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The New York Times Hires Columnist Who Espouses Torture and Climate Denial
CounterSpin interview with Jim Naureckas on Bret Stephens.
How Media Consolidation Threatens Democracy: 857 Channels (and Nothing On)
Trump's FCC plans to continue a decades-long, lobbyist-backed effort to allow media consolidation.
Kyle Wiens: It Comes Down to Monopoly Control of the Aftermarket
Janine Jackson interviewed Kyle Wiens about copyright overreaching for the April 28, 2017, episode of CounterSpin.
Trump Uses Power of FCC to Pay Back Friends at Sinclair Broadcasting
Sinclair Broadcast Group, the conservative media behemoth that owns the most local news stations in the US, just got even bigger.
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Twenty-Four Key Issues That Neither the Washington Elite Nor the Corporate Media Consider Worth Their Bother
Finding the truth requires looking in the right places and asking the right questions.
On World Press Freedom Day, Censorship and Repression Reported Globally
Censorship tactics have become more complex, posing new challenges for journalists and non-journalists alike, a new report finds.
Thinking Dangerously in Threatening Times
Thinking dangerously is the cornerstone of engaged citizenship and the foundation for a democracy that matters.
Trump’s Threat to Libel Law: How the President Seeks to Silence Critics
Aided by appointees like Gorsuch, Trump could use libel lawsuits to undermine freedom of the press.
Noam Chomsky: US Is the “Most Dangerous Country in the World“
“The interesting question will be how long Trump's constituency can fall for the con game.”
Is Trump Turning to Missile Strikes to Salvage His Failing Presidency?
The US strikes on Syria raise the specter that Trump may use war to raise his falling poll numbers.