Journalism • Press Freedom
The MAGA Assault on the Media Is Picking Up Steam
CHRIS LEHMANN
The Nation
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.
Published On: 02/03/2025
Journalism • Press Freedom
Capitulation is Contagious
Adrienne LaFrance
The Atlantic
The brave few who stood up to the magnates of the Gilded Age came to mind this month, when Ann Telnaes, a Washington Post cartoonist, resigned over the paper’s refusal to publish a cartoon in which she skewered today’s titans of industry—Jeff Bezos, the owner of the Post, among them.
Published On: 01/23/2025
Journalism • Technology
Liberals Are Left Out in the Cold as Social Media Veers Right
Sheera Frenkel
New York Times
Hundreds of thousands of posts lauding Mr. Trump’s victory filled Truth Social, the social platform that the president-elect owns. Speculation about what the new administration would accomplish ran rampant on X, which is owned by Elon Musk. Gab, Parler and other right-wing social media sites were flooded with thousands of memes glorifying Mr. Trump.
Published On: 11/17/2024
Journalism • Press Freedom
RSF creates “mirror” of leading Russian exile news site blocked by Kremlin
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has used the mirror site technology of its Collateral Freedom operation to unblock access to Meduza, the most popular Russian independent news website.
Published On: 11/03/2022
Journalism • Press Freedom • Safety
Equally Safe
Jennifer Robinson, Dr Keina Yoshida
Article 19
What might a feminist approach to the protection of journalists look like? What concrete benefits might it bring? And could it provide solutions to the well-documented – and highly gendered – abuse that women journalists face every day?
Published On: 05/03/2022
