Media bias

French far-right Rassemblement National parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen addresses the media at the National Assembly in Paris on February 6, 2023.

The Rise of Authoritarian Journalism in France The Rise of Authoritarian Journalism in France

In French newsrooms and radio studios, unconditional support for Israel is the norm and part of a wider lurch to the right.

Feb 7, 2024 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Serge Halimi and Pierre Rimbert

The Media, Disability, and Me

The Media, Disability, and Me The Media, Disability, and Me

Working in media has always been an uphill battle for disabled writers, but an ever-shrinking industry gives “hard” a whole new meaning.

Dec 14, 2023 / Feature / Vilissa Thompson

Security guards stand outside the BBC’s London headquarters, which pro-Palestine activists splashed with red paint in protest of the BBC's biased coverage of Israel’s attacks on Gaza.

“Let’s Wait Till Israel Says Something”: Why the Media Has Failed the Test of the War in Gaza “Let’s Wait Till Israel Says Something”: Why the Media Has Failed the Test of the War in Gaza

A dispatch from the front lines of the information war.

Dec 5, 2023 / Razia Iqbal

A microscope image of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility in Fort Detrick, Maryland.

The Coronavirus Still Doesn’t Care About Your Feelings The Coronavirus Still Doesn’t Care About Your Feelings

The Covid-19 pandemic is not a state of mind—and telling us not to panic isn’t healthcare.

Oct 13, 2023 / Arijit Chakravarty and Martha Lincoln

Steve Kornacki.

“Stats Bros” Are Sucking the Life Out of Politics “Stats Bros” Are Sucking the Life Out of Politics

In their attempt to serve as objective purveyors of fact and reason, Steve Kornacki, Nate Silver, and other data nerds are misleading the left-liberal electorate.

Sep 12, 2023 / Leif Weatherby

Pedro Gonzalez on Fox News

Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, and Their Nazi Fanboys Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, and Their Nazi Fanboys

The DeSantis and Trump campaigns are hurling accusations of racism against each other. Both are right.

Jun 30, 2023 / Jeet Heer

A sculpture called “Anything to Say,” which features life-sized bronze figures of whistleblowers (left-right) Edward Snowden, Julian Assange, and Chelsea Manning, is unveiled at Parliament Square, London, during a protest for Assange’s release from prison.

Julian Assange and Arnon Milchan: The Lopsided Scales of American Justice Julian Assange and Arnon Milchan: The Lopsided Scales of American Justice

One has boasted of espionage. The other revealed massive government wrongdoing. So why is the whistleblower in jail?

Jun 27, 2023 / James Bamford

Television executive and Chairman of Fox News Roger Ailes in front of logo of recently launched Fox News Channel at Television Critics Association press event, January 14, 1997.

Crazy Like a Fox (Satire Alert) Crazy Like a Fox (Satire Alert)

How Roger Ailes made Fox News the place to find subjective objectivity.

Feb 22, 2023 / Richard Lingeman and Marvin Kitman

Actor Slim Pickens rides the bomb, waving his cowboy hat.

“The New Yorker” Goes All In on Our Precious Bodily Fluids “The New Yorker” Goes All In on Our Precious Bodily Fluids

Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the virus.

Jan 11, 2023 / 20 Years of Bloodshed and Delusion / Gregg Gonsalves

An injured resident of Togoga

There’s Genocide in Tigray, but Nobody’s Talking About it There’s Genocide in Tigray, but Nobody’s Talking About it

The reasons range from Internet shutdowns to just pure racism.

May 10, 2022 / David Volodzko

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