Journalism Professors: NYT Risks Credibility With Inaction on Oct. 7 Article
Reports have found that the claims in the paper’s “Screams Without Words” article are questionable, if not fabricated.
The New York Times’ War on Words: Avoid ‘Palestine,’ ‘Genocide,’ ‘Ethnic Cleansing’
By Jim Naureckas / Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting New York Times editors issued a memo to staffers that warned against the use of “inflammatory language and incendiary accusations on…
Ralph Nader: What the Mass Media Needs to Cover Re: Israel/Gaza Conflict
More media attention on this subject matter is much needed.
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.