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FAIR: Wolf Blitzer for the Defense (Department)
Friday, 31 January 2003, 10:33 am | FAIR
On the rare occasion when a mainstream news program interviews a forthright critic of U.S. policy, the interviewer often seems less like a journalist and more like a government spokesperson. More >>
Why U.N. inspectors left Iraq - then and now
Thursday, 24 October 2002, 12:27 am | FAIR
What a Difference Four Years Makes: Why U.N. inspectors left Iraq - then and now More >>
Spying in Iraq: From Fact to Allegation
Friday, 27 September 2002, 11:07 am | FAIR
Nothing makes a newspaper prouder than a juicy foreign-policy scoop. Except, it seems, when the scoop ends up raising awkward questions about a U.S. administration's drive for war. More >>
USA Today Repeats Myths on Iraq Inspectors
Monday, 16 September 2002, 1:30 pm | FAIR
An August 8 USA Today article that described how Saddam Hussein is "complicating U.S. plans to topple his regime" repeated a common myth about the history of U.S./Iraq relations. Reporter John Diamond wrote that "Iraq expelled U.N. weapons ... More >>
What Happened in Jenin?
Wednesday, 15 May 2002, 12:05 am | FAIR
As violence continues in Israel and Palestine, so does debate over what exactly happened during Israel's invasion of the Jenin refugee camp. Israel barred journalists and aid workers alike from the camp during the invasions, but as access restrictions ... More >>
Pentagon Propaganda Plan Is Undemocratic, Illegal
Wednesday, 20 February 2002, 7:25 pm | FAIR
The New York Times reported today that the Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Influence is “developing plans to provide news items, possibly even false ones, to foreign media organizations” in an effort “to influence public sentiment and policy makers ... More >>
Newspapers Smear Activists Ahead of WEF Protests
Thursday, 31 January 2002, 12:27 am | FAIR
In a few days, the World Economic Forum will hold its annual meeting, an elite gathering of what the WEF calls the world’s “top decision-makers”-- in other words, big business leaders and government officials. The event usually takes place in Davos, Switzerland, ... More >>
FAIR: Starvation and Dollar Bills For Afghan Kids
Saturday, 20 October 2001, 4:17 pm | FAIR
The Pentagon's air drops of food parcels and President Bush's plea for American children to aid Afghan kids with dollar bills will go down in history as two of the most cynical maneuvers of media manipulation in the early 21st century. More >>
Can the NY Times Count, or Quote, Peace Activists
Thursday, 4 October 2001, 11:50 am | FAIR
Since the September 11 terrorist attacks, the New York Times has downplayed and distorted peace rallies and demonstrations against a military response. More >>
Support TV Turnoff Week April 22 - 28
Monday, 23 April 2001, 11:12 am | FAIR
Media PR execs argue that they’re not dumbing us down, that we still watch “quality television”. Yeah, sure. We all know that it’s predominantly rubbish. Do the White Dot* thing - turn it off. More >>
Do The White Dot* Thing
Thursday, 12 April 2001, 10:21 am | FAIR
Media PR execs argue that they’re not dumbing us down, that we still watch “quality television”. Yeah, sure. We all know that it’s predominantly rubbish. Do the White Dot* thing turn it off. More >>
