After the Wall Street Journal disgraced itself with that grotesquely sleazy anti-Biden story, the Sinclair Broadcast Group -- a local-station version of Fox "News" -- is using it to add to the right-wing smear campaign.
In its own way, Sinclair is worse than the Murdoch empire -- because many people still trust local news, wrongly in this case.
In a misguided effort to be "unbiased," most news media have stopped calling Trump's Big Lie about the 2020 election what it is. Instead they're using terms like "false statements" or "claims without evidence."
Memo to the media: Calling out lies isn't "biased." It's your job.
"Some say that journalists should strive to be “neutral”
...journalists should strive to be truthful...
Stating a truth that will be used to determine someone’s guilt or innocence is rarely a “neutral” act, but it is a necessary one.
When remaining “neutral” is used as an excuse to avoid stating uncomfortable truths — truths that might offend the powerful or the public — that is not journalism.
"Almost four out of every 10 #journalists covering the #climate crisis and environment issues have been threatened as a result of their work, with 11% subjected to physical violence, according to groundbreaking new research.
Despite the breadth and magnitude of the problems, 39% of journalists surveyed reported having #SelfCensored – mostly due to fear of repercussions from “those undertaking illegal activities” or the government."
#Journalists in #CorporateMedia are, of course, replaying these assertions to every #Trump supporting member of #Congress to get their response for the record... right?
There are 49 Palestinian journalists in Israeli detention, according to the Palestinian Prisoner Society.
At least 102 Palestinian journalists and media workers have been killed since the Israel-Gaza war began in October, according to the Committee to Protest Journalists (CPJ).
We must demand that #journalists and #news networks repeatedly challenge Trump to condemn the threats of violence. If he refuses (and he will) the networks must condemn Trump.
“Go on home, get a nice hot bath. Rest up... 15 minutes. Then get your asses back in gear.”
This quote from “All The President’s Men” goes out to all the #journalists I follow for their coverage of the #trial and to @Nonilex and @GottaLaff for their play by play.
"Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Monday it had filed a complaint with the ICC over Palestinian journalists killed or injured in Gaza"
"RSF said it had "reasonable grounds for thinking that some of these journalists were deliberately killed and that the others were the victims of deliberate IDF attacks against civilians"
Though not serving as Trump’s attorney when he appeared as a witness today in Trump’s trial for criminally falsifying business records, Robert Costello is a lawyer, bound by New York’s Rules of Professional Conduct. Costello repeatedly showed his ethical unfitness, violating the most basic principles that inform the entire code. I’ve screenshot the very first paragraph of the entire code, highlighting the most pertinent phrases. 1/ #LawFedi#Ethics#LegalEthics
#Journalists — your publications are missing one of the biggest stories of what will become American history: how a former President, running for another term, is using the first criminal trial of anybody who has the held the office, to further his own quest to dismantle U.S. constitutional democracy. 4/4
"In December,...civilian casualty figures reported by #Hamas...indicated discrepancies...reported numbers, particularly those of women and children compared to men and combatants, are significantly exaggerated.
A May 9 OCHA update...significantly altered the portrayal of casualty figures...the #UN effectively conceding the untrustworthiness of Hamas figures...parroted by various media outlets."
Cross-examination of #MichaelCohen resumes, an opportunity for the defense to poke holes in his testimony & perhaps trip up or provoke the state’s key witness. The questioning of Cohen, #Trump’s fmr fixer, is the beginning of the end of Trump’s #criminal trial, which began April 15 & might conclude before Memorial Day weekend at this pace.
#Blanche is going back in time, asking Cohen about positive stories he had planted, not just about #Trump but also about himself.
He says that reporters would often call him or the #TrumpOrganization asking for comment. He said he would immediately go to Trump’s office & they would come up w/a crafted response that he would take back to the reporter.
Palestinian journalists received the 2024 World Press Freedom Prize.
"Between 7 October, 2023, and 11 May, 2024, 143 Palestinian journalists in Gaza were killed by Israel...killing the storyteller as the quickest way of killing the story itself"
Gazan journalists know they are targeted, but continue in their mission.
Israel doesn't allow foreign press and it worked in the past. The article explain why that's no longer the case.
"Bisan’s heroic storytelling exemplifies the spirit of AJ+ and the wider Al Jazeera network, of which we are a part.”
“We strive to tell the human story from where the missiles land, to elevate the human spirit and the hope that it brings for better days, to shine a light on places and stories those in power would rather keep shrouded in darkness.”
Dozens of people have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza, including journalist Bahaa Okasha, who died with his wife and son in an attack in the Jabalia refugee camp.
A timeline of Israeli attacks on Al Jazeera journalists
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January 2024 – Israeli forces killed journalist Hamza Dahdouh in a drone attack on his car in Rafah. He was the eldest son of Wael Dahdouh, the network’s bureau chief in Gaza.
A timeline of Israeli attacks on Al Jazeera journalists
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December 2023 – Cameraman Samer Abudaqa was wounded in an Israeli drone attack in Khan Younis and bled to death after medics were prevented from reaching him. The attack also wounded Wael Dahdouh.
December 2023 – Al Jazeera Correspondent Anas al-Sharif lost his father in an Israeli attack that hit his family’s home in Jabalia in northern Gaza.
A timeline of Israeli attacks on Al Jazeera journalists
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Throughout Israel’s war on Gaza, Al Jazeera has documented more than 50 attacks against their journalists. Here are just some of them.
October 2023 – Wael Dahdouh’s wife, son, daughter and grandson were killed in an Israeli attack on a building they were sheltering in.
October 2023 – An Israeli air attack killed 19 members of the family of Al Jazeera broadcast engineer Mohamed Abu Qumsan.
There have been more than 50 attacks against Al Jazeera journalists since October 7.
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Mohamed Abu al-Qumsan, a broadcast engineer with Al Jazeera’s bureau in Gaza, lost 19 family members, including his father and two sisters, in Israeli air raids on the Jabalia refugee camp on October 31.
There have been more than 50 attacks against Al Jazeera journalists since October 7.
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Al Jazeera’s Gaza correspondent, Wael Dahdouh, lost his wife Amneh, 15-year-old son Mohammed, seven-year-old daughter Sham and his one-year-old grandson Adam in an Israeli air raid on October 25. In January, he lost his son, 27-year-old Hamza.
Al Jazeera rejected accusations that it harmed Israel's #security as a "dangerous & ridiculous lie" that puts its #journalists at risk & said it reserved the right to "pursue every #legal step"
The network is funded by the #Qatar govt & has been critical of Israel's #military op in Gaza.…
#AlJazeera previously called Israeli efforts to curtail its operations an "escalation" & said in a statement in early April that it "comes as part of a series of systematic Israeli attacks to silence Al Jazeera".
It said that Israeli authorities have deliberately targeted & killed several of its #journalists including #SamerAbuDaqga & #HamzaAlDahdooh, both killed in #Gaza during the conflict. #Israel has said it does not target journalists.
JOURNALISM 101 RULE: If someone says it’s raining, and another person says it’s dry, it’s not your job to quote them both. Your job is to look out of the fucking window and find out which is true. — Now more than ever.