261 episodes
CounterSpin Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting
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CounterSpin, the weekly radio program of the media watch group FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting), provides a critical examination of the major stories every week, and exposes what the mainstream media might have missed in their own coverage. CounterSpin exposes and highlights biased and inaccurate news; censored stories; sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia and ableism in the news; the power of corporate influence; gaffes and goofs by leading TV pundits; TV news’ narrow political spectrum; attacks on free speech; and more.
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Ellen Schrecker on the Attack on Academic Freedom
The violent attacks on college students and faculty across the country showcase the abandonment by many educational institutions of their responsibility to protect not only students, but the space in which they can speak and learn freely.
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Steven Rosenfeld on Election Transparency, Ian Vandewalker on Small Donors
The 2020 election was not stolen from Donald Trump through skullduggery--but many people who vote do believe that.
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Ahmad Abuznaid on Rafah Invasion
US press are so used to driving the narrative they don’t know what to do except yell “shut up shut up shut up” and send in the cops.
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Joseph Torres & Collette Watson on Media for Racial Justice
Different media, telling different stories, can change our understanding of our past, our present and our future.
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Sam on Students for Justice in Palestine, Sally Dworak-Fisher on Delivery Workers
Colleges’ official responses to protests are gutting the notion that elite higher education entails respect for the free expression of ideas.
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Baher Azmy on Abu Ghraib Lawsuit, Dave Lindorff on Spy for No Country
The long-fought effort to get legal acknowledgement of the abuse of Iraqi detainees in the Iraq War is coming to a federal court in Virginia.