Sue Wilson
@suewilson.bsky.social
Emmy winning investigative journalist turned
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Media Democracy advocacy https://MediaActionCenter.net
https://SueWilsonReports.com
Docu Film: Broadcast Blues, https://youtu.be/peVN7_LZYPM
Non-partisan.
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Sue Wilson
@suewilson.bsky.social
· Sep 9
Republicans eager for Trump to expand use of military on U.S. soil
As Trump has stepped up his use of military force, fellow Republicans in Congress have done little but cheer him on.
www.pbs.org
It's media, stupid:
"Repubs have in recent years found political success focusing on the issue of crime. The vast majority of Americans, 81%, see crime as a "major problem" in large cities, accd'g to recent polling from The AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research."
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"Repubs have in recent years found political success focusing on the issue of crime. The vast majority of Americans, 81%, see crime as a "major problem" in large cities, accd'g to recent polling from The AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research."
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www.pbs.org/newshour/amp...
Most Rs never even heard of Vance Boelter, indicted for killing D-Melissa Hortman & her husband + shot D-Hoffman & wife. Had a list of other Dems to kill.
Those R friends I've told have been appalled. They have a conservative point of view but do not support political violence.
Why don't they know?
Those R friends I've told have been appalled. They have a conservative point of view but do not support political violence.
Why don't they know?
I'm talking with Republicans who are rightly upset over the murder of Charlie Kirk but who never heard about the murder of MN Dem Speaker of the House Melissa.
R's who are upset about CA'S passing Prop 50 redistricting - but never heard of Texas' redistricting.
Information bubble?
R's who are upset about CA'S passing Prop 50 redistricting - but never heard of Texas' redistricting.
Information bubble?
November 16, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Most Rs never even heard of Vance Boelter, indicted for killing D-Melissa Hortman & her husband + shot D-Hoffman & wife. Had a list of other Dems to kill.
Those R friends I've told have been appalled. They have a conservative point of view but do not support political violence.
Why don't they know?
Those R friends I've told have been appalled. They have a conservative point of view but do not support political violence.
Why don't they know?
Correction:
I'm talking w/ Republicans who are rightly upset over the murder of Charlie Kirk but never heard about the murder of MN Dem Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman.
R's upset about CA'S passing Prop 50 redistricting - but never heard of Texas' redistricting.
Information bubble, ya think?
I'm talking w/ Republicans who are rightly upset over the murder of Charlie Kirk but never heard about the murder of MN Dem Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman.
R's upset about CA'S passing Prop 50 redistricting - but never heard of Texas' redistricting.
Information bubble, ya think?
I'm talking with Republicans who are rightly upset over the murder of Charlie Kirk but who never heard about the murder of MN Dem Speaker of the House Melissa.
R's who are upset about CA'S passing Prop 50 redistricting - but never heard of Texas' redistricting.
Information bubble?
R's who are upset about CA'S passing Prop 50 redistricting - but never heard of Texas' redistricting.
Information bubble?
November 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Correction:
I'm talking w/ Republicans who are rightly upset over the murder of Charlie Kirk but never heard about the murder of MN Dem Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman.
R's upset about CA'S passing Prop 50 redistricting - but never heard of Texas' redistricting.
Information bubble, ya think?
I'm talking w/ Republicans who are rightly upset over the murder of Charlie Kirk but never heard about the murder of MN Dem Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman.
R's upset about CA'S passing Prop 50 redistricting - but never heard of Texas' redistricting.
Information bubble, ya think?
I'm talking w/ Republicans who are rightly upset over the murder of Charlie Kirk but never heard about the murder of MN Dem Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman.
R's upset about CA'S passing Prop 50 redistricting - but never heard of Texas' redistricting.
Information bubble, ya think?
R's upset about CA'S passing Prop 50 redistricting - but never heard of Texas' redistricting.
Information bubble, ya think?
November 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I'm talking w/ Republicans who are rightly upset over the murder of Charlie Kirk but never heard about the murder of MN Dem Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman.
R's upset about CA'S passing Prop 50 redistricting - but never heard of Texas' redistricting.
Information bubble, ya think?
R's upset about CA'S passing Prop 50 redistricting - but never heard of Texas' redistricting.
Information bubble, ya think?
I'm talking w/ Republicans who are rightly upset over the murder of Charlie Kirk but never heard about the murder of MN Dem Speaker of the House Melissa Hortmann.
R's upset about CA'S passing Prop 50 redistricting - but never heard of Texas' redistricting.
Information bubble, ya think?
R's upset about CA'S passing Prop 50 redistricting - but never heard of Texas' redistricting.
Information bubble, ya think?
November 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I'm talking w/ Republicans who are rightly upset over the murder of Charlie Kirk but never heard about the murder of MN Dem Speaker of the House Melissa Hortmann.
R's upset about CA'S passing Prop 50 redistricting - but never heard of Texas' redistricting.
Information bubble, ya think?
R's upset about CA'S passing Prop 50 redistricting - but never heard of Texas' redistricting.
Information bubble, ya think?
I'm talking with Republicans who are rightly upset over the murder of Charlie Kirk but who never heard about the murder of MN Dem Speaker of the House Melissa.
R's who are upset about CA'S passing Prop 50 redistricting - but never heard of Texas' redistricting.
Information bubble?
R's who are upset about CA'S passing Prop 50 redistricting - but never heard of Texas' redistricting.
Information bubble?
November 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I'm talking with Republicans who are rightly upset over the murder of Charlie Kirk but who never heard about the murder of MN Dem Speaker of the House Melissa.
R's who are upset about CA'S passing Prop 50 redistricting - but never heard of Texas' redistricting.
Information bubble?
R's who are upset about CA'S passing Prop 50 redistricting - but never heard of Texas' redistricting.
Information bubble?
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BREAKING: There is now a searchable Epstein Document dump:
journaliststudio.google.com/pinpoint/sea...
journaliststudio.google.com/pinpoint/sea...
Pinpoint - From the Estate of Jeffrey Epstein
journaliststudio.google.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:45 AM
BREAKING: There is now a searchable Epstein Document dump:
journaliststudio.google.com/pinpoint/sea...
journaliststudio.google.com/pinpoint/sea...
NEW Petition standing against the deployment of the FCC's news distortion rule.
A law would be the better long-term route. The FCC did not stand against unfair use of that rule in the WTVT case decades ago when FOX argued there was a rule but no law against distorting news. youtu.be/nC3QzjGvCaY?...
A law would be the better long-term route. The FCC did not stand against unfair use of that rule in the WTVT case decades ago when FOX argued there was a rule but no law against distorting news. youtu.be/nC3QzjGvCaY?...
November 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
NEW Petition standing against the deployment of the FCC's news distortion rule.
A law would be the better long-term route. The FCC did not stand against unfair use of that rule in the WTVT case decades ago when FOX argued there was a rule but no law against distorting news. youtu.be/nC3QzjGvCaY?...
A law would be the better long-term route. The FCC did not stand against unfair use of that rule in the WTVT case decades ago when FOX argued there was a rule but no law against distorting news. youtu.be/nC3QzjGvCaY?...
Thinking that the 7 Democrats & 1 independent may be geniuses.
Let people see their healthcare cost sky-rocket.
Have a public debate just before ACA subsidies expire. A public debate highlighting R's complete lack of a plan.
MAYBE we can come a real solution, including Rs + Ds.
Let people see their healthcare cost sky-rocket.
Have a public debate just before ACA subsidies expire. A public debate highlighting R's complete lack of a plan.
MAYBE we can come a real solution, including Rs + Ds.
November 11, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Thinking that the 7 Democrats & 1 independent may be geniuses.
Let people see their healthcare cost sky-rocket.
Have a public debate just before ACA subsidies expire. A public debate highlighting R's complete lack of a plan.
MAYBE we can come a real solution, including Rs + Ds.
Let people see their healthcare cost sky-rocket.
Have a public debate just before ACA subsidies expire. A public debate highlighting R's complete lack of a plan.
MAYBE we can come a real solution, including Rs + Ds.
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Please also keep an eye on your out-of-pocket deductibles.
Ours has gone up from $5000 per family to $14000 per family for next year 😡
Ours has gone up from $5000 per family to $14000 per family for next year 😡
November 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Please also keep an eye on your out-of-pocket deductibles.
Ours has gone up from $5000 per family to $14000 per family for next year 😡
Ours has gone up from $5000 per family to $14000 per family for next year 😡
BREAKING: Reports of shots fired at Austin Central Library in downtown share.google/uSuxH03XYb4g...
BREAKING: Reports of shots fired at Austin Central Library in downtown
Police are responding to reports of shots fired at the Austin Central Library in downtown.APD says that they heard reports of shots fired from one of the upper
share.google
October 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
BREAKING: Reports of shots fired at Austin Central Library in downtown share.google/uSuxH03XYb4g...
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One thing tracking the invasion of Chicago has done (as did the LA invasion) is introduce me to great local journalism outlets, including @blockclubchi.bsky.social.
I think it's one reason Stephen Miller hasn't been more successful sowing fascist spectacle.
I think it's one reason Stephen Miller hasn't been more successful sowing fascist spectacle.
"With no billionaire owners to answer to, @blockclubchi.bsky.social believes their responsibility is to the community." — @charlesmblow.bsky.social
Don't miss @jensabella.bsky.social + @afrodip.bsky.social in this new doc series on the crisis facing local news. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xymb...
Don't miss @jensabella.bsky.social + @afrodip.bsky.social in this new doc series on the crisis facing local news. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xymb...
Reformation
YouTube video by Press Forward
www.youtube.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
One thing tracking the invasion of Chicago has done (as did the LA invasion) is introduce me to great local journalism outlets, including @blockclubchi.bsky.social.
I think it's one reason Stephen Miller hasn't been more successful sowing fascist spectacle.
I think it's one reason Stephen Miller hasn't been more successful sowing fascist spectacle.
The Powell Memo. Hmmn. See The Brainwashing of My Dad documentary. @jensenko.bsky.social
There is a very strong case that everything started breaking in one specific year: 1971.
That was the year of the Powell Memo.
Take a look at this website. Scroll and scroll and scroll. It'll blow your mind.
wtfhappenedin1971.com
That was the year of the Powell Memo.
Take a look at this website. Scroll and scroll and scroll. It'll blow your mind.
wtfhappenedin1971.com
WTF Happened In 1971?
Visit the post for more.
wtfhappenedin1971.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The Powell Memo. Hmmn. See The Brainwashing of My Dad documentary. @jensenko.bsky.social
How reporters should cover propagandists:
criticalread.substack.com/p/trump-game...
criticalread.substack.com/p/trump-game...
Trump games the press, so maybe change the rules?
There’s a new playbook for covering people like him
criticalread.substack.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
How reporters should cover propagandists:
criticalread.substack.com/p/trump-game...
criticalread.substack.com/p/trump-game...
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Chalk on sidewalks now domestic terrorism.
October 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Chalk on sidewalks now domestic terrorism.
I see this old dog needs new tricks:
"...even politicians and policymakers who favor major newspapers or television channels for their own information are influenced by, and must reason with, constituencies who inhabit a fundamentally different media ecosystem."
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
"...even politicians and policymakers who favor major newspapers or television channels for their own information are influenced by, and must reason with, constituencies who inhabit a fundamentally different media ecosystem."
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
For Expertise to Matter, Nonpartisan Institutions Need New Communications Strategies
To avoid irrelevance when they are needed most, experts and nonpartisan analysts must rethink not just their channels of communication but also their theory of influence.
carnegieendowment.org
October 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I see this old dog needs new tricks:
"...even politicians and policymakers who favor major newspapers or television channels for their own information are influenced by, and must reason with, constituencies who inhabit a fundamentally different media ecosystem."
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
"...even politicians and policymakers who favor major newspapers or television channels for their own information are influenced by, and must reason with, constituencies who inhabit a fundamentally different media ecosystem."
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
"Information is power."
Some federal workers support the government shutdown, even as President Trump threatens to use this moment to lay off employees and cut funding to programs.
Why some federal workers aren't scared by the threat of shutdown layoffs
Some federal workers support the government shutdown, even as President Trump threatens to use this moment to lay off employees and cut funding to programs.
n.pr
October 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
"Information is power."
Leadership is not entitled but earned.
Correct. That’s why it’s going to take bravery from Dem leaders.
They may not be able to stop it. They may get arrested. But they can and must draw attention to the attacks on our freedoms.
They may not be able to stop it. They may get arrested. But they can and must draw attention to the attacks on our freedoms.
Also, they don’t want to be arrested at best or beaten & then arrested at worst. That was the point of beating up Padilla at Noem’s press conference. Use violence & threats of violence on elected officials to establish a competitive system of control.
October 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Leadership is not entitled but earned.
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Turns out protest alone was never what changed things, it was protest *plus media coverage of protests*, which prompted officials to respond to protests, which increased public awareness of protests, etc.
If the protest happens & corporate media simply ignores it ... it's inert.
If the protest happens & corporate media simply ignores it ... it's inert.
Six out of eight of the largest mass-movement protests in US history have happened since 2017. You wouldn't know this from most media reporting, and you sure af wouldn't know this from the way either major party has reacted.
October 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Turns out protest alone was never what changed things, it was protest *plus media coverage of protests*, which prompted officials to respond to protests, which increased public awareness of protests, etc.
If the protest happens & corporate media simply ignores it ... it's inert.
If the protest happens & corporate media simply ignores it ... it's inert.
You've heard me rail against Democrats who do nothing about today's failed media.
Guess what? They are finally fighting back!
I'm attending Fairfax County Democratic Committee's event, “How We Win The Information War: A National Affairs Committee Policy Forum.”
- www.mobilize.us/fairfaxdems/...
Guess what? They are finally fighting back!
I'm attending Fairfax County Democratic Committee's event, “How We Win The Information War: A National Affairs Committee Policy Forum.”
- www.mobilize.us/fairfaxdems/...
How We Win The Information War: A National Affairs Committee Policy Forum · Fairfax County Democratic Committee
### OVERVIEW:
This in-depth policy forum of experts from across media fields will explore strategies to tackle and overcome the left's media deficit and urgently build media ecosystems,
infrastruc...
www.mobilize.us
October 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
You've heard me rail against Democrats who do nothing about today's failed media.
Guess what? They are finally fighting back!
I'm attending Fairfax County Democratic Committee's event, “How We Win The Information War: A National Affairs Committee Policy Forum.”
- www.mobilize.us/fairfaxdems/...
Guess what? They are finally fighting back!
I'm attending Fairfax County Democratic Committee's event, “How We Win The Information War: A National Affairs Committee Policy Forum.”
- www.mobilize.us/fairfaxdems/...
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JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 6, 2025 at 1:16 PM
JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA, Obamacare) provides health insurance options to the 7% of the US population who are entrepreneurs. Everyone else gets it from private employers, Medicare, or Medicaid. Used to be farmers, cafe owners, Uber drivers etc. often could not buy health insurance at all. 1/
October 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The Affordable Care Act (ACA, Obamacare) provides health insurance options to the 7% of the US population who are entrepreneurs. Everyone else gets it from private employers, Medicare, or Medicaid. Used to be farmers, cafe owners, Uber drivers etc. often could not buy health insurance at all. 1/
I'm attending Fairfax County Democratic Committee's event, “How We Win The Information War: A National Affairs Committee Policy Forum” - sign up now www.mobilize.us/fairfaxdems/...
How We Win The Information War: A National Affairs Committee Policy Forum · Fairfax County Democratic Committee
### OVERVIEW:
This in-depth policy forum of experts from across media fields will explore strategies to tackle and overcome the left's media deficit and urgently build media ecosystems,
infrastruc...
www.mobilize.us
September 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I'm attending Fairfax County Democratic Committee's event, “How We Win The Information War: A National Affairs Committee Policy Forum” - sign up now www.mobilize.us/fairfaxdems/...
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1/3 Our Media and Democracy Project "Hero of the Month" is Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social
Please join us in taking 3 actions to support her.
"Democracy Dies in Darkness, but some of us will still carry on the light." - Karen Attiah
mediaanddemocracyproject.substack.com/p/our-mad-he...
Please join us in taking 3 actions to support her.
"Democracy Dies in Darkness, but some of us will still carry on the light." - Karen Attiah
mediaanddemocracyproject.substack.com/p/our-mad-he...
Our MAD Hero of the Month: Karen Attiah
Jeff Bezo's Washington Post Fired Karen Attiah for Doing Her Job and Telling the Truth. We are inspired by her and her quote:"Democracy Dies in Darkness, but some of us will still carry on the light."
mediaanddemocracyproject.substack.com
September 26, 2025 at 11:41 AM
1/3 Our Media and Democracy Project "Hero of the Month" is Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social
Please join us in taking 3 actions to support her.
"Democracy Dies in Darkness, but some of us will still carry on the light." - Karen Attiah
mediaanddemocracyproject.substack.com/p/our-mad-he...
Please join us in taking 3 actions to support her.
"Democracy Dies in Darkness, but some of us will still carry on the light." - Karen Attiah
mediaanddemocracyproject.substack.com/p/our-mad-he...
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Editors + journalists need to revisit their use of the word "conservative". The #CharlieKirk murder has exposed how normalizing the word is to describe Kirk & a fascist movement. Many Americans self-identify as "conservative" yet have a limited understanding of Kirk's far right anti-American agenda.
September 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Editors + journalists need to revisit their use of the word "conservative". The #CharlieKirk murder has exposed how normalizing the word is to describe Kirk & a fascist movement. Many Americans self-identify as "conservative" yet have a limited understanding of Kirk's far right anti-American agenda.
This:
Are you curious about who FCC Chair Brendan Carr is, after his most recent abuse of power resulting in ABC's suspension of Jimmy Kimmel?
Last fall I wrote for @thehill.com about the threat Carr posed to free speech. Unfortunately he's met all of my expectations.
thehill.com/opinion/camp...
Last fall I wrote for @thehill.com about the threat Carr posed to free speech. Unfortunately he's met all of my expectations.
thehill.com/opinion/camp...
thehill.com
September 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
This: