Issue Area: Human Rights
Congo Ignored, Not Forgotten: When 5 million dead aren’t worth two stories a year (May 2009) By
International Law Seldom Newsworthy in Gaza War: Israeli justifications often cited uncritically (February 2009)
FAIR Study: Human Rights Coverage Serving Washington’s Needs: FAIR finds editors downplaying Colombia’s abuses, amplifying Venezuela’s (February 2009) By and and
International Law Seldom Newsworthy in Gaza War: Israeli justifications often cited uncritically (February 2009)
FAIR Study: Human Rights Coverage Serving Washington’s Needs: FAIR finds editors downplaying Colombia’s abuses, amplifying Venezuela’s (February 2009) By and and
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Bono, I Presume?: Covering Africa Through Celebrities (May/June 2007) By
Lives in the Balance: Media 'vexed' by civilian deaths in Lebanon (September/October 2006) By
Newsworthy and Unnewsworthy Deaths (September/October 2006) By
Invisible Violence: Ignoring murder in post-coup Haiti (July/August 2006) By
Now It’s a Chemical Weapon, Now It’s Not: White phosphorus and the siege of Fallujah (March/April 2006) By
20 Stories That Made a Difference: For better or worse (January/February 2006) By and and
The Consequences of Covering Up: Washington Post withholds info on CIA prisons at government request (Update December 2005) By and
Newsweek and the Real Rules of Journalism: Mistakes should be retracted—if the powerful are offended (July/August 2005) By
World’s Worst Disasters Overlooked: Survey identifies biggest “forgotten” crises (May/June 2005) By
POWs on TV a War Crime? It Depends on Who's Videotaping (Update February 2004) By
How the New York Times Blew My Lai: What if a massacre had been covered when it mattered? (November/December 2003) By
Crime Against Humanity—or Matter of Opinion? (Update April 2002) By
Questions for Kissinger Go Unasked: Journalists show “sensitivity” to war-crime suspect’s feelings (August 2001) By
The Myth of the Media's Role in Vietnam (5/6/01) By
CPJ Declares Open Season on Thomas Friedman (September/October 2000)
New York Times on Iraq Sanctions: A case of journalistic malpractice (March/April 2000) By
Legitimate Targets?: How U.S. Media Supported War Crimes in Yugoslavia (July/August 1999) By
Rescued From the Memory Hole: The Forgotten Background of the Serb/Albanian Conflict (May/June 1999) By
East Timor: Media Turned Their Backs on Genocide (November/December 1993) By
Hunger in Africa -- A Story Still Untold (September 1992) By
China News Black Out (Special Issue on Human Rights, Summer 1989) By
Bono, I Presume?: Covering Africa Through Celebrities (May/June 2007) By
Lives in the Balance: Media 'vexed' by civilian deaths in Lebanon (September/October 2006) By
Newsworthy and Unnewsworthy Deaths (September/October 2006) By
Invisible Violence: Ignoring murder in post-coup Haiti (July/August 2006) By
Now It’s a Chemical Weapon, Now It’s Not: White phosphorus and the siege of Fallujah (March/April 2006) By
20 Stories That Made a Difference: For better or worse (January/February 2006) By and and
The Consequences of Covering Up: Washington Post withholds info on CIA prisons at government request (Update December 2005) By and
Newsweek and the Real Rules of Journalism: Mistakes should be retracted—if the powerful are offended (July/August 2005) By
World’s Worst Disasters Overlooked: Survey identifies biggest “forgotten” crises (May/June 2005) By
POWs on TV a War Crime? It Depends on Who's Videotaping (Update February 2004) By
How the New York Times Blew My Lai: What if a massacre had been covered when it mattered? (November/December 2003) By
Crime Against Humanity—or Matter of Opinion? (Update April 2002) By
Questions for Kissinger Go Unasked: Journalists show “sensitivity” to war-crime suspect’s feelings (August 2001) By
The Myth of the Media's Role in Vietnam (5/6/01) By
CPJ Declares Open Season on Thomas Friedman (September/October 2000)
New York Times on Iraq Sanctions: A case of journalistic malpractice (March/April 2000) By
Legitimate Targets?: How U.S. Media Supported War Crimes in Yugoslavia (July/August 1999) By
Rescued From the Memory Hole: The Forgotten Background of the Serb/Albanian Conflict (May/June 1999) By
East Timor: Media Turned Their Backs on Genocide (November/December 1993) By
Hunger in Africa -- A Story Still Untold (September 1992) By
China News Black Out (Special Issue on Human Rights, Summer 1989) By
Spencer Ackerman on CIA torture documents, Ed Herman on Lockerbie (8/28/09)
Melissa Harris-Lacewell on earmarks, Alex de Waal on Bashir indictment (3/13/09)
Michael Ratner on detainee abuse report, Alfie Kohn on education nominee (12/19/08)
Melissa Harris-Lacewell on earmarks, Alex de Waal on Bashir indictment (3/13/09)
Michael Ratner on detainee abuse report, Alfie Kohn on education nominee (12/19/08)
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Sarah Anderson on Augusto Pinochet, Rafael Olmeda on NBC-Telemundo (12/15/06)
Michael Ratner on detainee legislation, Hannah Sassaman on suppressed FCC reports (9/29/06)
Sue Sturgis on Katrina anniversary, Heather Boushey on welfare 'reform' (9/1/06)
Mark Weisbrot on Mexican election, James Zogby on Gaza crisis (7/14/06)
Barbara Olshansky on Guantanamo Bay, Trudy Lieberman on Medicare (6/16/06)
Andrea Batista Schlesinger on immigration, Peter Freyne on AP & Chris Graff (3/31/06)
Dahlia Lithwick on Guantanamo, Sheila Gibbons on Global Media Monitoring Project (2/24/06)
Emily Whitfield on Abu Ghraib, Kenneth DeGraff on a la carte cable (2/17/06)
Michael Ratner on spying & civil liberties, Michael Massing on "The Enemy Within" (12/23/05)
Jamie Court on Gas Prices and Jonathan Landay on FEMA & Michael Brown (9/16/05)
Will Bunch on Hurricane Katrina and Christopher Martin on Northwest Strike (9/2/05)
Mark Jones on "forgotten crises," Jack Shaheen on Arabs on TV (3/18/05)
Stephen Zunes on Syria, Terry Allen on John Negroponte (2/25/05)
Ian Williams on UN oil-for-food "scandal," Chris Paterson on Eason Jordan (2/18/05)
Mark Danner on torture (1/14/05)
Joy Gordon on UN/oil-for-food scandal, Howard Friel on international law and NY Times (11/26/04)
Rick Perlstein on "moral values," Richard Garfield on Iraq's civilian casualties (11/12/04)
Sarah Anderson on Augusto Pinochet, Rafael Olmeda on NBC-Telemundo (12/15/06)
Michael Ratner on detainee legislation, Hannah Sassaman on suppressed FCC reports (9/29/06)
Sue Sturgis on Katrina anniversary, Heather Boushey on welfare 'reform' (9/1/06)
Mark Weisbrot on Mexican election, James Zogby on Gaza crisis (7/14/06)
Barbara Olshansky on Guantanamo Bay, Trudy Lieberman on Medicare (6/16/06)
Andrea Batista Schlesinger on immigration, Peter Freyne on AP & Chris Graff (3/31/06)
Dahlia Lithwick on Guantanamo, Sheila Gibbons on Global Media Monitoring Project (2/24/06)
Emily Whitfield on Abu Ghraib, Kenneth DeGraff on a la carte cable (2/17/06)
Michael Ratner on spying & civil liberties, Michael Massing on "The Enemy Within" (12/23/05)
Jamie Court on Gas Prices and Jonathan Landay on FEMA & Michael Brown (9/16/05)
Will Bunch on Hurricane Katrina and Christopher Martin on Northwest Strike (9/2/05)
Mark Jones on "forgotten crises," Jack Shaheen on Arabs on TV (3/18/05)
Stephen Zunes on Syria, Terry Allen on John Negroponte (2/25/05)
Ian Williams on UN oil-for-food "scandal," Chris Paterson on Eason Jordan (2/18/05)
Mark Danner on torture (1/14/05)
Joy Gordon on UN/oil-for-food scandal, Howard Friel on international law and NY Times (11/26/04)
Rick Perlstein on "moral values," Richard Garfield on Iraq's civilian casualties (11/12/04)
International Law Seldom Newsworthy in Gaza War: Israeli justifications often cited uncritically (1/13/09)
NYT Correction Dodges the Question: Missing the point of the missing Amnesty report on war crimes (12/8/06)
New York Times on Israeli War Crimes: No independent analysis of pro-government spin (12/6/06)
NYT Correction Dodges the Question: Missing the point of the missing Amnesty report on war crimes (12/8/06)
New York Times on Israeli War Crimes: No independent analysis of pro-government spin (12/6/06)
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Reviving Cold War Reporting on Nicaragua (4/5/05)
Media Omissions on Negroponte's Record (2/22/05)
ABC Omits U.S. From Human Rights Report (1/18/02)
Will CBS Report Amnesty's War Crimes Charges? (6/13/00)
Reviving Cold War Reporting on Nicaragua (4/5/05)
Media Omissions on Negroponte's Record (2/22/05)
ABC Omits U.S. From Human Rights Report (1/18/02)
Will CBS Report Amnesty's War Crimes Charges? (6/13/00)
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