WaPo Doesn’t Want Voters to Know Medicare for All Will Cut Their Health Costs
Election Focus 2020: The Washington Post tries to spin the healthcare issues into a false competition between access and cost.
Previewing the Democratic Debates: Every Flavor of NBC, Trusting Corporate Media on Climate
Election Focus 2020: Despite new nods to diversity, there is little evidence so far to suggest that the debates will be any less circumscribed and shallow than those in the past.
Corporate Media Target Gabbard for Her Anti-Interventionism—a Word They Can Barely Pronounce
Election Focus 2020: When corporate outlets talk about an anti-interventionist position, they primarily use it to negatively characterize the candidates who espouse it.
Corporate Media Are Here to Warn You: Medicare for All Is a Very Bad Idea
Election Focus 2020: Corporate media appear to be almost univocally against Medicare for All, with the flow of doom-mongering stories increasing to a roaring flood as the notion gains more traction among the public.
Comcast-Owned MSNBC in the Tank for Joe Biden’s Presidential Run
Election Focus 2020: Comcast, one of the biggest lobbying spenders in Washington, also owns MSNBC, which has showered Joe Biden with favorable coverage both before and since his announcement.
‘Purity Tests’: How Corporate Media Describe Progressives Standing Up for Principles
Election Focus 2020: In the political world, the term “purity test” has a very specific meaning, largely used by elites to chastise and attack the left, or to gaslight them into supporting more centrist or right-wing policies.
Maybe Rich Liberals Don’t Hate Sanders Because They Fear He Can’t Win, But Because They’re Rich
Election Focus 2020: Why does the New York Times take rich liberals at their word that their concern with Bernie Sanders is that he would lose to Trump, rather than the obvious, glaring fact that his election would run counter to their interests?
Which Candidates Are Mentioned Most Often on TV News?
Election Focus 2020: Democratic hopefuls’ TV news mentions track fairly closely with the candidates’ positions in the polls.
Ignoring Lessons of #metoo, Media Scrutinize Biden’s Accusers
Election Focus 2020: As women come forward to accuse former Vice President Joe Biden of inappropriate touching, some media have responded by scrutinizing their political motives.
WaPo Warns Progressive Dems: They Could Win
A Washington Post “news” story warning of the progressive upsurge in the Democratic Party quoted a half-dozen sources from the corporate wing of the party, and none from the progressive wing.
NYT’s ‘Desire for Control’ Over Political Perceptions
Election Focus 2020: Are campaigns controlled by media consultants necessarily better than those controlled by the candidates themselves? Why should Bernie Sanders bending to “the wishes of his current advisers” be considered a good thing?
WaPo Warns Dems That Progressive Policies Could Bring Them Many Victories
Election Focus 2020: The Tea Party upsurge might have “cost” the Republicans in morality, but not in seats or political power. Activists are hopeful that a solidly progressive platform can bring the Democratic Party a similar advantage.
The Return of the Inexplicable Republican Best Friend
Election Focus 2020: Why, one is compelled to ask, do longtime, diehard conservatives care so much about what’s in the Democratic Party’s best interests?
