Chris Hedges: The Collapse of US Media is Accelerating Our Political Crisis
A third of all US newspapers have permanently closed, the industry is hemorrhaging reporters, and private equity and Big Tech are to blame.
Media “Border Deal” Coverage Erases Actual Human Stakes
Immigrants and immigrants’ rights advocates are shut out of the horse race stories about partisan “border” one-upmanship.
Patrick Lawrence: The Crisis at The New York Times
From Israeli Propaganda to Page One.
We Ignore the Ongoing Collapse of American Democracy at Our Peril
Fascism can happen here and we know this because it is happening here. And unless more people wake up and fight back, it will be too late.
Why the Market—Not to Mention the Billionaires—Cannot Save Journalism
This isn’t just a journalism crisis: it’s a democracy crisis. And it’s a problem that we must collectively confront as a society.
Wall Street Strikes Again With Mass Media Layoffs
There is one real solution to creating a modicum of job stability: Taming Wall Street’s greed.
Mainstream Media Covers Up Israeli Calls to Drive Two Million Palestinians Into Permanent Exile
The mainstream U.S. media is almost totally ignoring incendiary statements by powerful Israeli officials who say openly they want to push Palestinians out of Gaza forever.
All CNN Gaza Coverage Seen by Bureau Monitored by IDF Before Publication
The word “genocide” is “taboo” in the outlet’s newsroom, one staffer said.
Family of Israeli Woman in N. Y. Times Hamas Rape Report Renounces Story, Says Reporters Manipulated Them
A New York Times story claiming a pattern of gender-based violence on October 7 hinged on the story of Gal Abdush. But the Abdush family says there is no proof…
Israel is Provoking the U.S. Into a Conflict With Iran — But the Media Ignores the Danger
In addition to killing thousands of Palestinians in Gaza, Israel has been routinely attacking at least four other nations in the region: Iran, Yemen, Syria, and Lebanon. Why does the…
Mainstream Media Wasn’t Good for US Foreign Policy in 2023
Major themes this year focused on feeding the Ukraine war, hyping the China threat, and avoiding context in Israel-Palestine.
US Media Suppressed Their Government’s Role in Ousting Brazil’s Government
By Brian Mier / Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting In a new peer-reviewed academic article in Latin American Perspectives (11/19/23), “Anticorruption and Imperialist Blind Spots: The Role of the United…
The US Condemned Stalin’s Prosecution of Journalists. Now It Uses His Playbook.
The prosecution of Julian Assange in 2023 mirrors the prosecution of journalist Bill Oatis during the Cold War.
FOI Request Reveals Bellingcat Collusion With Western Intelligence
An extraordinary email uncovered by a Dutch researcher under freedom of information laws confirms what many have long charged: Bellingcat, the “open source” collective widely cited by mainstream journalists and…