FAIR Media Advisory: Southern Partisan: "Setting the Record Straight" (tags)
"Your magazine also helps set the record straight. You've got a heritage of doing that, of defending Southern patriots like [Gen.] Robert E. Lee, [Gen.] Stonewall Jackson and Confederate President] Jefferson Davis...." --John Ashcroft. FAIR provides a sampling of other quotes to show just what Ashcroft was talking about.
COUP WATCH: FAIR ACTION ALERT: Crucial Media Role in Recount Debate (tags)
"Essentially, this confusing election boils down to one issue: whether or not hand recounts will provide a more accurate count of the people's votes in Florida." FAIR calls on activists to "contact network news outlets and ask them to independently investigate whether a manual recount is more or less likely to produce an accurate count of people's votes."
FAIR ACTIVISM UPDATE: PBS Defends Its Free Airtime Policy (tags)
FAIR reports on PBS response to letters & emails protesting exlcusion of Nader from free airtime. PBS used an October 10 cutoff for a 5% showing in 5 different nationally recognized polls. Why the arbitrary cut-off date, when Nader has scored 5% or better in SEVEN recent polls?
FAIR ACTION ALERT: "DEMOCRACY NOW!" IN DANGER (tags)
FAIR's action alert in response to the latest threat to Democracy Now!
FAIR ACTION ALERT-Media Unconcerned as LAPD Attacks Peaceful Crowd, Harasses IMC (tags)
FAIR'S Latest Alert, 8/16