Category Archives: Media Activism

Sands of Healthcare Truth Beneath 'Oceans of Media'

Posted on 07/24/2009 by Gabriel Voiles

Noticing that "days ago, buried in a chart under the headline "How the Health Care Bills Compare," the New York Times provided some cogent yet cryptic information," Norman Solomon (Guernica, 7/23/09) has done some valuable decoding of a Senate committee … Continue reading →

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Telecoms Rally Against 'Transformative' Internet Bill

Posted on 07/16/2009 by Gabriel Voiles

Free Press campaign coordinator Misty Perez has sent out (7/15/09) a call to action in light of the astonishing figure that "in the first three months of 2009, the phone and cable industries spent at least $20 million to hire … Continue reading →

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Women in Media: 'Crucial to…Progressive Leadership'

Posted on 06/19/2009 by Gabriel Voiles

In Women In Media & News' announcement (6/18/09) that former FAIR staffer Jennifer Pozner has won a New Leaders Council "40 Under 40" Award–given to those "who exemplify the spirit of progressive political entrepreneurship"–Women's Rights blogger Jennifer Nedeau spells out … Continue reading →

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Pol 'Thugs' Think Twice in Age of Internet Media

Posted on 04/29/2009 by Gabriel Voiles

Sure that Andrew Sullivan "would be horrified" by the idea that he and Cindy Sheehan agree on anything, Jonathan Schwarz nonetheless quotes (A Tiny Revolution, 4/25/09) the Atlantic.com blogger's declaration of "love" for the Internet, because "can you imagine what … Continue reading →

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Holding Fox Accountable for O'Reilly's Harassment

Posted on 03/25/2009 by Isabel Macdonald

A new FAIR action alert calls on the Fox News Channel to answer for host Bill O'Reilly's pattern of ambushing his critics. O'Reilly (O'Reilly Factor, 3/23/08) recently targeted Think Progress blog editor Amanda Terkel while she was on vacation, sending … Continue reading →

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Help Challenge Media Misinformation on Labor Bill

Posted on 02/06/2009 by Isabel Macdonald

A new FAIR action alert is targeting CNN host Lou Dobbs for peddling anti-union propaganda about the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), after Dobbs falsely suggested on his show (Lou Dobbs Tonight, 2/4/09) that the proposed new labor law would … Continue reading →

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FAIR Challenges CBC's Report on Israel/Palestine Film

Posted on 02/03/2009 by Isabel Macdonald

FAIR issued a press release today (2/4/09) challenging the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation over false and biased claims made by its ombud after the CBC came under pressure from a campaign launched by groups that advocate for uncritical coverage of the … Continue reading →

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On Media's 'Nearly Impossible Crucible of Right-Wing Opposition'

Posted on 01/23/2009 by Gabriel Voiles

Media critic Brad Friedman explains (BradBlog.com, 1/21/09) exactly why he considers media reform "the most important…reform of all at this particular point in the 21st century": While the Supreme Court has declared many times that the right to vote is … Continue reading →

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FAIR Activist: Friedman's Phony Evidence That Terror Works

Posted on 01/15/2009 by Jim Naureckas

Posting his letter to the New York Times on FAIR Blog, FAIR activist bpb points out that not only is Thomas Friedman claiming that terrorism works, he's making up evidence to claim that terrorism works: There is no evidence for … Continue reading →

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Action Alert: Terrorism on the NY Times Op-Ed Page

Posted on 01/14/2009 by Isabel Macdonald

In the wake of NY Times foreign affairs columnist Thomas Friedman's call today for terrorism against Palestinian civilians in Gaza, a new FAIR Action Alert is calling on the Times to clarify whether this column meets the paper's standards. You … Continue reading →

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Washington Post Protest Makes the (French) News

Posted on 01/12/2009 by Isabel Macdonald

Readers of the French wire agency Agence France Presse learned yesterday about a demonstration on Saturday in which "several thousand protesters descended on the White House Saturday in support of Palestinians in war-ravaged Gaza" before marching to "the headquarters of … Continue reading →

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Diverse Coalition Wants Diverse Media

Posted on 12/19/2008 by Gabriel Voiles

A Free Press open letter continues the push (12/18/08) for Barack Obama "to appoint leaders who will reform the media and protect the open Internet." The letter's diverse signatories include FAIR, along with the Center for American Progress, Service Employees … Continue reading →

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Responses from ABC or WaPo on Bush's Iraq Inspectors Lie?

Posted on 12/02/2008 by Isabel Macdonald

Thanks in advance to all the folks who are participating in FAIR's action alert, "Media Still Letting Bush Lie on Iraq Inspectors." Please post any responses you receive from ABC and the Washington Post in the comments section of this … Continue reading →

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