fair.org Sep 20, 2021
Jake Tappers’ career is inextricably linked to America’s so-called longest running war. grilling liberals, leftists and progressives for over 20 years about “how they will pay for” broad social welfare programs. The Afghanistan War was itself a huge expense. Are you also, quote, ”with Bernie” on Me . . .
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fair.org Mar 29, 2019
Roughly a third of those said to not “renounce” violence were either Afghan or Iraqi insurgency groups fighting American military occupation. The New York Times was selected as the focus of the study due to its position as the US’s most influential newspaper. “Why Won’t Mandela Renounce Violence?” a . . .
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fair.org Jan 01, 2019
The only people NPR spoke to were Brad Porter, the head of robotics for Amazon operations; Jenny Freshwater, director of software development; and Amazon VP Cem Sibay. Now it’s a race for a one-hour delivery with Amazon Prime Now. Few companies can afford that, and few rely quite so much on AI [as A . . .
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fair.org Aug 01, 2018
In major-paper opinion coverage of the Singapore summit, the people with the most to lose and gain from the summit—Koreans—were almost uniformly ignored. Three major US papers—the New York Times, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal—had only one Korean-authored op-ed out of 41 opinion pieces on t . . .
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fair.org Mar 22, 2017
Tensions between the United States and North Korea are making their way back into the news after a series of missile tests and presidential Twitter threats. Why, in your estimation is North Korea so focused on the United States of America? Was there a poll of experts on North Korea’s intent? Accordi . . .
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fair.org Feb 28, 2017
How a story is teed up to the reader is an essential element in how our media shape our understanding of the news. As Douglas County, Georgia, District Attorney Brian Fortner said in a statement:Many people tried to make the case about simply flying the Confederate battle flag. Members of the group . . .
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fair.org Feb 09, 2017
The New York Times, in its recent rebuff of comments President Donald Trump made about Russia, seems not to have evolved its understanding of US geopolitics past an 8th grade level. Not to mention the US’s sprawling, unprecedented incarceration system, or its unmatched institutional racism–all human . . .
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fair.org Feb 06, 2017
President Donald Trump’s executive order banning travel from seven predominantly Muslim nations justifiably led to much outcry from activists, politicians and foreign leaders. Surveys have found support for Trump’s Muslim ban ranging from 42 to 47 percent. Trump’s order exploits an irrational fear t . . .
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fair.org Feb 02, 2017
A review of The Washington Post’s coverage of Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch over the past two days reveals overwhelmingly positive coverage of the right-wing jurist. Would Neil Gorsuch Change That? (2/2/17)* Ignore the Attacks on Neil Gorsuch. He’s an Intellectual Giant—and a Goo . . .
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fair.org Dec 21, 2016
One of Vox’s major investors—second only to Comcast—is General Atlantic. The New York–based private equity firm invested $46.5 million in Vox Media in December 2014, roughly six months after the flagship website Vox.com launched. General Atlantic also invests in several technology and media companie . . .
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