5 December 2016 — Media Lens
In the wake of Brexit and Trump, ‘mainstream’ media have done the formerly unthinkable by focusing on media bias. The intensity of focus has been such that the Oxford Dictionaries have announced that ‘post-truth’ is their ‘Word of the Year 2016’.
‘Post-truth’ refers to ‘circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief’. Continue reading
4 December 2016 — FAIR
Yes, you can—in the same sense that you can blame bad luck on black cats.
Before the election, corporate media nonsensically tried to blame the rise of Donald Trump on Millennials (FAIR.org, 10/10/16)—and now, after the election, the Washington Post is still at it.
“Yes, You Can Blame Millennials for Hillary Clinton’s Loss” was the headline over a piece by the Post‘s Aaron Blake (12/2/16). “Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook said Thursday that one particular group is especially to blame: Millennials.” Blake quoted another Post story citing Mook’s claim that “younger voters, perhaps assuming that Clinton was going to win, migrated to third-party candidates in the final days of the race.” “That’s why we lost,” Mook said. Continue reading
4 December 2016 — FAIR
The US House Committee on Science, Space and Technology recently tweeted an article by Breitbart, stating “@BreitbartNews: Global Temperatures Plunge. Icy Silence From Climate Alarmists.”
Sen. Bernie Sanders’ responded to the committee’s tweet: “Where’d you get your PhD? Trump University?” Continue reading
4 December 2016 — FAIR
The US House Committee on Science, Space and Technology recently tweeted an article by Breitbart, stating “@BreitbartNews: Global Temperatures Plunge. Icy Silence From Climate Alarmists.”
Sen. Bernie Sanders’ responded to the committee’s tweet: “Where’d you get your PhD? Trump University?” Continue reading
3 December 2016 — ICH
The Coming War on China
By John Pilger
The greatest build-up of American-led military forces since the Second World War is well under way. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 