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‘Anyone Whose Beliefs Are Inconvenient Becomes a Terrorist’: CounterSpin interview with Seth Stern on criminalizing dissent
“When there’s enough resistance, the administration will back down, or shift its priorities. People do have the power to do that.”
John Stockwell, CIA Dissident Who Helped Inspire FAIR
Few people have had as much impact as John Stockwell on FAIR and our determination to bring to light the underreported realities of US foreign policy.
Press Sees Mamdani as ‘Kingmaker’ Because They Don’t See Voters as Rational
The barely concealed subtext is that voters didn’t choose candidates because they liked their platforms; they’re just mindlessly following their new overlord.
Covering the Impact of Climate Change—Without Mentioning Climate Change
Despite leading their shows with severe weather headlines, nightly news shows on NBC, ABC and CBS on June 23 failed to mention climate even in passing.
Seth Stern on Criminalizing Dissent
Do you disagree with anything that the Trump administration is doing? Do you think you should use your voice to say something? Well, you might be a terrorist!
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FAIR Studies
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.
Labeling Kidnapping a ‘Capture,’ Media Legitimate Violation of International Law
It’s misleading to use language like “capture” and “arrest,” which evoke the US upholding the law, to describe heavily armed US forces taking Maduro prisoner.
