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Trump’s Threat to the First Amendment
The National Press Club Institute of Journalism considers the damage the GOP nominee might do.
Journalist Amy Goodman to Turn Herself in to North Dakota Authorities
Award-winning journalist Amy Goodman is charged with criminal trespassing for filming an attack on Native American-led pipeline protesters.
A Trump Presidency Could End Press Freedom, Say Reporters Threatened for Reporting on His Taxes
Donald Trump has threatened to sue The New York Times for publishing leaked pages from his tax returns.
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We Have All Won an Oligarchy and Lost a Democracy
The mainstream media is completely devoid of the kind of information a functional press is supposed to provide the citizens of a democratic republic.
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Chevron PR Firm’s Local “News” Site Draws Admiration From Koch Industries, Alarm From Media Watchdogs
In the city of Richmond, California, Chevron not only processes up to 250,000 barrels of crude oil a day — it also writes the news.
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Election 2016: There’s No Debate
The candidates and the media have thoroughly corrupted the presidential debates. Our democracy deserves better. There's still time for a change.
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Why Corporate Media Are Ready to Deliver Us Into Trump’s Hands
Corporate media executives know that four years of Trump will be incredibly profitable for network television.
Why Are Mass Killings by White People in the US Almost Never Called Terrorism?
If a mass murder committed by a white supremacist is not called “terrorism,” does the word even have meaning?
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Fact-Checking in the Age of Trump
The business of ferreting out candidates' whoppers is booming, and no wonder.
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The Feeble False Modesty of Chris Wallace
As TV news approaches more moments of truth (and untruth) in the coming presidential debates.