Tag: mainstream media
Too little, too late: Weeks after election, media see Trump’s conflicts,...
The media mostly missed this pressing story once during the campaign. They can’t afford to overlook it a second time.
Trump’s seven techniques to control the media
Historically, these seven techniques have been used by demagogues to erode the freedom and independence of the press.
Libeled by the Washington Post in a ‘false news’ McCarthyite attack...
Is the Pentagon behind this massive hit on independent journalism?
And so it begins: Normalizing the election
The media must not excuse the racism, misogyny, nativism, anti-Semitism and Islamophobia because we think Trump voters have legitimate gripes.
TV news and its long dark night of the soul
Tunnel vision and faulty polls blinded television to what was happening during the election. But that’s not all.
Establishment media declares war on their competition as “fake news”
US News has published a list of websites that it deems unworthy of support, and is essentially urging to be de-monitized or banned based on the previous calls to action.
2016 as prologue, not aberration
Our media is strangling our democracy, and without a course correction it will only get worse.
Study Confirms Network Evening Newscasts Have Abandoned Policy Coverage For 2016...
It’s troubling that the networks have decided this year to walk away from their responsibility to help inform voters about key issues of public concern.
Tabloid Takedown of Bernie Sanders
What explains the unrepentant disdain the elite media cast on Sanders’ bold ideas and insurgent campaign? In short, class.
POPULAR
Algae vs. the sanitation crisis: How a rural South African town is cleaning wastewater...
A low-cost, climate-resilient solution using microalgae offers hope for clean water in underserved communities across Africa.
A world without iPhones?
Can you even imagine it? Well, lets try.
Trump moves to slash $9.5 billion in foreign aid and public media funding as...
Trump moves to slash $9.5 billion in foreign aid and public media funding as humanitarian crises deepen.
Climate change is worsening seasonal allergies by boosting plant pollen production
Higher carbon dioxide levels and warmer temperatures are causing plants to increase their pollen production, which can be severe for allergy sufferers.
The war on trans people
And his executive actions are only the spear tip of a significantly larger legislative attempt to target and scapegoat transgender people, who make up just over one percent of the U.S. population.