Phyllis Bennis on Israel’s War on Palestinians
Years from now, we’ll hear about how everyone saw the nightmare and everyone opposed it. But history is now, and the world is watching.
US Media Coverage of Anti-Vax Disinformation Quietly Stops at the Pentagon
The threat of anti-vax disinformation is apparently not a high priority for the establishment press if the US military is implicated.
US Media and Factcheckers Fail to Note Israel’s Refutation of ‘Beheaded Babies’ Stories
Israel’s official list showed only one infant was killed in the October 7 attack. But most US news media ignored that evidence.
Shielding US Public From Israeli Reports of Friendly Fire on October 7
While Hamas-led attackers were responsible for many civilian deaths, Israeli reports indicate the IDF killed civilians in multiple cases.
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.
Gregory Shupak on Gaza and Genocide
How does the New York Times’ assertion that “what Israel is fighting to defend is a society that values human life” stand up now?
Media’s In-House Critics to Reporters: Quit Quoting Palestinians About Civilian Deaths
Articles that chided media for being credulous toward Gazan authorities themselves failed to critically examine the claims they relied on.
In Hours of Israel/Gaza Crisis Coverage, a Word You’ll Seldom Hear: ‘Ceasefire’
As casualties in Gaza mount, most TV news outlets have paid scant attention to the growing calls for a ceasefire.
Israeli Attacks on Journalists Stifle Reporting on Gaza Horrors
The ability of reporters to cover Gaza is jeopardized by the alarming number of newspeople Israel has killed since the crisis began.
In Gaza, ‘We Have to Do the Hard Work of Looking at Context’
“We have to understand…why these things happen. Otherwise, we have no basis to figure out a strategy to stop the violence on all sides.”
Papers That Ignore Causes of Violence Can’t Help Prevent It
At no point do the editorials in leading papers provide readers with the information necessary to comprehend what is happening and why.
Phyllis Bennis on Gaza
This week on CounterSpin: In the wake of the October 7 attacks by Hamas and the ensuing bombing campaign from Israel on the Gaza Strip, many people were surprised that CNN‘s Fareed Zakaria aired an interview with a Palestinian activist who frankly described the daily human rights violations in Gaza, the right of […]
US Sanctions Missing From Coverage of Russia’s Cuban Soldiers
US corporate media were almost entirely silent on the US embargo on Cuba, ongoing now for more than 60 years and ramped up under Trump.
For NYT, Cluster Munitions Are Completely Wrong—When Russians Use Them
For the New York Times, cluster munitions fall into two categories—clearly wrong or complexly controversial—depending on who uses them.
‘Propaganda Against North Korea and the Travel Ban Go Hand in Hand’
“It’s called the forgotten war, but I think the US would rather us forget it, because its involvement in that war was just genocide.”
Hyping Ukraine Counteroffensive, US Press Chose Propaganda Over Journalism
The consensus among policymakers in Washington is to push for endless conflict, no matter how many Ukrainians die in the process.
‘CACI Aided and Abetted the Torture of Our Clients’
“The problem with not holding high-level officials to account is these abuses get replicated and indeed escalated.”
NBC Cites Balloon ‘Threat’ in Fawning Coverage of NORAD
NBC’s framing is structured so that the new technology NORAD is seeking is portrayed as an important part of America’s defense.
How to Ignore 4.5 Million Deaths
Norman Solomon’s book attempts to show how our media institutions came to be so casual about burying the costs of US wars.
Fans of Cluster Bombs Dominate WaPo’s Opinion Section
As the US escalates the already bloody Ukraine conflict, the Washington Post’s opinion pages cheerlead for the military/industrial complex.
