From Russiagate With Love
Corporate media spin and revisionist reporting on Russia's alleged meddling in the 2016 election continue.
Distortion of Breakfast Price Hikes Leaves WSJ With Egg on Face
At the same time these companies are acting like their hands are tied by supply disruptions, their profits have skyrocketed.
More Drivel Over the National Debt!
How the hell can we expect Americans to understand what the national debt means if the media doesn’t report it accurately?
NYT Book Review in Denial on Japanese Persecution in World War II
The insistence that not all Japanese people were banned from California severely damages the credibility of the New York Times.
Media Ignore Seymour Hersh Bombshell Report of US Destroying Nord Stream II
A MintPress study of the 20 most influential U.S. news outlets found virtually no coverage of the esteemed journalist’s revelations linking Washington to the pipeline attacks.
Patrick Lawrence: Objectivity and Its Discontents
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost Look, it is one thing for reporters and line editors to abandon the fundamental principle of objectivity as they hurl their hatchets at…
Anti-War Voices Accuse Super Bowl of ‘Hijacking the Pat Tillman Story’
One journalist reminded readers that the NFL star and Army Ranger "called the Iraq invasion and occupation 'fucking illegal' and was killed by friendly fire in an incident the military…
Patrick Lawrence: The Press Reckoning on Russiagate
Jeff Gerth’s investigation for The Columbia Journalism Review exposes the dark heart of the news media’s coverage of alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections.
Palestinians Are Not Liars: Confronting the Violence of Media Delegitimization
55 journalists have been killed and hundreds more injured or detained by Israel since 2000. Yet for many Palestinian, the physical harm they face pales in comparison to the constant…
Patrick Lawrence: The Pathology of Ukrainian Nationalism
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost What kind of people are these? I asked as I considered, in my previous commentary, the bottomless corruption and cynical theft that have…
Caitlin Johnstone: What the MSM Can No Longer Say
Dissident commentary about Ukraine that was still published in major Western news outlets in 2014 is entirely gone because these publications have turned to full-fledged war propaganda.
As Unions Gain 273,000 Members, Media Opt for Gloomy Headlines
When numbers are a mixed bag, deciding whether to frame them positively, negatively or neutrally is a deliberate editorial decision.
Matt Taibbi: Move Over, Jason Blair: Meet Hamilton 68, the New King of Media Fraud
The Twitter Files reveal that one of the most common news sources of the Trump era was a scam, making ordinary American political conversations look like Russian spywork.
NYT Worries Big Brother Is Not Watching You
By Dorothee Benz / Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting A recent guest essay in the New York Times (12/28/22) concluded a searing takedown of “our technology overlords” with the sentence:…
Walking Back the Russian Troll Scare
None of the news outlets that helped spread suspicion about Russian Twitter trolls helping Trump win the 2016 U.S. election is owning up to their hype or catching any flak.