Right-Wing Guests
Please send your suggestions to MSNBC about who would make better guests than mercenary entrepreneurs, former CIA directors and white nationalists.
ACTION ALERT: It’s Been Over a Year Since MSNBC Has Mentioned US War in Yemen
On July 2, a year had passed since MSNBC’s last segment mentioning US participation in the war on Yemen, which has killed in excess of 15,000 people and resulted in over a million cases of cholera.
Action Alert: Tell NYT Not to Present Center-Right as ‘Left’
When the New York Times wanted to recap reactions—“from the right and left”—to Donald Trump’s recent summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the choice of pundits it turned to to represent “the left” was exceedingly bizarre.
NYT Sees ‘Dystopia’ in Chinese Surveillance—Which Looks a Lot Like US Surveillance
The New York Times has the ability to report on woes in other countries without recognizing that its own country has troubles that are similar or worse.
NYT Failed to Note Op-Ed Authors’ Funder Has $2 Billion Motive for Attacking Argentina
Ask the New York Times to append a disclosure to its December 11 op-ed that its authors were funded by someone with a major financial interest in attacking Cristina Kirchner.
