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Journalists Covering 2024 Election Face Hostilities and Fear Police Action
Meanwhile, mainstream media organizations have offered little in terms of guidance to ensure the safety of journalists.
This Election Season, We Need Tools for Media Literacy More Than Ever
Movement journalists and political educators join in conversation to discuss the tumultuous news and election landscape.
Alex Jones Will Liquidate Infowars Empire to Pay Damages to Sandy Hook Families
The fate of Jones's company, Free Speech Systems, will be decided at a bankruptcy hearing scheduled June 14.
New Film Explores Palestinian Trauma Under Israeli Occupation
Trauma doctor Gabor Maté and Palestinian journalist and therapist Ashira Darwish discuss “Where Olive Trees Weep.”
Objectivity in Journalism Is a Deadly Myth That Serves Israeli Military and Cops
“The whole Israeli propaganda machine, the hasbara effort, has been so effective,” says Lewis Raven Wallace.
79 Percent of Americans Worry About Misinformation Ahead of Elections
A new poll finds US news audiences must contend with the “Wild West of fact checking.”
In a Victory for Assange and First Amendment, UK Court Grants Right to Appeal
From the First Amendment to the European Convention on Human Rights, Assange’s defense relies on freedom of expression.
Muslim and Arab Writers Are Challenging Western Imperialism’s Narrative
In a new anthology, writers from Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA) tell the stories the West tries to erase.
UK High Court Rules Julian Assange Can Appeal US Extradition
"If the Biden administration cares about press freedom, it must drop the Assange case,” said a press freedom advocate.
Romney and Blinken Admit TikTok Ban Sought to Censor Gaza News
Biden's secretary of state said that content shared on the platform had “a very challenging effect on the narrative.”