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No Low-Income Media Help?

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Article in Free Press by Staff, 5/5/26

Headline:  “Free Press Opposes Carr’s Cruel and Baseless Attacks on the FCC’s Lifeline Program”

“. . .On Monday,  Free Press filed comments in the Federal Communications Commission proceeding on supposed ‘reform and modernization’ of the agency’s Lifeline program.

“Since the beginning of the year, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has sought to undermine the bipartisan federal-assistance program, which was created during the Reagan administration to help make communications services more affordable for qualifying low-income consumers. Carr has repeatedly attacked the program and proposed changes that would potentially intimidate eligible people from applying for Lifeline benefits. . .”

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https://www.freepress.net/news/free-press-opposes-carrs-cruel-and-baseless-attacks-fccs-lifeline-program

Techno-Kings Controlling the Media?

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Article in Columbia Journalism Review by Emily Bell & Heather Chaplin, 5/4/26

Headline:  “Journalism in the Age of Techno-Kings”

Subhead:  “How Elon Musk is colonizing the future.”

“Before Elon Musk, there was Henry Ford: an attention-seeking car manufacturer, newspaper owner, and media celebrity who pushed reactionary views on the public and transformed society around his business interests. . .”

“In a new book, Muskism, Ben Tarnoff, a technology writer, and Quinn Slobodian, a historian at Boston University, analyze Musk in similar terms, as a maverick businessman who stands for a new type of society and a new social contract. They find that “Muskism” provides a far more dystopian package than Fordism’s offering. . .”

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https://www.cjr.org/kicker/journalism-in-the-age-of-techno-kings-muskism-elon-ben-tarnoff-quinn-slobodian.php

 

Foxy Nukes

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Article in Media Matters by Matt Gertz, 5/5/26

Headline:  “Fox’s ”nuke justification for the Iran war — and the higher prices it’s wrought — has collapsed”

Subhead:  “Is it a small price to pay if you get nothing in return?”

“Fox pundits have repeatedly argued that the Iran war’s costs are ‘a small price to pay’ for its supposed prevention of the imminent threat posed by Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon.

But a new U.S. intelligence assessment reportedly found that after two months of war, ‘the time Iran would ​need to build a nuclear weapon has not changed since last summer, when analysts estimated that a U.S.-Israeli attack had pushed back the timeline to up to a year,’ according to exclusive reporting from Reuters. . .”

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https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/foxs-nuke-justification-iran-war-and-higher-prices-its-wrought-has-collapsed

More Ragged Suits?

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Article in The Guardian by Jeremy Barr, 5/5/26

Headline:  “US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sues NYT over bias claim”

Subhead:  “White male editor at newspaper claims he was unfairly passed over for promoted role despite qualifications”

“In what appears to be a new front in the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against the media, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the New York Times, charging that the news organization improperly passed over a white, male employee for promotion because of his race or sex. . .”

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https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/may/05/new-york-times-lawsuit-equal-opportunity

Let Corporate Media Decide

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Article in Columbia Journalism Review by Jem Bartholomew, 5/4/26

Headline:   “Corporate Meddling and Editorial Fear”

Subhead:  “The Ellisons are closing in on CNN.“

“. . .On Thursday, Alfonsi, of 60 Minutes, spoke publicly for the first time about the delay in airing her CECOT story. It was the result of ‘an aggressive contagion: the spread of corporate meddling and editorial fear,’ she said, while receiving an award from the National Press Club in Washington. ‘Right now, our industry is afraid of the wrong things. We’re afraid of offending power. We’re afraid of losing access. We’re afraid of another baseless lawsuit.’ ”

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https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/corporate-meddling-editorial-fear-ellison-warner-bros-discovery-paramount-skydance-takeover-fcc-trump-carr.php

Media Court Failure Again

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Article in Media Matters by Staff, 5/4/26

Headline: “Media Matters secures complete and total victory against Federal Trade Commission”

Subhead: “FTC agrees to forgo future investigations of MMFA to secure withdrawal ahead of judgment”

“Media Matters has secured a complete and total victory in its case against the Federal Trade Commission (Media Matters v. FTC).

“In an effort to avoid another damaging decision from a federal court of appeals, the FTC sought to withdraw its appeal of the preliminary injunction awarded to Media Matters to halt the FTC’s retaliatory actions. Media Matters made clear that it would oppose that gamesmanship. Facing the prospect of a loss from what’s often considered the nation’s second highest court, the FTC ultimately submitted to a legally binding settlement agreement with Media Matters

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https://www.mediamatters.org/angelo-carusone/media-matters-secures-complete-and-total-victory-against-federal-trade-commission

Fox in the White House

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Article in Status by Natalie Korach 5/4/26

Headline: “Fox’s Pledge of Allegiance”

Subhead: “Rupert Murdoch’s network, having learned its lesson in 2020 is unshakably sticking with Trump while other major MAGA media voices have broken with him over the Iran war.

“On Tuesday night, as Donald Trump feted King Charles and Queen Camilla at a white-tie state dinner, the room could have easily been confused for a Fox News greenroom. . .”

With much of the network’s primetime lineup on the guest list, it served as a visual manifestation of Fox News’ continued allegiance to the Trump White House, standing in sharp contrast to a constellation of right-wing media personalities who have amassed huge digital followings and publicly broken with him on the Iran war. . .

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https://www.status.news/p/fox-news-iran-war-coverage-trump

Vanishing Ghostly Newsrooms

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Article in AP by David Bauder, 4/30/26

Headline:  “Disappearing before our eyes: One photographer’s passion project of capturing local newsrooms”

“NEW YORK (AP) — If you think the life of a journalist is glamorous, take a look at Ann Hermes’ photograph of Tom Haley from a winter day in Rutland, Vermont. . .”

“Hermes is fascinated by things that evoke a time gone by or are about to pass into history. She has photographed the last Morse code station operating in North America and department store photo booths. Lately, she’s spent a lot of time in newsrooms like Haley’s Rutland Herald. . .”

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https://apnews.com/article/newspapers-newsrooms-photographing-media-f0d0939e04bb66f8d340f6f43df5bf5e

MAGA Media Shrinking?

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Article in Raw Story by Matthew Chapman, 5/1/26

Headline:  “Prominent right-wing news outlet hit with mass layoffs”

“The far-right Daily Wire faced mass layoffs this week — gutting the team of the long-prominent outlet initially founded by conservative activist Ben Shapiro.

“According to The Wrap, Ben Shapiro’s right-wing media company confirmed the layoffs in a statement to media on Friday afternoon, saying that impacted staffers are ‘a number of teams’ and layoffs were largely concentrated to its Nashville headquarters. ‘Today, The Daily Wire made a difficult decision to restructure the organization, which included layoffs to a number of teams,’ a spokesperson said.”

“The Daily Wire has been the focus of drama in previous years, one of the biggest incidents being the firing of right-wing star Candace Owens for pushing antisemitic conspiracy theories. . .”

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https://www.rawstory.com/daily-wire-2676842325/?utm_source=superhead

Both Feet Forward

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Article in Daily Kos by Oliver Willis, 5/1/26

Headline: “CNN’s favorite MAGA creep is giving the network headaches”

“CNN’s decision to keep pro-Trump provocateur and MAGA shill Scott Jennings on its payroll despite a career filled with lies and boorish behavior is once again generating a wave of negative news for the network.

“Some pundits who have appeared on the network’s programs are calling for Jennings to be fired after a Thursday night appearance where he couldn’t keep his composure.

Read the full article at:

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/5/1/800031617/media/cnns-favorite-maga-creep-is-giving-the-network-headaches/