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‘When Hasn’t Journalism Been in Crisis for Black People?’CounterSpin interview with Joseph Torres and Collette Watson on media reparations
Janine Jackson interviewed Media 2070’s Joseph Torres and Collette Watson about media reparations for the May 3, 2024, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. Janine Jackson: The idea of some form of public, communal recognition and redress, or reparation, for Black Americans for centuries of systemic, state-sanctioned harms, and their […]
Ahmad Abuznaid on Rafah Invasion
US press are so used to driving the narrative they don’t know what to do except yell “shut up shut up shut up” and send in the cops.
On Campus Gaza Protests, Media Let Police Tell the Story—Even When They’re Wrong
There are plenty of ways to report on the arrests of protestors without relying on the word of police officials.
TikTok Law Is an Attempt to Censor, Not a Warning to Big Tech
It’s not a good-faith regulation to protect the populace, but an effort to either seize or severely weaken TikTok in the name of US interests.
Media Scorn Gaza Protesters for Recognizing Corporate Reporters Aren’t Their Friends
An emerging complaint corporate media have against the nationwide peace encampments is that many student protesters won’t speak to them.
As Peace Protests Are Violently Suppressed, CNN Paints Them as Hate Rallies
CNN offered some of the most striking characterizations of student protesters as violent, hateful and/or stupid.
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FAIR Studies
NYT Not Much Concerned About Israel’s Mass Murder of Journalists
A review of six months of New York Times coverage exposes a remarkable selective interest in threats to journalism.
‘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.
Establishment Papers Fell Short in Coverage of Genocide Charges
Establishment media in the US were slow to cover South Africa’s charge—initially providing the public with thin to no reporting on the case.
Leading Papers Skewed Gaza Debate Toward Israeli and Government Perspectives
Despite efforts to include Palestinian voices, editors at two leading papers skewed the Gaza debate toward an Israel-centered perspective.
Sunday’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.
