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FAIR, a national organization focused on monitoring the media, has been highlighting issues of media bias and censorship since 1986. Our mission is to strengthen the First Amendment by promoting a wider range of voices in the media and examining practices that overlook public interests, minority opinions, and dissenting views. As an organization against censorship, we bring attention to underreported stories and support journalists facing suppression. We advocate for progressive changes, believing that significant reforms are essential to dismantle the large media conglomerates, create independent public broadcasting, and encourage robust non-profit news sources.

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‘Black History Is American History’: CounterSpin interview with Tanya Clay House on erasing history

6 days ago | fair.org | Janine Jackson

Janine Jackson interviewed the African American Policy Forum’s Tanya Clay House about erasing history for the May 2, 2025, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript.
‘Our Position on Palestine Is Not Fringe’:CounterSpin interview with Danaka Katovich on attacks on activists

1 week ago | fair.org | Janine Jackson

Janine Jackson interviewed CODEPINK’s Danaka Katovich about attacks on activists for the May 2, 2025, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin250502Katovich.mp3Janine Jackson: It is misleading to portray public protest simply in photos of people being dragged off the street by law enforcement, because protest and dissent take many forms, some less visible than others.
Jumping to Blame Renewables for Iberian Outage

1 week ago | fair.org | Ari Paul

The world doesn’t know yet what caused the dramatic power outage on the Iberian Peninsula (BBC, 4/28/25). Nevertheless, the right-wing press both in the US and Britain quickly exploited it to dubiously suggest that the blame rested with Spain’s push for more renewable energy sources. The insinuation that clean energy is at fault has even infected outlets like the New York Times and AP.
Taibbi Cites Government Attacks on Media to Defend Government Attacks on Media

1 week ago | fair.org | Ari Paul

The death of former 1960s radical turned right-wing provocateur David Horowitz brought to mind the time he called me “stupid” (Michigan Daily, 9/8/03) because he disliked a column (Michigan Daily, 9/2/03) I wrote about neoconservatism. I was reminded of that again just days later when Matt Taibbi (Racket News, 5/4/25), a journalist who left Occupy Wall Street populism for ruling class sycophancy, attacked my recent article, “Cuts to PBS, NPR Part of Authoritarian Playbook” (FAIR.org, 4/25/25).
‘The Fact That She Had That Miscarriage Was Enough to Justify Arresting Her’:CounterSpin interview with Karen Thompson on criminalizing pregnancy

2 weeks ago | fair.org | Janine Jackson

Janine Jackson interviewed Pregnancy Justice’s Karen Thompson about criminalizing pregnancy for the April 25, 2025, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript.
‘There’s Never Been a More Blatant Corporate Incursion Into the Public Sector Than DOGE’:CounterSpin interview with Jeff Hauser on DOGE infiltration

2 weeks ago | fair.org | Janine Jackson

Janine Jackson interviewed the Revolving Door Project’s Jeff Hauser about DOGE’s infiltration for the April 25, 2025, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. Janine Jackson: Trying to keep up with the myriad harms to people and processes coming from the Trump White House is difficult and dispiriting. But piecing out what’s happening from what’s threatened and what’s feared is crucial if we intend to resist.
Feds Threaten Wikipedia After Right-Wing Media Uproar

2 weeks ago | fair.org | Ari Paul

The Trump administration is very upset with Wikipedia, the collaboratively edited online encyclopedia.
As Israel Openly Declares Starvation as a Weapon, Media Still Hesitate to Blame It for Famine

2 weeks ago | fair.org | Belen Fernandez

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on March 2 that “Israel has decided to stop letting goods and supplies into Gaza,” where the ongoing Israeli genocide, with the loyal backing of the United States, has officially killed more than 51,000 Palestinians since October 2023.
‘Yemen Has Been a Place the US Has Seen Fit to Bomb With Little Public Discussion’: CounterSpin interview with Khury Petersen-Smith on Yemen distortions

2 weeks ago | fair.org | Janine Jackson

Janine Jackson interviewed the Institute for Policy Studies’ Khury Petersen-Smith about Yemen distortions for the April 18, 2025, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript.
Cuts to PBS, NPR Part of Authoritarian Playbook

2 weeks ago | fair.org | Ari Paul

NPR (4/15/25) found itself having to write its own obituary recently when it reported that the “Trump administration has drafted a memo to Congress outlining its intent to end nearly all federal funding for public media, which includes NPR and PBS.” The White House declared in a statement (4/14/25) that American taxpayers have been on the hook for subsidizing National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), which spread radical, woke propaganda disguised as “news.” It...