Roman “news” was always more than information—it was power. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction The Roman...
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How Americans decide what ‘news’ means to them. Measuring people’s news habits and attitudes has long been...
The legacy of the early American partisan press is complex. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction The...
A problematic feature of American politics is the public’s susceptibility to believing political falsehoods. This study investigates...
In times of national triumph and tragedy, he gave voice to the conscience of the country. By...
The town crier, once indispensable to civic communication, has evolved from a functional necessity to a symbol...
John Adams signed the Sedition Act in an attempt to silence dissent and later regretted it. By...
“Authoritarian regimes are desperate to control the narrative of history and repress the truth.” By Julia ConleyStaff...
On all three freedoms – press, speech, and internet – there have been considerable partisan shifts since...
The conflict started with the Audubon Society’s interest in stopping a destructive tradition. By Santiago FlórezCommunity ManagerScience Friday...
“We need an independent press that reports the truth without fear of retribution.” By Brett WilkinsStaff WriterCommon...
“This bogus investigation is an attack on the freedom of the press.” By Jessica CorbettSenior Editor and...
Progressives must get with the program to fight fire with fire. By Thom HartmannPolitical Commentator Republicans are...
Is it supply or demand? By Dr. Tin Cheuk (Tommy) LeungAssociate Professor of EconomicsWake Forest University Introduction...
It’s the stuff of parody. By Jake JohnsonStaff WriterCommon Dreams President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has chosen...
Holding power to account. By Soliana SamsonPolitical Science and Political Economy StudentUniversity of California, Berkeley Introduction Between...
Creators and consumers. In the heat of the 2024 election, news influencers seemed to be everywhere. Both Republicans and Democrats credentialed...
The subject inspired the drafting of the Bill of Rights. By Ian Henderson “All, too, will bear...
He is railing against the PRESS Act. By Jessica CorbettSenior Editor and Staff WriterCommon Dreams Journalists and...
Pivotal FCC decisions in history. By Sherille Ismail, J.D.Associate General CounselIntelstat Introduction This is a historical review...
Trump’s legal team took issue with a book. By Julia ConleyStaff WriterCommon Dreams “The press freedom fire...
His booster rhetoric overlooked some thorny issues. By Dr. Charles L. Ponce de LeonProfessor of History and...
By the 1830s, high-speed presses could print thousands of papers. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction...
Freedom of speech? More like freedom from standards. By Barry LymanEditorAlabama Reflector If you’ve ever heard of...
Free speech is not an absolute right. A fundamental revolutionary ideal that emerged in the early American...
The pendulum has swung back to the plutocrats. By Dr. Rachel KleinfeldSenior Fellow, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance...
This is the conundrum facing American journalism now. By Dr. Michael J. SocolowProfessor of Communication and JournalismUniversity...
The past was hardly full of the upstanding, rational, nonpartisan journalists. By Dr. Jon GrinspanCurator, Division of...
When newspapers got it wrong. By Rhonda Evans, J.D.DirectorLuEsther T. Mertz LibraryNew York Botanical Garden The term...
The 1956 effort was no rousing success. By Dr. W. Joseph CampbellProfessor Emeritus of CommunicationAmerican University Introduction...