Media Politicize

Propaganda Journalists Selected

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Article in The Guardian by Eric Berger, 10/22/25

Headline:  “Pentagon names new press corps from far-right outlets after reporter walkout”

Subhead:  “Spokesperson calls journalists who refused to agree to new rules ‘self-righteous media who chose to self-deport’”

“After the recent departure of Pentagon reporters due to their refusal to agree to a new set of restrictive policies, the defense department has announced a “next generation of the Pentagon press corps” featuring 60 journalists from far-right outlets, many of which have promoted conspiracy theories. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/22/pentagon-press-corps

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Article in Daily Kos by Oliver Willis, 10/22/25

Headline:  “Pentagon’s new press corps is the stuff of nightmares”

“The Trump administration announced Wednesday that a group of far-right media outlets have been given press access to the Pentagon. . .”

“The Pentagon’s new right-wing press corps is beyond ill-equipped to handle independent reporting. But when it comes to producing stories that get Hegseth’s approval, it’ll pass with flying colors.”

Read the full article at:

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/10/22/2349917/-Pentagon-s-new-press-corps-is-the-stuff-of-nightmares?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=top_news_slot_1&pm_medium=web

Burning Down Local Radio

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Article in Al Jezeera by Andy Hirschfeld, 10/20/25

Headline:   “As US public media funds officially dry up, local radio stations struggle”

Subhead:  “Local stations like the Allegheny Mountain Radio serve as a key resource for locals during crises.”

“For Scott Smith, the cuts to the Corporation For Public Broadcasting are existential.

He is the general manager of Allegheny Mountain Radio, which he runs alongside programme manager Heather Nidly. The funds were slashed as part of United States President Donald Trump’s vast tax cut and spending bill that was signed into law in July. As a result, the station, which has been on air for more than four decades, lost 65 percent of its funding. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025/10/20/as-public-media-funds-officially-dry-up-local-radio-stations-struggle

 

Fox in a Whitehouse

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Article in Media Matters by Tyler Monroe, 10/20/25

Headline: “Star Fox host Laura Ingraham is now in business with the president’s son”

“Fox News star Laura Ingraham spent years railing against the purported corruption caused by the business interests of President Joe Biden’s son. But now she’s going into business with Donald Trump Jr., federal records show, a wildly and obviously unethical conflict of interest that no credible news outlet would tolerate. . .

Read the full article at:

https://www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump-jr/star-fox-host-laura-ingraham-now-business-presidents-son

Censorship Now Hits Universities

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Article in The Guardian by Ann Betts, 10/16/25

Headline:  “Indiana University orders school paper to cease print edition and fires director of student media”

Subhead:  “Editors at the Indiana Daily Student say administration’s move to control news content amounts to censorship”

“Indiana University has ordered its student-run newspaper, the Indiana Daily Student (IDS), to cease printing new editions and fired the school’s director of student media, who also served as the paper’s adviser, according to multiple reports. Students at the school are criticizing these moves as censorship. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/16/indiana-university-school-paper

Satanic Demons & Media?

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Article in Media Matters by Payton Armstrong & Noah Dowe, 10/16/25

Headline:  “Calling their opponents ‘demonic,’ some right-leaning online shows are embracing ‘spiritual warfare’ rhetoric”

Subhead:  “Online figures and podcasters have warned of a ‘satanic world order’ and called on their audiences to ‘fight these demons in culture if we’re going to win politically’ ‘demonic.’ ”

“Some right-wing and right-leaning podcasters have embraced the extreme rhetoric of ‘spiritual warfare’ against their political opponents, accusing political and cultural figures they disagree with of harboring a ‘demonic’ ideology.”

Read the full article at:

https://www.mediamatters.org/steve-bannon/calling-their-opponents-demonic-some-right-leaning-online-shows-are-embracing

Journalists’ Pentagon Walk-Out

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Article in The Washington Post by Scott Nover, 10/16/25

Headline:  “Hundreds of people cover the Pentagon. These are the 15 who signed its new press policy.”

Subhead: “The Federalist, the Epoch Times and One America News signed the Defense Department’s press rules. The rest are freelancers, independent or work for media outfits based overseas.”

” . . . Journalists from nearly every major U.S. news outlet, including The Washington Post, turned in their press badges Wednesday after refusing to adhere to the new rules for reporters at the Pentagon, which prohibit soliciting any information the government doesn’t authorize reporters to have. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/10/16/more-than-100-people-cover-pentagon-only-15-signed-its-new-press-policy/

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Article in The Hill by Dominick Mastrangelo, 10/16/25

Headline: ” ‘The Daily Show’ mockingly agrees to Hegseth’s press restrictions”

” ‘After serious consideration, The Daily Show has agreed to the Pentagon’s new demands regarding press access,’ the show said in a graphic posted on social media. ‘We were going to refuse, but everyone else rejected it so hard that it honestly made us feel kinda bad for Pete Hegseth.’ . . .’

Read the full article at:

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5558261-daily-show-hegseths-pentagon-press-rules/

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Article in Daily Kos by Oliver Wells 10/16/25

Headline: “White House spews pathetic lie about Pentagon media walkout”

“. . .in response to a photo of the reporters who left, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung wrote on X, ‘SOURCE: a few reporters on this wall have privately said they were bullied into participating in the walkout when they actually wanted to stay. ‘. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/10/16/2348899/-White-House-spews-pathetic-lie-about-Pentagon-media-walkout?

“We Don’t Need no Stinkin’ Badges”

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Article in The Guardian by Jeremy Barr, 10/15/25

Headline:  “Pentagon reporters have now turned in their badges – but plan to keep reporting”

Subhead: “Reporters who declined to sign new set of Pentagon rules had to clear out of world’s largest military headquarters”

“. . .Current and former Pentagon correspondents who spoke with the Guardian said that coverage would undoubtedly suffer from a lack of proximity to administration decision-makers – though many are intent on proving that the restrictions won’t stop the work, with some even saying they plan to take a more aggressive tack. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/15/pentagon-press-reporting-policy

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Article in The Washington Post by Dan Lamothe, 10/15/25

Headline:  “Hegseth’s legal fixer at the center of Pentagon’s new media restrictions”

Subhead:  “Tim Parlatore represented the defense secretary when he faced sexual assault allegations, and also counts alleged mobsters and President Donald Trump as former clients.”

“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s bid to impose sweeping restrictions on journalists’ ability to report at the Pentagon was orchestrated with advice from his longtime personal lawyer, whose role on Hegseth’s staff has troubled some defense officials. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/10/15/hegseth-media-restrictions-tim-parlatore/

Bag of Cash? – Nothing Wrong Here

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Article in The New Republic by Malcolm Ferguson, 10/14/25

Headline:  “Trump Lashes Out at ABC Reporter After Disastrous Vance Interview”

Subhead:  “Donald Trump refused to take a question from an ABC reporter in his meeting with Argentine President Javier Milei.”

“President Trump refused to answer a question from an ABC reporter at his sitdown with Argentine President Javier Milei on Tuesday, citing host George Stephanopoulos’s embarrassment of Vice President JD Vance on Sunday. . .”

“Stephanopoulos didn’t “do” anything to Vance—he simply called him out on his B.S. regarding the $50,000 cash bribe the FBI caught current White House border czar Tom Homan accepting in a sting operation in 2024. Vance and the Trump administration continue to state that Homan committed no crime while being unable to say where the $50,000 went. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://newrepublic.com/post/201760/trump-refuses-answer-abc-reporter-jd-vance-interview

Reporters Only Stenographers Now?

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Article in The Washington Post by Scott Nover, 10/14/25

Headline:  “Media including Fox News overwhelmingly reject Pentagon press policy”

Subhead:  “The network, which is generally supportive of the Trump administration, has joined ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN in not signing the Defense Department press policy.”

“. . .Today, we join virtually every other news organization in declining to agree to the Pentagon’s new requirements, which would restrict journalists’ ability to keep the nation and the world informed of important national security issues,’ the news networks wrote. ‘The policy is without precedent and threatens core journalistic protections. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/10/14/fox-news-among-broadcasters-refusing-sign-pentagon-press-pledge/

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Article in Mediaite by Sarah Rumpf, 10/14/25

Headline:  “Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon Press Crackdown Gets Absolutely Walloped on Fox News by Retired General”

“Retired General and former Vice Chief of Staff for the U.S. Army Jack Keane was bluntly critical of the Pentagon’s new press restrictions Tuesday, telling Fox News anchor Bret Baier this was an improper attempt to “spoon-feed information” to journalists. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/pete-hegseths-pentagon-press-crackdown-gets-absolutely-walloped-on-fox-news-by-retired-general/

 

Student Journalists Polarized?

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Article in Columbia Journalism Review by Carolina Abbott Galvao, 10/13/25

Headline:  “Student Journalism Is Fraught, Too”

Subhead:  “The dispute over plans for MediaFest, the nation’s largest conference of student journalists, reflects the polarization of the news industry that awaits them.”

“In late July, a group of student-journalism advisers convened on Zoom to discuss a brewing controversy over opinion, reporting, and religion. They were preparing for MediaFest—the nation’s largest conference of student reporters and their mentors, which will take place in Washington, DC, this week. Steven Sandberg, a student media adviser at Oregon State University, had been browsing the event schedule when he came upon a list of speakers slated for a portion of the conference called the “faith track.” “I saw pretty far-right, anti-LGBTQ language,” he said. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.cjr.org/feature/student-journalism-mediafest-fraught-religion-faith-reporting.php