Senior BBC Iran Reporter Exposed As Opposition Activist
Wyatt Reed The Grayzone After a top reporter at the BBC drew outrage for publishing a quote demanding Iran be nuked, she’s been revealed as a dedicated regime change activist…
How Western Media Sanitises And Sells The Crimes of Empire
Nate Bear Do Not Panic Yesterday The Associated Press said it was going to start using words which accurately reflect reality. The news agency announced, after much deliberation and a…
We Need Honest Journalism About the US-Israel War on Iran
Ramzy Baroud for Common Dreams US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appears to have little patience for questions that do not conform to his preferred style of declaring unsubstantiated victories, whether…
Leading US Papers Defend the Indefensible in Iran Aggression
Gregory Shupak for FAIR The United States and Israel are, for the second time in less than a year, committing “the supreme international crime” against Iran (FAIR.org, 7/3/25). Editorials in…
Greenwald: CNN Is Running Iraq‑War‑Level Propaganda for the Iran War
ScheerPost Staff In a blistering breakdown of U.S. media complicity, Glenn Greenwald dissects what he calls one of the most brazen propaganda stunts of the new Iran war: CNN’s Jake…
Are We Sure Iran Didn’t Bomb Themselves?”: NBC Host Echoes a War Narrative Already Debunked by Her Own Network
Joshua Scheer NBC’s Sunday‑show machinery hit a new low this week when Meet the Press host Kristen Welker asked Iran’s foreign minister whether Iran might have bombed its own elementary…
US Media Mostly Care for Iranians When They Can Be Used to Justify Bombing
US corporate media tend to humanize Iranians only when they can be portrayed as victims of their own government.
Corporate Media Mock Chicago Teachers for Trying to Help Their Community
Billionaire-owned media outlets have framed teachers’ advocacy for their students and communities as self-serving.
Why Corporate Media Needed to Misrepresent Jesse Jackson
The Rev. Jesse Jackson’s kind of politics terrified an elite that thrives on keeping the 99 Percent divided and conquered.
Leading Papers Call for Destroying Iran to Save It
The New York Times and Washington Post offer facile arguments for US attacks on Iran, on the assumption that the US wants to brighten Iranians’ futures.
Seth Harp Speaks on New York Times Spiking US Foreign Policy Interview With Ross Douthat
“I think the US is only the latest in a very long history of military empires,” he told Common Dreams. “This is a perspective to which New York Times readers…
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.
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.
As Trump Uses Military to Threaten Democracy, NYT Declares Military Needs More Resources
Devoting seven editorials to boosting the US military when the country’s own democracy is under threat, the Times reaffirmed its commitment to militarism.