Dehumanization Killed Jordan Neely—and Dominated Coverage of His Death
Much of the corporate press refrained from framing Neely as a victim, and far-right media outlets went even further to excuse the killing.
Media Crime Hype Helps Roll Back Reforms
Actual data about life and death in jails is not enough to move New York’s governor, but the sensationalism about crime is enough.
New York Press: Hey, People, Leave That Judge Alone
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s nominee to the state’s top court is in trouble—but corporate media are doing everything they can to save him.
Media’s Crime Hype and Scapegoating Led to Crackdown on Unhoused People
The New York Times parrots the implausible suggestion that cities cracking down on unsheltered people constitutes efforts to help them.
NYT Hypes NYC Police Spending, Buries School Cuts
The New York Times article framed the NYC budget as mainly an issue of law enforcement priorities rather than a question of austerity.
‘The Core of Copaganda Is the Symbiotic Relationship Between Press and Police’
“We have to understand that journalism is something that anybody should be able to do. We should all be able to document our stories.”
NYT Responded to Subway Shooting With ‘Relentless String of Copaganda’
Alec Karakatsanis looked closely at how the New York Times used a crisis to boost police talking points and lies in some creative ways.
Corporate Press Scapegoats Vulnerable Homeless for Rise in Subway Crime
Coverage that conflates crime with homelessness scapegoats a marginalized population–and leaves out rising crimes against homeless people.
Blaming the Victims—Not the System—for Bronx Fire Deaths
As media covered a devastating fire in the Bronx, two culprits were somehow off the list: the landlord and the city’s housing department.
Press Sees NYC Primary Win as Yet Another Reason for Dems to Move Right
The press sees Eric Adams’ primary win as yet another indication that the Democratic Party must stick to moderate ideas.
Tabloids Want Crime, Not Rent, on NYC Voters’ Minds
New York City’s two big tabloid dailies gave far more coverage to crime than to the affordable housing crisis in the past year.
Morningside Case Shows Media Learned Few Lessons From Exonerated Five
Many Americans now recognize the racism at multiple junctures of the criminal punishment system. Especially now, as our leaders refuse to release the disproportionately black and brown incarcerated people from prisons and jails, despite their being sites of serious COVID-19 outbreaks across the country. But even before the pandemic, some media have played a […]
Missing the Context of De Blasio’s ‘Jewish Community’ Tweet
Right-wing agitators in corporate media used New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s poorly worded tweet to advance the theory that, alongside the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter and constant antisemitic hate from the Trumpian right, a liberal like de Blasio was similarly an enemy of the Jews.
Cop-Hating Vandals or Pro-Democracy Activists?
The message from the media is clear: Their protesters are good, regardless of what they do; ours are vandals, thugs or criminals. Their cops are bad; ours are unimpeachable heroes under fire for just doing their jobs.
Bloomberg’s Scandals Ignored or Underplayed by Press Cheerleaders
Election Focus 2020: If media are going to celebrate Bloomberg’s achievements as an executive, they need to address his baggage in those roles as well. The media crowing for Bloomberg’s sensible executive skills leave out several notable scandals during his mayoralty.
Ranked Choice Voting ‘Allows You to Vote for the Person You Really Like’
“It really rewards a certain kind of campaigning that…involves direct, virtually a person-to-person connection of earning trust, or at least having your campaign engage directly with people. So it changes incentives in a positive way.”
Actually, Giuliani Has Always Been Like This
For New York City reporters who covered Giuliani’s operatic mayoralty, the Giuliani who famously claimed in defense of Trump that “truth isn’t truth” hasn’t changed so much.
NYT Perp Walks a Bronx Neighborhood
After two people, one a police officer, were killed by the NYPD in the Bronx, the New York Times took its cue from law enforcement officials in shaping the early narrative around “gang violence”—impugning an entire neighborhood in the process.
Dozens Condemned by Media as ‘Gang Members’ Not Actually Gang Members, Study Confirms
A new report finds that more than half of the 120 indicted in the “largest gang takedown ever” were never alleged by federal prosecutors to be in a gang.
Residents an Afterthought in Public Housing Privatization Coverage
Surely when journalists heard that there would be no additional city funding for NYC public housing, but rather a whole host of privatization initiatives, their first thought was: What do the residents think? Wrong.
