The MAGA Assault on the Media Is Picking Up Steam
Trump’s courts-based intimidation campaign against the press descends from handiwork of one of his most prominent Silicon Valley backers, venture capitalist and neo-reactionary ghoul Peter Thiel.
Capitulation is Contagious
The brave few who stood up to the magnates of...
Donald Trump Is Turning the Press Pool Into a MAGA Echo Chamber
Leavitt insisted the change was a “long overdue” corrective to an “outdated” system, which gave “left wing stenographers” a “monopoly” on access. But the real message behind the move was plain: The Trump administration will punish news organizations for unfavorable coverage and uncomfortable questions.
Trump’s aid cuts will lead to a surge in propaganda and misinformation, say press freedom groups
From Ukraine to Afghanistan, independent media organisations across the world are being forced to lay off staff or shut down after losing USAid funding.
New report on Russian media in exile: RSF calls for increased support amid unprecedented digital repression
Independent Russian media in exile are a vital line of defence against the Kremlin’s massive digital censorship project, which has an estimated budget of nearly 630 million euros, according to the latest report by The Fix and the JX Fund. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges European states, international donors, and tech giants to step up their support for these media outlets as they face unprecedented repression and major logistical, financial, and security challenges.
White House wrests control of presidential press pool from correspondents
The pool has traditionally been overseen by the WHCA to...
Total Information Collapse
The destabilisation in our information system that we woke up to in 2016 has now entered a wholly dangerous new reality: the merger of Silicon Valley and an authoritarian US state.
One month of Trump: Press freedom under siege
The newly-elected president, his administration, and his political allies have conducted a rapid series of attacks on press freedom that...
GAO Report Shows the Government Uses Face Recognition with No Accountability, Transparency, or Training
Face recognition technology, particularly when used by law enforcement and government, puts into jeopardy many of our important rights.
Trumpocalypse Now
After years of warnings about what Donald Trump would do if he returned to power, the president is dismantling institutions, warping law enforcement agencies, seeking retribution on his critics, treating undocumented immigrants with cruelty, imposing and threatening seismic tariffs, and openly musing about seizing foreign territories. The American experiment is convulsing before our eyes.
And yet, you wouldn't quite realize it from the tone of the news coverage.
