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After the Norms
The Norms aren’t working. In their place we must embrace the dreaded “i” word.
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The “Split-Second Decision” Trope: Why Every Media Outlet Does the Exact Same Police Puff Piece on Shooter Simulators
Technology that allegedly “trains” officers for “split-second” “life or death” decisions is far more about P.R. than preventing violence.
Adam Johnson
Jun 24
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The “Split-Second Decision” Trope: Why Every Media Outlet Does the Exact Same Police Puff Piece on Shooter Simulators
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CNN Primetime, NBC, ABC, and CBS Ignore Record-Breaking Heatwave in South Asia. Find Time to Run 33 Different Segments on Elizabeth II’s…
Media survey shows major U.S. news ignored a climate catastrophe affecting around 1.5 billion people, while running 2+ hours of coverage detailing a…
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Jun 20
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CNN Primetime, NBC, ABC, and CBS Ignore Record-Breaking Heatwave in South Asia. Find Time to Run 33 Different Segments on Elizabeth II’s Jubilee.
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Murder Spike in Rural, Red Counties Exposes Media’s Anti-Reform Double Standard
When crime rises in large cities it’s because of liberal decay and Soft on Crime DAs. When murders increase at the same rate in rural areas, for US…
Adam Johnson
Jun 15
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Murder Spike in Rural, Red Counties Exposes Media’s Anti-Reform Double Standard
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Western Media Insists Biden “Forced” Into Partnership With Saudi Arabia—Despite Decades of Uncritical, Unbroken U.S.-Saudi Alliance
The otherwise human rights-loving U.S., we were told this week, was compelled by circumstances into supporting the murderous dictatorship.
Adam Johnson
Jun 9
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Western Media Insists Biden “Forced” Into Partnership With Saudi Arabia—Despite Decades of Uncritical, Unbroken U.S.-Saudi Alliance
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NYT’s “Black Voters Want More Cops” Reporting Genre Cynically Conflates Desire for Public Safety With Demands for More Policing, Longer…
Artisanal, earth-tone, finely-tuned copaganda for white liberals.
Adam Johnson
Jun 3
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NYT’s “Black Voters Want More Cops” Reporting Genre Cynically Conflates Desire for Public Safety With Demands for More Policing, Longer Sentences
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After Uvalde, “Police Lie” Should Be the Default Position
No institutions lie more consistently, with less pushback, than police departments. Perhaps after the latest high-profile police narrative falls apart…
Adam Johnson
May 26
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After Uvalde, “Police Lie” Should Be the Default Position
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“ISIS Bush Assassination” Story Has All the Markers of Overhyped FBI-Manufactured Narrative
20 Years On—and dozens of examples of dubious entrapment schemes later—why does our media still mindlessly repeat FBI claims of "foiled terror plots"?
Adam Johnson
May 24
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“ISIS Bush Assassination” Story Has All the Markers of Overhyped FBI-Manufactured Narrative
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