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Two by Chris Hedges: The Mueller Report and the Press and Guns and Liberty
The Mueller report’s categorical statement that Donald Trump and his campaign did not collude with Russia ends one of the most shameful periods in modern American journalism…
NPR, the Pentagon, and U.S. Foreign Policy
While of dubious value, it is common practice at NPR to seek perspective on wrongdoing from the wrongdoers themselves.
Israel just ‘lost Cronkite’ — the struggle for Palestinian rights at ‘The New York Times’, by Robert Herbst
“Not so long ago, it was fairly rare to hear this perspective. That is no longer the case.”
Militarism in the Media, World Beyond War
Militarism in the Media: On January 15, 2019, 100 participants joined our webinar featuring experts Rose Dyson and Jeff Cohen discussing the role of the media in promoting violence and warfare. Militarism is the “elephant in the room,” says FAIR founder Jeff Cohen. Former TV pundit for MSNBC, CNN, and Fox, Jeff was fired for […]
Mainstream Media Assaults on Freedom of Speech. “The Truth” is No Longer “Important”
Attempts at limiting freedom of expression continue apace, while attacks on alternative media outlets by institutions of power grow.
The Donald and the Fake News Media, by Tom Engelhardt
Oh wait! Oddly enough, in case you hadn’t noticed, there’s one place where it’s barely talked about at all, where silence largely reigns, and to my mind that couldn’t be stranger.
The Sanctification of NATO
Claims of Donald Trump undermining NATO have sent establishment media into a frenzy to sanctify NATO as a force for peace and democracy.
Don’t Forget Michelle Wolf’s Important Message About Journalism and Truth
It is up to us, the consumers, to stop drinking from the poisoned chalice of corporate news and seek truth somewhere else.
Tomgram: Andrew Bacevich, A Memo to the Publisher of the New York Times
On Seeing America’s Wars Whole: Six Questions for A.G. Sulzberger
Lifting of US Propaganda Ban Gives New Meaning to Old Song
Planting Stories in the Press: With the propaganda ban now a relic, the once-covert propaganda machine long used to justify war after war is now operating out in the open and out of control.
Ralph Nader | The Censorious Vortex Of The ‘Flash News’ Barons
[Nader] began to notice various citizen groups experiencing difficulty in getting “newstime” or “newsprint” because their subjects…
Trump’s Allies Are Taking Over the Media and Creating Their Own Reality
Is anybody paying attention?
On The Mainstream Media Coverage of Nuclear War Risks and Nuclear Abolition
There has never been a referendum about the desirability of nuclear weapons in any of the countries – also not those who call themselves democracies – that have acquired nuclear weapons.
U.K.’s Corbyn Told Truth about Terrorism
Politicians obviously have self-interested reasons for denying that they have misinterpreted, miscalculated, and then persisted in bad policies that have resulted in death and destruction for their own countrymen as well as others.
Chelsea Manning Is Free–but Whistleblowers Still Face Prison
As FAIR analyst Adam Johnson (1/18/17) noted, it’s a strange day when the US president is to the left of the country’s editorial pages.
NYT’s ‘Impossible to Verify’ North Korea Nuke Claim Spreads Unchecked by Media
the essential antecedents of war are being established based on anonymous “experts” and “officials,” and hardly anyone notices, much less pushes back.
The Orwellian-Octopus of the Entrenched-Interests Media
How many times does independent media have to get it right, before you acknowledge that it’s looking out for you?
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