Issue Area: Narrow Range of Debate
Given that most media outlets are owned by for-profit corporations and are funded by corporate advertising, it is not surprising that they seldom provide a full range of debate. The right edge of discussion is usually represented by a committed supporter of right-wing causes, someone who calls for significantly changing the status quo in a conservative direction. The left edge, by contrast, is often represented by an establishment-oriented centrist who supports maintaining the status quo; very rarely is a critic of corporate power who identifies with progressive causes and movements with the same passion as their conservative counterparts allowed to take part in mass media debates.Next in What's Wrong With the News: Censorship
NYT Iraq War ‘Debate’ Excludes Critics: Paper’s panel features nine hawkish ‘experts’ (Update June 2008) By
No Way Out: Withdrawing from withdrawal from Iraq (November/December 2007) By
Terror Talk Crowds Out Thoughtful Discussion: Wiretapping Americans for foreign intelligence (November/December 2007) By
No Way Out: Withdrawing from withdrawal from Iraq (November/December 2007) By
Terror Talk Crowds Out Thoughtful Discussion: Wiretapping Americans for foreign intelligence (November/December 2007) By
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Self-Inflicted Wounds? (January/February 2007) By
Think Tank Sources Fall, but Left Gains Slightly: Progressive groups still a small slice (March/April 2007) By
Staying Inside the Beltway: Sunday shows ignore anti-war voices (Update February 2007) By
Old Media’s Election Centrism: It’s not their party and they’ll cry if they want to (Update December 2006) By
Nixed Signals: When Hamas hinted at peace, U.S. media wouldn’t take the message (September/October 2006) By
More Dangerous Than Anyone Thought: Driving data latest attack on ‘teen brains’ (September/October 2006) By
The Power of Conservative Spinning: How the right outguns the left in the PR wars (September/October 2006) By
Sidebar: Brooks and Shields (September/October 2006) By and
Sidebar: The Internet Problem (July/August 2006) By
Sidebar: Another Clinton? (July/August 2006) By
Impeachment Not on Media Radar: Adultery was serious; this is just the Constitution (July/August 2006) By
Move Over—Over and Over: Media’s rightward push for Democrats (July/August 2006) By and
Meet the Oil Executives: Industry-friendly panels on NBC’s Meet the Press (July/August 2006) By
Study Finds First Drop in Think Tank Cites: Progressive groups see biggest decline (May/June 2006) By
Fear & Favor 2005 -- The Sixth Annual Report: Outside (and inside) influence on the news (March/April 2006) By and and
"Our Media Refuse to Name This Reality": Jonathan Kozol on resegregated education (March/April 2006)
Failing at Its "No. 1 Goal": Lack of balance at C-SPAN’s Washington Journal (November/December 2005) By
Judgment Reserved to Judgment Reversed: Swift Boat, NARAL ads show media double standard (November/December 2005) By
Sidebar: Face-Off (November/December 2005) By
Time to Unplug the CPB: Replace corrupt board with independent trust (September/October 2005) By and
The Military-Industrial-Media Complex: Why war is covered from the warriors’ perspective (July/August 2005) By
Opinion Omission: Women hard to find on op-ed pages, TV panels (May/June 2005) By
Stand by Your Man: Mostly male pundits defend male-dominated science (May/June 2005) By and
Right, Center Think Tanks Still Most Quoted: Study of cites debunks “liberal media” claims (May/June 2005) By
The Great Emancipator: Media credit Bush for “democratization” of the Mideast (May/June 2005) By
A 'Right-Wing Coup': Against PBS's Mythical Bias (Update June 2005) By and
Something to Get Worked Up About (Update June 2005)
I Was Right All Along: You can look it up—but better not (May/June 2005) By
Rather's Real Bias: He slanted toward power, not the left (Update April 2005) By
Fear & Favor 2004 -- The Fifth Annual Report: How power shapes the news (March/April 2005) By and
The Real Lessons of "Memogate" (Update February 2005) By and
Struggling MSNBC Attempts to Out-Fox Fox (Update February 2005) By
The Fairness Doctrine: How we lost it, and why we need it back (January/February 2005) By
Meet the Stenographers: Press shirks duty to scrutinize official claims (November/December 2004) By
I'm Not a Leftist, But I Play One on TV: Progressives excluded as right battles center (September/October 2004) By and
Not Even the New Republic (September/October 2004) By and
How Public Is Public Radio?: A study of NPR’s guest list (May/June 2004) By and
Special Report: Think Tank Coverage: More attention, but not more balance (May/June 2004) By
'A Loose Cannon Experience': Which opinions need balancing on the NewsHour? (Update April 2004) By
'A Loose Cannon Experience': Which opinions need balancing on the NewsHour? (Update April 2004) By
'A Loose Cannon Experience': Which opinions need balancing on the NewsHour? (Update April 2004) By
'A Loose Cannon Experience': Which opinions need balancing on the NewsHour? (Update April 2004) By
'A Loose Cannon Experience': Which opinions need balancing on the NewsHour? (Update April 2004) By
'A Loose Cannon Experience': Which opinions need balancing on the NewsHour? (March/April 2004) By
'A Loose Cannon Experience': Which opinions need balancing on the NewsHour? (Update April 2004) By
'A Loose Cannon Experience': Which opinions need balancing on the NewsHour? (Update April 2004) By
'A Loose Cannon Experience': Which opinions need balancing on the NewsHour? (Update April 2004) By
'A Loose Cannon Experience': Which opinions need balancing on the NewsHour? (Update April 2004) By
Target Dean: Re-establishing the establishment (March/April 2004) By
Why Progressive TV Is DOA: Editor's Note (November/December 2003) By
Weeding the Field: Press tries to determine who should and shouldn't run for president (September/October 2003) By
Spectrum Narrows Further in 2002: Progressive, domestic think tanks see drop (July/August 2003) By
CNN's Reliably Narrow Sources: Media show's exclusive guestlist reinforces biases (March/April 2003) By
White Noise: Voices of color scarce on urban public radio (September/October 2002) By and
Power Sources: On party, gender, race and class, TV news looks to the most powerful groups (May/June 2002) By
Canada’s Media Monopoly: One perspective is enough, says CanWest (May/June 2002) By
Think Tanks in a Time of Crisis: FAIR's 2001 survey of the media's institutional experts (March/April 2002) By
Bias Short on Substance: Former CBS reporter claims TV has "leftward" slant (March/April 2002) By and
Covering the Horserace, Not the Track: The press shortchanges electoral reform (January/February 2002) By
Patriotism & Censorship: Some journalists are silenced, while others seem happy to silence themselves (November/December 2001) By and
The Op-Ed Echo Chamber: Little or no space for dissent from the military line (November/December 2001) By
What's Not Talked About on Sunday Morning?: Issues of corporate power are not on the agenda (September/October 2001) By and
Fox's Slanted Sources: Conservatives, Republicans far outnumber others (July/August 2001) By
The Most Biased Name in News: Fox News Channel's extraordinary right-wing tilt (July/August 2001) By
Election Night Meltdown: Media monopoly contributed to exit-poll errors (January/February 2001) By
Nader the Nightmare: Media come to the aid of the two-party system (January/February 2001) By
Nader and the Press: Condescension Turns Nasty (Update October 2000) By
Mainstream News Coverage Of Economics: Elite Bias Rules (3/1/00) By
Rally 'Round the Boys: PBS's National Desk enlists in the 'gender wars' (September/October 1999) By
The Ever-Present Yet Nonexistent Poor: For Heritage's Poverty Expert, Numbers Mean What He Says They Mean (January/February 1999) By
Doublethink on the Editorial Page: Editorials preach compassion, push austerity (July/August 1998) By
Field Guide to TV's Lukewarm Liberals: How to spot centrist pundits served up as the "left" (July/August 1998)
What's in a Label?: Right-wing think tanks are often quoted, rarely labeled (May/June 1998) By
New Survey on Think Tanks: Media Favored Conservative Institutions in 1996 (July/August 1997) By
The Media's Favorite Think Tank: How the Heritage Foundation Turns Money into Media (July/August 1996) By
The Think Tank Spectrum: For the Media, Some Thinkers Are More Equal Than Others (May/June 1996) By
Crossfire: Still Missing a Space on the Left (Update April 1996) By
The Pundit Spectrum: How Many Women--and Which Ones? (November/December 1995) By
Media to Smithsonian:: History Is Bunk (Update April 1995)
Foundations for a Movement: How the right wing subsidizes its press (March/April 1995) By
'Move to the Right': Pundits' Tried-and-Failed Advice (January/February 1995) By
Conventional Wisdom: How the Press Rewrites Democratic Party History Every Four Years (September 1992) By
Public TV Tilts Toward Conservatives: Brought to You By... (June 1992)
On the Campaign Trail: Public logic vs. press logic (April/May 1992) By
Brookings: Stand-In for the Left: Too Many Conservative Columnists, Says Conservative (Special Gulf War Issue 1991) By
Media on the March: Journalism in the Gulf (November/December 1990) By
TV's Imposters: Television's Political Spectrum (July/August 1990) By
Propaganda from the Middle of the Road: The Centrist Ideology of the News Media (October/November 1989) By
Fear & Loathing at the Democratic Convention (July/August 1988)
Self-Inflicted Wounds? (January/February 2007) By
Think Tank Sources Fall, but Left Gains Slightly: Progressive groups still a small slice (March/April 2007) By
Staying Inside the Beltway: Sunday shows ignore anti-war voices (Update February 2007) By
Old Media’s Election Centrism: It’s not their party and they’ll cry if they want to (Update December 2006) By
Nixed Signals: When Hamas hinted at peace, U.S. media wouldn’t take the message (September/October 2006) By
More Dangerous Than Anyone Thought: Driving data latest attack on ‘teen brains’ (September/October 2006) By
The Power of Conservative Spinning: How the right outguns the left in the PR wars (September/October 2006) By
Sidebar: Brooks and Shields (September/October 2006) By and
Sidebar: The Internet Problem (July/August 2006) By
Sidebar: Another Clinton? (July/August 2006) By
Impeachment Not on Media Radar: Adultery was serious; this is just the Constitution (July/August 2006) By
Move Over—Over and Over: Media’s rightward push for Democrats (July/August 2006) By and
Meet the Oil Executives: Industry-friendly panels on NBC’s Meet the Press (July/August 2006) By
Study Finds First Drop in Think Tank Cites: Progressive groups see biggest decline (May/June 2006) By
Fear & Favor 2005 -- The Sixth Annual Report: Outside (and inside) influence on the news (March/April 2006) By and and
"Our Media Refuse to Name This Reality": Jonathan Kozol on resegregated education (March/April 2006)
Failing at Its "No. 1 Goal": Lack of balance at C-SPAN’s Washington Journal (November/December 2005) By
Judgment Reserved to Judgment Reversed: Swift Boat, NARAL ads show media double standard (November/December 2005) By
Sidebar: Face-Off (November/December 2005) By
Time to Unplug the CPB: Replace corrupt board with independent trust (September/October 2005) By and
The Military-Industrial-Media Complex: Why war is covered from the warriors’ perspective (July/August 2005) By
Opinion Omission: Women hard to find on op-ed pages, TV panels (May/June 2005) By
Stand by Your Man: Mostly male pundits defend male-dominated science (May/June 2005) By and
Right, Center Think Tanks Still Most Quoted: Study of cites debunks “liberal media” claims (May/June 2005) By
The Great Emancipator: Media credit Bush for “democratization” of the Mideast (May/June 2005) By
A 'Right-Wing Coup': Against PBS's Mythical Bias (Update June 2005) By and
Something to Get Worked Up About (Update June 2005)
I Was Right All Along: You can look it up—but better not (May/June 2005) By
Rather's Real Bias: He slanted toward power, not the left (Update April 2005) By
Fear & Favor 2004 -- The Fifth Annual Report: How power shapes the news (March/April 2005) By and
The Real Lessons of "Memogate" (Update February 2005) By and
Struggling MSNBC Attempts to Out-Fox Fox (Update February 2005) By
The Fairness Doctrine: How we lost it, and why we need it back (January/February 2005) By
Meet the Stenographers: Press shirks duty to scrutinize official claims (November/December 2004) By
I'm Not a Leftist, But I Play One on TV: Progressives excluded as right battles center (September/October 2004) By and
Not Even the New Republic (September/October 2004) By and
How Public Is Public Radio?: A study of NPR’s guest list (May/June 2004) By and
Special Report: Think Tank Coverage: More attention, but not more balance (May/June 2004) By
'A Loose Cannon Experience': Which opinions need balancing on the NewsHour? (Update April 2004) By
'A Loose Cannon Experience': Which opinions need balancing on the NewsHour? (Update April 2004) By
'A Loose Cannon Experience': Which opinions need balancing on the NewsHour? (Update April 2004) By
'A Loose Cannon Experience': Which opinions need balancing on the NewsHour? (Update April 2004) By
'A Loose Cannon Experience': Which opinions need balancing on the NewsHour? (Update April 2004) By
'A Loose Cannon Experience': Which opinions need balancing on the NewsHour? (March/April 2004) By
'A Loose Cannon Experience': Which opinions need balancing on the NewsHour? (Update April 2004) By
'A Loose Cannon Experience': Which opinions need balancing on the NewsHour? (Update April 2004) By
'A Loose Cannon Experience': Which opinions need balancing on the NewsHour? (Update April 2004) By
'A Loose Cannon Experience': Which opinions need balancing on the NewsHour? (Update April 2004) By
Target Dean: Re-establishing the establishment (March/April 2004) By
Why Progressive TV Is DOA: Editor's Note (November/December 2003) By
Weeding the Field: Press tries to determine who should and shouldn't run for president (September/October 2003) By
Spectrum Narrows Further in 2002: Progressive, domestic think tanks see drop (July/August 2003) By
CNN's Reliably Narrow Sources: Media show's exclusive guestlist reinforces biases (March/April 2003) By
White Noise: Voices of color scarce on urban public radio (September/October 2002) By and
Power Sources: On party, gender, race and class, TV news looks to the most powerful groups (May/June 2002) By
Canada’s Media Monopoly: One perspective is enough, says CanWest (May/June 2002) By
Think Tanks in a Time of Crisis: FAIR's 2001 survey of the media's institutional experts (March/April 2002) By
Bias Short on Substance: Former CBS reporter claims TV has "leftward" slant (March/April 2002) By and
Covering the Horserace, Not the Track: The press shortchanges electoral reform (January/February 2002) By
Patriotism & Censorship: Some journalists are silenced, while others seem happy to silence themselves (November/December 2001) By and
The Op-Ed Echo Chamber: Little or no space for dissent from the military line (November/December 2001) By
What's Not Talked About on Sunday Morning?: Issues of corporate power are not on the agenda (September/October 2001) By and
Fox's Slanted Sources: Conservatives, Republicans far outnumber others (July/August 2001) By
The Most Biased Name in News: Fox News Channel's extraordinary right-wing tilt (July/August 2001) By
Election Night Meltdown: Media monopoly contributed to exit-poll errors (January/February 2001) By
Nader the Nightmare: Media come to the aid of the two-party system (January/February 2001) By
Nader and the Press: Condescension Turns Nasty (Update October 2000) By
Mainstream News Coverage Of Economics: Elite Bias Rules (3/1/00) By
Rally 'Round the Boys: PBS's National Desk enlists in the 'gender wars' (September/October 1999) By
The Ever-Present Yet Nonexistent Poor: For Heritage's Poverty Expert, Numbers Mean What He Says They Mean (January/February 1999) By
Doublethink on the Editorial Page: Editorials preach compassion, push austerity (July/August 1998) By
Field Guide to TV's Lukewarm Liberals: How to spot centrist pundits served up as the "left" (July/August 1998)
What's in a Label?: Right-wing think tanks are often quoted, rarely labeled (May/June 1998) By
New Survey on Think Tanks: Media Favored Conservative Institutions in 1996 (July/August 1997) By
The Media's Favorite Think Tank: How the Heritage Foundation Turns Money into Media (July/August 1996) By
The Think Tank Spectrum: For the Media, Some Thinkers Are More Equal Than Others (May/June 1996) By
Crossfire: Still Missing a Space on the Left (Update April 1996) By
The Pundit Spectrum: How Many Women--and Which Ones? (November/December 1995) By
Media to Smithsonian:: History Is Bunk (Update April 1995)
Foundations for a Movement: How the right wing subsidizes its press (March/April 1995) By
'Move to the Right': Pundits' Tried-and-Failed Advice (January/February 1995) By
Conventional Wisdom: How the Press Rewrites Democratic Party History Every Four Years (September 1992) By
Public TV Tilts Toward Conservatives: Brought to You By... (June 1992)
On the Campaign Trail: Public logic vs. press logic (April/May 1992) By
Brookings: Stand-In for the Left: Too Many Conservative Columnists, Says Conservative (Special Gulf War Issue 1991) By
Media on the March: Journalism in the Gulf (November/December 1990) By
TV's Imposters: Television's Political Spectrum (July/August 1990) By
Propaganda from the Middle of the Road: The Centrist Ideology of the News Media (October/November 1989) By
Fear & Loathing at the Democratic Convention (July/August 1988)
Gerald LeMelle on Obama in Africa, Katha Pollitt on Caitlin Flanagan in Time (7/17/09)
Stan Karp on No Child Left Behind, Robert Greenwald on Rethink Afghanistan (5/1/09)
Robert Parry on conservative bias, Brandon Lacy Campos on digital TV conversion (2/20/09)
Stan Karp on No Child Left Behind, Robert Greenwald on Rethink Afghanistan (5/1/09)
Robert Parry on conservative bias, Brandon Lacy Campos on digital TV conversion (2/20/09)
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Norman Solomon on Obama's inauguration, Ann Jones on Afghanistan (1/23/09)
Paul Sullivan on Gulf War Syndrome, Peter Hart on Obama's nominees (12/5/08)
Jim Naureckas on McCain/Palin campaign claims, George Farah on open debates (9/12/08)
Adam Serwer on Obama and race, Eric Boehlert on TV diversity study (8/8/08)
Laila al-Arian on 'The Other War,' Ann Toback on broadcast news survey (8/3/07)
Nancy Cleeland on leaving the L.A. Times, Deepa Kumar on UPS strike (6/1/07)
Best of CounterSpin 2006 (1/5/07)
Julie Hollar and Bob McChesney on the PBS NewsHour and public broadcasting (10/13/06)
Jeff Cohen on his latest book: Cable News Confidential: My Misadventures in Corporate Media (9/22/06)
Jeff Cohen on Lamont-Lieberman, Chuck Collins on Mexican election (8/11/06)
Stephen Zunes on Israel-Lebanon, Geoff Nunberg on 'Talking Right' (8/4/06)
Norman Solomon on Mideast War, Jamal Dajani on Mosaic/LINK TV (7/28/06)
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)
Phyllis Bennis on George W. Bush & Helen Thomas, Garance Franke-Ruta on NYT's abortion op-eds (3/24/06)
Norman Solomon on Obama's inauguration, Ann Jones on Afghanistan (1/23/09)
Paul Sullivan on Gulf War Syndrome, Peter Hart on Obama's nominees (12/5/08)
Jim Naureckas on McCain/Palin campaign claims, George Farah on open debates (9/12/08)
Adam Serwer on Obama and race, Eric Boehlert on TV diversity study (8/8/08)
Laila al-Arian on 'The Other War,' Ann Toback on broadcast news survey (8/3/07)
Nancy Cleeland on leaving the L.A. Times, Deepa Kumar on UPS strike (6/1/07)
Best of CounterSpin 2006 (1/5/07)
Julie Hollar and Bob McChesney on the PBS NewsHour and public broadcasting (10/13/06)
Jeff Cohen on his latest book: Cable News Confidential: My Misadventures in Corporate Media (9/22/06)
Jeff Cohen on Lamont-Lieberman, Chuck Collins on Mexican election (8/11/06)
Stephen Zunes on Israel-Lebanon, Geoff Nunberg on 'Talking Right' (8/4/06)
Norman Solomon on Mideast War, Jamal Dajani on Mosaic/LINK TV (7/28/06)
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)
Phyllis Bennis on George W. Bush & Helen Thomas, Garance Franke-Ruta on NYT's abortion op-eds (3/24/06)
NYT Slams Single-Payer: Fails to include advocates among 'diverse' experts (9/22/09)
Misquoting Sotomayor: Media let right-wing critics frame debate (6/2/09)
Lehrer's Debate Ignores World's Vast Majority (9/29/08)
Misquoting Sotomayor: Media let right-wing critics frame debate (6/2/09)
Lehrer's Debate Ignores World's Vast Majority (9/29/08)
Less...
Military Atrocities Less Newsworthy Than Right-Wing Fantasies: Press follows smears of New Republic as Nation's evidence of abuse ignored (8/6/07)
USA Today's 'Sicko' Debate: Is Michael Moore wrong...or very wrong? (6/29/07)
Treated Like a Democrat: GOP candidate Ron Paul's 'unorthodox' 9/11 theory (5/31/07)
Democratic Excess: Media find too many candidates—at only one debate (5/8/07)
Staying Inside the Beltway: Networks' Sunday shows ignore public opposition to war (1/29/07)
Ombud Concurs on NewsHour's Iraq Panel: 'I'm with viewers' on imbalance, Getler says (1/16/07)
Debating the Iraq "Surge" on PBS: NewsHour panel skews against public opinion (1/10/07)
Withdrawing From Debate on Iraq: Public's view too 'extreme' for media discussion (12/4/06)
Morning-After Pundits Take Winners to Task: Victorious Dems lectured by media establishment (11/9/06)
PBS Responds to FAIR NewsHour Study (10/18/06)
NY1 Responds to FAIR: Cable station stands by debate rules (8/23/06)
NY1 Dismisses Calls for Tasini-Clinton Debate (8/18/06)
NY1 Silences Debate: Refuses to allow Clinton challenger Tasini in television primary debate (8/4/06)
Warning Dems Against Withdrawal: NY Times paints Iraq vote as boon for Republicans (6/16/06)
C-SPAN Slanting Right: Washington Journal's guestlist lacks balance (12/19/05)
LA Times Dumps Liberal Columnist: Scheer out as Bush attacks Iraq War critics (11/17/05)
NBC Chief: Liberals Don't Watch TV: Does this explain MSNBC's right-leaning lineup? (11/15/05)
Too Many Liberals?: Olbermann says MSNBC bosses upset by liberal guests (10/27/05)
CBS Explains All-GOP Panel: Wanted to avoid "partisan fight" (10/7/05)
CBS's One-Sided DeLay Discussion: All-Republican panel discusses a "Republican problem" (10/4/05)
FAIR Calls for De-Funding CPB: How to REALLY save PBS: Replace corrupt board with independent trust (10/3/05)
NPR's Dvorkin Responds on "Extremist" Label (9/30/05)
Still Covering for Wal-Mart: ABC report has no space for critics (9/23/05)
NPR's "Extremists": Do only "extremist groups" connect war and terror? (9/21/05)
MSNBC's Pro-Bush "Town Meeting" (6/29/05)
Matthews: Labor Doesn't Want to Debate (6/27/05)
CNN's New Boss: Progressives 'Don't Get Too Worked Up About Anything' (4/12/05)
Women's Opinions Also Missing on Television: Women of color virtually invisible on Sunday shows (3/24/05)
ABC Muddles the Social Security Debate: Not "everyone agrees" with distorted claims (1/14/05)
MSNBC's Rightward Slant on Debate Coverage (10/12/04)
NPR Responds to FAIR's NPR Study (6/1/04)
In Iraq Crisis, Networks Are Megaphones for Official Views (3/18/03)
Op-Ed Echo Chamber: Little space for dissent to the military line (11/2/01)
Who's On the News?: Study shows network news sources skew white, male & elite (1/1/01)
FAIR PRESS RELEASE: New Study: CENTER/RIGHT THINK TANKS DOMINATE NEWS (6/13/00)
Does PBS Consider Women Part of the Public?: Biased Series Spurs Meeting With PBS; FAIR Organizes Feminist Coalition for National Campaign (11/12/99)
The Cost of Survival: Political Discourse and the "New PBS" (6/1/99) By
Slanted Sources in NewsHour and Nightline Kosovo Coverage (5/5/99)
MSNBC's 'New' Lineup: Same Old Right-Wing Hosts (2/5/99)
Examining the "Liberal Media" Claim: Journalists' Views on Politics, Economic Policy and Media Coverage (July/August 1998) By
Rare Voice for Peace Fired by Washington Post (1/8/97)
Are You on the Nightline Guest List? (2/6/89)
Military Atrocities Less Newsworthy Than Right-Wing Fantasies: Press follows smears of New Republic as Nation's evidence of abuse ignored (8/6/07)
USA Today's 'Sicko' Debate: Is Michael Moore wrong...or very wrong? (6/29/07)
Treated Like a Democrat: GOP candidate Ron Paul's 'unorthodox' 9/11 theory (5/31/07)
Democratic Excess: Media find too many candidates—at only one debate (5/8/07)
Staying Inside the Beltway: Networks' Sunday shows ignore public opposition to war (1/29/07)
Ombud Concurs on NewsHour's Iraq Panel: 'I'm with viewers' on imbalance, Getler says (1/16/07)
Debating the Iraq "Surge" on PBS: NewsHour panel skews against public opinion (1/10/07)
Withdrawing From Debate on Iraq: Public's view too 'extreme' for media discussion (12/4/06)
Morning-After Pundits Take Winners to Task: Victorious Dems lectured by media establishment (11/9/06)
PBS Responds to FAIR NewsHour Study (10/18/06)
NY1 Responds to FAIR: Cable station stands by debate rules (8/23/06)
NY1 Dismisses Calls for Tasini-Clinton Debate (8/18/06)
NY1 Silences Debate: Refuses to allow Clinton challenger Tasini in television primary debate (8/4/06)
Warning Dems Against Withdrawal: NY Times paints Iraq vote as boon for Republicans (6/16/06)
C-SPAN Slanting Right: Washington Journal's guestlist lacks balance (12/19/05)
LA Times Dumps Liberal Columnist: Scheer out as Bush attacks Iraq War critics (11/17/05)
NBC Chief: Liberals Don't Watch TV: Does this explain MSNBC's right-leaning lineup? (11/15/05)
Too Many Liberals?: Olbermann says MSNBC bosses upset by liberal guests (10/27/05)
CBS Explains All-GOP Panel: Wanted to avoid "partisan fight" (10/7/05)
CBS's One-Sided DeLay Discussion: All-Republican panel discusses a "Republican problem" (10/4/05)
FAIR Calls for De-Funding CPB: How to REALLY save PBS: Replace corrupt board with independent trust (10/3/05)
NPR's Dvorkin Responds on "Extremist" Label (9/30/05)
Still Covering for Wal-Mart: ABC report has no space for critics (9/23/05)
NPR's "Extremists": Do only "extremist groups" connect war and terror? (9/21/05)
MSNBC's Pro-Bush "Town Meeting" (6/29/05)
Matthews: Labor Doesn't Want to Debate (6/27/05)
CNN's New Boss: Progressives 'Don't Get Too Worked Up About Anything' (4/12/05)
Women's Opinions Also Missing on Television: Women of color virtually invisible on Sunday shows (3/24/05)
ABC Muddles the Social Security Debate: Not "everyone agrees" with distorted claims (1/14/05)
MSNBC's Rightward Slant on Debate Coverage (10/12/04)
NPR Responds to FAIR's NPR Study (6/1/04)
In Iraq Crisis, Networks Are Megaphones for Official Views (3/18/03)
Op-Ed Echo Chamber: Little space for dissent to the military line (11/2/01)
Who's On the News?: Study shows network news sources skew white, male & elite (1/1/01)
FAIR PRESS RELEASE: New Study: CENTER/RIGHT THINK TANKS DOMINATE NEWS (6/13/00)
Does PBS Consider Women Part of the Public?: Biased Series Spurs Meeting With PBS; FAIR Organizes Feminist Coalition for National Campaign (11/12/99)
The Cost of Survival: Political Discourse and the "New PBS" (6/1/99) By
Slanted Sources in NewsHour and Nightline Kosovo Coverage (5/5/99)
MSNBC's 'New' Lineup: Same Old Right-Wing Hosts (2/5/99)
Examining the "Liberal Media" Claim: Journalists' Views on Politics, Economic Policy and Media Coverage (July/August 1998) By
Rare Voice for Peace Fired by Washington Post (1/8/97)
Are You on the Nightline Guest List? (2/6/89)
