‘Brutal’ Is a Word Mostly Reserved for Palestinian Violence
Since October 7, leading papers have overwhelmingly applied the term “brutal” to violence committed by Palestinians rather than by Israelis.
FAIR > StudiesSunday’s Gaza Guests Linked to Military Industry, Pro-Israel Funding
Sunday show guests skewed strongly toward US politicians with strong financial influence from the military industry and pro-Israel advocates.
FAIR > StudiesAs Skies Turn Orange, Media Still Hesitate to Mention What’s Changing Climate
On US TV news, viewers were more likely to hear climate denial than the connection between fossil fuel consumption and worsening wildfires.
FAIR > StudiesTyre Nichols Was One of Too Many
News outlets treat cases like Tyre Nichols’ as isolated incidents, lavishing short-term attention that makes the chronic seem exceptional.
FAIR > StudiesNPR Devotes Almost Two Hours to Afghanistan Over Two Weeks—and 30 Seconds to US Starving Afghans
NPR failed to call attention to the US policy of starving Afghanistan by restricting its trade activity and seizing its banking reserves.
FAIR > StudiesMedia Support ‘Self-Determination’ for US Allies, Not Enemies
A self-determination claim that accords with Russian interests, and diverges from the US position, is concealed from the public.
FAIR > StudiesMedia Need to Treat Every Day as Earth Day if We Want a Livable Planet
On Earth Day, no doubt most major media will pay lip service to the extreme dangers of climate change. But what happens the next day?
FAIR > StudiesBiden’s Multi-Billion Afghan Theft Gets Scant Mention on TV News
Two months ago (FAIR.org, 12/21/21), I noted the striking contrast between vocal media outrage—ostensibly grounded in concern for Afghan people—over President Joe Biden’s withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, and the relative silence over the growing humanitarian crisis in that country, which threatens millions with life-threatening levels of famine. While influenced by drought and […]
FAIR > StudiesMissing Voices in Broadcast Coverage of Afghan Withdrawal
Corporate journalists overwhelmingly leaned on government and military sources, while offering no clear antiwar voices.
FAIR > StudiesSunday Shows Hit Snooze on Climate Alarm
If we have any hope of addressing the climate crisis, journalists have to move beyond debating its existence or importance, and start looking at both its causes—very concretely, looking at culprits—and its solutions.
FAIR > StudiesLeading Papers Talked Up Establishment’s Senate Candidates
Democrats celebrated dual Georgia Senate race victories this week, which gives them, with Vice President Kamala Harris’ tiebreaker vote, a bare majority in the Senate. But not all Democrats are created equal, and the one-vote margin makes the politics of each individual in that majority more consequential. In 2020, several states witnessed competitive Democratic […]
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