Democratic Primaries

lapucelle

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37. Wait...what? FAIR missed the biggest story in a generation concerning propaganda as news.

Tue Aug 20, 2019, 12:23 PM

Aug 2019

It still discounts the the influence of Russian misinformation as much ado about nothing and it’s silent about both dark money in media and Russian corporate owned media that operates in the service of a corrupt government.

As long as FAIR remains studiously silent about those problems, I will take their implications that reliable, generally trustworthy journalism is suspect due simply to the conditions of its ownership under advisement only.

Those who rely on FAIR as bias confirmation should take a very close look at its work in the last five years. Its reliance on dog whistle terminology in its recent “technically accurate” headline just begins to scratch the surface.

Caveat lector.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Here's the Evidence Corporate Media Say Is Missing of WaPo Bias Against Sanders [View all] Uncle Joe Aug 2019 OP

Oh yeah, FAIR has no bias. Their founders supported Kucinish. All they are is an opinion piece still_one Aug 2019 #1

WaPo Factcheck Attack on Sanders' ACA Warning at Odds With Actual Facts Uncle Joe Aug 2019 #3

Just the framing of the headline gives the game away. lapucelle Aug 2019 #27

Yes still_one Aug 2019 #28

Is it inaccurate to say that the Post is corporate media? BlueWI Aug 2019 #32

The term "corporate media" may be technically correct, but given FAIR's lapucelle Aug 2019 #33

Meh. BlueWI Aug 2019 #34

Wait...what? FAIR missed the biggest story in a generation concerning propaganda as news. lapucelle Aug 2019 #37

Certainly Russian interference is a huge story BlueWI Aug 2019 #42

Anyone concerned about WaPo's failure to do due diligence 15 years ago, lapucelle Aug 2019 #43

Thanks Uncle Joe! JoeOtterbein Aug 2019 #2

I hear you JoeOtterbein. Uncle Joe Aug 2019 #8

Still waiting for the CNN clip? JoeOtterbein Aug 2019 #10

I have tried googling it every way I can think of. Uncle Joe Aug 2019 #20

Now that is weird. JoeOtterbein Aug 2019 #22

Ya I've been looking for it too. Joe941 Aug 2019 #31

Are you watching CNN's two-hour special report on Amazon? George II Aug 2019 #11

Recommended. guillaumeb Aug 2019 #4

Still WaPo is the best paper we got sharedvalues Aug 2019 #5

And that says a lot. guillaumeb Aug 2019 #6

If that's the case, the American People Uncle Joe Aug 2019 #7

It's a fact sharedvalues Aug 2019 #16

Reading tea-leaves and chicken entrails is fun. LanternWaste Aug 2019 #39

I wouldn't know about that but thanks for the tip. Uncle Joe Aug 2019 #40

I subscribe to both. nt proActivist Aug 2019 #15

It's such a downward spiral. Our democracy appears to be being flushed down the toilet. JudyM Aug 2019 #24

Remember the blue wave in 2018. guillaumeb Aug 2019 #25

. JudyM Aug 2019 #26

You are welcome. We must choose optimism. eom guillaumeb Aug 2019 #29

If it weren't for Jeff Bezos Sanders would be at 87% in the polls. grantcart Aug 2019 #9

No. 114%....nt SidDithers Aug 2019 #18

K&R. dchill Aug 2019 #12

Excellent Post. Thank you! zentrum Aug 2019 #13

Hmmm sharedvalues Aug 2019 #17

perhaps bernie could print his own newspaper with only good things about himself nt msongs Aug 2019 #14

He is, see the 'Bern Notice' comradebillyboy Aug 2019 #23

Here is the conclusion of the fact check... reACTIONary Aug 2019 #19

I think some are mistakenly imputing bias to Hortensis Aug 2019 #21

I can think of only one other Skidmore Aug 2019 #35

Not exactly the only similarity, either. Hortensis Aug 2019 #36

Regarding this whole Sanders and the media thing, here's the bottom line: Garrett78 Aug 2019 #30

I certainly dig how you conflate evidence and editorial sampling of three orgs. LanternWaste Aug 2019 #38

fair.org NYMinute Aug 2019 #41