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The Case for Impeaching Trump Corporate Media Won’t Make
You’d be hard-pressed to learn from media analysis the real argument for impeachment, which is that it’s the only conceivable way to hold Trump accountable.
‘This War Has Become a Predictable Quagmire and Disaster’: CounterSpin interview with Sina Toossi on Iran and the Midterms
“To say that Iran is the root of all these problems, and we had to go to these wars, and their nuclear program…was even weaponized, that’s categorically false.”
NYT Depicts Collins as Trump’s Victim—Rather Than Accomplice
Journalists regularly point out Collins’ supposed independence from the GOP, but she has nearly always defied Trump only when it didn’t make a difference.
Jim Naureckas on Media and the Midterms
Corporate media say Democrats shouldn’t do anything different than they’ve been doing—being ‘Not Republicans’ while offering nothing anyone would call change.
Center and Right Media Unite to Defend Schumer and Jeffries
While right-wing and centrist media can seem far apart, they can still come together when it is time to fend off progressives and protect people in power.
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FAIR Studies
Media Obscure Enormity of Trump Corruption
Why would a majority of the public believe that Republicans and Democrats are equally corrupt? A FAIR study suggests that media play no small role.
Western Media Accept Trump’s Plundering of Venezuelan Oil as Business as Usual
Objections to the new Venezuelan oil plan were mostly procedural and out of concern for appearances, not driven by any principled opposition to US predation.
Remembering 9/11—But Not the Victims of the US Response
On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, leading US papers largely ignored the vast numbers of people killed in the wars launched in response to the 9/11 attacks.
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.
