Washington Post Gets Iran Nukes Wrong–Again
In a March 20 article about a Hillary Clinton speech, the Washington Post reported that Iran is marching towards nuclear weapons–repeating an error the Post has had to correct at least two times already.
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No More Media Silence on TPP
The proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal has drawn heavy criticism. Over 500 labor, environmental and farm groups oppose granting the White House “fast track” authority to speed the pact through Congress. The deal, still being negotiated in secret, has spawned protests around the world.
But there’s one thing that TPP hasn’t generated: news. Let’s try to change that.
NY Times Covers for Obama’s Move to the Right
President Barack Obama has decided to talk less about income inequality and more about “opportunity.” This shift to a more conservative framework to discuss economic divisions is, according to the New York Times, what the public wants. But that doesn’t appear to be the case. Reporter Jackie Calmes (2/4/14) explained that Republicans think talking about […]
The 2013 P.U.-Litzers
Some of the year’s stinkiest moments in corporate media– it’s the 2013 P.U.-Litzers!
60 Minutes Does NSA PR
The National Security Agency has been the source of major controversy, thanks to the journalists writing critical stories based on files shared by whistleblower Edward Snowden. But the agency got a very different media reception from CBS correspondent John Miller, whose lengthy December 15 60 Minutes report looked more like PR than journalism. Miller explained […]
CIA and Mandela: Can the Story Be Told Now?
With coverage of Nelson Mandela’s death dominating the media now, can the story of the CIA’s role in Mandela’s capture be told? Mostly not.
CNN Doubles Down on Pro-Nuclear Bias
Over 27,000 activists demanded CNN present a more balanced discussion of nuclear power. CNN responded with a post-show roundtable that featured a panel just as slanted.
Covering Christie
The real elephant in the room is that Chris Christie has an actual record of governing a state, and journalists seem almost totally uninterested in discussing it.
NBC’s Iran Bomb
NBC Nighly News reports that Iran is “suddenly” claiming it doesn’t want nuclear weapons. But that’s what they have been claiming–and NBC has been reporting– for years.
Washington Post’s New Jerusalem Hire Too Close to Story
The Washington Post may be violating its own conflict of interest rules by hiring a Jerusalem correspondent whose spouse works for an Israeli government-linked public relations firm. As the website Electronic Intifada (9/18/13) pointed out, correspondent Ruth Eglash’s husband, Michael Eglash, is a founding partner of the pro-Israel advocacy group Upstart Activist and is the […]
CNN’s Conflicted ‘Leftist’
This month, CNN brought back its left-right debate show Crossfire. But is one of the left co-hosts representing the progressive viewpoint–or the White House? Stephanie Cutter was a campaign strategist for the 2012 Obama campaign, and currently heads up a PR firm called Precision Strategies. But while the premise of the CNN show is that […]
Getting Iran Wrong, by Way of Syria
While investigators try to establish the facts around what may be a horrific chemical attack in Syria, some media outlets are using the situation as an opportunity to make inaccurate claims about Iran. On NPR‘s All Things Considered (8/27/13), correspondent Mara Liasson claimed that Barack Obama “has done everything he can to avoid another foreign […]
Action Alert: Face the Nation Needs NSA Debate
A new FAIR Action Alert (8/14/13) asks where Face the Nation‘s dissenters are on NSA surveillance. Please leave copies of your messages to CBS, or comments on the alert, in the comments thread below.
Defining Drone Deaths in Yemen
The United States has reportedly carried out nine drone attacks in the last few weeks in Yemen, generating headlines about the targeting and killing of suspected Al-Qaeda militants in the impoverished country. But how can media know for sure who is being killed? The uptick in attacks is apparently related to the alleged terrorist chatter […]
AAM Responds on Funding of Fracking Show
America Abroad Media has responded to FAIR‘s recent Action Alert (5/31/13) about the public radio service’s pro-fracking public documentary (4/13) that was backed by funders with a financial interest in promoting natural gas. AAM acknowledged the need for a clearer explanation of fracking’s environmental risks, but unfortunately almost completely ignored the funding conflict in its […]
Pundits vs. Edward Snowden
There are plenty of people working in the media who don’t have much use for whistleblowers–and they’ve been having a field day going after NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.
Pro-Fracking Spin on Public Radio
Public Radio International’s recent energy special had a very positive take on fracking. Which is not surprising when you find out who’s funding the show.
Justice Department Attacks the Press
The Justice Department’s seizure of AP phone records constitutes a troubling encroachment on the freedom of the press and underscores longstanding concerns about the Obama administration’s willingness to trample the First Amendment.
Iraq Then, Syria Now?
During the run-up to the Iraq War, the New York Times amplified erroneous official claims about weapons of mass destruction (FAIR Action Alert, 9/8/06). Looking at the paper’s coverage of allegations of chemical weapons use by Syria, some of the same patterns are clear: an over-reliance on official sources and the downplaying of critical or […]
Don’t Koch the L.A. Times!
After years of mismanagement, the Tribune Company newspapers–including the Chicago Tribune and L.A. Times–are up for sale. And one of the potential buyers? The Koch brothers.
Yes, those Koch brothers. Let’s send the Tribune Company a message.
