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WaPo Lets Bigots Frame School Culture War Conversation…Again
Once again the Washington Post depicts efforts to address racial and gender bias as a bigger problem than racial and gender bias themselves.
News of Mass Graves Isn’t Much News to US Outlets
The discovery of mass graves in Gaza “horrified” the UN rights chief. But it has yet to prompt so strong a reaction from US news outlets.
Acknowledging the Horrors of Gaza—Without Wanting to End Them
Media’s challenge is to frame the “plausible” genocide in a way that will not undermine long-term US/Israeli domination of Palestine.
Sam on Students for Justice in Palestine, Sally Dworak-Fisher on Delivery Workers
Colleges’ official responses to protests are gutting the notion that elite higher education entails respect for the free expression of ideas.
Right-Wing Critiques Miscast NPR, NYT as Lefty Bastions
Readers were invited to view these critics as brave iconoclasts at odds with the radical doctrines of their former employers.
‘A Monopoly on the Bomb Would Be a Catastrophe for the World’: CounterSpin interview with Dave Lindorff on Spy for No Country
“He did what Oppenheimer wouldn’t do…. And the result was that we have not seen an atomic bomb used since Nagasaki.”
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FAIR Studies
‘Brutal’ Is a Word Mostly Reserved for Palestinian Violence
Since October 7, leading papers have overwhelmingly applied the term “brutal” to violence committed by Palestinians rather than by Israelis.
Establishment Papers Fell Short in Coverage of Genocide Charges
Establishment media in the US were slow to cover South Africa’s charge—initially providing the public with thin to no reporting on the case.
Leading Papers Skewed Gaza Debate Toward Israeli and Government Perspectives
Despite efforts to include Palestinian voices, editors at two leading papers skewed the Gaza debate toward an Israel-centered perspective.
Sunday’s Gaza Guests Linked to Military Industry, Pro-Israel Funding
Sunday show guests skewed strongly toward US politicians with strong financial influence from the military industry and pro-Israel advocates.
For Cable News, a Palestinian Life Is Not the Same as an Israeli Life
Cable news coverage of victims, war crimes and context show a double standard when it comes to US allies versus official US enemies.
