Media Twist Opposition to Land Theft Into Hatred of a Religion
The press entertained the notion that any condemnation of Israel that happens within earshot of a synagogue must be rooted in anti-Jewish sentiment.
Why Treat DHS’s Known Liars as Reliable Sources?
It’s long past time for news coverage to reflect journalists’ knowledge that DHS exaggerates, shares dubious statements and flat-out lies.
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.”
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.
Jenna Ruddock on DHS Domestic Surveillance
People who never called themselves “political” are moving out of their comfort zone to register their opposition to violent, state-sanctioned power.
US Media Keen on Iranian Unrest—Less So on US and Israel’s Role in It
If US media habitually placed the news in political context, claims of US and Israeli intervention in Iran would hardly be regarded as dubious.
‘A Tribe of Rebels, People Who Struggle, Those Are the Stories That Rarely Get Heard’:
Transcript of The Best of CounterSpin 2025
These are just a few of the void-filling conversations it’s been our pleasure to host in the last year.
As Millions March Against Fascism, NYT Warns Against Progressives
Two days after massive pro-democracy marches, the New York Times published a forceful message of its own—not against fascism, but against progressivism.
Trump’s Portland Lies Euphemized as ‘Dueling Versions of Reality’
When corporate media refuse to call a lie a lie, they enable the Trump administration’s growing authoritarianism.
‘Media Need to Report on the Real Cost of Data Centers’:
CounterSpin interview with Jai Dulani and Vivek Bharathan on data center opposition
“This is because of community pushback, communities that are saying, this is not worth the environmental threat that these data centers pose.”
‘Kristi Noem Is Actually Claiming Videotaping DHS Officers Is Violent’:
CounterSpin interview with Matthew Cunningham-Cook on criminalizing witness
“It’s an extremely dangerous time for the free press, and it’s critically important that journalists not be kowtowing to this administration.”
For US Corporate Media, Italy’s Gaza Protests Had Two Strikes Against Them
After a massive Italian mobilization against genocide in Gaza, there was only a smattering of online coverage among US corporate media outlets.
When Trump Took Over DC, NYT First Ignored, Then Belittled Protests
Dismising the vibrant grassroots resistance to Trump’s occupation of DC as “only a few scattered protests” is a distortion.
On CNN, LA’s ICE Protesters Were Seen and Not Heard
A FAIR study found that CNN’s primetime coverage of the Los Angeles anti-ICE protests in early June rarely included the voices of the protesters themselves.
‘Their Goal Is to Equate Protests for Palestine With Support for Terrorism’:
CounterSpin interview with Chip Gibbons on freeing Mahmoud Khalil
“This is a case about whether or not we have a First Amendment right to criticize Israel for engaging in a genocide in Gaza.”
For Media, Unruly Protesters Are Bigger Problem Than Trump’s Police State
While major media sources described LA protests as “mostly peaceful,” they nevertheless tended to dwell on what was depicted as rioting and protester violence.
Chip Gibbons on Freeing Mahmoud Khalil, Farrah Hassen on Criminalizing Homelessness
There’s an important legal development in the case of student activist Mahmoud Khalil, held without warrant since March for voicing support for Palestinian lives.
NYT Goes Silent on Greta Thunberg’s Gaza Voyage
How could Greta Thunberg have gone from a star in the New York Times’ pages to such a nonentity?
Activists Await NYT Podcast on Trans Care With Justifiable Dread
As Pride month kicks off, the New York Times is releasing a podcast about medical care for trans youth—a subject on which Times coverage has been shameful.
