Filed Under: “Media business”

Trump is gone but governmental attacks on press freedom are continuing

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Progressives and Democrats must remember that freedom of speech is vital to democracy, no matter who is in power


Facebook cut off accounts of disinformation researchers examining political advertising

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Social media giant cited fake concerns over privacy to stop academics from building list of why users were shown specific political ads


As Covid infections in GOP areas rise, the danger of disinformation has become undeniable

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Many political centrists have long dismissed right-wing media as an irrelevant joke, coronavirus is exposing their error


Cable subscribers are being forced to subsidize Fox News, even if they don’t watch it

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Hateful hosts like Tucker Carlson alienated advertisers, but it hasn’t harmed FNC’s bottom line


Britney Spears isn’t the only person whose civil rights have been harmed by conservatorships

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Too often people with disabilities are stripped of virtually all of their civil rights through guardianships and conservatorships


Female pop stars were expected to bare their skin, but today’s are baring their souls

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Pop performers are talking about their personal trauma more than ever, but is the music industry exploiting them rather than helping them?


In some quarters, leak of billionaires’ tax avoidance provokes more outrage than their non-payment

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Centrist and conservative politicians more interested in pursuing who leaked proof billionaires don’t pay taxes than fixing the laws they abuse


Trump’s blog failure reminds us of the power of platforms, and their owners’ responsibilities

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The ex-president’s rudimentary blog was a total failure, and provided a larger lesson in media.


Giant media companies are converging on independent podcasting

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Podcasting has long been a platform for independent voices and privacy for users, consolidation is changing all that


Sale of Tribune Publishing means that hedge funds will control half of U.S. daily newspapers

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Shareholders of second-largest newspaper chain approve sale to notorious hedge fund Alden Global Capital


 

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