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If the FCC answers to Trump, all of TV News does too
The Frightening Impact of an FCC that’s no longer “independent”
 • Jonathan Reiss
MAD Hero of the Month: Chicago Headline Club
Journalist Sue Noem and the Chicago chapter of the Society Professional Journalists fight for press freedom and the physical safety of journalists vs…
 • Media and Democracy Project
MAD Hero of the Month: Will Bunch
Will Bunch of the Philadelphia Inquirer is not afraid to call out the Trump regime’s fascism. Bunch exemplifies the power of opinion journalism to tell…
 • Media and Democracy Project
The New York Times Spread Dangerous Health Disinformation, Erased It, Hopes You Don’t Notice
The New York Times aided the MAGA, anti-science FDA in its mission to undermine the public’s trust in life saving vaccines. Another example of editorial…
 • Brian Hansbury
UPDATE: Our ongoing fight at the FCC to hold Rupert Murdoch and Fox accountable for knowingly broadcasting 2020 election lies.
MAD urges the FCC to deny Murdoch-owned Fox satellite uplink application. Meanwhile, Carr continues playing partisan games with licenses.
 • Media and Democracy Project
EXCLUSIVE: An interview with the Publisher of the only newspaper to call for President Trump’s impeachment.
An engaging interview on journalism, trust, press freedom, and how a local news outlet serves its community - and democracy.
 • Media and Democracy Project
First in the Nation: A Courageous Editorial Board Calls for Trump’s Impeachment
American Democracy is under siege. The President of the United States is subverting the Constitution. One patriotic Editorial Board rises to the moment.
Press Freedom: One Journalist’s Fight for the First Amendment
We highlight Will Fries, a local journalist who is opposing a government’s attempt to deny access to public information.
 • Lily Wichert
Substack has a Nazi problem AND a health disinformation problem
Substack creators and Substack audiences are supporting a platform that profits off of promoting dangerous antiscience content – at the expense of…
 • Kat O'Brien and Media and Democracy Project
How the media misled the public during the shutdown
Failed framing muddied the waters and privilieged political spin.
 • Natalia Poma
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