CounterSpin

CounterSpin – October 14, 2016

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. Produced by the national media watch group FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting).


In this episode host Cat Brooks talks Trump with Jennifer Merolla, Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Riverside and co-author of the new book Framing Immigrants: News Coverage, Public Opinion, and Policy.  About the book: While undocumented immigration is controversial, the general public is largely unfamiliar with the particulars of immigration policy. … Continued


Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump return for round two of their three scheduled debates. The two meet in a town hall style format in St. Louis. KPFA broadcasts Democracy Now coverage of the debate and reaction to it. Join us from 5:00 pm to  8:30 pm. On Monday morning, Democracy now coverage starts an hour … Continued


CounterSpin

CounterSpin – October 7, 2016

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. Produced by the national media watch group FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting).


with Tamar Todd, Senior Director of the Drug Policy Alliance‘s Office of Legal Affairs. Todd also directs the work of DPA’s Marijuana Law and Policy Unit, which focuses primarily on medical marijuana, marijuana decriminalization, and the implementation of marijuana legalization and regulation initiatives across the United States. David Downs, a journalist and author who covers … Continued