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  • | CBS 5823 was one of many outlets that compared people seeking refuge from violence to a natural disaster | MR Online

    “Making Monsters”: How media encourage hatred of immigrants

    Originally published: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) on August 31, 2023 by Lara-Nour Walton (more by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting))  | (Posted Sep 02, 2023)

    “Yahtzee!! We’re full,” wrote Florida state operative Perla Huerta, once she had tricked enough desperate migrants to fill two Martha’s Vineyard–bound planes.

  • | | MR Online

    Six tropes to look out for that distort Israel/Palestine coverage

    Originally published: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) on August 22, 2023 by Lara-Nour Walton (more by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting))  | (Posted Aug 24, 2023)

    Malcolm X once declared,“If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” As stories about Israel/Palestine continue to bombard our screens and daily papers, readers and journalists alike need to remain aware of the pro-Israel pitfalls that pockmark establishment news coverage.

  • | Sen Joe McCarthy would be proud of the New York Times latest hit job against critics of US foreign policy | MR Online

    NYT reveals that a Tech mogul likes China—and that McCarthyism is alive and well

    Originally published: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) on August 17, 2023 (more by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting))  |

    “A Global Web of Chinese Propaganda Leads to a U.S. Tech Mogul,” the New York Times (8/5/23) announced on its front page. “The Times unraveled a financial network that stretches from Chicago to Shanghai and uses American nonprofits to push Chinese talking points worldwide,” read the subhead.

  • | Teddy Ostrow | MR Online

    ‘The narrative here is that workers fought and they won’

    Originally published: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) on August 10, 2023 (more by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting))  |

    CounterSpin interview with Teddy Ostrow on UPS/Teamsters agreement.

  • | NBC Cites Balloon Threat in Fawning Coverage of NORAD | MR Online

    NBC cites balloon ‘threat’ in fawning coverage of NORAD

    Originally published: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) on August 7, 2023 (more by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting))  |

    The “Chinese Spy Balloon” has been an important story for fueling New Cold War animus against China, but it is based on a dubious premise.

  • | When Rep Pramila Jayapal DWash called Israel a racist state at the Netroots Nation conference corporate media dutifully covered the political backlashbut scrupulously avoided evaluating the veracity of Jayapals statement Addressing activists who interrupted a panel to protest panelist Rep Jan Schakowskys refusal to support a bill protecting Palestinian children Jayapal said As somebody thats been in the streets and has participated in a lot of demonstrations I think I want you to know that we have been fighting to make it clear that Israel is a racist state that the Palestinian people deserve self determination and autonomy that the dream of a two state solution is slipping away from us that it does not even feel possible Republicans immediately jumped on the statement working to cast the Democratic party as antisemitic for as many news cycles as possible Daily Beast 71923 Top Democrats swiftly rebuked Jayapal distancing themselves from her remarks and declaring that Israel is not a racist state Jayapal offered a lengthy apology explaining I do not believe the idea of Israel as a nation is racist but rather that Netanyahus extreme right wing government has engaged in discriminatory and outright racist policies and that there are extreme racists driving that policy within the leadership of the current government Reporting the push back Most major US news outlets covered the blowup over Jayapals statement But astonishingly few took the obvious and necessary journalistic step of factchecking it NPR 71723 discussed the events under the headline Top House Democrats Reject Rep Jayapals Comments Calling Israel a Racist State CNN 71623 went with Top House Democrats Rebuke Jayapal Comments That Israel Is a Racist State as She Tries to Walk Them Back The Washington Posts version 71723 ran under the headline Democrats Push Back on Rep Jayapals Description of Israel as Racist State NPR characterized her words as controversial The Post and CNN quoted top Democrats calling the remarks unacceptable and CNN added a quote from Rep Debbie Wasserman Schultz calling them hurtful and harmfulwholly inaccurate and insensitive Both NPR and CNN briefly mentioned that progressive Democrats have concerns about human rights in Israel but offered no further information about them System of domination But of course progressive Democrats arent the only ones with concerns about human rights or racism in Israel and Jayapal didnt come up with the racist state characterization out of thin air In 2021 Human Rights Watch 42721 published a lengthy report spelling out its determination that Israel had committed crimes of apartheid against Palestinians which is defined under international law as an intent to maintain a system of domination by one racial group over another systematic oppression by one racial group over another and one or more inhumane acts as defined carried out on a widespread or systematic basis pursuant to those policies HRW explained for those inclined to split hairs that this applies to Palestinians because under international law race and racial discrimination have been broadly interpreted to include distinctions based on descent and national or ethnic origin among other categories Earlier the same year Israeli human rights group BTselem 11221 released a report declaring Israel an apartheid regime Amnesty International 2122 followed the next year publishing a 280 page report titled Israels Apartheid Against Palestinians that declared that Amnesty International concludes that the State of Israel considers and treats Palestinians as an inferior non Jewish racial group These reports came about after Israel in 2018 passed a law with constitutional status that declares Israel is the nation state of the Jewish people and that the right of national self determination in the state of Israel is unique to the Jewish peoplein other words that Israel is not a nation state for its Palestinian residents whether accorded citizenship or not and that Palestinians subject to Israels control have no right to self determination As BTselem explained in its report It is true that the Israeli regime largely followed these principles before Yet Jewish supremacy has now been enshrined in basic law making it a binding constitutional principleunlike ordinary law or practices by authorities which can be challenged This signals to all state institutions that they not only can but must promote Jewish supremacy in the entire area under Israeli control Jayapals statement therefore that Israel is a racist state has clear grounding in international law as multiple respected human rights organizations have documented Certain subjects are taboo But in the flood of coverage mentions of any of the human rights organizations that have designated Israel an apartheid state were extremely rareand only came after Palestinian American Rep Rashida Tlaib DMich highlighted them in a speech on the House floor against a House resolution declaring Israel not a racist or apartheid state At publication a Nexis search of US news sources found 474 articles and transcripts since July 15 that mentioned Jayapal and racist state Only 24 of those mentioned Amnesty International Human Rights Watch or BTselem The New York Times 71823 quoted Tlaib saying Israel is an apartheid state and noted that in her speech she cited determinations from United Nations officials Human Rights Watch Amnesty International and the Israeli human rights organization BTselem that Israels treatment of Palestinians amounted to apartheid This was followed with three sources calling the racist state characterization contrary to the facts false and hateful The Hill 71823 offered a brief article about Tlaibs comments and the Washington Posts follow up article 71823 mentioned them as well Opinion columns in Newsweek and the Post were noteworthy standouts Both noted the human rights organizations designations and explored the political context beyond the current theatrics Ishaan Tharoors Post column 71923 headlined Its the Republicans Not the Democrats Who Are Radical on Israel focused on the contradictions of growing US public support for Palestinians as the GOP moves radically rightward on IsraelPalestine foreign policy The Newsweek column 71823 by Omar Baddar offered the only forceful defense of Jayapals remarks FAIR could find in establishment media Under the headline ​​Rep Jayapal Was Right Israel Is a Racist State Baddar argued We cannot live in a functioning democracy and make informed policy decisions if certain subjects are taboo and if acknowledging reality in them is derided Newsweek diligently countered Baddars column with another 71823 under the headline No Israel Is Not a Racist State When Amnesty released its report last year the New York Times refused to even mention the report for 52 days FAIRorg 52323 When journalist Katie Halper in her new co host position at Hill TV recorded a political commentary about the human rights reports titled Israel IS an Apartheid State the Nexstar Media outlet killed the segment and axed Halper FAIRorg 10722 That we could find even one critical piece in the wake of Jayapals comments in an establishment publication was surprising given the strong taboo against criticism of Israel that cuts across outlets Rep Pramila Jayapal DWash | MR Online

    Covering ‘Racist State’ backlash—but not the reality that Israel is a racist state

    Originally published: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) on July 21, 2023 (more by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting))  |

    When Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D.—Wash.) called Israel a “racist state” at the Netroots Nation conference, corporate media dutifully covered the political backlash—but scrupulously avoided evaluating the veracity of Jayapal’s statement.

  • | CEO Christ Licht | MR Online

    CNN needs more than a new CEO—it needs a new model of journalism

    Originally published: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) on June 8, 2023 (more by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting))  |

    After less than a year, Warner Bros Discovery has ousted CNN chair and CEO Chris Licht.

  • | The Character Assassination of San Francisco | MR Online

    The character assassination of San Francisco

    Originally published: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) on May 24, 2023 (more by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting))  |

    CNN has joined the media chorus decrying the death of San Francisco with a one-hour special.

  • | CounterSpin interview with Cody Bloomfield on anti activist terrorist charges | MR Online

    ‘Charging domestic terrorism is intended to make the cost of protesting too high’

    Originally published: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) on May 26, 2023 (more by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting))  |

    CounterSpin interview with Cody Bloomfield on anti-activist terrorist charges.

  • | TikTok Mic | MR Online

    Montana TikTok ban a sign of intensified cold war with China

    Originally published: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) on May 25, 2023 by Ari Paul (more by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting))  | (Posted May 27, 2023)

    It’s worth remembering that fear of an Asian menace in the United States led to the nation’s first major immigration restrictions and mass imprisonment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. It continues to lead to racist murder and other anti-Asian crimes.

  • | Gaza | MR Online

    ‘Apartheid’ designation ignored as Israel kills children in Gaza AGAIN

    Originally published: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) on May 23, 2023 by Bryce Greene (more by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting))  | (Posted May 25, 2023)

    Israel’s recent bombing of the Gaza Strip from May 9–13 killed 33 Palestinians, including seven children. FAIR looked at coverage of these attacks from the Washington Post, New York Times and CNN, and didn’t find a single reference to Israel as an apartheid state, despite this being the consensus in the human rights community.

  • | Ian Millhiser | MR Online

    ‘The court’s position is, no one can tell them what to do’

    Originally published: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) on May 19, 2023 (more by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting))  |

    CounterSpin interview with Ian Millhiser on Supreme Court corruption

  • | Silky Shah | MR Online

    ‘The U.S. incarcerates more immigrants than anywhere else in the World’

    Originally published: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) on April 10, 2023 (more by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting))  |

    CounterSpin interview with Silky Shah on detention center fire.

  • | Saurav Sarkar | MR Online

    Starbucks ‘workers and consumers have the same foe’

    Originally published: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) on April 13, 2023 (more by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting))  |

    CounterSpin interview with Saurav Sarkar on Starbucks organizing.

  • | CNN 4423 via Media Matters | MR Online

    Trump’s idling plane got more TV coverage than Biden cutting healthcare for 15 million

    Originally published: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) on April 7, 2023 (more by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting))  |

    Last spring, the Biden administration and a Democratic House approved a policy that would kick 15 million people off of Medicaid.

  • | The Wall Street Journal 31423 reports with evident alarm that France has one of the lowest rates of retirees at risk of poverty in Europe | MR Online

    U.S. media cheer as France forces old people to work

    Originally published: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) on April 6, 2023 by Conor Smyth (more by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting))  | (Posted Apr 10, 2023)

    “The Party Is Ending for French Retirees.” That’s the headline the Wall Street Journal (3/14/23) went with just days before French President Emmanuel Macron invoked a special article of the constitution to bypass the National Assembly and enshrine an increase in the retirement age in national law.

  • | Liberation 32023 the newspaper of the Party for Socialism and Liberation was one of the few outlets to cover the March 18 peace march in Washington DC | MR Online

    Covering (up) antiwar protest in U.S. media

    Originally published: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) on March 30, 2023 by David Lindorff (more by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting))  | (Posted Apr 03, 2023)

    March 18 DC peace march almost completely blacked out in U.S. corporate media.

  • | Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi | MR Online

    ACTION ALERT: Trump rules remain at FCC as Democrats cave to Big Cable, Fox News

    Originally published: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) on March 17, 2023 by Even Greer (more by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting))  | (Posted Mar 21, 2023)

    Remember Ajit Pai, the former Verizon lawyer Trump put in charge of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)? When he gutted net neutrality rules and kneecapped the agency’s ability to regulate telecom monopolies, voters from across the political spectrum were outraged. The internet erupted in protest.

  • | Hersh | MR Online

    Major U.S. outlets found Hersh’s Nord Stream scoop too hot to handle

    Originally published: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) on March 3, 2023 by David Knox (more by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting))  | (Posted Mar 07, 2023)

    Scores of hits from publications across the globe pop up from an internet search for veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh’s claim that the US destroyed Russia’s Nord Stream gas pipeline.

  • | Tens of thousands march in Nicaragua in support of the government expulsion of people seen as vende patriascountry sellers TN8 21323 | MR Online

    Nicaragua’s ‘political prisoners’ would be criminals by U.S. standards

    Originally published: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) on March 2, 2023 by John Perry (more by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting))  | (Posted Mar 06, 2023)

    In an unexpected move on February 9, the Nicaraguan government deported to the United States 222 people who were in prison, and moved to strip them of their citizenship.

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