Media Focus on Epstein’s Powerful Friends Erases Their Victims
Most elite media coverage has focused not on Epstein’s victims, but on the lifestyles of Jeffrey Epstein and his rich and famous friends.
Media Reaction to a Woman Murdered at Work Is ‘Nothing to See Here’
A male coworker allegedly bludgeoning Amber Czech to death has nothing to tell us, evidently, about broader trends or influences.
White Men Get Short End of Stick—in NYT Chart, if Not in Reality
Not only are white men without college degrees not uniquely disadvantaged, they’re actually better paid than any other demographic without a college degree.
New Yorker Sides With Right Against Childless Cat Ladies
The message of Emma Green’s one-sided New Yorker piece is that the issue of declining birth rates is not economic, but a spiritual rot in contemporary society.
Study: To US Papers, ‘Identity Politics’ Is Mostly a Way to Sneer at the Left
A FAIR study of US newspapers found the overwhelming majority of times the vague term “identity politics” was mentioned, it was referring to Democrats and the left.
Shelby Green & Selah Goodson Bell on Utility Profiteering, Jane McAlevey on #MeToo & Labor
At some point, we will get tired of hearing news reports on “record heat”—because “heat” will have stopped meaning what it once may have meant.
NYT Engages in Front-Page IDF ‘Womenwashing’
The framing of IDF women in the New York Times bolsters suspicions that the outlet acts in accord with Israeli government propaganda.
WaPo Tells Women: If You Want Marriage, Compromise With Misogyny
Since it’s Democrats who say they won’t date Republicans, the Washington Post suggests it’s young liberal women who need to “compromise.”
‘We Need a Gender-Inclusive Understanding of Police Violence’
“Not a lot of people would understand that Black women are often killed by the police when they actually ask for help.”
Kevin Minofu on Say Her Name
Say Her Name is about adding Black women to our understanding of police violence—to help make our response more meaningful and impactful.
Pamela Paul’s Gender Agenda
By giving Paul a platform, the New York Times is feeding a grievance-based ideology that directly harms trans and other marginalized people.
Mass Shooters’ Most Common Trait—Their Gender—Gets Little Press Attention
Out of 20,000 pieces on recent mass shootings, FAIR found only 37 that linked shootings to toxic masculinity or misogyny.
Selling Albright as a ‘Feminist Icon’: Was the Price Worth It?
When Madeleine Albright died of cancer last month, a stream of fawning obituaries hailed her as a hero of NATO and a feminist icon.
It Doesn’t Exclude Women to Acknowledge Everyone Who Can Get Pregnant
Transgender men and intersex, nonbinary and gender expansive individuals are also affected, and are especially vulnerable.
‘It’s the Demeaning Treatment, but Also the Failure to Take Action’
“It is not too much to ask that we could have intersectional justice in the space where right now we have intersectional oppression.”
Missing and Murdered People of Color an Afterthought to Gabby Petito’s Case
In the wake of the Petito case, conversations about missing people of color have finally entered the national spotlight.
Alec Karakatsanis on ‘Crime Surge’ Copaganda, Jane Manning on Gender-Based Crime
Media announce a rise in the murder rate with coverage steeped in false presumptions about what that means and how to respond.
Media Rediscover Afghan Women Only When US Leaves
Media “discovered” Afghan women as the US angled for invasion; their interest returned with a vengeance as US troops exited the country.
Is Surviving Assault a Conflict of Interest?
The idea that experiencing sexual violence makes someone unable to fairly report on it is a relic of the journalistic myth of “objectivity.”
WaPo Obscures Republican Role in Killing Equal Pay
The GOP no doubt cackles with delight at coverage like the Washington Post’s which deflects blame away from them.
