mainstream media

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Wed, 03/01/2024 - 18:19

A note explaining the retraction of the claim that Hamas militants had specific orders as to “which commander should rape which soldiers” indicates the publication censored itself at the behest of the Israeli government. The Washington Post has quietly removed an outlandish claim by Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant that Hamas battle plans included specific instructions on which Israeli troops should be raped during their October 7 incursion. In the original article, which was published on November 12 and promoted […]

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Wed, 08/11/2023 - 00:40

Israel is losing the information war. But that is not because they aren't trying. MintPress' Alan MacLeod breaks down how the government of Israel has spent millions of dollars on targeted ads aimed at Westerners, all in an attempt to whitewash a genocide.

The post Behind Israel’s Propaganda Campaign, with Alan Macleod appeared first on MintPress News.

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Sat, 14/10/2023 - 05:47

After Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, IDF forces responded with airstrikes, leveling Gazan buildings. The violence so far has claimed the lives of more than 2,500 people. Western media, however, show far more interest and have much greater sympathy with Israeli dead than Palestinian ones and have played their usual role as unofficial […]

The post Propaganda Blitz: How Mainstream Media Is Pushing Fake Palestine Stories appeared first on MintPress News.

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Wed, 22/03/2023 - 02:52

By The Center for Economic and Policy Research The New York Times seems to think it is a newspaper’s job to promote bank panics wherever possible. It would be difficult to explain its reporting on the Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) collapse any other way. Last week it ran a piece implying that Silicon Valley’s tech sector was […]

The post New York Times Tries for Pulitzer Prize in Irresponsible Reporting on Bank Crises appeared first on scheerpost.com.

Created
Mon, 27/02/2023 - 16:00

The media caters to a particular demographic, telling that demographic what it already believes — even when it is unverified or false. This pandering defines the coverage of the Trump-Russia saga.

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