Matt was joined by Janine Jackson for a discussion about the role US media plays in furthering US imperialism and warfare. Janine is a Program Director at the media watchdog Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting. She is also the producer and Host of the weekly radio show Counterspin

Discussed in this Episode:

- Janine's background, her interest in media criticism, and the mission of FAIR

- The ways by which the US media has become a servant to powerful interests without any need for official censorship. For more on this, check out FAIR's What’s Wrong With the News?

- Assumptions about the United states and other nations that are at the core of US media's coverage of war and empire 

- A case study: US media coverage (and failures) in the buildup to the 2003 invasion of Iraq

- Outlook for media performance in the Biden era, and Janine's recent article, Trump Briefings? Always News. Biden Briefings? Not News.

- The use of sanitizing language to manufacture consent for extremely violent practices such as "targeted sanctions" and "surgical strikes"

- Tips for how to be a critical consumer of US media

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