Give us each a hectare of land, say women farm workers https://groundup.org.za/article/farm-women-march-to-parliament-calling-for-land-redistribution/
Give us each a hectare of land, say women farm workers https://groundup.org.za/article/farm-women-march-to-parliament-calling-for-land-redistribution/
There are more journalists killed in Gaza than in both world wars, Vietnam, Yugoslavia and Afghanistan combined
#israel #palestine #freepalestine #gaza #freegaza #fromtherivertotheseapalestinewillbefree #news #journalist #journalism #reporter #media
There are more journalists killed in Gaza than in both world wars, Vietnam, Yugoslavia and Afghanistan combined
#israel #palestine #freepalestine #gaza #freegaza #fromtherivertotheseapalestinewillbefree #news #journalist #journalism #reporter #media
This is the kind of headline that makes me so disgusted with journalism right now: "After six months in ICE custody, Charlotte woman chooses voluntary removal to Honduras" --
ICE kidnapped and imprisoned her. ICE subjects its prisoners to all kinds of indignities and abuses. She "agreed" to leave due to vile conditions inside, as story notes.
There is NOTHING voluntary about this. It's like a "confession" after torture.
At the very least, the headline should have put "voluntary" in quotes.
re: "At the very least, the headline should have put "voluntary" in quotes."
Another option for the journalist is to investigate and find out if it was voluntary.
Columnist Philip Bump left the Washington Post last month after accepting a buyout. For his Pbump blog, he writes about power — who has it and is using it responsibly and how to preserve your own — and why he is not a fan of Twitter/X or Substack. "There’s value to debate and conversation, of course, but that isn’t what’s fostered on Twitter or (in my limited experience) on Substack. Instead, conversation occasionally glimmers through a waterfall of bad-faith, uninformed trolls and attacks. It’s an effort to play a college football game after the crowd has stormed the field."
#Journalism#Media#SocialMedia#Twitter#Substack#WashingtonPost
Columnist Philip Bump left the Washington Post last month after accepting a buyout. For his Pbump blog, he writes about power — who has it and is using it responsibly and how to preserve your own — and why he is not a fan of Twitter/X or Substack. "There’s value to debate and conversation, of course, but that isn’t what’s fostered on Twitter or (in my limited experience) on Substack. Instead, conversation occasionally glimmers through a waterfall of bad-faith, uninformed trolls and attacks. It’s an effort to play a college football game after the crowd has stormed the field."
#Journalism#Media#SocialMedia#Twitter#Substack#WashingtonPost
Trump says ABC and NBC "give me 97% BAD STORIES," urges #FCC to revoke licenses.
Jon Brodkin – Aug 25, 2025
"Fresh off his thorough victory over CBS News, President Trump is taking aim at ABC and NBC.
" 'Why is it that ABC and NBC FAKE NEWS, two of the absolute worst and most biased networks anywhere in the World, aren't paying Millions of Dollars a year in LICENSE FEES,' Trump wrote on Truth Social last night. "They should lose their Licenses for their unfair coverage of Republicans and/or Conservatives, but at a minimum, they should pay up BIG for having the privilege of using the most valuable airwaves anywhere at anytime!!! Crooked ' #journalism' should not be rewarded, it should be terminated!!!'
"While Trump's many threats to revoke broadcaster licenses have never led to any actual license revocations, the CBS developments show how he can use the government to influence operations at news organizations. CBS owner #Paramount recently inked a $16 million settlement with Trump and then agreed to install a '#BiasMonitor' in order to gain Federal Communications Commission [#FCC] approval of an $8 billion merger with #Skydance. Now Trump is turning his attention to ABC and NBC."
#PressFreedom#SilencingTheTruth#Censorship#FascismInTheUSA#TrumpIsABully#TrumpIsAMobster#TrumpIsAFascist#Authoritarianism#BigBrother#TrumpIsPutinsPuppet#CharacteristicsOfFascism#USPol
Trump says ABC and NBC "give me 97% BAD STORIES," urges #FCC to revoke licenses.
Jon Brodkin – Aug 25, 2025
"Fresh off his thorough victory over CBS News, President Trump is taking aim at ABC and NBC.
" 'Why is it that ABC and NBC FAKE NEWS, two of the absolute worst and most biased networks anywhere in the World, aren't paying Millions of Dollars a year in LICENSE FEES,' Trump wrote on Truth Social last night. "They should lose their Licenses for their unfair coverage of Republicans and/or Conservatives, but at a minimum, they should pay up BIG for having the privilege of using the most valuable airwaves anywhere at anytime!!! Crooked ' #journalism' should not be rewarded, it should be terminated!!!'
"While Trump's many threats to revoke broadcaster licenses have never led to any actual license revocations, the CBS developments show how he can use the government to influence operations at news organizations. CBS owner #Paramount recently inked a $16 million settlement with Trump and then agreed to install a '#BiasMonitor' in order to gain Federal Communications Commission [#FCC] approval of an $8 billion merger with #Skydance. Now Trump is turning his attention to ABC and NBC."
#PressFreedom#SilencingTheTruth#Censorship#FascismInTheUSA#TrumpIsABully#TrumpIsAMobster#TrumpIsAFascist#Authoritarianism#BigBrother#TrumpIsPutinsPuppet#CharacteristicsOfFascism#USPol
Since I'm raving about journalism I appreciate: 404 Media, "a journalist-founded digital media company exploring the ways technology is shaping–and is shaped by–our world," just celebrated its second anniversary! Barely a day goes by when I don't read some of their reporting.
https://www.404media.co/two-years-404-media-anniversary/
As the four founders write:
We’ve been trying our absolute best to bring you stories you can’t find anywhere else about the wildest shit happening right now.
It has been a relief that this business strategy of “publish good articles and ask people to pay for journalism” still works, despite the fracturing of social media, the slopification of every major platform, AI being shoved into everything, and the rich and powerful trying to destroy journalism at every turn.
Dear #HiveMind, what do people think of Ground News? Keep meaning to look into it, the idea seems interesting.
Anybody using it? Anybody has strong opinions one way or another, preferably well-founded ones? :blobcatcoffee:
:boost_ok:
Since I'm raving about journalism I appreciate: 404 Media, "a journalist-founded digital media company exploring the ways technology is shaping–and is shaped by–our world," just celebrated its second anniversary! Barely a day goes by when I don't read some of their reporting.
https://www.404media.co/two-years-404-media-anniversary/
As the four founders write:
We’ve been trying our absolute best to bring you stories you can’t find anywhere else about the wildest shit happening right now.
It has been a relief that this business strategy of “publish good articles and ask people to pay for journalism” still works, despite the fracturing of social media, the slopification of every major platform, AI being shoved into everything, and the rich and powerful trying to destroy journalism at every turn.
Jonathan Cook stopped by cops in pro-Palestine crackdown
#palestine #journalism #uk #police
https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2025/08/22/jonathan-cook-police-stop/
Jonathan Cook stopped by cops in pro-Palestine crackdown
#palestine #journalism #uk #police
https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2025/08/22/jonathan-cook-police-stop/
There was a lawful subpoena deadline for "all documents and communications" regarding Epstein on Tuesday.
Instead, on Friday, the DOJ releases a transcript of Trump's personal attorney interviewing a convicted felon "exonerating" Trump.
...and there are no headlines about a cover up or obstruction of justice...and no discussion of contempt of congress, the next investigative steps, or accountability.
I guess reality in America is whatever Trump says it is.
There was a lawful subpoena deadline for "all documents and communications" regarding Epstein on Tuesday.
Instead, on Friday, the DOJ releases a transcript of Trump's personal attorney interviewing a convicted felon "exonerating" Trump.
...and there are no headlines about a cover up or obstruction of justice...and no discussion of contempt of congress, the next investigative steps, or accountability.
I guess reality in America is whatever Trump says it is.
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