Nearly 100 days into the Trump presidency, corporate media are still struggling to reckon with the man that occupies the White House.
David Ignatius’ 15 Years of Running Spin for Saudi Regime
Ignatius columns on Saudi Arabia break down roughly into two groups: straight reporting and outright press releases for the dictatorship.
WaPo Can Identify ‘Far Right’ in France–but in White House, It’s ‘Conservative’
There are no major ideological differences between White House strategist Steve Bannon and French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen.
Karma Catches Up With Bill O’Reilly
It’s hard not to celebrate the end of the sheer toxicity Bill O’Reilly’s show put out but that is what most are doing now.
Five Top Papers Run 18 Opinion Pieces Praising Syria Strikes–Zero Are Critical
Five major US newspapers—the New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and New York Daily News—offered no opinion space to anyone opposed to Donald Trump’s Thursday night airstrikes.
Talking About My Generation – So We Don’t Have to Talk About the Rich
The rich have used their control over the levers of economic power to ensure that an ever-larger share of the country’s wealth goes into their pockets.
Torturing Language to Put Best Light on Police Misconduct
FAIR notes media’s use of vague or passive-voice framing to obfuscate police wrongdoing. Recent examples by Miami CBS affiliate WFOR stood out.
The Return of the Dangerous ‘Obama Did Nothing’ Narrative on Syria
Nowhere is there greater potential for a disconnect between what is true and what the press tells us is true than in US foreign policy coverage. Syria?
Black Man Stabbed to Death by White Supremacist–Then Smeared by Media
A white 28-year-old man, took a Bolt bus up to New York City Monday for the express purposes of killing a black man and did just that. See the media slant.
Downplaying US Contribution to Potential Yemen Famine
A recent UN report has led to a rare instance of Western media taking notice of the war and its catastrophic famine creating effect in Yemen.