Establishment Press Hails Big Money Crushing a Black Progressive
The Wall Street Journal presented Jamaal Bowman’s loss as “voters reject[ing] his antagonistic progressive politics,” and the rest of the establishment press took the same line.
Censorship at a Jewish School Part of a Crisis for Free Expression
The Boiling Point affair is indicative of a larger problem with a censorship that exploits the term “antisemitism” to silence anything remotely critical of Israel’s far-right government.
A Maryland House Race Shows How Not to Cover AIPAC
Despite being conservative donors’ preferred instrument for hijacking Democratic primaries, media provide AIPAC with cover to play in Democratic primaries in ways other right-wing groups can’t.
When Israel Burned Refugees Alive, Establishment Media Called It a ‘Tragic Accident’
As the world watched on social media and responded in outrage, US corporate media, once again, provided cover for the perpetrators of Israel’s genocide.
Corporate Media Push Conspiracy Theories to Discredit Student Protesters
Across corporate media, journalists and pundits introduced conspiracy theories to discredit the pro-Palestine student protest movement, particularly that they are funded by foreign countries or “outside agitators.”
When Nicaragua Took Germany to Court, Media Put Nicaragua in the Dock
Establishment media seemed distracted by the “hypocrisy” of Nicaragua challenging a country whose “legitimacy as a democratic state is unassailable.”
Attacks on ICC Show ‘Condemning Hamas’ Is Really About Absolving Israel
By condemning both Hamas and Israel leaders for illegal acts of violence, the ICC is delegitimizing Israel, editorialists say.
‘We’re Seeing Universities Following a Corporate Agenda to Get Favor With Donors’:
CounterSpin interview with Ellen Schrecker on the attack on academic freedom
“Universities have also ignored their faculty members, and this is why they have put up, I think, such a pathetically weak and collaborationist response to the current repression.”
Ellen Schrecker on the Attack on Academic Freedom
The violent attacks on college students and faculty across the country showcase the abandonment by many educational institutions of their responsibility to protect not only students, but the space in which they can speak and learn freely.
Reporting on Influence of Pro-Israel Funders Is Not Antisemitic
Establishment attacks on outlets that expose corruption are evidence of good journalism. In this case, they are meant to shut down dissent against the ethnic cleansing of Gaza.
‘Are You Going to End the Genocide, President Biden? That’s the Central Question’:
CounterSpin interview with Ahmad Abuznaid on Rafah invasion
“We need to stop the bloodshed, stop the starvation, stop the siege. But beyond that, we need to make sure this can never happen again.”
Ahmad Abuznaid on Rafah Invasion
US press are so used to driving the narrative they don’t know what to do except yell “shut up shut up shut up” and send in the cops.
On Campus Gaza Protests, Media Let Police Tell the Story—Even When They’re Wrong
There are plenty of ways to report on the arrests of protestors without relying on the word of police officials.
TikTok Law Is an Attempt to Censor, Not a Warning to Big Tech
It’s not a good-faith regulation to protect the populace, but an effort to either seize or severely weaken TikTok in the name of US interests.
Media Scorn Gaza Protesters for Recognizing Corporate Reporters Aren’t Their Friends
An emerging complaint corporate media have against the nationwide peace encampments is that many student protesters won’t speak to them.
As Peace Protests Are Violently Suppressed, CNN Paints Them as Hate Rallies
CNN offered some of the most striking characterizations of student protesters as violent, hateful and/or stupid.
Divestment Can’t Work, Media Tell Protesters—Even Though It Has
Divestment would be dangerous, self-defeating and impossible, is what we’re hearing from corporate media. Why are students even bothering?
NYT Not Much Concerned About Israel’s Mass Murder of Journalists
A review of six months of New York Times coverage exposes a remarkable selective interest in threats to journalism.
‘This Weaponization Is Meant to Shift Focus Away From Gaza’:
CounterSpin interview with Sam on Students for Justice in Palestine
“The point is to distract from the fact that there is no moral case to defend what Israel was doing.”
News of Mass Graves Isn’t Much News to US Outlets
The discovery of mass graves in Gaza “horrified” the UN rights chief. But it has yet to prompt so strong a reaction from US news outlets.
