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December 21, 2019 at 4:13 PM

Corporate Media Find All the Wrong Lessons for US Left in Corbyn’s Defeat

All posts View this email in your browser   Corporate Media Find All the Wrong Lessons for US Left in Corbyn’s Defeat by Alan MacLeod Conservative leader Boris Johnson swept to power in the UK’s December 12 elections, winning 365 of a possible 650 seats. Labour’s socialist leader …

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December 20, 2019 at 9:16 PM

PBS Decides What Debate Watchers Need Is More Talk From Pundits

All posts View this email in your browser   PBS Decides What Debate Watchers Need Is More Talk From Pundits by Julie Hollar Debates are framed by the questions the journalists who moderate them ask, and, as FAIR has shown, those questions have built-in biases. Some issues are cove…

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December 20, 2019 at 9:00 PM

'Responsibility for This Crisis Belongs on the Corporations That Have Created It.'

All posts View this email in your browser   'Responsibility for This Crisis Belongs on the Corporations That Have Created It.' Janine Jackson interviewed the Intercept’s Sharon Lerner about plastic recycling for the December 13, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edit…

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December 20, 2019 at 5:11 PM

Can Corporate Media Be Any Worse...

Can Corporate Media Be Any Worse… View this email in your browser Can Corporate Media Be Any Worse… than they are during an extended election season? “Powerful.... A horror film of the most realistic …

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December 20, 2019 at 4:15 PM

Marjorie Cohn, Dorothee Benz on Impeachment

All posts View this email in your browser   Marjorie Cohn, Dorothee Benz on Impeachment Play Stop pop out X MP3 Link (cc photo: Master Steve Rapport) The House of Representatives impeached Donald Trump for abuse of power and…

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December 19, 2019 at 11:37 PM

PBS Taps Journalist With Anti-Sanders Bias to Help Moderate Debate

All posts View this email in your browser   PBS Taps Journalist With Anti-Sanders Bias to Help Moderate Debate by Katie Halper Tonight’s Democratic presidential debate will be sponsored by Politico and PBS, simulcast by CNN, and moderated by Politico chief political correspondent …

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December 19, 2019 at 5:15 PM

To Corporate Media, an Exercise Bike Ad Is More Newsworthy Than 3/4 of a Trillion for the Pentagon

All posts View this email in your browser   To Corporate Media, an Exercise Bike Ad Is More Newsworthy Than 3/4 of a Trillion for the Pentagon By Matthew Kimball What little coverage there was of the National Defense Authorization Act tended to stress the family-friendly aspect o…

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December 18, 2019 at 10:12 PM

Afghan Papers Inadvertently Document WaPo's Role in Spreading Official Lies

All posts View this email in your browser   Afghan Papers Inadvertently Document WaPo's Role in Spreading Official Lies by Joshua Cho To get the secret history of the media's role in the Afghan War, you have to compare the Washington Post's Afghanistan Papers (12/9/19) with what …

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December 17, 2019 at 8:29 PM

Reuters Shields OAS Over False Claims That Sparked Bolivia Coup

All posts View this email in your browser   Reuters Shields OAS Over False Claims That Sparked Bolivia Coup by Joe Emersberger Reuters (12/4/19) highlights the findings of the Organization of American States—while omitting the criticism of those findings. Organization of America…

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December 13, 2019 at 11:36 PM

Progressive 'Purity Tests'...Buttigieg Boom...Wealth Tax...'Clash' as Euphemism....

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December 13, 2019 at 11:09 PM

'It's Not Just About Sanders and Warren, It's About the Issues They Represent'

All posts View this email in your browser   'It's Not Just About Sanders and Warren, It's About the Issues They Represent' Janine Jackson interviewed FAIR’s Julie Hollar about the 2020 election for the December 6, 2020, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. …

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December 13, 2019 at 10:06 PM

For WaPo’s Centrist Sources, Progressive Politics Are ‘Purity Tests’

All posts View this email in your browser   For WaPo’s Centrist Sources, Progressive Politics Are ‘Purity Tests’ by Julie Hollar The Washington Post's function as a bullhorn for centrist Democrats continues full force this week, with an article (12/11/19) headlined, "As Democrats …

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December 13, 2019 at 9:11 PM

Getting Away With Murder: ‘Clash’ as Media Euphemism for ‘Massacre’

All posts View this email in your browser   Getting Away With Murder: ‘Clash’ as Media Euphemism for ‘Massacre’ by Alan MacLeod Who killed whom? "Clash" helps journalists avoid answering that question (PBS NewsHour, 11/16/19). After deposing Evo Morales in a US-backed coup Novem…

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December 13, 2019 at 4:13 PM

Sharon Lerner on Plastic Recycling

All posts View this email in your browser   Sharon Lerner on Plastic Recycling Play Stop pop out X MP3 Link   (cc photo: Matthewdikmans) This week on CounterSpin: In case you missed it: November 15 was America Recycles Day, …

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December 12, 2019 at 10:36 PM

For Corporate Media, Voters Are Obstacle to Buttigieg's Centrist Rise

All posts View this email in your browser   For Corporate Media, Voters Are Obstacle to Buttigieg's Centrist Rise by Joshua Cho After polling averages showed him as a frontrunner in the Iowa and New Hampshire Democratic nomination contests, journalists predicted South Bend, Indian…

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December 12, 2019 at 4:26 PM

ABC’s Epstein Story Didn’t Kill Itself

All posts View this email in your browser   ABC’s Epstein Story Didn’t Kill Itself by Alan MacLeod New York (10/28/02) hyped Jeffrey Epstein as a "relentless brain" with a "keen eye for the ladies." Multimillionaire predator Jeffrey Epstein died in suspicious circumstances at a …

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December 12, 2019 at 1:02 AM

This is what YOUR support did this year!

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December 10, 2019 at 7:24 PM

How the Global North’s Left Media Helped Pave the Way for Bolivia's Right-Wing Coup

{{title}} View this email in your browser   How the Global North’s Left Media Helped Pave the Way for Bolivia's Right-Wing Coup by Lucas Koerner In our brave new age of hybrid warfare, corporate media play the role of ideological heavy artillery within the arsenal of Western imper…

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December 9, 2019 at 9:48 PM

'This Is Not a Troll. This Is Real Life.'

{{title}} View this email in your browser   'This Is Not a Troll. This Is Real Life.' Janine Jackson interviewed SPLC’s Michael Edison Hayden about Stephen Miller for the November 22, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. Play Stop …

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December 8, 2019 at 1:02 AM

Warren Called Anti-Poor Child... Selective Protest Coverage... NAFTA's 'Success'

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December 7, 2019 at 11:59 PM

How Media Turn Support for Public Schools Into Opposition to Children of Color

{{title}} View this email in your browser   How Media Turn Support for Public Schools Into Opposition to Children of Color by Julie Hollar Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and other Democratic presidential candidates are rejecting the Obama administration's embrace of charter scho…

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December 6, 2019 at 10:18 PM

With People in the Streets Worldwide, Media Focus Uniquely on Hong Kong

{{title}} View this email in your browser   With People in the Streets Worldwide, Media Focus Uniquely on Hong Kong by Alan MacLeod Unlike protests against US client states, the Hong Kong demonstrations were frequently given the approving "pro-democracy" label (CNN, 8/30/19). 20…

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December 6, 2019 at 4:23 PM

Julie Hollar on Election 2020 Coverage

{{title}} View this email in your browser   Julie Hollar on Election 2020 Coverage Play Stop pop out X MP3 Link   (cc photo: Bloomberg campaign) This week on CounterSpin: Informing the public about candidates running for pre…

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December 5, 2019 at 9:38 PM

'It's This Culture of Secrecy That's Pervading the Courts'

{{title}} View this email in your browser   'It's This Culture of Secrecy That's Pervading the Courts' Janine Jackson interviewed the ACLU’s Melissa Goodman about the PATRIOT Act for the September 30, 2005, episode of CounterSpin—a conversation that was reaired on the November 29,…

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December 5, 2019 at 7:04 PM

'Giuliani Did All the Wrong Things on That Day'

{{title}} View this email in your browser   'Giuliani Did All the Wrong Things on That Day' Janine Jackson interviewed the Village Voice’s Wayne Barrett about Rudy Giuliani and 9/11 for the August 17, 2007, episode of CounterSpin; that conversation was rebroadcast for the November…

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December 5, 2019 at 6:26 PM

'Giuliani Did All the Wrong Things on That Day'

{{title}} View this email in your browser   'Giuliani Did All the Wrong Things on That Day' Janine Jackson interviewed the Village Voice’s Wayne Barrett about Rudy Giuliani and 9/11 for the August 17, 2007, episode of CounterSpin; that conversation was rebroadcast for the November…

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December 4, 2019 at 6:54 PM

Moving Jobs to Mexico Was a Feature, Not a Bug, of NAFTA

{{title}} View this email in your browser   Moving Jobs to Mexico Was a Feature, Not a Bug, of NAFTA The Washington Post (11/21/19) tells readers that "NAFTA was meant to expand trade...but it also proved disruptive in terms of...relocating businesses and jobs. The Washington Po…

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December 3, 2019 at 10:19 PM

Muckraking Journalism in the Public Interest

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December 1, 2019 at 1:43 AM

Impeachment Hearings... Climate & Debates... Bloomberg's Scandals....

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November 29, 2019 at 4:51 PM

Wayne Barrett on Rudy Giuliani, Melissa Goodman on the PATRIOT Act

{{title}} View this email in your browser   Wayne Barrett on Rudy Giuliani, Melissa Goodman on the PATRIOT Act Play Stop pop out X MP3 Link Mayor Rudy Giuliani at the WTC site. CounterSpin this week revisits two interviews f…

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November 28, 2019 at 9:13 PM

'This Was a Test Case to See How a Couple of Photos Could Silence Women'

{{title}} View this email in your browser   'This Was a Test Case to See How a Couple of Photos Could Silence Women' Janine Jackson interviewed reproductive rights advocate Mallory McMaster about Katie Hill for the November 22, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edite…

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November 27, 2019 at 7:02 PM

We’re Still Waiting for ‘Early and Often’ Climate Debate Questions

{{title}} View this email in your browser   We’re Still Waiting for ‘Early and Often’ Climate Debate Questions by Julie Hollar As the Democratic Party prepared for its first presidential primary debates in June, climate activists pushed the DNC to schedule a single-issue debate on…

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November 26, 2019 at 9:09 PM

Media Wonder: Why Can’t Venezuela Be More Like Bolivia?

{{title}} View this email in your browser   Media Wonder: Why Can’t Venezuela Be More Like Bolivia? by Joshua Cho Western corporate media outlets have often cried foul when foreign elections don’t go the way the US empire wants them to, and find roundabout ways to label the violen…

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November 26, 2019 at 7:37 PM

Talking Turkey About Impeachment Hearings

{{title}} View this email in your browser   Talking Turkey About Impeachment Hearings by Dorothee Benz Congratulations, you made it through the public hearings of the impeachment inquiry, one eye on the livestream and one eye on your work email, and somehow you met your deadlines …

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November 25, 2019 at 8:23 PM

Bloomberg’s Scandals Ignored or Underplayed by Press Cheerleaders

{{title}} View this email in your browser   Bloomberg’s Scandals Ignored or Underplayed by Press Cheerleaders by Ari Paul Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s entrance into the crowded presidential race hasn’t caused big changes in polling for the top three Democratic ca…

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November 22, 2019 at 11:39 PM

Impeachment False Equivalency... Sanders & Climate... 'Strong Economy'....

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November 22, 2019 at 11:11 PM

After Al-Baghdadi’s Death, Media Failed to Ask Where ‘War on Terror’ Is Going

{{title}} View this email in your browser   After Al-Baghdadi’s Death, Media Failed to Ask Where ‘War on Terror’ Is Going by Joshua Cho The death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in October, during a raid by US special forces in Syria’s Idlib province, would have been an opport…

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November 22, 2019 at 9:29 PM

False Equivalence in the Age of Trump

{{title}} View this email in your browser   False Equivalence in the Age of Trump by Julie Hollar Even in the Trump era, corporate media, forever insistent on an "objective" approach that always hears out "both sides," continue to exhibit a dangerous blindness to their own biases.…

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November 22, 2019 at 4:34 PM

Michael Edison Hayden on Stephen Miller, Mallory McMaster on Katie Hill

{{title}} View this email in your browser   Michael Edison Hayden on Stephen Miller, Mallory McMaster on Katie Hill Play Stop pop out X MP3 Link (image: SPLC) This week on CounterSpin: Calls are coming in for the resignation…

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November 21, 2019 at 5:41 PM

'Years From Now, It'll Be Clear to Everyone There Was a Coup in Bolivia'

{{title}} View this email in your browser   'Years From Now, It'll Be Clear to Everyone There Was a Coup in Bolivia' Janine Jackson interviewed CEPR's Alex Main about the Bolivian coup for the November 15, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. …

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November 21, 2019 at 12:08 AM

Sanders’ Plan to Fight Global Climate Disaster Too Ambitious, Says NYT

{{title}} View this email in your browser   Sanders’ Plan to Fight Global Climate Disaster Too Ambitious, Says NYT by Julie Hollar and Jim Naureckas When Sen. Bernie Sanders announced his $16.3 trillion climate plan, corporate media were quick to throw cold water on it, arguing th…

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November 19, 2019 at 5:12 PM

'Community Control Over Police Should Be a Democratic Right'

{{title}} View this email in your browser   'Community Control Over Police Should Be a Democratic Right' Janine Jackson interviewed IPS’s Netfa Freeman about Trump’s police “surge” for the November 8, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. …

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November 19, 2019 at 4:13 PM

Record Inequality and Corporate Profits Are What Media Call a ‘Strong Economy’

{{title}} View this email in your browser   Record Inequality and Corporate Profits Are What Media Call a ‘Strong Economy’ by Joshua Cho Who are you going to believe, "hard data" or your lying eyes (CNBC, 10/7/19)? Last month, CNBC (10/7/19) reassured us that fears of a potentia…

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November 18, 2019 at 11:13 PM

Unpacking Media Propaganda About Bolivia's Election

{{title}} View this email in your browser   Unpacking Media Propaganda About Bolivia's Election by Gregory Shupak To endorse the coup in Bolivia, numerous editorials in major US media outlets paint President Evo Morales as undemocratic. Exhibit A in their case is the Organization …

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November 18, 2019 at 7:46 PM

Whose News Literacy?

{{title}} View this email in your browser   Whose News Literacy? by Jane Regan In schools and campuses across the country, tens of thousands of students are in the midst of media and news literacy courses. Employing online tools with names like Checkology, Allsides and The Trust P…

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November 15, 2019 at 11:57 PM

Bolivian Coup... Lula's Release... NYT Recycles 'Move Right' Advice....

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November 15, 2019 at 10:27 PM

Missed Opportunity to Recall a Day to 'Perpetuate Peace'

{{title}} View this email in your browser   Missed Opportunity to Recall a Day to 'Perpetuate Peace' CNN (11/11/19) offered vets a guide to "deals and freebies." Media consumers were greeted on November 11 with stories like, "Veterans Served to Protect Our Country. Here's Where…

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November 15, 2019 at 9:17 PM

Western Media Whitewash Bolivia’s Far-Right Coup

{{title}} View this email in your browser   Western Media Whitewash Bolivia’s Far-Right Coup by Lucas Koerner and Ricardo Vaz The phrase AP (Chattanooga Times Free Press, 11/13/19) is looking for is "self-declared." Bolivia has a new US-backed puppet leader, and the Western medi…

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November 15, 2019 at 4:03 PM

Alex Main on Bolivia Coup

{{title}} View this email in your browser   Alex Main on Bolivia Coup Play Stop pop out X MP3 Link (Washington Post, 11/1/19) This week on counterspin: The Washington Post doesn't want you to be confused, so they headlined t…

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November 15, 2019 at 1:49 AM

As Lula Emerges From Prison, US Media Ignore How Washington Helped Put Him There

{{title}} View this email in your browser   As Lula Emerges From Prison, US Media Ignore How Washington Helped Put Him There by Brian Mier The Brazilian Supreme Court reversed a 2018 ruling on November 7, upholding the principle of innocent until proven guilty in the 1988 Constitu…

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