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At NYT, Pretending You Don’t Know Makes You a Real Reporter
Even when you have examples of people being shot down on video by federal agents, the paper has to pretend there’s a valid case for justifying murder.
‘The State Is Exercising Surveillance Over Us, But We Can Push Back’: CounterSpin interview with Jenna Ruddock on DHS domestic surveillance
“What we’re seeing is this criminalized language around acts that are simple acts of solidarity…. Those smaller acts of solidarity every day are so important.”
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.
Lemon Arrest Shows Being Near Protesters Can Make You an Enemy of the State
The Lemon and Fort arrests ratchet up a trend by US officials, both local and national, to view reporters as accomplices to anti-government protesters.
‘There’s an Attack on Racial Equity Analysis Because They Feel It Changes the Conversation’: CounterSpin interview with Dedrick Asante-Muhammad on the State of the Dream
“People want to talk so much about the King holiday as a time for community service, but it’s really a time for community action.”
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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.
When a Shooter Is Trans—and Not a Cis Male—Suddenly Identity Matters
Most media outlets focused on profiling the shooter—who was transgender—treating the shooting as an isolated case rather than part of a larger, systemic issue.
Western Media Manufactured Consent for Israel’s Murder of Palestinian Journalists
Most outlets accepted Israel’s premise that any number of bystanders can legitimately be killed in order to target a supposed Hamas member.
