‘Israel-Hamas War’ Label Obscures Israel’s War on Palestinians
Characterizing what has happened since October 7 as an “Israel-Hamas war” fails to adequately capture the character of Israel’s violence.
Musk’s Lawsuit Is About Destroying Free Speech
The point of this lawsuit is to intimidate anyone who speaks out against antisemitism, white supremacy and other forms of bigotry.
NYT Runs Interference for IDF as It Bombs Jabalia Refugee Camp
The New York Times, and other news outlets, have employed a lexicon that diminishes, denies, obscures and justifies Israeli war crimes.
‘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.
The Palestinians Play David to Israel’s Goliath
Media critic Robin Andersen breaks down why Israel is never condemned for its crimes and why Palestinian voices are so hard to breakthrough in the mainstream media.
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.
The Need for a Less Hypocritical Center at the New York Times
Centrists love to decry “both sides”–yet somehow it’s almost always the left that earns the bulk of their contempt.
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.
Six Tropes to Look Out For That Distort Israel/Palestine Coverage
It is vital that news readers become acquainted with the tropes that dominate coverage of the Israeli occupation.
How to Ignore 4.5 Million Deaths
A review of Norman Solomon’s War Made Invisible.
FTC Chair’s Efforts to Curb Corporate Power ‘Raise Questions’—From Corporate America
The New York Times made minimal effort to point out the monetary incentives of the critics of the FTC it highlighted.
NYT Worries Brazil Goes Too Far to Fight Far Right
The New York Times is traditionally soft on right-wing extremists while portraying leftist Latin American governments as authoritarian.
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.
WSJ Worries Debt Limit Fight Could Jeopardize Military Contractors’ Profit
The Wall Street Journal hand-wrings about the area of the discretionary budget that appears least likely to face cuts.