Gessen’s Cancellation Can’t Go Unchallenged
Gessen, a queer Jew, is being punished by the German political machine for being too open about the nature of global authoritarianism.
‘Free Speech’ Fans Call for Censoring TikTok as Chinese Plot to Make Israel Look Bad
By Ari Paul / Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting Axios (10/31/23) reported that in a two-week period, TikTok saw “nearly four times the number of views to TikTok posts using…
Conflating Jewish and Pro-Israel Is Wrong and Misleading
US media falsely act as if Jewish opinion is unified in support of Israeli military attacks and in opposition to Palestinian rights.
Israeli Attacks on Journalists Stifle Reporting on Gaza Horrors
The ability of reporters to cover Gaza is jeopardized by the alarming number of newspeople Israel has killed since the crisis began.
While Israeli Media Examine Government Failure, US Papers Push ‘National Unity’
In the wake of the Hamas attacks, US editorial boards urged Israelis to put aside the concerns they’ve had about democracy.
Police Seek a Radio Silence That Would Mute Critics in the Press
By Ari Paul / Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting As a freelance journalist many years ago, I was walking the streets of Brooklyn, looking for a juicy story, anything that…
DeSantis’ Anti-Press Bills Seem Dead, but Don’t Celebrate Yet
The right’s broad agenda still includes a decimation of media outlets that spotlight corporate and governmental misdeeds.
Media Crime Hype Helps Roll Back Reforms
Actual data about life and death in jails is not enough to move New York’s governor, but the sensationalism about crime is enough.
While Crypto Bro Scammed Clients, Reporters Scammed Readers
Before Bankman-Fried’s transition from financial genius to possible financial criminal, he received little scrutiny in the media.
Trump Judge Allows Starbucks to Assail Press Freedom
Notorious anti-union coffee giant Starbucks has won a major victory against both organized labor and press freedom.
Chile’s Draft Constitution: Undemocratic—or Too Much Democracy?
By Ari Paul / FAIR Chileans will vote in September on whether to approve a new constitution that promises to address inequality and lack of democracy (Reuters, 7/4/22). It would…
NYT Hypes NYC Police Spending, Buries School Cuts
By Ari Paul / FAIR The New York Times (6/10/22) reported on NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ first budget agreement, saying it “excludes…proposals to significantly increase staffing levels at the city’s…
Trump’s TikTok Tantrum Is No Joke
Trump’s rage toward TikTok is symptomatic of a president losing his grip on power, but it's no laughing matter.