Issue Area: Race and Racism


Extra Articles and Studies
‘Secret Muslims,’ Open Bigotry: Islamophobia in the 2008 presidential campaign (November/December 2008) By Isabel Macdonald and Steve Rendall

Making Islamophobia Mainstream: How Muslim-bashers broadcast their bigotry (November/December 2008) By Steve Rendall and Isabel Macdonald

Homophobia, Racism and Sexism?: The Connections Are Clear to Far Right (July/August 1995) By Laura Flanders

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'Tribal’ Label Distorts African Conflicts: Ethnic framing may obscure political contexts (May/June 2008) By Julie Hollar

William F. Buckley, Rest in Praise: Glowing obits obscure an ugly record (May/June 2008) By Steve Rendall

Endorsing a Different Standard (Update April 2008) By Isabel Macdonald

Standing by Their Racist Friend: Before firing, pundits defended Imus (Update June 2007) By Peter Hart

Miseducation: The media and the Supreme Court on race and public education (November/December 2007) By Jacqueline Bacon

A Poverty of Coverage: Why aren’t the poor on the media agenda? (September/ October 2007) By Steve Rendall

Bono, I Presume?: Covering Africa Through Celebrities (May/June 2007) By Julie Hollar

Standing by Their Racist Friend: Before firing, pundits defended Imus (May/June 2007) By Peter Hart

Obamamania: How loving Barack Obama helps pundits love themselves (March/April 2007) By Peter Hart

Evolution Confusion: Newsweek’s muddled version of human origins (Update April 2007) By Jim Naureckas

Never Apologize (September/October 2006) By Janine Jackson

Sidebar: FAIR’s Original 1990 NewsHour Study (September/October 2006) By Steve Rendall and Julie Hollar

Are You on the NewsHour’s Guestlist?: PBS flagship news show fails public mission (September/October 2006) By Steve Rendall and Julie Hollar

Sidebar: Live vs. Taped Sources (September/October 2006) By Steve Rendall and Julie Hollar

Sidebar: ‘Can’t We Give This a Rest?’ (July/August 2006) By Neil deMause

The False Debate Over 'Broken Borders': When pro-business passes as pro-immigrant (May/June 2006) By Saurav Sarkar

Philly Papers Defend Non-Coverage of Mumia Victory (March/April 2006) By Dave Lindorff

"Our Media Refuse to Name This Reality": Jonathan Kozol on resegregated education (March/April 2006)

George Gerbner, 1919–2005: From anti-fascist fighter to cultural environmentalist (March/April 2006) By Robin Andersen

Fighting Back: FAIR's media activism successes (January/February 2006) By Peter Hart

20 Stories That Made a Difference: For better or worse (January/February 2006) By Steve Rendall and Peter Hart and Julie Hollar

Failing at Its "No. 1 Goal": Lack of balance at C-SPAN’s Washington Journal (November/December 2005) By Steve Rendall

Demonizing the Victims of Katrina: Coverage painted hurricane survivors as looters, snipers and rapists (November/December 2005) By Jaime Omar Yassin

“Saying What They’ve Been Thinking”: Racial stereotypes in Katrina commentary (November/December 2005) By Jacqueline Bacon

Opinion Omission: Women hard to find on op-ed pages, TV panels (May/June 2005) By Julie Hollar

World’s Worst Disasters Overlooked: Survey identifies biggest “forgotten” crises (May/June 2005) By Carole J.L. Collins

Sweeping Away Lott's Racist Record (Update June 2005) By Peter Hart

America’s Broken Electoral System: Get over it, says mainstream press (March/April 2005) By Miranda Spencer

Academic Racists Make Mainstream Inroads: From National Review to the New York Times (March/April 2005) By Steve Rendall

Suppressing the Vote, Suppressing the News: Stories on pre-election manipulation took false balance to absurd lengths (January/February 2005) By Miranda Spencer

A Different Race: The black press reveals gaps in mainstream election coverage (November/December 2004) By Jacqueline Bacon

Inventing Africa: New York Times archives reveal a history of racist fabrication (September/October 2003) By Milton Allimadi

Weeding the Field: Press tries to determine who should and shouldn't run for president (September/October 2003) By Jacqueline Bacon

O'Reilly's Racist Slurs--in Context (Update June 2003) By Peter Hart

The Blair Witch Trial (Update June 2003) By Jim Naureckas

Disrespect, Distortion and Double Binds: Media treatment of progressive black leaders (March/April 2003) By Jacqueline Bacon

White Noise: Voices of color scarce on urban public radio (September/October 2002) By Steve Rendall and Will Creeley

The "Oh Really?" Factor: Bill O'Reilly spins facts and statistics (May/June 2002) By Peter Hart

Reparations and the Media: A slanted arena for discussions of slavery recompense (May/June 2002) By Jacqueline Bacon

Power Sources: On party, gender, race and class, TV news looks to the most powerful groups (May/June 2002) By Ina Howard

"This Isn't Discrimination, This Is Necessary": Amid pleas for tolerance, some call for profiling--and worse (November/December 2001)

Study of NPR's Coverage of Deaths in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (November/December 2001)

What's Not Talked About on Sunday Morning?: Issues of corporate power are not on the agenda (September/October 2001) By George Farah and Justin Elga

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

Media Passed by Jesse Jackson: . . . And passed up a great story (January/February 2001) By Derrick Z. Jackson

Fronting for Big Coal: Halting global warming would be racist, PR insists (September/October 2000) By Robert Weissman and Russell Mokhiber

Limbaugh: A Color Man Who Has A Problem With Color? (6/7/00) By Jeff Cohen and Steve Rendall

Statistical Bias: Journalists find "comfort" after the Diallo killing (May/June 2000) By John L. Hess

Anything but Racism: Media make excuses for "whitewashed" TV lineup (January/February 2000) By Janine Jackson

Racism and Mainstream Media (10/1/99) By Jeff Cohen

Only "Elegant" Victims Need Apply (May/June 1999) By Jim Naureckas

RACISM WATCH: Press missed tips on racist ties (March/April 1999) By Mikal Muharrar

The Right’s "Race Desk" (March/April 1999) By Deborah Toler

A Sex-Free Scandal: When racism is the issue, media are slow to dig (March/April 1999) By Steve Rendall

Steven Emerson's Crusade: Why is a journalist pushing questionable stories from behind the scenes? (January/February 1999) By John F. Sugg

RACISM WATCH: Manufacturing an Anti-Bilingual Latino Majority (November/December 1998) By Mikal Muharrar

Media Blackface: "Racial Profiling" in News Reporting (September/October 1998) By Mikal Muharrar

RACISM WATCH: The Myth of Popular Opposition in the Affirmative Action Debate (May/June 1998) By Mikal Muharrar

Criminal Communities: "Racial dualism" puts white supremacy in the media crime frame (January/February 1998) By Mikal Muharrar

Hate Talk and Politics (Update August 1997)

Racism Meets Spacism: What If Deadly Plutonium Fell on Your Country—and No One Cared? (Update February 1997) By Karl Grossman

End of Racism? (March/April 1996)

FAIR's Bob Grant Success (Update June 1996)

White Man's Burden: How the Press Frames Affirmative Action (September/October 1995) By Janine Jackson

Islam: Fundamental Misunderstandings About a Growing Faith (July/August 1995) By Sam Husseini

Dial H for Hate: Neo-Nazi Recruitment on ABC's Flagship (Update June 1995)

Racism Resurgent: How Media Let The Bell Curve's Pseudo-Science Define the Agenda on Race (January/February 1995) By Jim Naureckas

50,000 Watts of Hate: Bigotry Is Broadcast on ABC Radio's Flagship (January/February 1995) By Jim Naureckas

The Rehabilitation of Racism: Action Alert (Update December 1994)

Crime Contradictions: U.S. News Illustrates Flaws in Crime Coverage (May/June 1994) By Janine Jackson and Jim Naureckas

Fear of a Rap Planet: Rappers face media double standard (March/April 1994) By Kim Deterline and Art Jones

Fear of a Rap Planet: Rappers Face Media Double Standard (March/April 1994) By Art Jones and Kim Deterline

East Timor: Media Turned Their Backs on Genocide (November/December 1993) By Matthew Jardine

New York Post: Militant White Daily (January/February 1993)

Hunger in Africa -- A Story Still Untold (September 1992) By Steve Askin

'The Loudest Silence Ever Heard': Black Conservatives in the Media (Special Issue on Racism, July/August 1992) By Lionel McPherson

Press Finds 'New Candor' in Old Stereotypes (Special Issue on Racism, July/August 1992) By Janine Jackson

For Media Decision-Makers, Urban Problems are Old News (Special Issue on Racism, July/August 1992) By Barbara Reynolds

The Way Things Aren't: Rush Limbaugh Debates Reality (July/August 1994)

Buchanan and Duke: Playing the Same Hand (March 1992)

Gulf War Coverage: The Worst Censorship Was at Home (Special Gulf War Issue 1991) By Jim Naureckas

So Sayeth Newsweek on Crime (May/June 1989) By Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Jackson's "Free Ride": Rather and Reality Are Polls Apart (March/April 1988)

Radio Broadcasts
Lori Minnite on ACORN & vote fraud, Bethany Albertson on the Bradley Effect (10/17/08)

David Cay Johnston on meltdown/bailout, Isabel MacDonald & Steve Rendall on 'Smearcasting,' FAIR's Islamophobia report (10/10/08)

Eartha Jane Melzer on Ohio GOP vote suppression, Sarah Anderson on Wall Street CEO pay (9/26/08)

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Helena Cobban on Russia/Georgia conflict, Iyanna Jones on black radio's 'Disappearing Voices' (8/15/08)

Adam Serwer on Obama and race, Eric Boehlert on TV diversity study (8/8/08)

Bill Fletcher on Wright and Obama, Andy Worthington on Guantanamo (5/16/08)

Glen Ford on Obama-Clinton, Rob Richie on electoral process (1/25/08)

Peter Hart on 2008 primaries, Kali Akuno on New Orleans public housing (1/11/08)

Robert Parry on 'Why We Write,' Karlos Schmieder on gentrification (11/16/07)

Neil deMause on FAIR's poverty study, Alex Koppelman on Lou Dobbs and U.S. Border Patrol criminals (9/7/07)

Tammy Johnson on affirmative action and the Supreme Court, Rachel Morris on Sami al-Haj (7/20/07)

Mark Lloyd, Hannah Sassaman, Dory Graham and Bruce Dixon on the state of radio (7/6/07)

David Swanson on 'benchmarks,' Mark Potok on Dobbs and leprosy (5/18/07)

David Enders on Iraq, Harut Sassounian on LAT and Armenian genocide (5/4/07)

Richard Prince on Don Imus, Carlo Bonini on Niger forgeries (4/13/07)

Mahmood Mamdani on Darfur, Karen Greenberg on Guantánamo (3/16/07)

Elizabeth de la Vega on domestic spying, Kristal Brent Zook on Duke rape investigation (1/26/07)

Rick Perlstein on Conservatives & Martin Luther King, Sarah Olson on Watada Subpoena (1/19/07)

Sarah Anderson on Augusto Pinochet, Rafael Olmeda on NBC-Telemundo (12/15/06)

Glen Ford on Barack Obama, Chris Slevin on trade & the elections (11/17/06)

John Nichols on midterm elections, Clarissa Martinez on Latino voters (11/10/06)

Amitabh Pal on India, Eric Deggans on Hurricane Katrina (3/10/06)

Jonathan Kozol on "Shame of the Nation" (1/6/06)

Michelle Goldberg on the War on Christmas, Gadi Dechter on Michael Steele (12/2/05)

Earl Ofari Hutchinson on Katrina and racism, Ward Harkavy on the Bush Beat (10/14/05)

Rosa Brooks on Judith Miller, Patrice O'Neill on The Fire Next Time (7/8/05)

Mark Jones on "forgotten crises," Jack Shaheen on Arabs on TV (3/18/05)

Frank Brodhead on Iraq elections, Tiffiniy Cheng on Eyes on the Prize (2/4/05)

Stephen F. Cohen on Russia Danielle Worthy on voting rights and the black press (9/17/04)

Action Alerts and Advisories
Media Fall for 'Race Card' Spin: Outraged press ignores McCain's ties to GOP race-baiting tradition (8/5/08)

Dobbs' Dubious Disease Numbers: CNN host stands by faulty leprosy statistics (5/11/07)

Howard Kurtz's Imus Amnesia: Critic forgets requests to shun racist show (4/19/07)

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Racism Is to Be Expected From Don Imus: CBS, NBC, media pundits complicit in talk host's bigotry (4/9/07)

Trent Lott's Redemption Song: Coverage of minority whip election ignores racist ties (11/17/06)

Study Finds Lack of Balance, Diversity, Public at PBS NewsHour: Public TV's flagship news program offers standard corporate fare (10/4/06)

CNN's Immigration Problem: Is Dobbs the exception—or the rule? (4/24/06)

C-SPAN Slanting Right: Washington Journal's guestlist lacks balance (12/19/05)

Covering Katrina: Has a More Critical Press Corps Emerged? (9/9/05)

Paul Harvey's Tribute to Slavery, Nukes, Genocide: Hateful rant shows Disney's double standard on speech (7/1/05)

Post Responds on Lott Profile (4/25/05)

Time Covers Coulter:: Magazine's Cover Story a Sloppy, Inaccurate Tribute to Far-Right Pundit (4/21/05)

Washington Post Sweeps Away Lott's Racist Record (4/18/05)

Women's Opinions Also Missing on Television: Women of color virtually invisible on Sunday shows (3/24/05)

GE, Microsoft Bring Bigotry to Life (2/12/03)

Media Play Catch-up on Lott’s Latest Endorsement of Racism (12/11/02)

Media Downplay Bigotry of Jesse Helms (8/31/01)

Washington Post Responds to FAIR: Letter-writing campaign called "group-thinking" (3/2/01)

Genocide, A Casino... What's the Difference?: Washington Post piece on "greedy Indians" exhibits ignorance of history (2/16/01)

Ashcroft Quizzed About Southern Partisan Endorsement: Attorney general nominee refuses to condemn white supremacist magazine (1/19/01)

Southern Partisan: "Setting the Record Straight": Attorney general nominee praised white supremacist magazine (1/12/01)

Why Does Tim Russert Associate With Don Imus' Bigotry? (3/1/00)

Why Does Tim Russert Associate With Don Imus' Bigotry? (3/1/00)

Hate Radio Makes a Comeback (9/3/99)

Washington Post Columnist Questions Lott's "Fitness" To be Majority Leader: Record Shows Lott's Involvement With Racist (12/22/98)

Trent Lott Supported White-Supremacist Group— Evidence Emerges:: Senator's Spokesperson Misled Journalists (12/15/98)

National Media Should Cover Racist Links of Prominent Elected Officials Like Rep. Bob Barr and Sen. Trent Lott (12/11/98)

Pat Buchanan In His Own Words (2/26/96)

Study Finds National Public Radio Fails To Reflect Public (3/29/93)

Questions About Source in Immigration Debate: Group Has Links to Racist Fund (1/1/93)

Media Beat
The Martin Luther King You Don't See on TV (1/4/95) By Jeff Cohen and Norman Solomon