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SoundBites March 2013 - Extra! March 2013
If It Weren’t for Those Meddling Iranians “This demonstrates the ever pernicious Iranian meddling in other countries in the region.” —unnamed U.S. official complaining to Reuters (1/28/13) about Iran...
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Concocting a Crime-Ageddon to Promote Police Power
The New York Post, the notorious right-wing tabloid owned by Rupert Murdoch, inspired a media stampede of stories highlighting increases in New York City’s crime statistics. The hysterical headline...
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Action Alert: New York Post Gets Ethel Rosenberg History Wrong
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg after their arrest on espionage charges. See Update below. The New York Post (9/28/15) reported on two proclamations issued by the New York City Council: Ethel Rosenberg, who...
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For Halloween, NY Post Dresses Up ‘Anarchist Plot’ Warning as Journalism
New York Post report on “anarchist plot” (10/26/15) Keeping up the tradition of seasonal scares, the New York Post (10/26/15) published a story about a potential “Halloween Revolt”: an attack by...
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SoundBites March 2013
If It Weren’t for Those Meddling Iranians “This demonstrates the ever pernicious Iranian meddling in other countries in the region.” —unnamed U.S. official complaining to Reuters (1/28/13) about Iran...
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New York Times to New Yorkers: You’re Supporting the Wrong Mayoral Candidate!
Bill de Blasio (cc photo: William Alatriste/Public Advocate) The New York Times (10/4/13) ran a curious piece on the front page October 4 that seemed to want to tell New York voters to reconsider their...
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NY Post’s Stop-and-Frisk Scare
Most days it’s a good idea to ignore whatever it is the right-wing New York Post tabloid is putting on their cover. But when it’s suggesting New York City is seeing the beginning of a scary crime wave,...
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Sharpton and the Media’s Cat-and-Mouse Game
Some of today’s New York newspaper front pages were pretty remarkable. Both the New York Post (4/9/14) and the Daily News (4/9/14) sensationalized, for the second day in a row, revelations that Al...
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Criminal Justice Media’s ‘Twisted’ Coverage
Arrestees presumed guilty in the New York Post. Last week’s Brian Lehrer Show (6/10/14) was pretty remarkable. The popular show, based on New York City public radio station WNYC, had on journalist...
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David Gregory–and Other Famous Left-Wingers
David Gregory: “famously left-leaning” advocate of austerity, defender of banks and promoter of CEOs. There’s been plenty of chatter about what NBC needs to do to rescue its Sunday show Meet the Press....
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‘He Just Made It Up’: New York Post Accused of Fabrication in Machete Lawsuit...
New York City’s 2016 budget proposed by Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday called for $3.2 million for the NYPD to fight “frivolous lawsuits.” Exhibit A as to why these additional funds were needed was a...
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Concocting a Crime-Ageddon to Promote Police Power
The New York Post, the notorious right-wing tabloid owned by Rupert Murdoch, inspired a media stampede of stories highlighting increases in New York City’s crime statistics. The hysterical headline...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Action Alert: New York Post Gets Ethel Rosenberg History Wrong
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg after their arrest on espionage charges. See Update below. The New York Post (9/28/15) reported on two proclamations issued by the New York City Council: Ethel Rosenberg, who...
View ArticleClik here to view.
For Halloween, NY Post Dresses Up ‘Anarchist Plot’ Warning as Journalism
New York Post report on “anarchist plot” (10/26/15) Keeping up the tradition of seasonal scares, the New York Post (10/26/15) published a story about a potential “Halloween Revolt”: an attack by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New York Times to New Yorkers: You’re Supporting the Wrong Mayoral Candidate!
Bill de Blasio (cc photo: William Alatriste/Public Advocate) The New York Times (10/4/13) ran a curious piece on the front page October 4 that seemed to want to tell New York voters to reconsider their...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NY Post’s Stop-and-Frisk Scare
Most days it’s a good idea to ignore whatever it is the right-wing New York Post tabloid is putting on their cover. But when it’s suggesting New York City is seeing the beginning of a scary crime wave,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sharpton and the Media’s Cat-and-Mouse Game
Some of today’s New York newspaper front pages were pretty remarkable. Both the New York Post (4/9/14) and the Daily News (4/9/14) sensationalized, for the second day in a row, revelations that Al...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Criminal Justice Media’s ‘Twisted’ Coverage
Arrestees presumed guilty in the New York Post. Last week’s Brian Lehrer Show (6/10/14) was pretty remarkable. The popular show, based on New York City public radio station WNYC, had on journalist...
View ArticleClik here to view.
David Gregory–and Other Famous Left-Wingers
David Gregory: “famously left-leaning” advocate of austerity, defender of banks and promoter of CEOs. There’s been plenty of chatter about what NBC needs to do to rescue its Sunday show Meet the Press....
View ArticleClik here to view.
‘He Just Made It Up’: New York Post Accused of Fabrication in Machete Lawsuit...
New York City’s 2016 budget proposed by Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday called for $3.2 million for the NYPD to fight “frivolous lawsuits.” Exhibit A as to why these additional funds were needed was a...
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