Media

NYT Leads With Russia Hack Conspiracy–Despite ‘No Evidence’ (in Next-to-Last Paragraph)

The New York Times (7/29/16) has published another article peddling the conspiracy that the Russian government is manipulating the US election in order to hurt

August 1, 2016
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Video: Fact Checking Clinton’s Speech

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The last of our daily fact-checking videos from the political conventions focuses on Hillary Clinton’s speech accepting the Democratic presidential nomination. FactCheck.org Director Eugene Kiely and USA Today Washington Correspondent Paul

July 28, 2016
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Cleveland’s NBC affiliate praised the city’s police chief for “an approachable toughness and a firm friendliness.”

At RNC, Media Put a Happy Face on Suppression of Speech

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“News media could either be our ally or our enemy—we wanted them as an ally,” Laurie Pritchett said in a 1985 interview about his strategy as police chief in Albany, Georgia, during…

July 24, 2016
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Censorship

US Media Find European Terror Deaths 19 Times More Interesting Than Mideast Terror Deaths

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A survey conducted by FAIR of US media coverage of ISIS or ISIS-inspired attacks in Europe and the Middle East reveals a disparity of coverage, showing that European deaths are

July 23, 2016
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5 Ways To Stay an Informed Voter in Today’s Media Environment

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It doesn’t take long for political discussions on social media to turn negative.From vitriolic remarks, to hyperbolic statements, to name-calling, online political conversations tend to turn into a tit-for-tat verbal…

July 20, 2016
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Independent Journalism

Copspeak: 7 Ways Journalists Use Police Jargon to Obscure the Truth

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The close relationship between reporters and police is often marked by diffusion of language from the police PR team to the front page. In the wake of the deaths of