NYT Worries Brazil Goes Too Far to Fight Far Right
The New York Times is traditionally soft on right-wing extremists while portraying leftist Latin American governments as authoritarian.
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NYT Reluctant to Fault Israel for West Bank Aggression
The New York Times seems reluctant to hold Israel accountable for the unprecedented settler brazenness of the Netanyahu administration.
NYT Says More Worker Suffering Needed to Bring Inflation Down
The New York Times is here to tell you that inflation is still a problem, and more suffering for the working class is the solution.
‘Millennials Moved Right’: NYT Cherry-Picks Data to Bolster Political Folklore
Left-lurching oldsters did not fit the preconceived theme like the right-sliding youngsters. So…leave them out of the analysis.
WSJ Attacks Antitrust Champion Lina Khan Every 11 Days Since FTC Appointment
One of the Wall Street Journal’s ongoing obsessions is publishing screeds against Lina Khan, Biden’s Federal Trade Commission chair.
WaPo Mad That Debt Ceiling Deal Didn’t Cut Social Security
If there’s one thing the Washington Post doesn’t like about the debt ceiling deal, it’s that it didn’t cut Social Security.
NYT on Ukraine’s Nazi Imagery: It’s ‘Complicated’
US journalists have decided that being on the right team in this war is more important than presenting an accurate picture of events.
WSJ Celebrates Making It Harder for Poor People to Access Food
The Wall Street Journal’s unspoken premise is rather than having food as a basic human right, people should be threatened with starvation.
WSJ Says Corporate Profiteering Is Good, Actually
The Journal is changing its tune by recognizing the importance of profiteering. But instead of criticizing the practice, it’s celebrating it.
WSJ Worries Debt Limit Fight Could Jeopardize Military Contractors’ Profits
The Wall Street Journal hand-wrings about the area of the discretionary budget that appears least likely to face cuts.
Sorry, Sulzberger—NYT’s Anti-Trans ‘News’ Is Neither True Nor Important
Critics aren’t asking the New York Times to “skew” or “censor” its trans-related coverage. We’re asking the Times to stop skewing it.
NYT Signals Lula’s Post-Bolsonaro Honeymoon Is Over
Two New York Times pieces may represent a troubling narrative shift in the newspaper of record’s Brazil coverage.
Dowd’s Newsroom Nostalgia Is Management Propaganda
Maureen Dowd used her column space to attack the New York Times union for pushing for more remote and hybrid work,
ACTION ALERT: False NYT Spy Claim on Iran Nukes Needs Correction
Please tell the New York Times to correct its false claim that there is no doubt that Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons.
NYT Blames US Public for Collapse of Pandemic Safety Net
A ban on evictions. Required paid leave. Continuous Medicaid coverage. Free school meals. Emergency SNAP allotments. An extra $600 a week in unemployment benefits. Child tax credit expansion. Thousands in stimulus checks. These measures were part of a suite of policies the US government passed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the economic […]
ACTION ALERT: Trump Rules Remain at FCC as Democrats Cave to Big Cable, Fox News
Astonishingly, two years into the Biden administration, a two-to-two deadlock means Trump still more or less runs the FCC.
WaPo’s All-White Edit Board Decides DC Can’t Be Trusted With Democracy After All
The Washington Post’s objections to DC’s government being “subject to the whims of Congress” were withdrawn when it agreed with those whims.
The Washington Post Is Coming for Your Retirement Benefits
The Washington Post favors cuts over human welfare. Exactly the kind of perspective Bezos deemed well worth putting his money behind.
Distortion of Breakfast Price Hikes Leaves WSJ With Egg on Face
At the same time these companies are acting like their hands are tied by supply disruptions, their profits have skyrocketed.
You’d Scowl, Too, if Media Covered You Like Bernie Sanders
The New York Times demonstrates once again how the lens through which corporate media view progressive politicians colors their coverage.
