It probably doesn’t come as much of a surprise that a significant segment of U.S. news consumers can’t tell the difference between what
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Help us Fix Media Now! Media and Democracy Project awarded Elon Musk the 2023 Disinformer of the Year. Prior to owning Twitter, Musk had a penchant for magical thinking, and outright lies, but Musk’s purchase of Twitter has elevated his danger to democracy. Please
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Every four years our Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requests public input on their performance and the communications needs of Americans. In recent years there has been deregulation that has promoted consolidation of media ownership. Because of this, Americans
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Support your community.Strengthen our democracy. Invest in local journalism. Hello! Do you subscribe to a local news organization? If you do – thank you! If you don’t yet – hopefully we can inspire you to
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Andrea Chalupa is a journalist, author and co-host of the podcast Gaslit Nation. She is an expert in media issues, propaganda, and authoritarianism. Her film “Mr. Jones” is based on historic events of media
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This insightful quote from Prof. Bob McChesney in 2004 has been a driving force for the Media and Democracy Project. McChesney has been a visionary working on solutions to improve media and democracy. Hello! How Americans are informed about
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Release of our guide to help you demand more accurate coverage of abortion rights Many Americans are under-informed, misinformed or disinformed about abortion rights. Do you wonder how and by who are Americans informed about the
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It probably doesn’t come as much of a surprise that a significant segment of U.S. news consumers can’t tell the difference between what constitutes “news” and “opinion”—but it’s not entirely their fault. Between
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Today, the Media and Democracy Project is releasing their analyses of the Sunday Shows Report. The full report and executive summary are available at https://www.mediaanddemocracyproject.org/sundayshows Executive Summary The Sunday Shows are
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Hi, Americans are under-informed. But do you wonder how and by who are Americans informed about the world around them and the priorities and solutions to the problems that we collectively face? Everyone has
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HELP fight & defund disinformation. Special Guest: Nandini JammiTuesday, April 12, 8pm ET SIGN UP NOW w/LINK:http://tiny.cc/DefundPropagandists Join us as we learn from Nandini Jammi how to help defund propagandists such as
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