Brendan Carr’s Plan to Transform the FCC into Trump’s ‘Speech Police’President-Elect Donald Trump’s pick to head the Federal Communications Commission has an on-again/off-again relationship with the First…Dec 5Dec 5
Elon Musk’s Plan to Defund Public Broadcasting and Destroy AccountabilityUndermining a publicly funded media system makes perfect sense if clearing a path for graft, corruption and a lack of accountability is the…Nov 2639Nov 2639
Student Reporters Offer a Lesson on World Press Freedom DayFriday was World Press Freedom Day, a day that recognizes the journalists worldwide who expose wrongdoing, challenge power and seek the…May 5May 5
Trump’s FCC Ripped Away Open-Internet Protections. We’re This Close to Winning Them BackA majority of commissioners is set to return to the agency the authority it needs to act as a strong advocate for a user-powered internet.Apr 23Apr 23
As Open Internet Protections Return, It’s Time, Again, to Debunk Pesky Comcast Lies About Net…No single issue seems to scare U.S. phone and cable companies more than Net Neutrality.Feb 28Feb 28
How the Media Can Atone for Enabling the Rise of TrumpismFor far too long, media execs have played along with Donald Trump’s strongman charade, aware that his tele-presence is a boon for ratings…Nov 16, 202322Nov 16, 202322
Sink, Sank, Sunk: One Year in and Musk’s Twitter Is Circling the DrainIt’s been one year since Elon Musk took ownership of Twitter and proceeded to strip it of all its social value.Nov 4, 20232Nov 4, 20232
Yaccarino’s PR Push Can’t Whitewash the Awfulness of Musk-Owned TwitterOn Thursday, Twitter (X) CEO Linda Yaccarino sat down with CNBC’s Sara Eisen in an interview replete with outrageously dishonest and…Aug 11, 20231Aug 11, 20231
Elon Musk is Absolutely an Enemy of Free SpeechIn Elon Musk’s mind he’s absolutely a free-speech absolutist. He’ll absolutely defend your right to speak out, as long as you don’t…Jul 31, 20233Jul 31, 20233
Threads vs. Twitter: A Cage Match with Few Real WinnersElon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are going toe to toe in more than one arena. Their latest cage match is over the future of micro-blogging…Jul 12, 2023Jul 12, 2023