When Media Tell Us Who ‘Won’ a Latin American Election, Start to Ask Questions
According to corporate media, Noboa’s victory was clear-cut, the reasons for it were obvious and there was little reason to question the outcome.
As Venezuela Mends Ties With Latin Neighbors, Western Media Turn Up the Propaganda
Western outlets will stop at no length to defend Washington’s agenda, even if that means reheating debunked narratives.
WSJ Sells Lithium Neocolonialism as Climate Necessity
The Journal warps resistance to ecological destruction and resource plundering into pesky obstacles to green capitalist innovation.
Are Nicaraguan Migrants Escaping ‘Repression’—or Economic Sanctions?
News outlets are ignoring the fact that, while numbers of Nicaraguan migrants have risen, so have those from almost everywhere else.
Crying Wolf on Election Fraud Is OK at NYT—if Targets Are Official Enemies
For the New York Times, crying election fraud then staging a coup is bad, and just like what dictators do—unless it is the US making dubious claims of electoral fraud against official enemies, in which case it is an honorable practice.
Media Cover for US Clients’ Covid Catastrophes in Peru, Ecuador and Chile
Alongside Brazil, Peru, Ecuador and Chile currently lead South America in total Covid deaths per capita. Unlike Brazil, however, the other pro-US regimes have largely been given a pass.
WOLA: Media’s ‘Left’ Source for Pro-Coup Propaganda in Venezuela
When it comes to Venezuela, one DC-based think tank has become the Western media’s go-to source for confirming the US elite’s regime change groupthink: the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA).
Whitewashing a Far-Right Coup in Bolivia
Backed by Washington, the coup that the Western media deny is a coup (FAIR.org, 11/11/19) appears successful, at least for the time being. However, as in the short-lived 2002 coup in Venezuela, the media blackout and savage repression have not stopped multitudes of Bolivians from taking to the streets to restore democracy. Only time will tell if the pueblo will triumph.
With People in the Streets Worldwide, Media Focus Uniquely on Hong Kong
From the Yellow Vests in France to demonstrations in Lebanon, Gaza, Chile, Ecuador and Haiti, sustained movements all over the planet have taken to the street demanding change. Yet media have been disproportionately interested in only one: the Hong Kong protests.
Media Conceal Chile’s State Criminality, Delegitimize Bolivian Democracy
Media bias in favor of Chile’s hardline neoliberal administration contrasts with efforts by US corporate media to revoke left-wing Bolivia’s democratic credentials.
The Revolution Isn’t Being Televised
When official enemies can be presented as evil and allies as sympathetic victims, corporate media will be very interested in a story. In contrast, they will show far less enthusiasm for a story when the “wrong” people are the villains or the victims.
Whitewashing Neoliberal Repression in Chile and Ecuador
Western journalists stand aghast at the violence of the excluded and exploited in Chile and Ecuador, while rationalizing that spearheaded by Washington-backed opposition elites in Venezuela.
Media Downplay Climate Disruption’s Ever-Growing Role in Driving Migration
It would be easy for even a diligent news consumer to not know that climate change is one of the central factors driving refugees to cross the border, since it’s usually not mentioned at all in most alarmist reports about the so-called “border crisis.”
Dictator: Media Code for ‘Government We Don’t Like’
The “dictator” label is also a powerful cue, used by media to prime the reader to see a particular country or leader a certain way.
‘Washington Doesn’t Like Countries to Have Influence if They Can’t Control Them’
“If you have oil, and you’re not doing what Washington wants, you’re bound to run into some kind of trouble.”
‘The Violence Elliott Abrams Supported Is Unspeakable’
“Elliott Abrams supported Latin American democracy pretty much like Jeffrey Dahmer supported all the people that he brought to his apartment.”
Tim Shorrock on Korea Summit, Jon Schwarz on Elliott Abrams
The last thing you’ll get from US media’s assessment of the prospect of peace on the Korean peninsula? What Koreans think.
Venezuela Coverage Takes Us Back to Golden Age of Lying About Latin America
The US administration and corporate media have resorted to the most extreme lying about Latin America that has been seen since the Reagan administration wars of the 1980s.
Refugee Caravan: Lots of Coverage, Little Context
There is very little discussion of why refugees are so desperate to leave their countries and travel to the US. When any explanation is given for why people are migrating, it is extremely shallow.
The Empire’s Media and the Quest for Veto Authority in the Americas
The corporate media’s reaction to US assaults on democracy in Latin America, with rare exceptions, ranged from ignoring them to spreading misinformation in defense of them.
