The ‘Heated Rhetoric’ That Doesn’t Make CNN’s Bash Think Twice
After the thwarted attack at the White House Correspondents Dinner, some elite media have held straight faces as they decry violent rhetoric…from the left.
ACTION ALERT: NYT Falsely Reports That Attempts on Presidents’ Lives Are Rare
Please tell the New York Times to correct its false report about the uncommonness of presidential assassination attempts.
For US Commentators on Iran, Mass Murder Is Magic
Hawkish commentary in leading American newspapers advanced the premise that the US can dictate terms to Iran in negotiations.
NYT’s Investigation of How Trump’s War on Iran Started Leaves Out the Paper’s Own Silence
A full accounting of how the disastrous Iran War came about must grapple with the US military/industrial complex’s megaphone: the compliant US corporate media.
‘It’s Been a Setback for the Trump Administration and the Bipartisan War Party’:
CounterSpin interview with Sina Toossi on the war on Iran
“Iran is a country that, on a bipartisan basis, has been a bogeyman for America for many decades now, and has been demonized across the mainstream media.”
Climate Coverage Plunges, Though Crisis More Dire Than Ever
The scientific consensus that we need to phase out fossil fuels fast has not changed, but coverage about climate change in US news outlets has plunged.
Sina Toossi on War on Iran, Chip Gibbons on Impeaching Trump
Trump’s particular hatefulness pulls on pre-existing threads, making use of old narratives that have proven useful before and left unexamined.
Trouble for Nexstar Merger That Would Create Mega-Network for MAGA
FCC chair Brendan Carr approved a merger creating “the largest broadcast conglomerate in US history.” And he did so at the behest of his boss.
Who Will SAVE America From Misleading Coverage of Voter Suppression?
In news coverage of the SAVE Act, some outlets fell back on standard framing of “Republicans say X, Democrats say Y”—or, worse, of “Democrats vs. the public.”
Trump’s FTC Wages a War on Media Criticism
The FTC’s intervention against media criticism outfits comes from the same censorious impulse that weaponized the Trump FCC to stifle criticism.
‘A Media System Built on Profit Is Incredibly Fragile’:
CounterSpin interview with Jim Naureckas on MAGA vs. the First Amendment
“The regulatory system is being used to steer media ownership towards billionaires who are going to be friendly to Trump.”
Jim Naureckas on MAGA vs. 1st Amendment, Baher Azmy on Abu Ghraib Justice
If we cut off our ability to have a widespread public debate, whatever “solutions” we’re told “we” came up with have nothing to do with democracy.
‘The Matter Is Being Radicalized and Solutions Are Being Ignored’:
Special CounterSpin episode on the history of Iran propaganda
“Whenever you see sanctions, you really should think war, because that’s really ultimately the outcome.”
As Washington Succeeds in Wrecking Cuba’s Economy, US Media Blame the Victim
As the Trump regime tightens the screws on Cuba by further restricting oil to the country, legacy media continue to toe the government’s line.
Leading US Papers Defend the Indefensible in Iran Aggression
Editorials in three of the United States’ most prominent newspapers offered varying degrees of support for the US/Israeli aggression against Iran.
‘Even with Congressional Authorization, the War Would Still Be an Act of Aggression’:
CounterSpin interview with Gregory Shupak on US/Israeli Iran aggression
“Those who start the war are responsible for all horrors that take place within the context of that war.”
Gallup Ends Presidential Approval Polling After 88 Years—Likely Because a President Disapproved
Gallup’s extensive database had allowed journalists to compare approval ratings among all presidents since Franklin D. Roosevelt at various stages of their tenure.
‘Advocates Know How to Fight Attempts to Repress Black History’:
CounterSpin interview with Naomi Bethune on anti-Black history
“Right now is the exact moment that we should be looking back on the conditions that marginalized people experienced at this country’s formal conception.”
‘What Do Americans Think?’—and by ‘Americans,’ We Mean Right-Wing Texans
Media are still trying to turn Trump’s decision into a problem for the party that didn’t launch the unpopular war rather than for the one that did.
US Media Mostly Care for Iranians When They Can Be Used to Justify Bombing
US corporate media tend to humanize Iranians only when they can be portrayed as victims of their own government.
