At Elite Media, ‘Scientific’ Racists Fit in Fine
Nicholas Wade’s embrace of the pseudoscience of eugenics raises questions about his tenure at the New York Times, and about corporate media vigilance when it comes to racism.
Computer Error
The Goostman affair was embarrassing for news outlets that had to walk back their initial excitement, but more worryingly, it pointed up the dangers of “stenography journalism.”
Israel, Gaza and False Balance
Striving for a deceptive “balance,” US media miscast the devastating violence of Israel’s attacks on Gaza and obscured the lopsided nature of the death toll.
A Shared Culture of Conflict of Interest
Human Rights Watch’s conflicts of interest contribute to a culture of normalizing and accommodating the extreme power that the United States arrogates to itself.
‘A Chain of Desperation’
CounterSpin asked Laura Carlsen of the Americas Program of the Center of International Policy what deeper coverage would add to the story of immigrant refugee children in terms of context and history.
Missing a Killer’s Connections
Media outlets whitewashing reality are doing a disservice to their readers and help guarantee that Elliot Rodger’s perverse combination of violent racism and sexism will live on with little challenge.
