6:30 PM Pacific Time: Sundays
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).
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
Adele Stan & Elliot Mincberg on John G. Roberts As we record this show, his nomination is only one day old, yet the Washington Post has already reported Democrats "increasingly resigned to the notion that they cannot stop" the appointment of John Roberts to the US Supreme Court. Those expecting some sort of enlightening debate … Continued
