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Is press freedom on the decline? Reporters Without Borders says yes. 0 forest444 Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1598

When Commercialism Trumps Democracy 0 Thaddeus Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1913

MSNBC must be doing something right 4 question everything Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 2658

'Colombia Reports' will ignore government’s press freedom limitations. 0 forest444 Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 2293

Melissa Harris-Perry Walks Off Her MSNBC Show After Pre-Emptions 10 Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 Mar 2016 18 6912

I'm not necessarily jumping on board the Google conspiracy... but can someone else check this out? 13 AnotherVoter Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 5351

Burying the lead 3 elljay Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 4747

FCC votes to “unlock the cable box” over Republican opposition 10 Stellar Mar 2016 Mar 2016 15 3902

Melissa Harris-Perry Goes Off on Twitter: ‘Gave Into Culture of Fear at MSNBC’ 1 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 6 2280

Company to Combine 6 Dailies Into 2 Publications in Bay Area 0 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 1698

300,000 signatures delivered to FCC on Charter-TimeWarner merger 2 Duckfan Feb 2016 Feb 2016 5 2232

Fox News, publisher, settle copyright dispute over iconic 9/11 photo 0 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 1856

Good for Anna Navaro 5 question everything Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 3054

Macri purges Argentina's Public Radio; new director "reviews Twitter pages." 0 forest444 Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 1822

"Media malpractice" said Katrina Vander Huevel 2 question everything Jan 2016 Jan 2016 11 2300

It's the Thirteenth Annual Rocktivity/DU "You Call This NEWS?" Awards! 3 rocktivity Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 2205

ABC David Muir, after hearing that a snow blizzard is making its way toward Iowa 3 question everything Jan 2016 Jan 2016 1 2522

MSNBC 7 SHRED Jan 2016 Jan 2016 5 3581

Frank LaRue on Macri's AFSCA takeover: ‘This marks a return to the privileges enjoyed by monopolies’ 0 forest444 Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 2005

Judge issues injunction blocking Macri's takeover of AFSCA media monopoly watchdog. 3 forest444 Jan 2016 Jan 2016 1 2652

I am curious: if Jeb Bush, or Bernie Sanders, had a town hall meeting 1 question everything Dec 2015 Dec 2015 1 2086

OAS: Macri's AFSCA takeover puts it “back to when governments had full control of the media office.” 0 forest444 Dec 2015 Dec 2015 1 2074

And then there is Chris, Matthews, again 10 question everything Dec 2015 Dec 2015 1 3697

BAD PRESS NOT NEW 2 Waitsman Nov 2015 Dec 2015 1 2312

Washington Post bids farewell to office where it broke Watergate 1 Eugene Dec 2015 Dec 2015 1 2165

The Chris Matthews show or... Trump and Trump all the time 2 question everything Dec 2015 Dec 2015 2 2287

Barry Schweid, Legendary AP Correspondent, Dies at 83 1 Eugene Dec 2015 Dec 2015 2 2006

Argentina's leading progressive daily, Página/12, suffers 5-day online attack. 0 forest444 Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 2030

The US stands as a cautionary tale for what happens when a media system is dominated by market value 2 Thaddeus Nov 2015 Nov 2015 2 2438

Republicans just don’t get Stephen Colbert: Why the Fox News-watching, climate-change denying crowd 1 jakeXT Nov 2015 Nov 2015 2 2190

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Think you’re reading the news for free? 0 Thaddeus Nov 2015 Nov 2015 2 1887

Leaked Comcast Docs: Data Caps Have Nothing to Do With Network Congestion. 2 forest444 Nov 2015 Nov 2015 0 2055

How can any reputable news outlet continue to put Brian Williams 5 DianeK Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 2363

Andria Mitchell Doing Sit Down Interview With Bernie Sanders In 3, 2, 1.... 6 Yallow Sep 2015 Oct 2015 2 2950

Is anyone here a regular listener to Ian Masters? 2 tech3149 Jul 2014 Oct 2015 0 2216

A commentary about the sorry state of radio 0 Koch Ebola Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 1937

Not One Word on CNN About Wall Street Running Congress 3 Yallow Oct 2015 Oct 2015 9 2163

what is going on with Huffington Post? 4 SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2015 Sep 2015 0 3180

WIFI internet clock radio 9 63splitwindow Sep 2015 Sep 2015 0 6460

Late night non-political talk radio 9 63splitwindow Jul 2015 Aug 2015 0 5580

CNN Hacks Heap Praise On Walker's Ridiculous Analogy Comparing Iran To Teenagers | CrooksandLiars 0 Fred Sanders Aug 2015 Aug 2015 2 1900

Trump/Fox Truce Shatters Over Megyn Kelly, again - Fox News 'Knocks' Trump Over Megyn Kelly 'Conspiracy Theories' 3 Fred Sanders Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 2375

Is the National Report in the same league as the Onion? 4 question everything Jun 2015 Aug 2015 0 2308

Hmm interesting 6 nadinbrzezinski Jul 2015 Aug 2015 9 2797

NBC trying to keep Brian Williams - but maybe not as 'Nightly News' anchor 5 Eugene May 2015 Jul 2015 1 2507

This is how that liberal PBS News hour talks about Bernie 7 YOHABLO Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 2962

Brooks parrots GOP Propaganda...Clinton's "untrustworthiness"... on PBS Newshour.. again.. 1 Bill USA Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 2167

Geraldo Rivera: the voice of reason 2 pscot Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 2296

Is the Planned Parenthood Video Fraud... 2 HoosierCowboy Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 2439

This message was self-deleted by its author 10 Freelancer Jul 2015 Jul 2015 8 5558

NYT Poo-Poos Bernie Sanders in pale, limp rhetoric 2 HoosierCowboy Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 2171

So working on a story on...taxes. 2 nadinbrzezinski Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 2048

Why do news reports - at least at print - refer to the shooter as "suspect" 5 question everything Jun 2015 Jul 2015 0 2408

Help Support Street Documentary Film and Photography 0 votesparks Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1786

Anyone remember the story where Tamir Rice was decribed as "man" 2 hadrons Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 2939

Fox News is Light on Substance but Heavy on Legs 0 Nasty Jack Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 2587

Fox News Decides to Help Duggar Family Sugar Coat Son's Molestation 2 Nasty Jack Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 2503

Fox News Has Become a Retirement Community 0 Nasty Jack May 2015 May 2015 7 2388

It's Official-Fox News Viewers Are Really That Dumb 9 Nasty Jack May 2015 May 2015 35 5082

Lapdogs, redux: How the press tried to discredit Hersh’s bombshell reporting on CIA domestic spying 1 jakeXT May 2015 May 2015 9 2191

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CIA Officer J. Sterling Sentenced to Prison: The Latest Blow in the Government’s War on Journalism 3 jakeXT May 2015 May 2015 4 2124

“I Am Not Backing Off Anything I Said” An interview with Seymour Hersh. 2 jakeXT May 2015 May 2015 13 2266

My fave invest Journalist 0 Miigwech May 2015 May 2015 0 2056

Watching Shadows of Liberty 0 jakeXT May 2015 May 2015 1 2036

Nice job BBC... 2 LunaSea May 2015 May 2015 0 2222

Periscope's livestreaming revolution is nowhere to be found in Baltimore 0 Renew Deal May 2015 May 2015 0 1860

Reasons why the British press are so desperately partisan this general election 0 T_i_B Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 2029

New York Times Leads Pulitzer Pack, Washington Post Honored Despite Correction 0 jakeXT Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1993

Norway announced it will be the first country to shut off FM radio 4 Renew Deal Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 2399

Ben Affleck asked PBS to edit slave-owner relatives out of show on his family history 2 jakeXT Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 2395

The Miami Herald, the CIA, and the Bay of Pigs scoop that didn’t run 1 jakeXT Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1866

They Have ‘Propaganda,’ US Has ‘Public Diplomacy’–and a Servile Private Sector 1 jakeXT Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1884

NBC’s Conduct in Engel Kidnapping Story is More Troubling than the Brian Williams Scandal 0 jakeXT Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1816

CBS’s “Late Show With David Letterman” Announces Lineup Of Guests For Dave’s Final 28 shows 0 Renew Deal Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 2026

Media Were Already Running With Police Fantasy When Video Exploded It 2 jakeXT Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 2328

Seymour Hersh on My Lai and the state of investigative journalism 1 jakeXT Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 2121

‘Emergency alert’ sparks panic among TV viewers nationwide 1 jakeXT Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 3870

Towards a Media That Is "Good and Just" 1 Thaddeus Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 2010

10 Places Google Earth Is Hiding From You 0 Electric Monk Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 2300

So sick of Faux and CNN broadcasting recruiting films for ISIS and the KKK 1 Still In Wisconsin Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 2324

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