Washington Post’s ‘Fake News’: MSM Supports ‘Shameful,’ Anonymous Attack On Independent Media

‘The article is rife with obviously reckless and unproven allegations, and fundamentally shaped by shoddy, slothful journalistic tactics,’ Glenn Greenwald and Ben Norton wrote in an analysis of the Washington Post report attacking alternative media as Russian propagandists.

Kit O'Connell
By Kit O'Connell
The Washington Post published a‘McCarthyite Blacklist’ of Independent News Sites that they deem 'fake news.' (AP Photo)

AUSTIN, Texas --- On Thanksgiving, The Washington Post published a widely shared -- and widely criticized -- report accusing a host of media organizations of spreading Russian propaganda, despite little evidence to support the claims. In the Nov. 24 article, Craig Timberg, the Post’s national technology reporter, cited the work of “experts” who

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Mnar Muhawesh: A Force to Be Reckoned With

MintPress News publisher Mnar Muhawesh was inspired by her experiences as a child living in Palestine to speak for truth & a free press.

Zainab Merchant
By Zainab Merchant

Mnar Muhawesh was nine years old when her family moved to Jerusalem from Minnesota. But even then, Mnar quickly realized she had moved into apartheid. “I saw road blocks, checkpoints, the building of the wall and families being separated from each other” she says from her meeting room in Minneapolis, Minn. A year later, when her family

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Fewer Americans Trust The Media As Conglomerates Increasingly Dominate

Just six media conglomerates own a majority of the major newspapers published in the U.S.

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

American confidence in newspaper and television media is near an all-time low, according to the latest national Gallup poll released earlier this month. The poll, which measured citizens’ trust in 16 societal institutions, found that just 23 percent of Americans trust newspapers and television news “a great deal” or “quite a lot.” The media is

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