Media & Communication: Research Guide

The Truth vs. Alex Jones depicts Jones' transformation from an Austin, Texas–based public access weirdo into a powerful right-wing influencer. The post New Doc Traces Alex Jones’ Footprints on Our Post-Truth Landscape appeared first on FAIR.

Fox created a fear-mongering narrative that distorts the reality of what is actually occurring at the southern border. The post Fox News Border Stats Distort Immigration Reality appeared first on FAIR.

A senior UN human rights official says there is a "plausible" case that Israel is using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza, a war crime. The post Phyllis Bennis on Gaza Ceasefire Resolution, Robert Weissman on Boeing Scandal appeared first on FAIR.

It's heartening that pushback from journalists forced a reversal, but the network's hiring decision was shameful in the first place. The post In Unhiring Ronna McDaniel, NBC Made the Right Move for the Wrong Reason appeared first on FAIR.

Elon Musk has tried to use his wealth to crush free speech. Now his friends in government are joining his efforts to silence critics. The post ‘Free Speech’ Fan Elon Musk Enlists State Allies to Silence Critics appeared first on FAIR.

"It doesn't have to be about just showing the destruction and carnage. There are ways that you can empower people to take action." The post ‘In Even the Best Coverage There Is No Accountability for the Fossil Fuel Industry’: <br></em><span class='not-on-index' style='color:#000000; font-size: 23px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25px; font-family: 'Open Sans','sans-serif'; padding-bottom: -10px;'>CounterSpin interview with Evlondo Cooper on climate coverage appeared first on FAIR.

"They could buy the newspaper for a song, sell the building, maybe sell the printing press...and they've already made their money back." The post ‘This Decline in Local Journalism Was Noticed First by Journalists Themselves’: <br></em><span class='not-on-index' style='color:#000000; font-size: 23px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25px; font-family: 'Open Sans','sans-serif'; padding-bottom: -10px;'>CounterSpin interview with Rick Goldsmith on Stripped for Parts appeared first on FAIR.

The Murdoch empire professed outrage at the idea of an American official intervening in the politics of another country. The post What the Chuck? Murdoch Defends Bibi From Senate Leader appeared first on FAIR.

Investigative reporters and social media users have become adept at recognizing pro-Israeli contortions and patterns of language. The post Flour Massacre Called ‘Aid-Related Deaths’—Rather Than Part of Israel’s Engineered Famine appeared first on FAIR.

Elite media still can’t quite connect images of floods or fires to the triumphant shareholder meetings of the fossil fuel companies. The post Evlondo Cooper on Climate Coverage, Rick Goldsmith on Stripped for Parts appeared first on FAIR.

"The United States, through the coup d'etat, was in cahoots with elite power in Honduras that replaced a democratically elected president." The post ‘The US State Department Is Complicit With Juan Orlando Hernández’ <br></em><span class='not-on-index' style='color:#000000; font-size: 23px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25px; font-family: 'Open Sans','sans-serif'; padding-bottom: -10px;'>CounterSpin interview with Suyapa Portillo Villeda on Honduran ex-president conviction appeared first on FAIR.

"States have the ability to simply say, 'You can't sell this stuff...and then unsell it using an unfair and deceptive contract.'" The post ‘They’re Marketing to Us That We’re Too Stupid to Fix Our Stuff’<br></em><span class='not-on-index' style='color:#000000; font-size: 23px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25px; font-family: 'Open Sans','sans-serif'; padding-bottom: -10px;'>CounterSpin interview with Gay Gordon-Byrne on right to repair appeared first on FAIR.

Industry still argues that that cellphone isn't really "yours," in the sense that you can't fix it if it breaks. The post Gay Gordon-Byrne on Right to Repair, Suyapa Portillo Villeda on Honduran Ex-President Conviction appeared first on FAIR.

The US government campaign against TikTok has very little to do with privacy, and everything to do with McCarthyism and neo-Cold War fervor. The post House Votes Against TikTok—and for More Cold War appeared first on FAIR.

"I found a bunch of liberal organizations that sought to reform this and that, expand this and that, or reestablish particular programs." The post ‘That’s What US Capitalism Does Right Now. It Jettisons Its Elders.’<br></em><span class='not-on-index' style='color:#000000; font-size: 23px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25px; font-family: 'Open Sans','sans-serif'; padding-bottom: -10px;'>CounterSpin interview with Alfredo Lopez on Radical Elders appeared first on FAIR.

"When the chips are down, the Constitution is only as good as the worst five people who sit on the Supreme Court." The post ‘This Court Is Not Going to Protect Us From Donald Trump’<br></em><span class='not-on-index' style='color:#000000; font-size: 23px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 25px; font-family: 'Open Sans','sans-serif'; padding-bottom: -10px;'>CounterSpin interview with Ian Millhiser on Trump and Supreme Court appeared first on FAIR.

As Israel wages an unprecedented war on Palestinian civilians, the New York Times' newsletter blames everyone but Israel for the carnage. The post NYT’s Morning Newsletter Blames Everyone but Israel for Israeli Crimes appeared first on FAIR.

An ethnic voting bloc in Dearborn might "claim" not to be a Fifth Column—but for the Wall Street Journal, they are at best unwitting stooges. The post WSJ Speaks Out Against Threat of Politicians Responding to Voters appeared first on FAIR.

Corporate greed is conspicuously missing from LA Times columnist Steve Lopez's list of reasons that prices go up. The post LA Times Shortchanges Readers With Deficient Explanation for Rising Food Prices appeared first on FAIR.

Israel's official list showed only one infant was killed in the October 7 attack. But most US news media ignored that evidence. The post US Media and Factcheckers Fail to Note Israel’s Refutation of ‘Beheaded Babies’ Stories appeared first on FAIR.

Corporate media, whose commitment to centrism over the public interest mirrors Sinema's own, blamed the "partisanship" for bringing her down. The post Voters Won’t Miss Sinema—but Corporate Media Already Do appeared first on FAIR.

Donald Trump could declare himself above the law—and that’s just been enabled by a recent Supreme Court ruling. The post Ian Millhiser on Supreme Court Trump Protection, Alfredo Lopez on Radical Elders appeared first on FAIR.

From the start, much of the media have been highly supportive of the space program—serving, indeed, as cheerleaders. The post Applause for Lunar Failure Follows Decades of Space Program Cheerleading appeared first on FAIR.

"The government is always involved in our news information systems. But the question is, how should it be involved?" The post ‘We Need to Separate Capitalism and Journalism’ appeared first on FAIR.

"There's a sense of frustration that everything they're doing to try to compel the US to take a more balanced approach is failing." The post ‘What in the Slaughter of Palestinians Is So Important to the US?’ appeared first on FAIR.

"This has really real implications for...the people living in Palestine, but also for how the issue is presented and understood in even just factual reporting." The post ‘Israeli violence is legitimized and Palestinian counter-violence is delegitimized’ appeared first on FAIR.

If we don’t ask different questions about what we need from journalism, we will arrive at the same old unsatisfactory responses. The post Victor Pickard on the Crisis of Journalism appeared first on FAIR.

While Hamas-led attackers were responsible for many civilian deaths, Israeli reports indicate the IDF killed civilians in multiple cases. The post Shielding US Public From Israeli Reports of Friendly Fire on October 7 appeared first on FAIR.

  Reporting on the government institution charged with saving us from the Covid pandemic was restricted enough to leave real holes in what we knew. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—like many other organizations these days, public and private—prohibits its employees from speaking freely to reporters. At many entities, the rules mean staff members […] The post Government Gag Rules Keep Vital Info From the Public appeared first on FAIR.

As the US falls more out of step with the world, many in the US press seem divorced from the idea of US responsibility. The post Gregory Shupak and Trita Parsi on Gaza Assault appeared first on FAIR.