For US Commentators on Iran, Mass Murder Is Magic
Gregory Shupak for FAIR In the wake of the temporary US/Iran ceasefire, hawkish commentary in leading American newspapers advanced the premise that the US can dictate terms to Iran in…
Leading US Papers Defend the Indefensible in Iran Aggression
Gregory Shupak for FAIR The United States and Israel are, for the second time in less than a year, committing “the supreme international crime” against Iran (FAIR.org, 7/3/25). Editorials in…
NYT Condemned for Clarifying Starving Palestinian Child’s ‘Preexisting Health Condition’
"If a publication ran an editors' note to 'clarify' that some portion of Nazi death camp victims had preexisting conditions, it would rightfully be accused of Holocaust denialism," said one…
‘New York Times’ Mamdani Smear Shows How out of Touch the Paper Is With Progressives, Especially on Palestine
The New York Times's shocking race-science investigation into Zohran Mamdani shows the paper will stop at nothing to upend the progressive star. It is a clear sign of how the…
NYT Covers Up for Cuomo
While some local papers have been scathing in their coverage of the ex-governor, the New York Times seems to be largely buying what Cuomo’s selling.
It’s Official: Ukraine Conflict Is British ‘Proxy War’
The NYT went so far as to acknowledge the conflict was a “proxy war” - an irrefutable reality hitherto aggressively denied in the mainstream.
Media Downplay Israeli Violations of Hezbollah Ceasefire
By Bryce Greene / Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting Israel and Hezbollah signed a ceasefire agreement at the end of November that required both sides to refrain from attacks on…
WaPo Kills Cartoon That Mocked the Boss—and Trump
By Pete Tucker / Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting When Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer Prize–winning Washington Post cartoonist, submitted a draft sketch shortly before Christmas, she must have known she…
We Absolutely Do Not Need To Escalate Anything New York Times
The article by Kathleen Wallace criticizes media calls for war and highlights the devastating consequences of militarism, emphasizing the need for humanity's innate inclination to help one another instead.
Double Standards and Distortions: How the NYT Misreports Sexual Violence in Israel/Palestine
From the beginning, there were serious problems with the claims of mass rape by Hamas. Yet the New York Times devoted significant coverage to promoting that narrative.
Patrick Lawrence: Gaza: Kamala Harris and the Disgrace of Denial
A world-historical disorder defines us, for their capacity and ours for rational thought and action, to say nothing of moral principle and empathy, has comprehensively lapsed.
‘Words Like Slaughter:’ a Comparative Study of the New York Times Reporting in Ukraine and Gaza
An in-depth comparison of The New York Times coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine vs. Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza shows how the Times dutifully launders the news to…
US Media Downplays and Ignores ICJ Ruling Declaring Israeli Occupation Illegal
The New York Times and the rest of the U.S. mainstream media downplayed, covered up, and even ignored the historic ICJ opinion declaring the Israeli occupation illegal.
New York Times Sinks to New Low in Its Psychiatric Coverage
By Bruce E. Levine / CounterPunch For those familiar with the disastrous New York Times reporting of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) in Iraq, it will be no great surprise…
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.