Independent Journalism

Juan González on 20 Years of Democracy Now! & Keeping Dissident Alternative News Alive

Award-winning reporter and longtime activist Juan González has been a fixture of Democracy Now! since its first broadcast more than 20 years ago. A former organizer with the Young Lords and

December 6, 2016
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How Journalists Need to Go Beyond Fact Checking Trump

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All the way back in March, Dartmouth political science professor Brendan Nyhan wrote a prescient tweetstorm about how journalists and others should call out Donald Trump’s routine violation of modern norms of democratic discourse.

December 5, 2016
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Fake News? Mainstream Media Hands Not Quite Clean Either

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Yes there is a problem with totally fake news. But the mainstream media, in creating panic about that problem, ignores a fundamental issue: much of its own content, while superficially “accurate,” is

December 2, 2016
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Experts' roundtable: The future of journalism in Trump's America

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During his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump wasn’t shy about his hostility toward journalists. His unexpected victory proved his doubters – which included many in the media – wrong.

November 30, 2016
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Decoding the Spectrum Auction --- and What It Could Mean for Communities Craving Better News and Information

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Last spring, the Federal Communications Commission began its long-awaited broadcast incentive auction. The FCC is urging television broadcasters to give up their channels and is then selling off the spectrum to wireless companies like Verizon and T-Mobile.

November 29, 2016
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A Chance to Invest Millions in the News and Information People Need

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Imagine, for a moment, that you were given millions of dollars to better inform your community. How would you use the money? What kinds of media would you create?

November 28, 2016
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