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Exit Lines: Campaign Analysts Miss the Signal in the Noise

November 12, 2020 By FAIR

Exit Lines: Campaign Analysts Miss the Signal in the Noise

Are the polls really saying that Donald Trump, our most outwardly racist president in a long time, has increased his support from Latinos and African Americans?

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: exit polls, Jim Naureckas

Are Swedes Shunned for High Covid Rates—or Is It Really ABBA?

June 27, 2020 By FAIR

Are Swedes Shunned for High Covid Rates—or Is It Really ABBA?

The NYTimes reporter who offered “Sweden’s apparent success in handling the scourge without an economically devastating lockdown” trying to explain the deadly snake oil.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Jim Naureckas, Sweden

It’s Crucial to Distinguish Between Can’t and Won’t—With a Million Lives at Stake

May 3, 2020 By FAIR

million deaths

CNN should note that accepting a 60–70% infection rate means accepting a million deaths or more, which may be a conservative estimate.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: CNN, coronavirus, COVID-19, Jim Naureckas

The Most Important Thing Media Can Tell Us Is How We’re Getting Infected

April 13, 2020 By FAIR

The Most Important Thing Media Can Tell Us Is How We’re Getting Infected

The media must play this important role during this destructive coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. One hopes that it does sooner rather than later.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: infected, Jim Naureckas, Media

It’s Vitally Important for Media to Get Facts Right in a Life-or-Death Crisis

March 21, 2020 By FAIR

It’s Vitally Important for Media to Get Facts Right in a Life-or-Death Crisis

The media has a responsibility to be diligent in providing fact-based reporting instead of being colored by the economics of businesses.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Facts, Jim Naureckas, Media

To Defeat Coronavirus, Media Need to Look at Real-World Examples, Not Play ‘Simulitis’

March 21, 2020 By FAIR

To Defeat Coronavirus, Media Need to Look at Real-World Examples, Not Play ‘Simulitis’

No more important question in coronavirus crisis than how to get off the path led by Italy and onto the track of countries like Singapore.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: coronaviru, COVID-19, Jim Naureckas

Bernie Sanders Can’t Win (by as Much) Unless Youth Vote Surges (Like It Recently Has)

February 27, 2020 By FAIR

Bernie Sanders Electability

The reality is that stopping Bernie Sanders at this point means dismantling a well-organized, enthusiastic mass movement.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Jim Naureckas

Which Candidates Are Mentioned Most Often on TV News?

April 14, 2019 By FAIR

2020 Democratic Candidates Media Mentions

Somewhat surprising, the results of candidates mentioned most by the media tracked fairly closely with candidates’ positions in the polls.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Democratic Candidates, Jim Naureckas, Media, Mentions

Really? WaPo rates Ocasio-Cortez’s Pentagon tweet bad as Trump’s biggest lies

December 7, 2018 By Egberto Willies

WaPo rates Ocasio-Cortez's misconstrued Pentagon study as bad as Trump's biggest lies

Make no mistake, this is an absurd false equivalence. Her tweet while not accurate to the letter of each word told a true story. Trump? Not at all.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jim Naureckas, Medicare For All, Pentagon, Reed Richardson, Tweet

Climate Change Made Florence a Monster—but Media Failed to Tell That Story

September 24, 2018 By FAIR

Climate Change Made Florence a Monster—but Media Failed to Tell That Story

News audiences were rarely informed about the contribution of human-caused climate disruption to the devastating Hurricane Florence according to a study of hurricane coverage.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Climate Change, Florence, Hurricane Florence, Jim Naureckas

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