FAIR TV: Attacking Disability, 'Good' Government Leaks and Time's Funny Iran...
60 Minutes goes after disability benefits, government leaks on that Somalia raid, and Time magazine's Iran timeline is missing some important history.
View ArticleFAIR TV: Obamacare Context, CBS's CIA PR, TV Networks Shilling
Media are showing keen interest in stories about problems with individual insurance policies. But are they getting the story right? And did CBS ask tough questions of the former deputy director of the...
View ArticleFAIR TV: Typhoons and Climate Change, Chris Christie's Media Magic, More Iran...
This week on FAIR TV: Media still hesitate to talk about climate change when covering extreme weather like the typhoon that just ravaged the Philippines. Chris Christie is "magical," says one...
View ArticleFAIR TV: Obamacare: Katrina or Iraq War?, Paul Ryan PR, CNN's Pandora Response
This week on FAIR TV: Obamacare is like Hurricane Katrina? No, says one pundit: It's like Obama's Iraq War. Also this week: The Washington Post does PR for Paul Ryan as a poverty fighter, and CNN...
View ArticleFAIR TV: Problems With Populism, Amazon Drone PR, TV 'Knockout Game' Hype
The Washington Post warns Democrats not to veer too far to the left, CBS helps Amazon.com with some drone PR, and we take a look at the media hype about the so-called "knockout game."
View ArticleFAIR TV: Misremembering Mandela, Dubious Iran Poll
This week on FAIR TV: What are media missing in their tributes to Nelson Mandela? We share a few thoughts. Also: USA Today's front page told readers that the US public is mostly opposed to the...
View ArticleFAIR TV: Christie's Temper, CBS on France, Time's Clinton Cover
This week on the show: Does Chris Christie have a temper problem? Fox's Brit Hume has some thoughts. CBS covers French politics–well, mostly a French politician's sex life. And Time puts Hillary...
View ArticleFAIR TV: Bipartisan Food Stamp Cuts, the 'Real' Romney and the Terror Trial...
Food stamp cuts are an encouraging sign of bipartisanship, according to some media accounts. And journalists are fascinated by the "real" Mitt Romney. Plus a domestic terror trial that's not getting...
View ArticleFAIR TV: Keystone Bipartisanship, ABC's 'Average' 401K, O'Reilly's Trust Problem
Big-time journalists think Obama should approve the Keystone pipeline to show that he wants to make Republicans happy. ABC tells us about an "average" family's 401K plan--which isn't average at all....
View ArticleFAIR TV: Delusional Putin, Conflicted Pundit, We're All Rich!
Tracing the "Putin is delusional" storyline. CBS gives viewers an energy expert who just so happens to work for the oil industry. And there's good economic news: We're all rich again! Well, not all of...
View ArticleFAIR TV: Right-Wing Terrorism, CNN on Israeli Occupation, USA Today's Walmart...
This week: Media cover right-wing domestic terrorism–without calling it terrorism. Plus CNN's left/right discussion of Israeli occupation left a lot to be desired, and USA Today calls Walmart...
View ArticleFAIR TV: ABC's Gaza 'Mistake,' Dinesh D'Souza and CBS CEO Boosterism
This week on FAIR TV: ABC's embarrassing mistake in its Gaza coverage, This Week touts a right-wing conspiracy film and CBS presents viewers with the story of the risk-taking billionaire CEO who is...
View ArticleFAIR TV: Palestinian Lives, Iran Facts, ABC's Walmart Promo
This week on the show: Media figures demonstrate their concern for Israeli lives–and their lack of concern for Palestinians. Plus NBC host David Gregory makes a claim about Iran–and an Iranian official...
View ArticleFAIR TV: How US TV Treats Palestinian Guests, Africa Expert Michael...
This week's show: Palestinian guests are asked to condemn Hamas. Do Israeli guests face similar treatment? Plus CBS goes to Michael Bloomberg for Africa analysis and the New York Times publishes a...
View ArticleFAIR TV: Ferguson, Back to Iraq and Disputing Gaza Deaths
Some good--and not so good--media reactions to the police killing of Michael Brown. Plus pundits wonder what took Obama so long to bomb Iraq, and two papers try to raise doubts about the death toll in...
View ArticleFAIR TV: August 29, 2014
On the show this week: On the day of his funeral, the New York Times declared that Michael Brown was "no angel." We look at that and other shoddy reporting from Ferguson. Plus Newsweek spreads...
View ArticleFAIR TV, September 8, 2014: USA Today Poll Distortion, Chris Christie's 'Gaffe'
Are corporate media banging the war drums in 2014 just like they did in 2003? USA Today promotes a poll that they say shows the public wants a more 'muscular' foreign policy. But is that really the...
View ArticleFAIR TV: Climate Blackout, Bombing Syria & Human Rights Rhetoric
The People's Climate March wasn't fit for TV news, Obama is a "reluctant warrior," and the US has a "longtime concern" for human rights in Egypt.
View ArticleFAIR TV: Perception vs. Reality, 60 Minutes & the FBI, NPR Takes Netanyahu's...
60 Minutes cheers on the FBI, NPR takes Netanyahu's side on settlements, and media blur the difference between perception and reality.
View ArticleFAIR TV: #TimeFail, Dodgy Climate Change Rhetoric and the Non-Voting Public
This week: Time slams public school teachers; what did their "bad apples" cover story get wrong? Plus we look at how ABC is framing the climate change debate among Republican politicians, and we note...
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