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CounterSpin provides a critical examination of the each week’s major news stories, and exposes what the mainstream media may have missed in their own coverage. Combines lively discussion and thoughtful critique. Produced by the national media watch group FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting).
Andrew Wetzler on Endangered Species Act, Bob Lederer on Filiberto Ojeda Rios This week on CounterSpin: Is the Endangered Species Act in danger itself? The House voted late last month to make significant changes in the landmark environment law. So how much attention did the press pay to this? We’ll talk to Andrew Wetzler of … Continued
John Feffer on North Korea, Melissa Goodman on Patriot Act This week on CounterSpin: There was a big breakthrough in the negotiations on North Korea’s nuclear program. Or maybe there wasn’t. The press played up a tentative deal that looked all the more so just one day later. So what happened? And whose interests were … Continued
Supreme Court nominee John Roberts has certainly passed the media confirmation process, with most of the coverage quite favorable to Bush’s nominee for chief justice. With all that praise, what are we missing? Elliot Mincberg of People for the American Way will join us to answer that question. Also this week: Though Iraq news has … Continued
Jamie Court on Gas Prices and Jonathan Landay on FEMA & Michael Brown This week on CounterSpin: Is $4 a gallon gasoline the natural consequence of damage done by Hurricane Katrina? Where some see profiteering, many media analysts, like Newsweek’s Robert Samuelson, see the market working exactly as it should. We’ll hear from Jamie Court … Continued
