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TheRealNews Published on Oct 18, 2018 Facebook is erasing popular alternative media pages that had millions of likes and suspending anti-war and anti-police brutality accounts, in coordination with Twitter. Journalist Max Blumenthal says this is part of a larger political … Continue reading →

WGBH News Published on Oct 12, 2018 It’s a story that gets a lot of “mentions,” but not necessarily a deep dive. Take, for example, the recent United Nations report on climate change, stating that by 2040 the world will … Continue reading →

Oct 10, 2018 The Huffington Post is reporting that Andrew Wheeler, the acting head of the Environmental Protection Agency, regularly engaged with right-wing conspiracy accounts on social media and “liked” a racist post featuring the Obamas in 2013. The post … Continue reading →

https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/otm/otm091418_cms883044_pod.mp3 Activists hold up the Puerto Rican flag during a protest outside the Connecticut state Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018. ( Susan Haigh / AP Images ) Summary Transcript It seems that Puerto Rico gets a surge of mainstream … Continue reading →

September 14, 2018 https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/otm/otm091418_cms883019_pod.mp3 Ten years ago this week, the Wall Street investment firm Lehman Brothers collapsed, setting in motion the financial crisis that devastated the world’s economy. The news coverage reflected a state of abject shock. And yet, many … Continue reading →

Russ Lewis covers his eyes from a gust of wind and a blast of sand as Hurricane Florence approaches Myrtle Beach, S.C., Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. ( David Goldman / AP Images ) https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/otm/otm091418_cms883020_pod.mp3 The anniversary of a disaster gives … Continue reading →

In recent years, weapon-cam footage from distant wars has invaded the screens of civilian life. Now the crosshairs of the drone, smart bomb, helicopter gunship, satellite, and sniper scope have become a dominant window through which we see and “experience” … Continue reading →

mediamatters4america Published on Aug 24, 2018 Extreme weather and climate disasters have the biggest effects on people of color, the poor, and women, both in the U.S. and around the world — and the media need to be talking about … Continue reading →

Democracy Now! Published on Aug 2, 2018 https://democracynow.org – Major corporate broadcast networks reported on July’s 2-week global heat wave at least 127 times, but mentioned climate change only once. That’s according to a report by Media Matters, which tracked … Continue reading →