US Cartooning Tradition in Peril in Trump’s First Year
In the era of Trump, publishers are, for a variety of reasons, encouraging cartoonists to approach the president on bended knee.
‘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.”
Trump Turns Pentagon Into Department of War on First Amendment
The Trump directive transcends the anti-democratic tradition of suppressing military information, taking the nation into new authoritarian territory.
As Ellison Buys Out TikTok, US Moves Toward One-Party Media
The Ellison duo taking over both CBS and CNN, as well as controlling a major social media network like TikTok, would be dangerous for democracy.
Matthew Cunningham-Cook on Criminalizing Witness, Tim Karr on Media Compliance
Witness testimony is how we can resist official testimony about people “resisting arrest.” And you can tell how much it matters by the efforts to shut it down.
‘Media Really Took at Face Value What Trump Said About This Boat and Its Occupants’:
CounterSpin interview with Alex Main on Venezuelan boat assault
“I would’ve hoped by now that more US journalists would report on the fact that the US is at the brink of war with Venezuela.”
Kirk Coverage Downplayed MAGA’s Culture of Violence
The right-wing movement Kirk was a crucial part of has played the leading role in dehumanizing others and normalizing violence.
When Trump Took Over DC, NYT First Ignored, Then Belittled Protests
Dismising the vibrant grassroots resistance to Trump’s occupation of DC as “only a few scattered protests” is a distortion.
Alex Main on Venezuelan Boat Assault
Can the Trump administration, or any administration, declare people guilty and summarily kill them based on that declaration?
‘Kennedy Is Not a Skeptic. He Is an Anti-Vaccination Enthusiast’:
CounterSpin interview with Elizabeth Jacobs on RFK Jr. and public health
“It is my opinion that misinformation—not just scientific, but all kinds—is the greatest existential threat to the United States right now.”
CBS Drifts Further Toward Right-Wing State Television
Face the Nation’s renunciation of editing comes in the wake of other recent capitulations by CBS and Paramount to Trump administration demands.
Elizabeth Jacobs on RFK Jr. and Public Health
It’s only an opinion that it’s wrong that our federal health agency is led by a guy who claims he can diagnose children he walks past at the airport.
Media Dance Around Illegality of Trump’s Third-Country Deportation Scheme
US corporate media have not shied away from reporting on third-country deportations, but tend to dance around the illegality of the whole matter.
Media Like Newsom’s Fighting Words—But Are Words Enough to Beat Trump?
Newsom seems to think that all he needs is one splashy issue he can fight Trump on–and a little help from his corporate friends, donors and media outlets.
WaPo Editors Doing Their Best to Conceal Reporters’ Vital Work on DC Occupation
Washington Post editors have been slapping misleading headlines on Post reporters’ invaluable coverage of the military occupation of DC.
Joseph Torres on the FCC and Structural Racism
The White House’s assaults on the press corps are part of, and not ancillary to, their direct assaults on Black and brown people.
How NYT’s Bad Reporting Helped Justify Trump’s Tariffs on Brazil
The arguments presented in the New York Times have bolstered Trump’s justification for imposing tariffs on Brazilian goods.
NYT Complains Trump Isn’t Anti-Media Enough
The New York Times is angry because it supports the muzzling of TikTok for Cold War–inspired reasons.
‘It’s Really a Full-On Attack on the Voting Rights Act’:
CounterSpin interview with Ari Berman on voting rights erasure
“It’s been the mission of the conservative justices on the Supreme Court to roll back things like the Voting Rights Act for 30 or 40 years.”
Media in Hiding From the Most Urgent Questions of the Day
How do you explain that violent crime is on the decline? AP relegates reality to a dependent clause, and then recites inflammatory hysteria word for word.
