Detained “Cop City” Journalist Sues Atlanta Police, Alleges Intimidation
The lawsuit alleges that the arrest is part of a pattern of retaliation against journalists by Atlanta police.
Patrick Lawrence: The USA’s Soviet-Style President
We are in for 19 months of relentless, insultingly transparent spin by way of which a patently incompetent man will be purveyed as commander in chief for another four years.
Ukraine’s ‘Press Freedom’ Score Increases Despite Martial Law, Banned Media
Changing the standards because Ukraine has been invaded endorses the idea that freedom of the press ought to be limited in times of danger.
Media Monopolies and Prosecution of Assange Drive Drop in US Press Freedom Rank
"Major structural barriers to press freedom persist in this country," according to Reporters Without Borders.
DeSantis’ Anti-Press Bills Seem Dead, but Don’t Celebrate Yet
The right’s broad agenda still includes a decimation of media outlets that spotlight corporate and governmental misdeeds.
Bono Is Doing Illustrations For The Atlantic Now, Because Everything’s Fake And Stupid
By Caitlin Johnstone / CaitlinJohnstone.com So U2 singer Bono is literally just doing illustrations for the imperialist propaganda rag The Atlantic now, because that’s the sort of thing that happens…
Patrick Lawrence: Journalists-on-Journalists Crime
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost I’ve read a lot of smear since Fox News dismissed Tucker Carlson as its premier evening news presenter late last month. How could…
Don’t Laugh, There Is a Policy Solution to the Problem of American Journalism
By Mark Lloyd / Original to ScheerPost If we can’t figure out a way to pay local reporters then, as a country, we’re only left with that many more blind…
John Pilger: The Coming War
By John Pilger In 1935, the Congress of American Writers was held in New York City, followed by another two years later. They called on ‘the hundreds of poets, novelists,…
Biden Hypocritically Slams Arrest of US Journalist in Russia But Pursues Assange
The double standards of the U.S. government are on full display in the lead-up to World Press Freedom Day.
Joe Lauria: State Dept. & Senate Leaders Troll Assange
Increasing pressure is being brought by politicians and the public on the DOJ to drop the charges against Julian Assange. Despite some progress, the political obstacles are formidable.
Your Messaging Service Should Not Be a DEA Informant
The bill, named the Cooper Davis Act, is likely to result in a host of inaccurate reports and in companies sweeping up innocent conversations, including discussions about past drug use…
An Insider’s Guide to “Anti-Disinformation”
Andrew Lowenthal spent more than two decades defending digital rights, and watched as peers and partner organizations switched to an opposite mission called "anti-disinformation." An inside account:
Joe Lauria: Leaks Spelling the End for Ukraine
Leaked U.S. intelligence documents have exposed Western disinformation about Ukraine winning the war. Now the heavy fighting moves to Washington, writes Joe Lauria.
Free Those Who Expose Government Misdeeds, Jail Those Who Try To Conceal Them
People shouldn't be punished for revealing the secrets of the government, governments should be punished for keeping secrets from the people.