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‘You See Just How Many Immigrants Are Dying on the Job’: CounterSpin interview with Nicole Foy on immigration and labor
“It’s not very easy to disentangle [immigrants] from the work that we need to do as a country.”
When Lights Go Out in Cuba, Media Blame Communism—Not US Sanctions
Reporting on Cuba’s blackouts have either omitted or paid brief lip-service to the effects of US sanctions on the Cuban economy.
Despite History of Fabrication, Press Uncritically Covers IDF-Provided Documents on Hamas
Documents received from intelligence agencies should be treated with skepticism,especially true when their government has a well-documented history of lying.
Nicole Foy on Immigration and Labor
News media start with the premise of immigration itself as a “crisis,” with the only debate around how to “stem” or “control” it.
WaPo Says Not to Worry About Climate Disruption’s Disastrous Costs: Reassuring report based on long-debunked climate contrarian
The Washington Post’s “Climate Lab” seems to be working hard to cast doubt on whether climate change is really causing weather disasters to be more expensive.
‘The Point Is to Sprinkle a Little Doubt About the Election’: CounterSpin interview with Shawn Musgrave on voter fraud hoax
“People will…use the filing of the lawsuit itself as its own form of proof, even though the lawsuit itself doesn’t contain proof.”
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FAIR Studies
60 Minutes Pushed Harris Right on Econ, Border, While Ignoring Other Vital Issues
Bill Whitaker’s questions frequently started from right-wing talking points and assumptions, particularly over immigration and economic policy.
Double Standards and Distortion: 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.
Study: To US Papers, ‘Identity Politics’ Is Mostly a Way to Sneer at the Left
A FAIR study of US newspapers found the overwhelming majority of times the vague term “identity politics” was mentioned, it was referring to Democrats and the left.
Breaking News Alerts Keep Public Posted on Trivia and Trump
Media outlets promise comprehensive news alerts about important breaking stories occurring everywhere—but that’s not what subscribers are getting.
Students Left Out of Discussions About Student Gaza Protests
A new FAIR study finds that media conversations about student-led campus encampments in solidarity with Palestine rarely included students themselves.
