FAIR in the News
FAIR in the News On Coverage of Iraq …concerns about efforts by mainstream news media organizations to downplay public interest in the crises in the Middle East and the war in Iraq in particular are...
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Staff Biographies
FAIR staff are available for speaking engagements on a variety of key media issues. To contact by email: use first initial (no space) last name@fair.org Janine Jackson Program Director and CounterSpin...
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Norman Solomon on Iraq War Ten Years Ago, Richard Kim on Ed Koch
PlayStop pop out X Download MP3 This week on CounterSpin: “Irrefutable” was the headline on the Washington Post editorial responding to Secretary of State Colin Powell’s UN presentation making the...
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License to Kill - Little scrutiny of resolution that greenlighted 'War on...
Photo Credit: Time Early this spring—in a five-page spread headlined “So, Who Can We Kill?”—Time (4/1/13) reported on pressures putting “Obama and his drone war on the defensive.” Notably, much of the...
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Michael Hastings (1980-2013) - A bridge-burning journalist whose loyalty was...
You can tell what kind of reporter Michael Hastings was by the kind of reporter who hated him. Michael Hastings: “What does everybody know who’s on the inside but no one’s willing to say or write?” “I...
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Jeff Bezos and the Imperial Paper - Washington Post’s prestige based on...
If the United States derived its might primarily from its economic power, the Washington Post would enjoy the same degree of international influence as, say, the Xinhua newspaper of Beijing. The two...
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Official Sources May Be the Only Sources - Risen case tests reporters' power...
The New York Times‘ James Risen at the Roots Action Press Conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC: “The real reason I’m doing this is for the future of journalism.” New York Times...
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Propaganda Wars - In post-9/11 conflicts, media often misidentify the victors
BOOK EXCERPT The four wars fought in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Syria over the past 12 years have all involved overt or covert foreign intervention in deeply divided countries. In each case, the...
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Still Killing the Messenger - A feature film prompts a new round of attacks...
In 1996, in the wake of the explosive “Dark Alliance” series for the San Jose Mercury News (8/18-20/96), the Washington Post was one of the major newspapers to attack investigative journalist Gary Webb...
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Sterling Conviction a Victory for Government's Right to Hide
“You can go to prison for having given an investigative reporter a tip that led him to chase down classified information about that tip and then publish it in an article or book,” Marcy Wheeler writes...
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Jeff Bezos and the Imperial Paper
If the United States derived its might primarily from its economic power, the Washington Post would enjoy the same degree of international influence as, say, the Xinhua newspaper of Beijing. The two...
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The Point of Limiting Donations Isn’t to Make Elections Cheaper or Less...
(Mike Licht after Norman Rockwell) USA Today‘s story (4/3/14) on the Supreme Court’s eliminating cumulative campaign contribution limits in the McCutcheon decision began with this: The way the Supreme...
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Audio: Gary Webb on ‘Dark Alliance,’ CIA and Drugs
Gary Webb (San Jose Mercury News) With the release of the film Kill The Messenger this week, there is bound to be an uptick in media discussions about Gary Webb, the crusading investigative journalist...
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Official Sources May Be the Only Sources
The New York Times‘ James Risen at the Roots Action Press Conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC: “The real reason I’m doing this is for the future of journalism.” New York Times...
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A ‘Worthless and Whiny’ Attack on a Genuine Journalistic Hero
In 1996, in the wake of his explosive “Dark Alliance” series for the San Jose Mercury News (8/18-20/96), the Washington Post was one of the major newspapers to attack Gary Webb (FAIR Blog, 10/21/14)....
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Propaganda Wars
BOOK EXCERPT The four wars fought in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Syria over the past 12 years have all involved overt or covert foreign intervention in deeply divided countries. In each case, the...
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Still Killing the Messenger
In 1996, in the wake of the explosive “Dark Alliance” series for the San Jose Mercury News (8/18-20/96), the Washington Post was one of the major newspapers to attack investigative journalist Gary Webb...
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Sterling Conviction a Victory for Government's Right to Hide
“You can go to prison for having given an investigative reporter a tip that led him to chase down classified information about that tip and then publish it in an article or book,” Marcy Wheeler writes...
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60 Minutes Stands With Secret Keepers Against Those Who Expose Them
60 Minutes‘ Scott Pelley (11/8/15) portrays Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning and spree killer Aaron Alexis as “dangerous hands.” The lead of Scott Pelley’s 60 Minutes report (11/8/15) on security...
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Solomon: Naureckas Offers ‘Strong Critique’ of ‘Escalating Media Assault’ on...
Common Dreams (1/27/16) In a column published by numerous outlets, including Common Dreams (1/27/16), Huffington Post (1/27/16), Consortium News (1/27/16), CounterPunch (1/28/16) and Moyers.com...
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