Links to FOUR reports: from National Public Radio, the Associated Press, and the Committee to Protect Journalists; to a conversation from the Gaslight Gazette; and to an essay from the Floutist; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (Scroll down for MEDIA 2-20-26.  Scroll up for IRAN, GAZA, WEST BANK, SYRIA, CUBA and UKRAINE.) — MCM

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Poll: Most say the state of the union is not strong and the U.S. is worse off. Reported by Domenico Montanaro | NPR  The latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll says most Americans say the country is worse off than a year ago and that the state of the union is not strong. Additionally, more people than ever . . . Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM FEB. 20  New report details abuse Palestinian journalists face in Israeli prisons. Leila Fadel of NPR speaks with Sara Qudah of the Committee to Protect Journalists about a new report on the abusive treatment that Palestinian journalists endure in Israeli prisons. Click HERE to listen and read. Link to CPJ report is HERE.

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4 years of war in Ukraine in photos. From AP. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, launched Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II. This photo gallery curated by AP photo editors looks back at four years of war. Click HERE to visit gallery.

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FROM FEB. 20  Big tech’s Pentagon pivot, CBS censorship, and the Epstein ledger. Nolan Higdon of Gaslight Gazette and sidekick Dickey talk in an episode of the Disinfo Detox about a week’s worth of topics including the Federal Communications Commission’s former “fairness doctrine” and the firing of Stephen Colbert at CBS. Click HERE for video.

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FROM FEB. 20  Is America a failed state? by Patrick Lawrence | The Floutist  Last week the American Prospect ran an excellent piece on why Gail Slater, the high-profile head of the DoJ’s antitrust division, was recently sacked. READ MORE . . .

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