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Jessica Gonzalez on Paramount Merger, Isabel MacDonald and Steve Rendall (2008) on Islamophobia
Trump’s Justice Department greenlit the merger of Paramount with Warner Bros Discovery–but the merger, presented as a done deal, is actually on the ropes.
Fuhrerbook: How Meta Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Far Right
Along with Zuckerberg’s makeover from nerd to alpha bro, Meta made it clear that it needed to replace woke empathy with the shock jock antics of Trumpism.
‘There Should Never Be Losers and Winners When It Comes to Food’: CounterSpin interview with Gina Plata-Nino on food aid cuts
“The majority of people utilizing SNAP are children, followed by older adults, followed by people with disability…some of the most vulnerable in our country.”
When Is a Victory ‘Stunning’? When It ‘Shows the Limits of the Left’
The candidate backed by the party establishment outspent the socialist insurgent by 8-to-1—and eked out a “stunning” 0.4 percentage point victory.
Carbon Copy Editorials Against El-Sayed
Editorialists at the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal might not like El-Sayed’s ideas, but it is clear voters do.
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FAIR Studies
Whose Voices Are Centered in Coverage of Cuban Crisis? A FAIR Study
The New York Times, Miami Herald and Associated Press each covered the Cuban crisis extensively, but the coverage varied dramatically across outlets.
Climate Coverage Plunges, Though Crisis More Dire Than Ever
The scientific consensus that we need to phase out fossil fuels fast has not changed, but coverage about climate change in US news outlets has plunged.
A History of Iran Propaganda
CounterSpin has been tracking US news media failings, omissions and propagandizing on Iran for decades. We revisit some of that conversation this week.
The Digital Media Oligarchy: Who Owns Online News?
More than half of US visits to major online news sites from Dec. 2024 through Nov. 2025 went to outlets controlled by just seven families or corporate entities.
After Trump Declared Gaza War ‘Over,’ Media Lost Interest
Since Donald Trump declared that “the war in Gaza is over” on October 3, 2025, US news outlets’ interest in the occupied territory has plummeted.
