"In this case study, the geopolitical coverage in nine leading European newspapers was examined for diversity and journalistic performance using the example of the Syrian war.
The results confirm the high dependence on the global news agencies (63 to 90%, excluding commentaries and interviews) and the lack of own investigative research, as well as the rather biased commenting on events in favor of the US/NATO side (82% positive; 2% negative), whose stories were not checked by the newspapers for any propaganda."
https://swprs.org/the-propaganda-multiplier/
The results confirm the high dependence on the global news agencies (63 to 90%, excluding commentaries and interviews) and the lack of own investigative research, as well as the rather biased commenting on events in favor of the US/NATO side (82% positive; 2% negative), whose stories were not checked by the newspapers for any propaganda."
https://swprs.org/the-propaganda-multiplier/
Swiss Policy Research
The Propaganda Multiplier
It is one of the most important aspects of our media system – and yet hardly known to the public: most of the international news coverage in Western media is provided by only three global new…
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Our Weekly Discontents, 6/7/2021
The D in D-Day 2021 is for Dongcopter
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The presence of strong labor unions substantially reduces poverty for both unionized households and non-unionized households.
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SAGE Journals
Labor Unions and American Poverty - Tom VanHeuvelen, David Brady, 2021
American poverty research largely neglects labor unions. The authors use individual-level panel data, incorporate both household union membership and state-leve...
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World roundup: June 8 2021
Stories from Syria, Afghanistan, Peru, and more
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Read her side of the story. Chilling.
Read her side of the story. Chilling.
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Our Weekly Discontents, 6/14/2021
You've got to keep the death machine churning
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World roundup: June 15 2021
Stories from Israel-Palestine, Algeria, Peru, and more
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Can You Locate Iran? Few Voters Can.
As tensions between the United States and Iran rise in the aftermath of the American drone strike that killed the country’s most powerful commander, Gen. Qassem Soleimani, a new Morning Consult/Politico survey finds fewer than 3 in 10 registered voters can…
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The Intercept
Leaked Audio of Sen. Joe Manchin Call With Billionaire Donors Provides Rare Glimpse of Dealmaking on Filibuster and Jan. 6 Commission
Manchin urged big-money donors with No Labels to talk to Sen. Roy Blunt about flipping his vote on the commission in order to save the filibuster.
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World roundup: June 17 2021
Stories from Lebanon, Afghanistan, Bolivia, and more
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World roundup: June 19-20 2021
Stories from Iran, Libya, Peru, and more
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Our Weekly Discontents, 6/21/2021
Coffee with/from/for A Cop
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World roundup: June 22 2021
Stories from Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Russia, and more