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Media Need Protection

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Article in Daily Kos by Max Burns, 12/2/24

Headline:  “What the Media Missed: Trump’s new war on the press”

“Viewers hoping that the corporate media had finally learned its lesson after nearly a decade of Trumpian manipulation likely came away from the Sunday shows disappointed, as anchors across the political spectrum devoted almost all of their time to breathlessly cataloguing Donald Trump’s unhinged list of political nominations.

“That was especially true over on “Meet the Press,” where anchor Kristen Welker seemed practically giddy while describing Trump’s plan to “shake up” (destroy) the federal government.

“Lost in the froth was any context for why Trump’s nominees are so dangerous—and why increasingly alarmed Senate Republicans could pose unexpected headaches for Trump’s latest picks. . .”

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/12/2/2289736/-What-the-Media-Missed-Trump-s-new-war-on-the-press?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=top_news_slot_1&pm_medium=web

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Article in Committee to Protect Journalists by Staff, 12/2/24

Headline:  “Journalist casualties in the Israel-Gaza war”

Subhead:  “The Israel-Gaza war has taken an unprecedented toll on Gazan journalists since Israel declared war on Hamas following its attack against Israel on October 7, 2023”

“As of December 2, 2024, CPJ’s preliminary investigations showed at least 137 journalists and media workers were among the more than tens of thousands killed in Gaza, the West Bank, Israel, and Lebanon since the war began, making it the deadliest period for journalists since CPJ began gathering data in 1992.

“Journalists in Gaza face particularly high risks as they try to cover the conflict, including devastating Israeli airstrikes, famine, the displacement of 90% of Gaza’s population, and the destruction of 80% of its buildings.. . ”
https://cpj.org/2024/12/journalist-casualties-in-the-israel-gaza-conflict/

Talk Radio Slants One Way

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Podcast on NPR by Staff 11/29/24

Headline:  “How Conservative Talk Radio Came to Dominate the Airwaves”

“How did the right get their vice grip of the airwaves, all the while arguing that they were being censored? On this week’s On the Media, a look at the early history of American radio, and why, in the post-war era, the U.S. government encouraged more diverse viewpoints on the airwaves — until it didn’t. Plus, the technological and legal changes that led to the popularity of conservative talk radio hosts like Rush Limbaugh. [00:10] Reporter Katie Thornton explains how radio programming shifted from the 1930s to the 1960s, and how the FCC attempted to prevent propaganda on the airwaves.”

https://www.npr.org/podcasts/452538775/on-the-media

Will the Press Remain Free?

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Article in Common Dreams by Joe Queally, 12/1/24

Headline:  “Trump Picks ‘Deeply Strange’ Kash Patel – Who Vowed to ‘Come After People in the Media’ – for FBI Director”

“. . .Journalist Medhi Hasan, co-founder of Zeteo, said that while previously working for MSNBC he had done a deep-dive on Patel, during which he discovered just what ‘a deeply strange and alarming and sycophantic figure’ Trump’s pick is.”

 

” . . .Last year, during an appearance on Steve Bannon’s War Room podcast, Patel vowed that Trump’s enemies would be targeted if the former president returned to power. ‘We will go out and find the conspirators not just in government, but in the media,’ Patel said at the time.

” ‘Yes, we’re going to come after people in the media,’ Patel explained to Bannon, talking about journalists and others who he claimed ‘help Joe Biden rig elections.’ ”

https://www.commondreams.org/news/kash-patel-fbi

Please Support Independent Media

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Article by Staff in the Daily Kos

Headline:  “The traditional media is not our friend.”

“That’s not a controversial stance, but the notion of the ‘liberal media’ has been a hindrance for progressive power-building. It’s not their job to be our friend, but unlike conservative donors, who never tire of building new friendly media outlets, liberal donors refused to do so because, you know, ‘liberal media.’

“This year, the progressive movement saw the folly of that belief. And it brings home just how important it is to support real progressive media like Daily Kos.

“Media critic Jeff Jarvis calls out the media in the starkest terms:

‘You have refused to recognize fascism at the door. You insist on covering authoritarianism as just another side in still-symmetrical American politics.

‘You let yourselves be exploited by these malign forces to spread their bigotry and bile, cushioned with your white-gloved euphemisms and sane-washing. . . ‘ ”

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/11/20/2287098/-Support-independent-media-support-Daily-Kos?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=from_markos_desk&pm_medium=web

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Something Wrong with Reporting?

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Article in Columbia Journalism Review by Jeff Jarvis, 10/29/24

Headline:  “Why Are Liberals Infuriated with the Media?”

Subhead:  “From sanewashing to false equivalence, many readers have had it with their favorite news publications. Editors would do well to listen.”

“Even before the owners of the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post overruled their editorial boards and, without warning or explanation, spiked endorsements of Kamala Harris—triggering resignations of journalists, a public uproar, and mass subscription cancellations—liberal disappointment and anger with some of the largest national news organizations was already boiling over.

“Of course, the right-wing has had it out for the press across generations and continents, labeling news media Lügenpresse (‘the lying press’) or ‘fake news.’ Donald Trump has attacked and threatened the press. That is not new. Nor is liberal loathing of Rupert Murdoch’s bully pulpits, which act as political agents (though the Wall Street Journal editorial board just mined fresh depths, dismissing the threat of fascism as merely a meme and marking Democrats as ‘the national socialists’.

“What is new and striking is the current wave of grievances regarding political coverage coming from once-devoted liberal readers as well as experienced journalists.”

https://www.cjr.org/analysis/liberals-infuriated-media-cancel-subscription-editorial-endorsement-times-washington-post-jarvis.php

Stopping Teen Social Media

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Article in TechXplore by Lara Chuung, 11/29/24

Headline:  “Social media companies slam Australia’s under-16 ban”

“Social media giants on Friday hit out at a landmark Australian law banning them from signing up under-16s, describing it as a rush job littered with “many unanswered questions”.”

“. . .One of the biggest issues will be privacy—what age-verification information is used, how it is collected and by whom.”

“. . .Social media companies remain adamant that age verification should be the job of app stores, but the government believes tech platforms should be responsible.”

“. . . The legislation will be closely monitored by other countries, with many weighing whether to implement similar bans.”

https://techxplore.com/news/2024-11-social-media-companies-slam-australia.html

Another Journalist Abduction

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Article in Common Dreams by Jessica Corbett, 11/28/24

Headline:  ” Rights Groups Alarmed by Arrest of Pakistani Journalist Matiullah Jan”

Subhhead:  “Amnesty International said that his arbitrary detention ‘on trumped up charges after he was abducted in the late hours of November 27 is an affront on the right to freedom of expression and media freedom.’ “

” Human rights and press freedom groups on Thursday expressed concern after Pakistani journalist Matiullah Jan’s family said he was “abducted,” and then a judge placed him in police custody for a terrorism and narcotics case that critics call “bogus.”

” ‘Matiullah Jan has been abducted from the parking of PIMS tonight at around [11:00 pm] by unmarked abductors in an unmarked vehicle ‘ Jan’s son, Abdul Razzaq, said on the journalist’s X account . . .”

” ‘This follows his courageous coverage of the protests in Islamabad. I demand that my father be let go immediately and his family immediately be informed of his whereabouts,’ added the son, who later posted a video on social media.”

https://www.commondreams.org/news/matiullah-jan

R.I.P. Traditional Media?

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Article in Daily Kos by NoFortunaeSon, 11/30/24

Headline:  “It’s Okay to Let The Establishment Media Die”

Excellent article examining the recent failures of media to promote democracy

“. . .So billionaires are capturing media to promote politics hostile to democrats, and the remaining media … has been attacking democrats for decades? Just what the heck are Democrats defending here?”

“Josh Marshall has an excellent article well worth a read on how Democrats have found themselves on the side of defending institutions in an era of populist, institutional mistrust. For example, a major thrust of Trumpism is attacking the press. Democrats respond by rallying to the defense of the media, because a free press is a concept Democrats (rightly) hold in high regard. But this is mistake. . . ”

“. . . So far, the free press is showing remarkable signs of enduring Trump. We don’t need this abusive relationship with establishment media, and we certainly don’t need to reward it financially.”

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/11/30/2092920/-It-s-Okay-to-Let-The-Establishment-Media-Die?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web

Journalists Will Be Muzzled?

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Article in The Columbia Journalism Review by Kyle Paolette, 11/22/25

Headline:  “A New Normal”

Subhead:  “If Donald Trump returns to the White House, the Espionage Act offers a clear path for him to stifle press freedom.”

“It’s the summer of 2025, and the home screen of every major news outlet bears the same image: a journalist being escorted by a cloud of black suits across a brick plaza to a hearing at the federal courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia. She is the first American reporter ever to be charged under the Espionage Act.”

“. . .Since the eighties, the Espionage Act has served as the primary means of prosecuting government employees for disclosing confidential information. This century, the threat has grown significantly. During the George W. Bush administration, Judith Miller—a Times reporter whose coverage of the Iraq War drew upon what turned out to have been fabricated intelligence—was jailed for refusing to reveal a source being investigated under the Espionage Act. . . .”

https://www.cjr.org/covering_the_election/new-normal-paoletta-trump-espionage-act-project-2025-prosecute-enemies.php