Mainstream Media Bias

Aleppo’s Liberation Four Years Ago: Lest We Forget

December 18, 2020 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Middle East Wars, Neocolonialism, Syria

by Jan Oberg, initially published on The Transnational, December 13, 2020 A retrospective on the turning point in Syria, where the western powers drive to destroy the Syrian government and the fabric of Syrian society was checked and diverted into its current twisted formulation. I think Jan is right that we should not forget what went before and how we[…]

Glenn Greenwald On His Resignation From The Intercept

November 16, 2020 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Press Freedom, Resistance

By Matt Taibbi, published on TK News, October 29, 2020 This story is a little long, but the topic is important. It shows the way in which the press has been commandeered to the will of the powerful. The Intercept was formed as a kind of Trojan horse which was finally completely revealed when Glen left. But we have long[…]

Missing Perspective in Media: Iran/Venezuela Ties Are None of US’s Business

July 5, 2020 UNAC Editor Iran, Multipolar World, Propaganda, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Venezuela

by Gregory Shupak, published on Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, June 10, 2020 The American state not only snuffs out lives by pressing knees to necks domestically, it also seeks to asphyxiate entire countries like Iran and Venezuela. When the US empire’s foes defy Washington’s dictates, corporate media willingly participate in drumming up a crisis over it—even when what’s at[…]

Media Struggle to Defend Washington’s Cruelty Toward Venezuela and Iran as Coronavirus Spreads

March 26, 2020 UNAC Editor Iran, Propaganda, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Venezuela

by Joe Emersberger, published on FAIR, March 25, 2020 An Associated Press article (New York Times, 3/17/20) headlined “IMF Rejects Maduro’s Bid for Emergency Loan to Fight Virus” declared: The request is an about-face for Maduro, who for years refused to share economic data with the Washington-based lender and just last month condemned it as a tool of US imperialism.[…]

WaPo’s Afghan Papers Propagate Colonial Narrative of Noble Intentions Gone Awry

December 30, 2019 UNAC Editor Afghanistan, Imperialism

by Joshua Cho, published on Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, December 26, 2019 Yes. Another perspective on this article. It is rare that an article in the Mainstream media gets this much attention and I think we should consider what is happening here. [UNAC Ed] In an earlier article (FAIR.org, 12/18/19) regarding the Washington Post’s Afghanistan Papers (12/9/19), I discussed[…]