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Extra! May 2012

Current Extra! cover
Bored With Occupy—and Inequality
Class issues fade along with protest coverage
By John Knefel

New Conflict of Interest at NYT Jerusalem Bureau
Isabel Kershner’s family tie to pro-government think tank
By Alex Kane

Articles only available in print or to digital subscribers:

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EDITOR'S NOTE
Daisey’s Dishonesty
by Jim Naureckas

RACE LENS
Scrutinizing the Victim in Florida Shooting
Before his killer, Trayvon Martin put on trial
by M. Junaid Alam

COUNTERSPIN TRANSCRIPT
Military Intervention in Africa Goes Viral
Emira Woods on Kony 2012

Discounting Expertise
How journalism embraces right-wing anti-intellectualism
by Steve Rendall

With a la Carte Cable, Pay for What You Watch
Maybe you don’t want to send Murdoch money every month
by Peter Hart