Media – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:54:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Media – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 The Invention of the Printing Press and the Birth of Public Opinion https://brewminate.com/the-invention-of-the-printing-press-and-the-birth-of-public-opinion/ Thu, 25 Dec 2025 16:40:34 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=267540 By lowering barriers to access and multiplying texts beyond institutional control, print redistributed intellectual power outward. By Matthew

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]]> The Fireside and the Front Page: FDR and the Battle for the American Narrative https://brewminate.com/the-fireside-and-the-front-page-fdr-and-the-battle-for-the-american-narrative/ Tue, 22 Jul 2025 14:14:00 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=258762 By crafting an unmediated relationship with the public, Roosevelt undermined the primacy of traditional journalism. He did so

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]]> ABC’s and CBS’s Settlements Prime Trump to be ‘Editor-in-Chief’ https://brewminate.com/abcs-and-cbss-settlements-prime-trump-to-be-editor-in-chief/ Tue, 22 Jul 2025 14:13:33 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=258706 Will costly settlements over news stories the president sued about influence network journalists when deciding whether to pursue

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]]> Truth and Trust: How Americans Define and Consume News https://brewminate.com/truth-and-trust-how-americans-define-and-consume-news/ Wed, 21 May 2025 14:38:17 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=254328 How Americans decide what ‘news’ means to them. Measuring people’s news habits and attitudes has long been a

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]]> Combative and Vitriolic: Partisan Media in Early America https://brewminate.com/combative-and-vitriolic-partisan-media-in-early-america/ Wed, 21 May 2025 14:37:33 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=254397 The legacy of the early American partisan press is complex. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction The press

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]]> Partisan Media Causes Increased Polarization and Mistrust https://brewminate.com/partisan-media-causes-increased-polarization-and-mistrust/ Wed, 21 May 2025 14:36:18 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=254333 A problematic feature of American politics is the public’s susceptibility to believing political falsehoods. This study investigates the

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]]> The Way It Was: The Trust Americans Placed in Walter Cronkite https://brewminate.com/the-way-it-was-the-trust-americans-placed-in-walter-cronkite/ Wed, 21 May 2025 14:32:18 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=254406 In times of national triumph and tragedy, he gave voice to the conscience of the country. By Matthew

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]]> The Press Needs to Report the Truth without Fear of Trump https://brewminate.com/the-press-needs-to-report-the-truth-without-fear-of-trump/ Sun, 09 Feb 2025 18:48:24 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=250487 “We need an independent press that reports the truth without fear of retribution.” By Brett WilkinsStaff WriterCommon Dreams

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]]> Attack on the First Amendment with FCC Probe into NPR and PBS https://brewminate.com/attack-on-the-first-amendment-with-fcc-probe-into-npr-and-pbs/ Sun, 09 Feb 2025 18:48:02 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=250370 “This bogus investigation is an attack on the freedom of the press.” By Jessica CorbettSenior Editor and Staff

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]]> Right-Wing Control of Media Is Crushing the Promise of U.S. Democracy https://brewminate.com/right-wing-control-of-media-is-crushing-the-promise-of-u-s-democracy/ Tue, 04 Feb 2025 15:07:55 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=249164 Progressives must get with the program to fight fire with fire. By Thom HartmannPolitical Commentator Republicans are using

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