36% in U.S. have a “great deal” or “fair amount” of trust in mass media 68% of Democrats, 31% of independents and 11% of Republicans trust media Democrats’ and independents’ trust is down five points since 2020, GOP’s flat Gallup
Category Archives: Media
Hollywood faces new crisis in strike threat from off-screen workers who keep productions running
2 October 2021 Washington Post – “In the short run it would shut everything down,” said Glenn Williamson, a producer and former studio executive who teaches at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. “The people in the guilds — they’re the lifeblood of a production.”
Facebook Tried to Make Its Platform a Healthier Place. It Got Angrier Instead.
15 September 2021. Wall Street Journal – Internal memos show how a big 2018 change rewarded outrage and that CEO Mark Zuckerberg resisted proposed fixes
Nicki Minaj says she’s in ‘Twitter jail,’ will never use platform again
15 September 2021. Fox Business – Rapper Nicki Minaj told her Instagram followers on Wednesday that she has been placed in “Twitter jail” and will never use Twitter again, but Twitter says the company took no actions against her account.
Press freedoms crumble as authoritarianism spreads
September 12 2021. Axios – The press is being pulverized in places where democracy is deteriorating, leaving the world with little visibility into how those regions are transforming under authoritarian rule.
Key witness in Assange case admits to lies in indictment.
26 June 2021. Stundin.com – A major witness in the United States’ Department of Justice case against Julian Assange has admitted to fabricating key accusations in the indictment against the Wikileaks founder.
A Court Ruled Rachel Maddow’s Viewers Know She Offers Exaggeration and Opinion, Not Facts
June 22 Glenn Greenwald – “Maddow’s show is different than a typical news segment where anchors inform viewers about the daily news,” an Obama-appointed judge ruled.