Press – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:26:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Press – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 Closing Tempo: Suharto’s Licensing Crackdown in 1994 and the Journalists Who Defied It https://brewminate.com/suharto-1994-tempo-ban-aji-press-freedom/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:26:19 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=278530 In 1994, Suharto’s government revoked Tempo’s publishing license. Ahmad Taufik and fellow reporters answered by forming AJI and

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]]> When Charles X Tried to Silence the French Press after an Electoral Defeat 1830 https://brewminate.com/charles-x-press-censorship-1830/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:47:14 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=278326 Charles X’s attack on opposition newspapers in July 1830 turned an electoral crisis into open resistance. Popular revolt

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]]> A Censor Who Published News: Roger L’Estrange’s 17th-Century Restoration Press Regime https://brewminate.com/roger-lestrange-restoration-press-censorship/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:57:44 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=278272 As both press censor and news publisher, Roger L’Estrange turned royal authority into publishing advantage, while rival officials

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]]> Executive Pressure: How Nixon Used the Fairness Doctrine to Intimidate Broadcasters https://brewminate.com/richard-nixon-fairness-doctrine-intimidate-broadcasters/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=270406 Under President Richard Nixon, the Fairness Doctrine became less a neutrality rule than a strategic lever for pressuring

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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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]]> Communicating the News in Ancient Rome: Mechanisms, Media, and Message Control https://brewminate.com/communicating-the-news-in-ancient-rome-mechanisms-media-and-message-control/ Wed, 21 May 2025 14:38:58 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=254385 Roman “news” was always more than information—it was power. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction The Roman Empire,

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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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