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Ukraine Tips From Nameless US Officials: Good Enough for NYT By Peter Hart
Apparently the people who know best about what’s happening in Ukraine are US government officials who won’t let their names be printed in the newspaper. Continue reading
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Is Washington Planning a Terrorist Operation against Syria in the Wake of the Elections? By Prof Michel Chossudovsky
Washington has already announced that it will not recognize the results of the June 3, elections. According to the New York Times, the elections are taking place “Amid Fear and Pressure” and are therefore categorized as “illegitimate”. In a twisted logic the elections are portrayed by the Western media as an obstacle to achieving real… Continue reading
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New York Times’ vision of Ukrainian “democracy” By Bill Van Auken
The New York Times, which from the outset of the Ukrainian crisis has tailored its coverage slavishly to the line of the US State Department, spelled out its vision for a “democratic Ukraine” Wednesday in an editorial entitled “A Critical Election in Ukraine.” Continue reading
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‘Radioactive’ Putin Is ‘Stalin’s Spawn’ By Peter Hart
Putin, by Jem SullivanIf there were a guide for corporate media treatment of Official Enemies, the first rule might be that you can hardly ever go too far. So Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of the Crimean region of Ukraine meant that he was either “taking a page out of the Hitler playbook,” as Fox… Continue reading
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Will NBC Retract Story NYT Has Walked Back? By Peter Hart
The thing about the news business is that what appears in the New York Times reappears lots of other places. The Times piece, “Photos Link Masked Men in East Ukraine to Russia,” was posted on Sunday night (4/20/14) and appeared on the paper’s front page the next day. So it was no surprise that it… Continue reading
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New York Times attempts to whitewash its role in publishing faked Ukraine photos By Alex Lantier
Yesterday, amid rising anger among New York Times readers over the newspaper’s publication of faked US State Department photos, the Times issued a whitewash of its role by its public editor, Margaret Sullivan, titled “Aftermath of Ukraine Photo Story Shows Need for More Caution.” Continue reading
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New York Times Admits It Pushed Fabricated Evidence about Iraq, Syria and Ukraine
The New York Times pushed fabricated evidence in the run up to the Iraq war. A year later, the newspaper apologized for its inaccurate, one-sided coverage. Continue reading
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New York Times propaganda photos on Ukraine exposed By Alex Lantier
A day after the New York Times published a front-page report purporting to show the involvement of Russian Special Forces in protests in east Ukraine, its report, titled “Photos Link Masked Men in East Ukraine to Russia,” has been exposed as a blatant fabrication. Continue reading
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Global media promote New York Times propaganda photos on Ukraine By Alex Lantier
Yesterday, global media trumpeted pictures published by the New York Times, purporting to show Russian Special Forces involved in pro-Russian protests in east Ukraine. This wave of positive coverage was all the more significant, in that the dossier is nothing but propaganda. The Times issued low-resolution pictures of bearded fighters, allegedly among Russian forces in… Continue reading
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Who Is Dying in Venezuela? A Revealing NYT Correction By Peter Hart
Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez has an op-ed in the New York Times today (3/26/14). Given that he is currently being held in a military prison, the piece is notable. But the most revealing part might be a correction that appears at the end: Correction: March 26, 2014 – An earlier version of this article… Continue reading
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Will Twisted History of Georgian War Facilitate a Repetition? By Steve Rendall
When the US press takes sides, the necessary lionizing of allies and demonizing of opponents begins in earnest. And so the fascists and antisemites in Ukraine’s current “pro-West” government are downplayed or ignored, as is the US hypocrisy that denounces Russia’s military adventures while supporting the violent ouster of a democratic, if odious, Ukrainian government. Continue reading
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The New York Times deploys C.J. Chivers to Ukraine By Patrick Martin
A particularly foul and provocative article in the New York Times this weekend portrays the Russian military forces and pro-Russian militiamen in Crimea as a rampaging horde, using guns and whips to suppress popular opposition to a possible annexation of the Crimean region by Russia. Continue reading
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What if NYT Factchecked Netanyahu's Claims? By Peter Hart
Israel made headlines last week when it intercepted a ship that it claimed was carrying a shipment of Iranian weapons to Gaza. The supposed contents of the ship were put on display yesterday by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, an event that was dubbed “a public relations spectacle” by the New York Times’ Isabel Kershner… Continue reading
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What if NYT Factchecked Netanyahu’s Claims? By Peter Hart
Israel made headlines last week when it intercepted a ship that it claimed was carrying a shipment of Iranian weapons to Gaza. The supposed contents of the ship were put on display yesterday by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, an event that was dubbed “a public relations spectacle” by the New York Times’ Isabel Kershner… Continue reading
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US media escalates propaganda offensive on Ukraine
In the wake of the right-wing coup in Ukraine organized by the United States and the European powers, the American media is responding with a torrent of inflammatory war propaganda directed against Russia. Continue reading
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The Question of US ‘Democracy Promotion’ in the Newspaper of Record By Peter Hart
Sometimes the thing we call “media bias” isn’t about what a given piece of journalism explicitly says about the world; it’s more about the assumptions that must be taken for granted. Question those assumptions and the whole thing starts to fall apart. Continue reading
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Does Venezuelan Television Provide Coverage That Opposes the Government?
The New York Times begins its news report on Friday from Venezuela with “The only television station that regularly broadcast voices critical of the government was sold last year and the new owners have softened its news coverage.”…As it turns out, data published by the Carter Center for the media coverage during the campaign for… Continue reading
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New York Times and Washington Post intensify Snowden smear campaign By Eric London
In the face of ongoing revelations by whistleblower Edward Snowden, the political establishment is growing increasingly nervous about the popular opposition the leaks are engendering. In response, the organs of the political elite continue to mount a smear campaign against Snowden. Continue reading
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NYT Takes Mandela's Death as a Chance to Mock His Fight to Free His Country By Jim Naureckas
Former New York Times executive editor Bill Keller wrote his paper’s obituary for Nelson Mandela (12/6/13). As you might have guessed, it glosses over the CIA’s role in helping the apartheid government catch Mandela (Extra!, 3-4/90): “Upon his capture he was charged with inciting a strike and leaving the country without a passport” is all… Continue reading
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Media: Iran's Suspicious Smile By Peter Hart
There are suspicions, mostly coming from some US and Israeli officials, that the country’s enrichment activities are intended to produce a nuclear weapon. But international inspectors have never found evidence of this, and official US intelligence estimates are that Iran is not currently working on a weapons program. Continue reading
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