How Bigotry Became Respectful

By: Contributor · March 7, 2010 · Filed Under Media Law · Add Comment

Post tags: Charles Krauthammer, Daniel Pipes, Jerry Falwell, John Hagee, Mark Steyn, Mujeeb Khan, Norman Podhoretz, Pat Robertson, Sener Akturk

The Underworld of Anti-Muslim Blogging

By: Law is Cool · August 28, 2009 · Filed Under Civil Rights, Law School, Media Law · Add Comment

Devon Moore of the Daily Kos features what he calls,

a cesspool of some of the most vile hatred and misinformation on the internet…

They range from academics such as Daniel Pipes, self-declared scholars like Robert Spencer and his JihadWatch, to open racists such as Debbie Schlussel, Pamela Geller and the blog Gates of Vienna.

He points to this site as a great resource for tracking those who will likely be the first victims of litigation when hate speech legislation eventually catches up to modern (Internet) standards:

Loonwatch.com is a blogzine run by a motley group of hate-allergic bloggers to monitor and expose the web’s plethora of anti-Muslim loons, wackos, and conspiracy theorists.

We’ve had our share of Loons around here, so I guess this is your warning – you’re being watched.

Infidels are Cool (no relation to us) respond to the piece,

Funny how Kos fails to present anything to refute the “misinformation” just states that it is so.

We’ve done plenty of refuting here on this site, and there’s more information readily available through accredited academic sources. Problem is, these people are never so inclined to learn about it in the first place.

Post tags: Daily Kos, Daniel Pipes, Debbie Schlussle, Devon Moore, Gates of Vienna, Infidels are Cool, JihadWatch, Loonwatch, Loonwatch.com, Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer

Top Twelve Contemporary Hate-Mongers

By: Contributor · October 8, 2008 · Filed Under Civil Rights, Media Law · 5 Comments

Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) have released a report on the top twelve hate-mongers in the American media.

Given the substantial American media content in Canada, there is direct relevance to civil rights here (some of them are even Canadian).

Here’s the list, in no particular order:

It’s a distinction of dubious quality, but one that will go down in history as voices of intolerance and hatred.

One of the report’s authors, Steve Rendell, said,

We found prominent right-wing pundits and activists using misinformation and innuendo to broadcast hate against an entire community… and major media have either fallen asleep at the wheel or, in many cases, have actively helped to spread the smears …We’re talking about double standards.

We’re not talking about people raving on a street corner downtown. These are people who either have a powerful platform at their disposal or are allowed unfettered access to powerful platforms by reporters and editors in what are considered mainstream publications…

Media need to step up and do their job of separating fact from innuendo and can tell the impartial experts apart from the smearcasters.

The entire report can be found here, with case studies available on the new FAIR site dedicated to the subject.

FAIR has made their email address available for comment.