Monthly Archives: October 2010

USA Today Fears Police Brutality Caught on Tape Might Make Cops Shy

Posted on 10/15/2010 by Jim Naureckas

USA Today (10/15/10) has a valuable article by Kevin Johnson on citizen's use of video to document police brutality–citing numerous examples where such recording was instrumental in exposing violent behavior on the part of cops. The piece also includes the … Continue reading →

Posted in Media Activism, USA Today | 21 Comments

'Capitalism Saved the Miners'? Only in Wonder Land

Posted on 10/15/2010 by Steve Rendall

After the miners' rescue Wednesday, talk in Chile turned to mine safety and the conduct of Compañía Minera San Esteban, the corporation that owns the San Jose mines where the miners were trapped. On Thursday, Chilean President Sebastián Piñera publicly … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Latin America, Wall Street Journal | Tagged , | 34 Comments

David Broder Pines for the Day When More Pols Were Like Traficant

Posted on 10/14/2010 by Jim Naureckas

David Broder–or an automated David Broderesque column-generator–bemoaned once again (Washington Post, 10/14/10) that "As the Gulf Between GOP and Democrats Widens, the Center Is Lost." To illustrate this dire situation, Broder (or the Broderbot) cited congressional voting patterns: Bill Galston, … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Washington Post | Tagged , | 6 Comments

WPost Columnist: Pay Cuts for Everyone (Except Me)

Posted on 10/14/2010 by Peter Hart

Washington Post columnist Steven Pearlstein wrote a piece yesterday (10/13/10) headlined "Wage Cuts Hurt, but They May Be the Only Way to Get Americans Back to Work." The point–in case you didn't catch the drift ofthe headline–is that workers are … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Washington Post | Tagged | 12 Comments

Dead Afghans, Different Media

Posted on 10/13/2010 by Peter Hart

USA Today (10/13/10): The Guardian (10/13/10):

Posted in Afghanistan, Media Criticism, USA Today, War/Military | 11 Comments

Spreading the Word in the Era of Social Media

Posted on 10/13/2010 by Jim Naureckas

In the era of social media, the audience itself has a big say in how big the audience is. If you'd like FAIR's messages to reach more people, there's a number of simple things you can do to help. 1. … Continue reading →

Posted in Internet | Tagged , | 10 Comments

WPost Asks Notorious Homophobe to Write About Gay Youth Suicides

Posted on 10/12/2010 by Julie Hollar

In light of the recent and tragic spate of gay youth suicides, the Washington Post's On Faith blog chose to honor National Coming Out day with a guest post (10/11/10) by raging homophobe Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council. … Continue reading →

Posted in LGBT, Washington Post | Tagged , , , | 15 Comments

WPost: The Midterms and 'Big Government'

Posted on 10/11/2010 by Peter Hart

Sunday's Washington Post (10/10/10)featured a story by Jon Cohen and Dan Balz that led with this claim: If there is an overarching theme of election 2010, it is the question of how big the government should be and how far … Continue reading →

Posted in Election, Washington Post | Tagged , , , | 9 Comments

George Will's Bogus Tax Math

Posted on 10/11/2010 by Peter Hart

In his Washington Post column yesterday (10/10/10), George Will offered the kind of analysis one has come to expect from George Will: Today, Barack Obama, a chronic campaigner, is out and about trying to arouse the masses against the inequity … Continue reading →

Posted in Taxes, Washington Post | Tagged | 19 Comments

Joe Klein on Big Government Breastfeeding

Posted on 10/11/2010 by Peter Hart

Thispast Sunday's edition of NBC'sMeet the Press (10/10/10) featuredtwo gueststalking about the midterms, the economy and public sentiment: conservative Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan and Time magazine's Joe Klein. Klein has been on a road trip through the middle … Continue reading →

Posted in Election, NBC | Tagged , | 17 Comments

Undocumented Labor in Lou Dobbs' Backyard

Posted on 10/08/2010 by Krystle Manintveld

Isabel Macdonald, a former FAIR staff member, published an article in the Nation (10/7/10) revealing that undocumented workers had been landscaping Lou Dobbs' Florida home and looking after his daughter's show horses. As a hardline commentator on the issue of … Continue reading →

Posted in Immigration, MSNBC | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

NYT on Dems, Tea Parties and 'Social Issues'

Posted on 10/08/2010 by Peter Hart

Jodi Jacobson from RH Reality Check joins CounterSpin this week to talk about the media's decision to let Tea Party activists define their movement as one that doesn't focus on red meat "social issues." As Jacobson argues, that distinction doesn't … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Election, New York Times | Tagged , | 12 Comments

Chris Matthews' Role in MSNBC's Donahue Firing

Posted on 10/08/2010 by Peter Hart

Gabriel Sherman's piece in New York magazine (10/3/10) on the cable news wars includes a bit of history on MSNBC's firing of progressive host Phil Donahue in 2003; an internal memo at the timeworried that the showwould be "a home … Continue reading →

Posted in Iraq, MSNBC, War/Military | Tagged , | 44 Comments

NYT Lets Fox Go Anonymous to Trash-Talk Obama

Posted on 10/04/2010 by Peter Hart

You may have heard that Barack Obama shared some thoughts about Fox News Channel in a recent interview with Rolling Stone. When asked about the channel, Obama pointed out that media outlets with a political perspective have been relativelycommon throughoutU.S. … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Fox News, New York Times | Tagged , | 7 Comments

Does Anyone Object to U.S. Drone Wars in Pakistan?

Posted on 10/04/2010 by Peter Hart

Apparently not, judging by theWashington Post's October 3 story ("Military Drones Aid CIA's mission") about the CIA's expansion of its drone war in Pakistan.It is "part of a high-stakes attempt by the Obama administration to deal decisive blows to Taliban … Continue reading →

Posted in Media Criticism, War/Military, Washington Post | Tagged , , | 11 Comments