Trouble for Nexstar Merger That Would Create Mega-Network for MAGA
FCC chair Brendan Carr approved a merger creating “the largest broadcast conglomerate in US history.” And he did so at the behest of his boss.
Pete Hegseth’s War on Journalists (and Iran Too)
As the US and Israel’s war on Iran continues to worsen, Hegseth’s attacks on the media have also escalated.
The Digital Media Oligarchy: Who Owns Online News?
More than half of US visits to major online news sites from Dec. 2024 through Nov. 2025 went to outlets controlled by just seven families or corporate entities.
FCC Fights First Amendment and ‘Democracy Itself’
Allowing allegedly local broadcast firms to acquire even more stations will put control over news in still fewer, more corporate hands.
MAGA’s Little Helpers: Sinclair, Nexstar and the Consolidation of Broadcast TV
Sinclair and Nexstar need to stay in Trump’s good graces to ensure FCC approvals. To survive, however, their ABC affiliates need national programming.
CPB Is Dead, But We Need Public Media More Than Ever
With the Project 2025 dream of pulling the plug on CPB realized, what happens next for public broadcasting?
‘The White House Is Shaking Down Media Owners to Get Them to Follow the Trump Agenda’:
CounterSpin interview with Tim Karr on media capitulation
“Unfortunately, the companies that have the freedom to report on it aren’t willing to take up their constitutional right, and speak truth to power.”
Charlie Kirk Purges Show the Need to Stand Up to Government Bullying
In the wake of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk’s shooting on September 10, getting rid of troublesome voices has become easier.
‘The FCC Is Trying to Roll Back Protections Won Over the Past 60 Years’:
CounterSpin interview with Joseph Torres on FCC and structural racism
“We have not reconciled the history of… how government regulation was just reinforcing the racial apartheid that exists in our country.”
Paramount Sells Out Journalism to Secure Purchase by Skydance
The latest moves from CBS’s owners mark the latest seismic shift to the right in the US media landscape.
Cuts to PBS, NPR Part of Authoritarian Playbook
Going after public broadcasters is also a part of the neo-fascist playbook authoritarian leaders around the world are using to clamp down on dissent.
‘This Is an All-Out War on the First Amendment’:
CounterSpin interview with Jessica González on Trump's FCC
“They are directing the reporters to be careful, because they fear government retribution for their speech.”
FCC’s Knives Are Out for First Amendment
FCC chair Brendan Carr’s is waging war on news media as part of the Trump administration’s quest to destroy freedom of the press.
