From the Guardian:
Events
Current Activites of FCM and in the past
How Journalism Can Warn Us About Fascism
Dorothy Thompson’s most formidable foe was Adolf Hitler. Thompson spent well over a decade agitating against the Nazis in print and on the radio, warning Americans of the threat of fascism years before the official U.S. entry into World War II. Thompson spent well over a decade agitating against the Nazis in print and on the radio.
From Mental Floss Magazine:
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/583332/dorothy-thompson-journalist-who-warned-world-hitler
Defamation in the Media is Hard to Prove . . . but . . .
Alex Jones, the king of bogus news and propaganda has been found guilty, harming people. Here’s the story from AP:
https://www.aol.com/entertainment/alex-jones-loses-lawsuit-over-165849080-172133111.html
Local News in Danger Documentary
A documentary will air on KCPT PBS on Monday 11/15/21 9:00 PM CST on Independent Lens. FCM will screen it for those who want to see it. If interested, email savethemedia@cs.com for an invite.
The documentary is called “Storm Lake, A Newspaper, A Family, a Community”.
https://stormlakemovie.com/
Art Cullen discusses his documentary on endangered local newspapers in Storm Lake, Iowa
New Name, Same Old?
The universal “news” source, Facebook, changed its name to “Meta” Unfortunately, I once meta name and it didn’t work out so well.
Lucille Ball, years ago, talked about how a magic potion “meeta” could solve all your problems. While she proceeded to get drunk sampling it, the PR image was damaged. Will FB (I mean “Meta”) suffer the same fate, and do you need to be under the influence to appreciate it and ignore all your image problems?
In Bid to Head off GOP Takeover at FCC, Biden Nominates First Female Chair
From the Washington Post – Fending off a Republican takeover of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/10/26/fcc-chair-rosenworcel-sohn/