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Dereliction of Duty: New York Times, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal editors continue to trivialize assaults on the First Amendment
The editorial leadership of the New York Times, the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal downplay and deprioritize coverage of worsening attacks…
 • Media and Democracy Project
The First Amendment is under siege. Journalists are being indicted and arrested.
MAD joins coalition in support of Don Lemon, Georgia Fort and all those arrested by a weaponized Dept. of Justice. This egregious act is part of a broad…
 • Media and Democracy Project
Mississippi Free Press is MAD's Local Journalism Bright Spot for the year
MFP has pioneered "systemic reporting" which takes solutions journalism to the next level.
 • Jonathan Reiss
Join us Thursday for our "2025 EXTRAVAGANZA AND YEAR IN REVIEW"
Join us in celebrating those who inspired us and gave us hope in 2025 - and look forward to what's ahead!
 • Media and Democracy Project
Manufacturing Assent: American Media's Poor Coverage of the Attack on Venezuela
A study of media coverage in the U.S. and from abroad covering American acts of war in Venezuela.
 • Kat O'Brien
MAD calls out Illegal intimidation of journalists by Trump administration
and Jeff Bezos for cowardice and greed.
If the FCC answers to Trump, all of TV News does too
The Frightening Impact of an FCC that’s no longer “independent”
 • Jonathan Reiss
Time for action: Help stop the weaponization of the FCC against America!
Your representatives must hold FCC Chairman Brendan Carr accountable.
 • Media and Democracy Project
Billionaires promote their favored speech to tilt the free marketplace of ideas
Saying bad ideas are bad isn't censorship. The core goal is a free and fair public debate.
 • Mark Histed
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Pay Attention. Something Important Is Being Redefined.
The FCC, the press and why three separate stories this week are actually one.
Published on BEYOND THE TALKING POINTS • 
OUR YEAR IN REVIEW: 2025 MAD HEROES OF THE MONTH
Join us in celebrating those who inspired us and gave us hope in 2025
 • Media and Democracy Project
MAD Hero of the Month: Chicago Headline Club
Journalist Sue Noem and the Chicago chapter of the Society Professional Journalists fight for press freedom and the physical safety of journalists vs…
 • Media and Democracy Project
MAD Hero of the Month: Will Bunch
Will Bunch of the Philadelphia Inquirer is not afraid to call out the Trump regime’s fascism. Bunch exemplifies the power of opinion journalism to tell…
 • Media and Democracy Project
The New York Times Spread Dangerous Health Disinformation, Erased It, Hopes You Don’t Notice
The New York Times aided the MAGA, anti-science FDA in its mission to undermine the public’s trust in life saving vaccines. Another example of editorial…
 • Brian Hansbury
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