America’s Opinion Pages Overwhelmingly Supported Trump’s Attack on Iran
56% of Americans opposed Trump’s bombing. Why wasn’t this reflected in the range of opinions presented by America’s top press outlets?
NYT Gave Green Light to Trump’s Iran Attack by Treating It as a Question of When
The ultimate goal of the New York Times editorial was to promote the idea that war with Iran could potentially be desirable—and certainly justifiable.
Media Downplay Israeli Violations of Hezbollah Ceasefire
By Bryce Greene / Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting Israel and Hezbollah signed a ceasefire agreement at the end of November that required both sides to refrain from attacks on…
Despite History of Fabrication, Press Uncritically Covers IDF-Provided Documents on Hamas
Documents received from intelligence agencies should be treated with skepticism,especially true when their government has a well-documented history of lying.
NYT Uncritically Reported Israel’s Version of Golan Bombing
Coverage of the Golan Heights massacre continues a long trend of US media outlets obscuring and distorting reality in order to downplay Israel’s aggressive regional ambitions.
How to Ignore 4.5 Million Deaths
A review of Norman Solomon’s War Made Invisible.
Report Shows How Military Industrial Complex Sets Media Narrative on Ukraine
By Bryce Greene / Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR) Wealthy donors have long funded think tanks with official-sounding names that produce research that reflects the interests of those funders…
NYT on Ukraine’s Nazi Imagery: It’s ‘Complicated’
US journalists have decided that being on the right team in this war is more important than presenting an accurate picture of events.
Ukraine’s ‘Press Freedom’ Score Increases Despite Martial Law, Banned Media
Changing the standards because Ukraine has been invaded endorses the idea that freedom of the press ought to be limited in times of danger.
As Unions Gain 273,000 Members, Media Opt for Gloomy Headlines
When numbers are a mixed bag, deciding whether to frame them positively, negatively or neutrally is a deliberate editorial decision.
Under Musk, Twitter Continues to Promote US Propaganda Networks
Dozens of accounts that are part of US overt propaganda networks are given special treatment from Twitter, violating Twitter’s own policies
NPR Distorts History of US Invasion of Afghanistan
By Bryce Greene / FAIR In the first part of a series of reports on Afghanistan, NPR host Steve Inskeep (Morning Edition, 8/5/22) interviewed current Afghan Defense Minister Mohammad Yaqoob…
Calling Russia’s Attack ‘Unprovoked’ Lets U.S. Off the Hook
By Bryce Greene / FAIR Many governments and media figures are rightly condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attack on Ukraine as an act of aggression and a violation of international…