Integrity in Media Is Possible
Coleen Rowley and Thomas Drake Consortium News Can the words “integrity” and “media” even be mentioned in the same breath? ask whistleblowers Coleen Rowley and Tom Drake. In the formal…
Media Responded to Trump’s Press Ban by Withholding the Attention He Craves
Ari Paul FAIR In 2008, Michael Bloomberg had gotten what he wanted: a change to city law that allowed him to run for a third term as New York City…
Ed Sheeran Does Provide A ‘Safe Space’ – For The Billionaires Who Own Him
Jonathan Cook Substack Sheeran’s ‘political neutrality’ is a cover story – hiding an implicit deal. He’s allowed to grow rich, on condition he denies a platform to anyone trying to…
Macklemore & Zionist Gatekeeping
Council Estate Media By Council Estate Media It’s been a problem for the longest time. Someone says something Zionists don’t like and they’re immediately cancelled. Even worse, it’s the type…
We’re Already Living Through Journalism’s Dystopian Future
AI is devouring our industry and undermining access to factual information. We all have a duty to fight back. By Maya Schenwar, Negin Owliaei, Ziggy West Jeffery This article was…
Fighting the Oligarchy’s Stranglehold on the Media
Victor Pickard The Progressive The Trump 2.0 era has intensified a deeply entrenched pathology in the American media system: concentrated corporate ownership. During less perilous times, legitimate concerns about a…
Is He a Jihadist? A Commie? Cartoonists Can’t Decide How to Smear El-Sayed
Hank Kennedy FAIR Political cartoons commenting on Michigan’s 2026 US Senate race have been dominated by a torrent of Islamophobia and anti-Arab racism directed at Democratic nominee Dr. Abdul El-Sayed,…
NYT Reduces Israel’s Arrest of Ro Khanna to a Politician’s Publicity Stunt
Robin Andersen FAIR After US Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) was detained in the West Bank, first by Israeli settlers wielding US-made rifles, then by the IDF, his outrage was palpable.…
Jessica Gonzalez on Paramount Merger, Isabel MacDonald and Steve Rendall (2008) on Islamophobia
Janine Jackson FAIR This week on CounterSpin: It was not a shock when Donald Trump’s Justice Department greenlit the merger of Paramount—owned by the scion of the Trump-adjacent Ellison family—with…
The Media’s Go-to ‘Electability’ Experts Are Funded By Wall St., Amazon, And Health Insurance Giants
Adam Johnson TRNN As progressive, DSA, and DSA-adjacent candidates win primaries throughout the US, corporate media is rushing to prop up their favorite “centrist” and “moderate” critics—who, ostensibly, are just…
Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal on Ice
Dina Demetrius Project Censored An antitrust lawsuit by twelve Democratic states’ Attorneys General against the Paramount Skydance–Warner Bros. Discovery merger, valued at $111 billion, promises to be the most high-stakes—and…
The Attention Engine
Media Manipulation, Institutional Decay, and the Strategy Behind Trump’s Grip on Power Nolan Higdon Substack “I don’t think there was an Iranian cyberattack. I think Minnesota ought to get its…
Court Orders Discovery In Blumenthal’s Case Against US Govt, Recognizes Fourth Amendment Violations
The Grayzone A federal court has granted discovery in Max Blumenthal’s lawsuit against DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, and called the seizure of his phones a violation of his constitutional rights.…
The White House Correspondents Should Take A Moment To Be Ashamed
Kathy Gannon Substack The White House Correspondents should take a moment to be ashamed. Independent journalism is the cornerstone, or certainly a pillar of democracy and while our independence has…
How The Guardian Sells Imperialism To Progressives
Nate Bear Do Not Panic This morning The Guardian had a story about Israel’s ongoing efforts to illegally annex the West Bank. Can you pick your way through this headline?…