Tag Archives: fairness doctrine

America’s Biggest Problem: Corporate News

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Trish Nelson

Update:  I don’t 100% agree with what Thom says here that a fairness doctrine wouldn’t help. The fact that the R’s, specifically our own senator Chuck Grassley, has slapped down any mention of a return to the Fairness Doctrine validates … Continue reading →

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The King is Dead

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Trish Nelson

I wrote this article for the March 2021 issue of  The Prairie Progressive, Iowa’s oldest progressive newsletter. The PP is  funded entirely by reader subscription,  available only in hard copy for $12/yr.  Send check to PP, Box 1945, Iowa City … Continue reading →

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“DePlatformed?” Us Too!

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Dave Bradley

As if I needed yet another chuckle over how badly conservatives are treated in this country, I almost drove off the road laughing when I heard the news on public radio Friday and some Republican Iowa legislators were whining about … Continue reading →

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TV With The Sound Off

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Trish Nelson

Chyron – an electronically generated caption superimposed on a television or movie screen. Although it’s often used generically, it actually comes from the name of the company whose software allows television producers to add those crawling words, phrases, and images … Continue reading →

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Protecting Our Columns Of Democracy

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Trish Nelson

Nicholas Johnson is a hero of everyone here at BFIA.  Over the weekend we attended a reading of his new book at Prairie Lights book store in Iowa City.  Scroll down to the video below to view the entire reading … Continue reading →

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A Guide To Trumpspeak And Bring Back The Fairness Doctrine

Posted on March 25, 2019 by Trish Nelson

I do not like putting a Trump image on our blog, but I saw this meme on Bring Back The Fairness Doctrine’s Facebook page and it is a good illustration of how things are. Trump came to power because we … Continue reading →

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Right Wing Propaganda Machine Goes After Green New Deal

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Trish Nelson

If you get a chance to ask a candidate a question between now and the Iowa caucuses, why not find out how they think we’re going to govern/get anything done on climate change or anything else when Fox News and … Continue reading →

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Why Not Occupy The Corporate Media?

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Trish Nelson

As long as you’re out there, OWS, why not throw corporate media into the mix? As soon as you’re done with Wells Fargo and Bank of America, why not head over to General Electric, Walt Disney, News Corp., Time Warner, … Continue reading →

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