Tag Archives: #mediareform

Polls Of Likely Republican Caucus Attendees Do Not Reflect Iowa

Posted on December 26, 2023 by Trish Nelson

BFIA co-editor Dave Bradley and I share a commitment to the idea that our dysfunctional media system owns a large amount of responsibility for the fix our country is in right now.  Over-simplification of issues, horse race political coverage, getting … Continue reading →

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Putting The Brakes On Sinclair Broadcasting?

Posted on November 22, 2023 by Trish Nelson

This is huge and so needed. Jessica Rosenworcel, who just happens to be the first female to hold the permanent chairperson position on the FCC, announced a proposal to support local journalism.  Proposal would incentivize  “the production of local programming … Continue reading →

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Iowa Press: Republicans 17 Democrats 9

Posted on October 25, 2023 by Trish Nelson

Welcome to another weekly review of Iowa Press. If you’re new here, you may not know that I can’t let an Iowa Press episode go by without comment. And before you decide I’m exaggerating about their favoritism of Republicans over … Continue reading →

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Tell The FCC To Work For People Not Media Oligopolies

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Trish Nelson

From our inbox. Here is an urgent action alert from the Media and Democracy Project Every four years our Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requests public input on their performance and the communications needs of Americans. In recent years there has … Continue reading →

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Media’s Theft From The Commons

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Paul Deaton

“Right-wing media have been laying the groundwork for Trump’s acquittal for half a century,” Nicole Hemmer wrote in the New York Times. “These tactics (i.e. minimize Trump’s transgressions and paint a picture of non-stop Democratic scandals) are not inventions of … Continue reading →

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ABC And Sinclair Affiliates Target Of Grassroots Media Action

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Trish Nelson

Media action alert from Free Press: During the Democratic presidential debate on Thursday, ABC stations — including those owned by notorious right-wing broadcaster Sinclair — ran a racist ad targeting Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. A powerful woman of color, Ocasio-Cortez is … Continue reading →

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Republicans Used 9/11 To Stage Political Ruse

Posted on September 13, 2019 by Trish Nelson

There are excellent alternative media sources, such as the Thom Hartmann show. Thom is a prolific author. He is interesting because he has also had a career as a psychotherapist and now is America’s #1 progressive talk show host.  In … Continue reading →

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For Alternative Media Watch Free Speech TV

Posted on August 29, 2019 by Trish Nelson
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Beto Swears, Joins Warren And Buttiegieg In Holding The Media Accountable

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Trish Nelson

One step forward for Democracy. Finally, someone displays the appropriate level of affect when referring to Trump!  Beto O’Rourke apparently has had enough of  the media’s crap and Trump’s crap and didn’t mind saying so, and that is exactly what … Continue reading →

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Why Should Iowans Believe Anything Boris Epshteyn Says?

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Trish Nelson

Contact your local stations if you have seen this propaganda on your station. Join this Facebook group:  Hogwash! Fighting the Iowa Rightwing Propaganda Machine Here is the list of Iowa Sinclair-owned stations. KDSM (Des Moines), KFAX (Iowa City/Dubuque), KPTH and … Continue reading →

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