Obama, Inequality and Wall Street Donors
Is Obama’s decision to stop talking about inequality really about a debate within the Democratic Party? Or is it about not losing Wall Street donors?
Highly Placed Media Racists
Nicholas Wade was a leading New York Times science writer for three decades. He left the paper weeks after the May publication of his book, A Troublesome Inheritance: Genes, Race and Human History, a book many reviewers say is a full-throated defense of “scientific racism.”
On US TV, Israel is ‘Striking Back’
Israeli airstrikes in response to the murder of 3 teenagers are framed as retaliation–even though those targeted may very well have had nothing to do with the tragedy.
Racism in Politics Too Often Goes Unreported
National GOP and Tea Party groups descending on Mississippi to scrutinize black voters seems like a pretty big story–but it also provides a confirmation of the charge that the GOP has a serious problem with racism.
Ukraine Tips From Nameless US Officials: Good Enough for NYT
Apparently the people who know best about what’s happening in Ukraine are US government officials who won’t let their names be printed in the newspaper.
NYT on Student Loan Crisis: What Crisis Is That?
The New York Times’ David Leonhardt heralded a new study by the centrist Brookings Institution that questions whether the student loan market actually faces a “crisis on the horizon.”
Fox Covers Up a Benghazi Story
Fox News won’t mention the significant evidence that the Internet video was behind the attacks because it is so deeply invested in the story of a White House conspiracy, and it’s too late to change the script.
Criminal Justice Media’s ‘Twisted’ Coverage
Daryl Khan of the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange strayed from most media coverage around New York’s “biggest gang raid ever” by writing about the people living in the housing projects at the heart of the early-morning raid.
Chelsea Manning Speaks—But Who Listened?
Whistleblower Chelsea Manning speaks in the pages of the Sunday New York Times. But was anyone else in the media listening?
Famous War Correspondent Explains Why He’s Still Wrong on Iraq
Perhaps one of the millions of people who anticipated that the Iraq War would be costly and deadly would have been “the best person to ask” about the current crisis in Iraq.
Writing Unions Out of the Story on Fighting Poverty
NY Times looks at the some new research on the failure to reduce poverty–but doesn’t mention the minimum wage or strengthening workers’ power through unions.
Botching the Prisoners ‘Returning to the Battlefield’ Story
In their Bowe Bergdahl coverage, some media outlets are stoking fears about freed Guantanamo prisoners ‘returning to the battlefield.’
Bruni’s ‘Middle’ = Corporate Tax Cuts and No Minimum Wage Hike?
Andrew Cuomo is a ‘centrist’ politician–meaning one who promotes unpopular policies on behalf of the very rich.
‘Muddying a Murky Picture’: NYT’s Ukraine Kremlinology
The New York Times clearly has a hunch about deep Russian involvement in Ukraine. The ways it tries to confirm this hunch are curious.
Jeb Bush Is a Wonk—Just Ask Him
The New York Times tries–a little too hard–to convince readers that Jeb Bush is brainier than his brother.
Crediting Obama for Bringing Troops Home–Without Noting He Sent Them Abroad
NPR tells listeners that Obama has cut troop levels in Afghanistan by two-thirds–but doesn’t explain that he massively escalated the war.
American TV to Chinese Spies: Do as US Says, Not as US Does
US TV networks played up the FBI’s economic espionage charges against China–without mentioning that the NSA does something very similar.
David Brooks: Democracy Is a Drag; Put Guys Like Me in Charge
Pundit David Brooks thinks the way to fix American democracy is by having less democracy. Let elites dictate policy and have pundits cheer them on!
Object to a War Criminal at Your Graduation? You Must Be a ‘Bigot’
New York Times columnist Tim Egan rages against college students who dare to have moral objections to the speakers their administrations chose to garnish their graduations with.
FAIR TV: Snowden, Palestinian Brass Knuckles, Rubio’s Climate Denial
This week: ABC talks about a “raging debate” over Edward Snowden. They must mean the one that’s not on their show. Plus: The New York Times takes a long time to correct a story about Palestinian teen’s imaginary brass knuckles, and ABC‘s Jonathan Karl has the wrong response to Marco Rubio’s climate nonsense. Watch:
