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Fix Media Now (by the Media and Democracy Project) @fixmedianow.bsky.social · Oct 16
Democracy and the #FirstAmendment are under attack. Join us Oct 18 in support of journalism, press freedom, and democracy.

#NoKings is a time to defend and exert your #1A rights and freedoms & express support for journalists & #PressFreedom
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#NoKings! Join MAD in Defending and Celebrating the First Amendment & #PressFreedom
The Media and Democracy Project invites you to join #NoKings demonstrations in support of the First Amendment - wherever you are.
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fixmedianow.bsky.social Fix Media Now (by the Media and Democracy Project) @fixmedianow.bsky.social · Nov 19
Americans don’t realize the ongoing crises/looming catastrophes BECAUSE legacy media fails to communicate the accelerating fascist assaults #TrumpAppointments

#FrontPage NYTimes is a window into biases of AGS/eds + evidence they are run as Trump-protection rackets
@jeffjarvis.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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davekarpf.bsky.social
(4) Trump and the Republicans don't have an advantage over Democrats because they *better understand heartland Americans.*

They have an advantage over Democrats because they created their own universe of propaganda outlets, and then went out and bought all the mainstream outlets.

Duh.
October 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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heathermuse.bsky.social
Read this whole thread.
mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social The Media and Democracy Project @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social · Oct 22
A 🧵
Fresh off of erasing the largest pro-democracy mobilization in American history the AGSulzberger @nytimes.com continues its institutional normalization of Pres. Trump.

Demolition of East Wing of WH for a vanity project.

🧵 contrasting NYT v WaPo

1/n
Headline chosen by editors 10/22:
NYT Rubble? It’s a presidential dream being realized. WaPo Cries of overreach as East Wing decimated further
October 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
fixmedianow.bsky.social
Democracy and the #FirstAmendment are under attack. Join us Oct 18 in support of journalism, press freedom, and democracy.

#NoKings is a time to defend and exert your #1A rights and freedoms & express support for journalists & #PressFreedom
mediaanddemocracyproject.substack.com/p/nokings-jo...
#NoKings! Join MAD in Defending and Celebrating the First Amendment & #PressFreedom
The Media and Democracy Project invites you to join #NoKings demonstrations in support of the First Amendment - wherever you are.
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October 16, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Today's @chappatte.bsky.social cartoon in print edition of @bostonglobe.com #Pentagon
October 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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r5-to-philly.bsky.social
There will be textbooks written on how headline fails contributed to Trump's fascism and manipulation of the public, particularly by the billionaires who purchased the 4th estate.

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October 16, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social
Democracy and the First Amendment are under attack.

Join us in support of journalism, the First Amendment, and democracy.

#NoKings is an opportunity to defend and exert your #FirstAmendment rights and freedoms & express support for journalists & #PressFreedom
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#NoKings! Join MAD in Defending and Celebrating the First Amendment & #PressFreedom
The Media and Democracy Project invites you to join #NoKings demonstrations in support of the First Amendment - wherever you are.
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October 14, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social
We are proud to join
@rsf.org and @freedom.press and 14 other press freedom and civil liberties groups on this statement and regulatory comment calling for DHS to keep our country open to journalists and others and allow a vibrant free press.
rsf.org/sites/defaul...

#FreePress
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September 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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nickturse.bsky.social
Why FCC Chief Brendan Carr May Be the Most Dangerous Man in Media
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Why FCC Chief Brendan Carr May Be the Most Dangerous Man in Media
FCC Chair Brendan Carr, whose threats were followed by Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension, is a loyalist in Donald Trump’s war on the media.
theintercept.com
September 22, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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markjacob.bsky.social
Trump is firing anyone in the Justice Department who stands up for the rule of law. What's left is an army of fascist enforcers assaulting our constitutional democracy.
kylegriffin1.bsky.social Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · Sep 26
BREAKING NYT:
 
Trump just fired a U.S. attorney who insisted on following a court order.
 
Michele Beckwith, the top federal prosecutor in Sacramento, was fired hours after she reminded a Border Patrol chief to abide by court-ordered restrictions on immigration raids.
Trump Fired a U.S. Attorney Who Insisted on Following a Court Order
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September 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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stevevladeck.bsky.social
#BREAKING: Over the dissents of Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson, #SCOTUS grants (yet another) stay to President Trump—this one allowing him to cease obligating $4 billion in foreign aid funding appropriated by Congress.

I’ll post the link when it’s up.
September 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social
@andreachalupa.bsky.social

How about this for disturbing?

Carr wearing a gold Trump lapel pin. Post by right-wing podcaster Benny Johnson.

More about Carr in our piece in the Intercept. 👇

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Screenshot. Brendan Carr in right wing podcaster Benny Johnson post wearing gold Trump bust lapel pin.
September 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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@karenattiah.bsky.social is a voice for the TRUTH!
Karen Attiah was the last remaining Black full-time writer for the Washington Post opinion pages. She was fearless in her pursuit of the truth and her willingness to speak it to power. To fire her for her strengths, to erase Black voices — especially those of Black women — from one of the most influential newspapers in the country speaks volumes about who is allowed to have an opinion right now in America and who isn't. The chilling effect of this firing, the diminished influence of Black journalists on our mainstream understanding of current events, and a political environment tilted towards silencing dissent are reshaping the way we live our lives and forever rewriting the history future generations will have access to. Kimberlé Crenshaw Co-Founder and Executive Director of AAPF
September 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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It's not a response to one man's cancellation. It's a response to folks seeing a future where the state controls all media and public discourse.
September 18, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
This is why they’re deleting studies
September 16, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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brandonfriedman.bsky.social
And yet! Here is how the New York Times portrayed Trump's relationship with Kirk yesterday.

Trump is a monster and the Times will still do whatever it takes to humanize and normalize him
New York Times: For Trump, Charlie Kirk Is a Deeply Personal Loss The president’s reaction to Charlie Kirk’s assassination shows how much the 31-year-old conservative activist had become a part of the Trump family.
September 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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exposedbycmd.bsky.social
Shocking violence against journalists and observers at anti-ICE protests in LA threatens all of our rights.
#protest #LAProtests #PressFreedom #ProtectJournalists
Freedoms Under Attack: DHS Violence Against Journalists, Observers, and Protesters
YouTube video by The Center for Media and Democracy
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September 16, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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newsjennifer.bsky.social
Basic journalism practices are falling by the wayside as news outlets rush to publish sketchy & sane-washed information about Charlie Kirk. The @wsj.com was one of the first to feed the MAGA firestorm. Sadly, it won't be the last. My latest:
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Journalism fail(s)
It does no one any good for Kirk’s life to be sane-washed or for reporters to rush to publish unverified information. It seems far too many people need to be reminded of that.
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September 15, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Channel your outrage about @washingtonpost.com firing @karenattiah.bsky.social into support for her work
September 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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whstancil.bsky.social
Again, if you actually pay attention to the kind of material that Vance and Miller and their neo-Nazi toadies interact with online it is extremely obvious why they’re invading DC. But our press has consistently decided the implications are too alarming and so they must pretend not to see it
August 17, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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If journalists were doing their jobs, they would call the deployment of National Guard troops to Washington, DC, from three deep-red states what it is: an invasion and occupation force.

https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/3-states-move-to-send-hundreds-of-national-guard-members-to-washington/
3 states move to send hundreds of National Guard members to Washington - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three states moved to deploy hundreds of members of their National Guard to the nation’s capital as part of the Trump administration’s effort toRead More
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August 17, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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whstancil.bsky.social
As awful as it is, it does seem like ICE, used to raiding anonymous Home Depots and farm worker buses, may not have considered the full political dimensions of conducting masked authoritarian-style abductions across the street from cafes and offices holding half the working journalists in America.
newseye.bsky.social News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · Aug 16
NEW: Wearing masks, no ID, unmarked & blacked out cars, refusing to say what agency they’re from and using profanity with any press & public nearby.

This was at 14th & R in Washington DC, this morning (Sunday).

What the hell is happening to the US?

(🎥 Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post)
August 17, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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newsjennifer.bsky.social
A country in peril needs journalists it can count on like @willbunch.bsky.social. I talked to him about what’s at stake as Trump militarizes the country, whether the news media is meeting the moment & what risks lie ahead for fearless reporters. My latest:

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A country in peril needs journalists it can count on.
I talked to columnist Will Bunch about what’s at stake as Trump militarize the country & whether the news media is meeting the moment.
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August 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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The Media and Democracy Project, @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social, is holding a virtual webinar with @suewilson.bsky.social next Monday, August 4 on the topic of improving local TV journalism.

Register for the free event here: www.mobilize.us/mediademocra...
Text: THE MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY: PROJECT PRESENTS A SPECIAL: EVENT WITH SUE WILSON, MEDIA ACTION CENTER "HELP SAVE LOCAL TV NEWS - AT THE FCC AND IN OUR HOME TOWNS" Monday Aug 4, 8pm ET Hear how and why Americans need to prepare for consolidation in ownership of local TV stations and what we can do! FREE Via Zoom. REGISTER NOW http://tiny.cc/SAVETVNEWS
August 2, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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Want to fight disinformation in your own backyard?
Come learn how to push for stronger local TV coverage through FCC filings and public pressure. It works! Find out how.
Sign up for this @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social Zoom workshop Monday, August 4th 8pm ET here: www.mobilize.us/mediademocra...
Help Save Local TV News — at the FCC and in our home towns · The Media and Democracy Project
YOU can help improve local TV News in two ways. Ordinary people have had impact in their communities by expressing their voices publicly and by meeting with the stations. Citizens have also petitioned...
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August 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM