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Rather than embarrassing but infrequent call-outs in the Columbia Journalism Review, the #NYTimes needs regular review by a public editor.
#Journalism #Press

Ann Telnaes resigned from the Washington Post after her cartoon was rejected by editors. She said, “I will not stop holding truth to power through my cartooning, because as they say, 'Democracy dies in darkness.'"
Join us May 29th at 8pm ET via Zoom for a conversation.
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From PEN America:
A Five-Alarm Fire for Free Speech
The Trump Administration’s 100 Day Assault on Free Expression
#Press #Journalism #FreePress #PENAmerica

Idaho passes a bill to protect journalists.
#PressFreedom is not a partisan issue. It is not the Democrats or the Republicans who want to silence the press, it is Autocrats.

Margaret Sullivan in The Guardian
Yes, the media’s Biden coverage was flawed. But its reporting on Trump is far worse
#Journalism #Press

Nieman Lab:
As Trump silences Voice of America, Russia and China seize the opportunity to reshape Africa’s news ecosystem
#Press

Must watch John Oliver segment on Trump and the Press
#FreePress #1A #Press #JohnOliver

"America, you gotta wake up!"
Maria Ressa warns of authoritarianism in the US: “This is a pivotal moment"
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#FreePress #Autocracy #Press #Journalism