FAIR is the national progressive media watchdog group, challenging corporate media bias, spin and misinformation.
Back last summer, when the editors of the Atlantic put Bill Clinton through an oral exam, they awarded him an over-all pass, but flunked him on one subject: entitlements. “Every ‘A’ student who has thought about the federal budget knows that if you don’t find some way to limit Social Security and Medicare, you will […]
The U.S. Senate has been taken for a ride on public broadcasting by the same right-wing critics who have long sought to destroy any alternative to commercial broadcasting. The current attacks on public TV — made by people who don’t seem to watch the programming — turn reality upside down. Many PBS stations air three […]
Many newspaper sections exists solely to serve specific types of advertisers—what Sunday paper would be complete without a Car or a Travel section? But in few sections of the paper does the advertiser have as much power as in the Real Estate pages.
Burger King capitulated to right-wing pressure by publishing a half-page ad in hundreds of newspapers (11/4-5/90): “Burger King wishes to go on recordas supporting traditional American values on television, especially the importance of the family…. We pledge to support such programs with our advertising dollars.” In return for the ad, Rev. Donald Wildmon’s Christian Leaders […]
The following are a few of the companies who have used the PBS penance to say “I’m sorry” to those who are touchy about the environment.
“Doing your job too well at the Plain Dealer, when it interferes with the business relations of the management, can be hazardous to your occupational health.”
