Student Journalists Are Needed Now More Than Ever
While the mainstream media repeatedly mischaracterizes pro-Palestine protests on campus, police and university administrations are attempting to repress the student press.
Pulitzer Snubs Palestinian Journalists’ Gaza Coverage
The Pulitzer Prize Board avoided "naming the brave Palestinian journalists who did the reporting and filming and died in record numbers," said one journalist.
Journalism Professors: NYT Risks Credibility With Inaction on Oct. 7 Article
Reports have found that the claims in the paper’s “Screams Without Words” article are questionable, if not fabricated.
Dozens of Climate Activists Arrested at Citibank Headquarters in New York City During Earth Week
Campaigners pressuring Citibank say they see the bank as potentially movable on its funding of fossil fuels, citing the company’s commitments to sustainability.
Why Isn’t PEN America Paying Its Incarcerated Literary Prize Winners?
Recent winners of PEN America’s Prison Writing Awards are missing a total of $925 in payments—a small fortune in prison.
Biden Administration Won’t Say Whether They Support Federal Shield Law for Journalists
In January, the House of Representatives passed a law to protect journalists. How come the White House doesn't want to talk about it?
Patrick Lawrence: Corporate Media Is an Arm of Power; We Must Build an Alternative
By Margaret Flowers / Popular Resistance In his new book, ¨Journalists and Their Shadows,¨ Patrick Lawrence describes his experience over decades as an editor and foreign correspondent of watching the…
75% of All Journalists Killed Across the World in 2023 Were Killed in Israeli War on Gaza, Says CPJ
A report by the Committee to Protect Journalists said that 78 journalists and media workers were killed in Gaza in the first three months of Israel’s war. The report added…
Chris Hedges: The Collapse of US Media is Accelerating Our Political Crisis
A third of all US newspapers have permanently closed, the industry is hemorrhaging reporters, and private equity and Big Tech are to blame.
Media “Border Deal” Coverage Erases Actual Human Stakes
Immigrants and immigrants’ rights advocates are shut out of the horse race stories about partisan “border” one-upmanship.
As GQ Absorbs Pitchfork, Music Media Becomes Even More Male-Centric
Who gets left behind when layoffs and mergers undermine inclusivity.
Russian Imperialism
Tucker Carlson’s interview with Vladimir Putin points to the fundamental difference between imperialism and revanchism as Western critics purposely or ignorantly confuse the two to serve their interests, writes Joe…
UK Steps Up War on Whistleblower Journalism With New National Security Act
Under a repressive new act, British nationals could face prison for undermining London’s national security line. Intended to destroy WikiLeaks and others exposing war crimes, the law is a direct…
Saving the News Media Means Moving Beyond the Benevolence of Billionaires
By Rodney Benson and Victor Pickard / The Conversation For the journalism industry, 2024 is off to a brutal start. Most spectacularly, the Los Angeles Times recently slashed more than…
At Northwestern U, Distributing a Parody Paper Gets You Threatened With Prison
An exercise in culture jamming got two Northwestern students brought up on a charge that could have landed them in prison for a year.