bs2Oct 10, 2023

> With a sepia hue and the smell of a campfire engulfing the East Coast, the immediate effects of human-caused climate change seemed as concrete as they had ever been. But on US TV news, viewers were more likely to hear climate denial than reporting that made the essential connection between fossil fuel consumption and worsening wildfires—if they heard mention of #ClimateChange at all.

https://fair.org/home/as-skies-turn-orange-media-still-hesitate-to-mention-whats-changing-climate/
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As Skies Turn Orange, Media Still Hesitate to Mention What's Changing Climate - FAIR

On US TV news, viewers were more likely to hear climate denial than the connection between fossil fuel consumption and worsening wildfires.

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Show threadbs2Feb 23, 2023
> Petras described Carter as routinely engaging in “a double discourse. One discourse is for the public, which is his moral politics, and the other is the second track that he operates on, which is a very cynical realpolitik that plays ball with very right-wing politicians and economic forces.”
> And now, Petras concludes, “In Haiti, Carter has used that moral image again to impose one of the worst settlements imaginable.”
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bs2Jun 12, 2022
> FAIR examined front pages of the New York Times between April 1 and April 30, 2022, and compared them to those from May 1 to May 31, 2003. The dates represent the second full calendar months of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the US invasion of Iraq, respectively—major armed conflicts involving major world powers illegally invading smaller countries.
https://fair.org/home/invasion-news-fits-on-front-page-more-when-an-enemy-does-the-invading/?
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Invasion News Fits on Front Page More When an Enemy Does the Invading - FAIR

A comparison of New York Times coverage of Ukraine and Iraq shows that the same kinds of news don't always fit on the front page.

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