FAIR, 3 months ago to alternative

Shielding US Public From Israeli Reports of Friendly Fire on October 7

While Hamas-led attackers were responsible for many civilian deaths, Israeli reports indicate the IDF killed civilians in multiple cases.

https://fair.org/home/shielding-us-public-from-israeli-reports-of-friendly-fire-on-october-7/

#Alternative #IsraelPalestine #WarMilitary #WashingtonPost

FAIR, 4 months ago to IsraelPalestine

NYT Engages in Front-Page IDF ‘Womenwashing’

The framing of IDF women in the New York Times bolsters suspicions that the outlet acts in accord with Israeli government propaganda.

https://fair.org/home/nyt-engages-in-front-page-idf-womenwashing/

#Gender #IsraelPalestine #WarMilitary

FAIR, 4 months ago to humanrights

Gregory Shupak on Gaza and Genocide

How does the New York Times’ assertion that “what Israel is fighting to defend is a society that values human life” stand up now?

https://fair.org/home/gregory-shupak-on-gaza-and-genocide/

#HumanRights #IsraelPalestine #WarMilitary

FAIR, 7 months ago to IsraelPalestine

Media’s In-House Critics to Reporters: Quit Quoting Palestinians About Civilian Deaths

Articles that chided media for being credulous toward Gazan authorities themselves failed to critically examine the claims they relied on.

https://fair.org/home/medias-in-house-critics-to-reporters-quit-quoting-palestinians-about-civilian-deaths/

#IsraelPalestine #WarMilitary

FAIR, 7 months ago to IsraelPalestine

In Hours of Israel/Gaza Crisis Coverage, a Word You’ll Seldom Hear: ‘Ceasefire’

As casualties in Gaza mount, most TV news outlets have paid scant attention to the growing calls for a ceasefire.

https://fair.org/home/in-hours-of-israel-gaza-crisis-coverage-a-word-youll-seldom-hear-ceasefire/

#IsraelPalestine #TVNews #WarMilitary

FAIR, 7 months ago to IsraelPalestine

Israeli Attacks on Journalists Stifle Reporting on Gaza Horrors

The ability of reporters to cover Gaza is jeopardized by the alarming number of newspeople Israel has killed since the crisis began.

https://fair.org/home/israeli-attacks-on-journalists-stifle-reporting-on-gaza-horrors/

#IsraelPalestine #PressFreedom #WarMilitary

FAIR, 7 months ago to humanrights

In Gaza, ‘We Have to Do the Hard Work of Looking at Context’

"We have to understand...why these things happen. Otherwise, we have no basis to figure out a strategy to stop the violence on all sides."

https://fair.org/home/in-gaza-we-have-to-do-the-hard-work-of-looking-at-context/

#HumanRights #IsraelPalestine #Terrorism #WarMilitary

FAIR, 7 months ago to humanrights

Papers That Ignore Causes of Violence Can’t Help Prevent It

At no point do the editorials in leading papers provide readers with the information necessary to comprehend what is happening and why.

https://fair.org/home/papers-that-ignore-causes-of-violence-cant-help-prevent-it/

#HumanRights #IsraelPalestine #Terrorism #WarMilitary

FAIR, 7 months ago to humanrights

Phyllis Bennis on Gaza

This week on CounterSpin: In the wake of the October 7 attacks by Hamas and the ensuing bombing campaign from Israel on the Gaza Strip, many people were surprised that CNN's Fareed Zakaria aired an interview with a Palestinian activist who frankly described the daily human rights violations in Gaza, the right of Palestinians to resist occ

https://fair.org/home/phyllis-bennis-on-gaza/

#HumanRights #IsraelPalestine #Terrorism #WarMilitary

FAIR, 8 months ago to Russia

US Sanctions Missing from Coverage of Russia’s Cuban Soldiers

US corporate media were almost entirely silent on the US embargo on Cuba, ongoing now for more than 60 years and ramped up under Trump.

https://fair.org/home/us-sanctions-missing-from-coverage-of-russias-cuban-soldiers/

#Cuba #Russia #Sanctions #WarMilitary

FAIR, 8 months ago to Russia

For NYT, Cluster Munitions Are Completely Wrong—When Russians Use Them

For the New York Times, cluster munitions fall into two categories—clearly wrong or complexly controversial—depending on who uses them.

https://fair.org/home/for-nyt-cluster-munitions-are-completely-wrong-when-russians-use-them/

#NewYorkTimes #Russia #Ukraine #WarMilitary

FAIR, 8 months ago to Korea

‘Propaganda Against North Korea and the Travel Ban Go Hand in Hand’

"It's called the forgotten war, but I think the US would rather us forget it, because its involvement in that war was just genocide."

https://fair.org/home/propaganda-against-north-korea-and-the-travel-ban-go-hand-in-hand/

#Immigration #Korea #WarMilitary

FAIR, 8 months ago to Russia

Hyping Ukraine Counteroffensive, US Press Chose Propaganda Over Journalism

The consensus among policymakers in Washington is to push for endless conflict, no matter how many Ukrainians die in the process.

https://fair.org/home/hyping-ukraine-counteroffensive-us-press-chose-propaganda-over-journalism/

#Russia #Ukraine #WarMilitary

FAIR, 9 months ago to Law

‘CACI Aided and Abetted the Torture of Our Clients’

"The problem with not holding high-level officials to account is these abuses get replicated and indeed escalated."

https://fair.org/home/caci-aided-and-abetted-the-torture-of-our-clients/

#Iraq #Law #Torture #WarMilitary

FAIR, 10 months ago to China

NBC Cites Balloon ‘Threat’ in Fawning Coverage of NORAD

NBC’s framing is structured so that the new technology NORAD is seeking is portrayed as an important part of America’s defense.

https://fair.org/home/nbc-cites-balloon-threat-in-fawning-coverage-of-norad/

#China #NBC #WarMilitary

FAIR, 10 months ago to books

How to Ignore 4.5 Million Deaths

Norman Solomon's book attempts to show how our media institutions came to be so casual about burying the costs of US wars.

https://fair.org/home/how-to-ignore-4-5-million-deaths/

#Books #WarMilitary

FAIR, 10 months ago to ArtificialIntelligence

‘Ill-Equipped,’ ‘1950s’ Pentagon Needs an Expensive Upgrade, Media Insist

News outlets routinely caution that the Pentagon needs billions of dollars’ worth of improvements to systems, personnel and technology.

https://fair.org/home/ill-equipped-1950s-pentagon-needs-an-expensive-upgrade-media-insist/

#ArtificialIntelligence #Budget #WarMilitary