Issue Area: Trade


Extra Articles and Studies
Media Push an Unpopular Trade ‘Centrism’: Contradictory counsel for Obama (September/October 2008) By Roger Bybee

Carrying a Torch for Anti-China Protests: When an official enemy is targeted, media take notice (July/August 2008) By Julie Hollar

Selling the Colombia Trade Pact: Papers spin deal into a ‘no-brainer’ (July/August 2008) By Janine Jackson

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The Morales Moral: Defy neoliberalism, face media wrath (July/August 2006) By Julie Hollar

The Budget Deficit’s Bigger Brother: Editorialists ignore looming trade gap (November/December 2004) By Seth Ackerman

NAFTA's Hung Jury: After ten years, an honest verdict is hard to find (May/June 2004) By Roger Bybee

The FTAA Is None of Your Business: A challenge to democracy (January/February 2003) By Rachel Coen

Report from Porto Alegre: Is another media world possible? (May/June 2002) By Jeff Cohen

Free Trade = Freedom: FTAA coverage spins pro-business as pro-democracy (July/August 2001) By Rachel Coen

The Most Biased Name in News: Fox News Channel's extraordinary right-wing tilt (July/August 2001) By Seth Ackerman

Pepper Spray Gets in Their Eyes: Media missed militarization of police work in Seattle (March/April 2000) By Neil deMause

Doublethink on the Editorial Page: Editorials preach compassion, push austerity (July/August 1998) By Janine Jackson

'Fast Track' 1, Democracy 0: Trade policy isn't open for debate, say editorialists (November/December 1997) By Janine Jackson

Trade Reporting's Information Deficit (November/December 1994) By Dean Baker

Are All Yeltsin Critics "Hard-Line" -- Or Is That Just the U.S. Media's Party Line? (January/February 1994) By Jeff Cohen and Norman Solomon

Happily Ever NAFTA?: Economics 101 (Update October 1993) By Jim Naureckas

Action Alerts and Advisories
Obama Moves Right? Pundits Cheer (7/15/08)

Globalization vs. Growth: NYT op-ed omits stats that debunk pro-corporate claims (4/11/06)

Still Covering for Wal-Mart: ABC report has no space for critics (9/23/05)