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Filmmaker Facing 45 Years for Covering Keystone Pipeline Protest Wins Suspension of Prosecution

Award-winning filmmaker Deia Schlosberg says if the corporate media ignores climate change, it's up to independent media to cover its impacts as well as the resistance to fossil fuel extraction

November 23, 2016
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Donald Trump: 1, The Media: 0

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Media Matters' Eric Boehlert says the corporate media has failed to learn the lessons of Donald Trump's rise to power.

November 22, 2016
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2016 US Elections

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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/21/us/dakota-access-pipeline-protesters-police.html

‘Nothing to See Here’ Headlines Conceal Police Violence at Dakota Access

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The New York Times (11/21/16) gets a failing grade for its headline over a report on escalating police violence against Native American activists and others defending the Missouri River against the Dakota…

November 22, 2016
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25 Fake News Stories From The Mainstream Media

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One of the main news stories right now is the proliferation of fake news websites on social media and their potential effect on US elections. One purveyor of fake news…

November 21, 2016
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Propaganda & Truth

Photo credit: Adapted by WhoWhatWhy from Emilio Labrador / Flickr (CC BY 2.0) and Gage Skidmore / Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0).

The Media Struggles to Explain a Problem it Created

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It is ironic that the corporate media is now trying to figure out the rise of Donald Trump. After all, they are largely responsible for it by giving the president-elect…

November 21, 2016
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http://www.vox.com/2016/11/19/13685762/donald-trump-hamilton-distraction

Far From a Distraction, Hamilton Feud Calls Attention to the Real Issue: Trump’s Historic Unpopularity

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In the wake of the celebration of Vice President–Elect Mike Pence being confronted by the cast of Hamilton—and tweets from Donald Trump confirming that the message had been received—came a backlash: This theater…

November 20, 2016
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