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A grassroots ink-stained scrum working to build a culture of appreciation for quality journalism. Website: ink-stainedwretches.org

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Victor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A major structural hazard with extreme media ownership concentration is that oligarchs impose their ideological agendas--which almost always skew to the far right--on everyone. This capture of core info and communication infrastructures must be dismantled if we're to have any semblance of democracy.
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World Editors Forum @worldeditorsforum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Monday, 28 September is World News Day: a day to recognise what goes into journalism: the questioning, investigating, and explaining; the dogged persistence to get to the truth. Know the facts. Understand what matters. #ChooseTrustedJournalism. #WorldNewsDay #WND26 #WND2026
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World News Day @worldnewsday.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Tomorrow is World News Day, a day to recognise what goes into journalism: the questioning, investigating, and explaining; the dogged persistence to get to the truth. Know the facts. Understand what matters. #ChooseTrustedJournalism. #WorldNewsDay #WND26 #WND2026
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 08/08/2026
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $567 million into a fund to remediate harms its apps caused to children. The bulk of the payout would be used to fund mental health treatment and education, the ruling said. wapo.st/4g00Vwk
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Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · 25/07/2026
🎧: As the nation gets a new PM, Alan Rusbridger and @lionelbarber.bsky.social discuss what Fleet Street got wrong
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Burnham’s new cabinet: What did the media miss?
As the nation gets a new prime minister, Alan and Lionel discuss what Fleet Street got wrong
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InkStainedCamp @inkstainedcamp.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Thanks for the conversation, @adamadonaldson.bsky.social about the local media landscape in #Guelph and #WaterlooRegion after the silencing of NewsRadio 570. guelphpolitico.ca/2026/07/22/g... #community #journalism #democracy @cajournalists.bsky.social @mediaactionplan.bsky.social
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GUELPH POLITICAST #535 – The State of Local News in a Local Election Year (feat. Mirko Petricevic)
It seemed to pass by without much commentary earlier this year, but January 29 marked the tenth anniversary of the last edition of the Guelph Mercury. Recently, with the closure of 570 News in Kitc…
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InkStainedCamp @inkstainedcamp.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Had a hot time (literally) in London recently with a short walk down memory lane & meeting some great folks at the Assn. for Journalism Education UK conference hosted at @citystgeorges.bsky.social THANKS Margaret Hughes et al! @brankobrkic.bsky.social @francoisnel.bsky.social @carlhartley.co.uk
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Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · 23/05/2026
🎧: Alan Rusbridger and @lionelbarber.bsky.social discuss GB News, Trump’s attacks on the ‘fake BBC’ and the Economist’s hiring practices. Plus, was former BBC journo Fran Unsworth really “driven out by trans activism”?
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Hiring on the cheap: Are news organisations exploiting young journalists?
Alan and Lionel chew over a listener’s ethical question. Plus, the BBC’s culture wars
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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The World News Media Congress in Marseille is just 2 weeks away! Over one thousand media professionals will be there to discuss 3 major issues facing our industry: -AI in media -Revenue & growth -Future of journalism Sign up here: tinyurl.com/aazx963x
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InkStainedCamp @inkstainedcamp.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
A HUGE THANKS to 45+ participants in our #SpotlightPressFreedom Campaign raising awareness of 🇺🇳 #WorldPressFreedomDay 2026! Special thanks to partners @wpfc-lpc.bsky.social; Canadian Commission for UNESCO; Global Youth & News Media; and the MMJC class at @westernu.ca! spotlightpressfreedom.org
Google Map displaying colour-coded pins of #SpotlightPressFreedom Campaign participants.
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InkStainedCamp @inkstainedcamp.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
SCREENING TONIGHT!👇
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Le journalisme nous donne les moyens d’agir en exposant la vérité et protège notre démocratie dans un monde où elle est de plus en plus menacée. Le Canada continue donc de soutenir une presse libre et ouverte, ce qui nous rend plus forts. #JournéeMondialeDeLaLibertéDeLaPresse
Le Premier ministre Carney répond aux questions des médias à Tokyo, au Japon.
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Journalism empowers us with the truth and protects our democracy. In a world where it’s increasingly under threat, Canada continues to support a free and open press — and we are stronger for it. #WorldPressFreedomDay
Prime Minister Carney answers questions from the media in Tokyo, Japan.
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InkStainedCamp @inkstainedcamp.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
THANK YOU @tourcntower.bsky.social for again granting our request to light up TONIGHT to help us spotlight 🇺🇳 #WorldPressFreedomDay! Light show at top & bottom of the hour. Webcam: www.cntower.ca/live-views Visit spotlightpressfreedom.org @worldeditorsforum.bsky.social @cajournalists.bsky.social
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InkStainedCamp @inkstainedcamp.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
On your evening stroll in #Blenheim #Aotearoa #NewZealand TONIGHT check out the bridge and War Memorial Clock Tower bathed in blue to mark 🇺🇳 #WorldPressFreedomDay! Blenheim is among dozens of communities in six countries — 🇳🇿 🇦🇺🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇧 🇨🇭— marking the occasion. Find out more: spotlightpressfreedom.org
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InkStainedCamp @inkstainedcamp.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
On your evening stroll in #Christchurch #Aotearoa #NewZealand tonight check out local spaces lit blue to mark 🇺🇳 #WorldPressFreedomDay! Post pics! 📸 🙏 •Botanic Gardens •Bridge of Remembrance •Fanfare •New Brighton Pier •Scott Plaza •Vaka A hine #community #democracy #journalism @thepress.co.nz
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InkStainedCamp @inkstainedcamp.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
A huge thanks to the dynamic duo @spaikin.bsky.social & @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social for donning their ink stains to highlight #WorldPressFreedomDay during yesterday's #onpoli podcast! #journalism #democracy #StarWarsDay youtu.be/2Ongu3n7GO0?... @cajournalists.bsky.social @wpfc-lpc.bsky.social
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Ford's Conservatives lose double-digit lead | #onpoli
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InkStainedCamp @inkstainedcamp.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
As populist politicians and waves of new technologies pound the life out of the fourth estate, creating a culture of appreciation for quality journalism may be our only hope. wan-ifra.org/2026/04/new-... #democracy @magsnews.bsky.social @wpfc-lpc.bsky.social @cajournalists.bsky.social
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New business practices won’t save journalism – only a change in culture will
This Sunday, as the world celebrates – or calls for – Press Freedom, grassroots activist Mirko Petricevic reckons it’s time we rally the troops, and fly journalism’s flag with collective resolve.
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InkStainedCamp @inkstainedcamp.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
THANKS @farwell570.bsky.social for chatting about 🇺🇳 #WorldPressFreedomDay & journalismfilmfestival.com, this year in collab with Midtown Radio @davidharmes.bsky.social & Waterloo Region Community FDN. #SDG16 #community #democracy 30/04/26 — starts at 1:26:54 www.seekyoursounds.com/podcasts/the...
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InkStainedCamp @inkstainedcamp.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Always a pleasure to chat with @craignorriscbc.bsky.social at @cbckw.bsky.social! Here's today's interview about 🇺🇳 #WorldPressFreedomDay & our collab with Midtown Radio @davidharmes.bsky.social on journalismfilmfestival.com on Tues May 5. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... #SDG16 #community #democracy
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Alan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Does Trump know that he’s speaking nonsense? Does he care? A DEI label would be “a tendency to externalise first thoughts”. But maybe we could just say the guy is one taco short of a combo plate. app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/73055/...
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I was already worried about Trump’s mental decline—it just got worse
In the past week alone, the US president has depicted himself as Jesus and picked a row with the pope
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Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · 23/04/2026
🎥: Sidney Blumenthal joins Alan Rusbridger and @lionelbarber.bsky.social on Media Confidential to argue that the mainstream media is underestimating Trump’s unpopularity
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Sidney Blumenthal: Trump is deeply unpopular—but Fox News won’t tell you that | Media Confidential
This week on Media Confidential, Alan Rusbridger and Lionel Barber are joined by Sidney Blumenthal, journalist and former adviser to the Clintons. As a judge throws out a $10bn claim from the president against the Wall Street Journal, the trio discuss Donald Trump’s legal battles with the media, in
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Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) @cajournalists.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
We'd like to thank all our sponsors for this year's sponsored awards: ✨CWA Canada ✨JHR - Journalists for Human Rights ✨Ken and Debbie Rubin Public Interest Advocacy Fund ✨National NewsMedia Council
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Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) @cajournalists.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Find links to read/view/listen to all this incredible CAJ Award-nominated work at caj.ca/awards And join us June 13 in Ottawa for the CAJ Awards gala, when we reveal our winners, plus the McGillivray Award for best investigative work overall! caj.ca/caj26/ #CAJawards
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InkStainedCamp @inkstainedcamp.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
THANK YOU Mayor @andyfillmorehfx.bsky.social for once again proclaiming May 3 #WorldPressFreedomDay in @hfxgov.bsky.social ! 👏 We're also grateful for the lighting of City Hall blue to mark the occasion. 👍 spotlightpressfreedom.org #community #journalism #democracy #SDG16 @wpfc-lpc.bsky.social
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InkStainedCamp @inkstainedcamp.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
THANK YOU City of St. Thomas, Ontario, for granting our request to proclaim May 3rd #WorldPressFreedomDay and light the Jumbo Monument to mark the observance! 👏 👏 👏 spotlightpressfreedom.org #community #journalism #democracy #SDG16 @wpfc-lpc.bsky.social @cajournalists.bsky.social
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InkStainedCamp @inkstainedcamp.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
THANK YOU Town of Whitby council for granting our request to proclaim May 3rd #WorldPressFreedomDay2026 and raise the 🇺🇳 to mark the observance! 👏 👏 👏 spotlightpressfreedom.org #community #journalism #democracy #SDG16 @wpfc-lpc.bsky.social @cajournalists.bsky.social
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InkStainedCamp @inkstainedcamp.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
THANK YOU Mayor Reardon for once again proclaiming May 3 🇺🇳 #WorldPressFreedomDay in @city-of-saint-john.bsky.social! 👏 👏 👏 spotlightpressfreedom.org #community #journalism #democracy #SDG16 @wpfc-lpc.bsky.social
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World Press Freedom Canada - Liberté de la presse Canada @wpfc-lpc.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Ottawa says it wants your input on fixing the Access to Information Act. Before you weigh in, you should read what @deanbeeby.bsky.social has to say in the latest edition of Dispatch from @wpfc-lpc.bsky.social: buff.ly/MXlCir6 For more sharp reporting on transparency: buff.ly/7fFRp2m #cdnfoi
A graphic featuring a government proposal to reform the Access to Information Act. The text "Enhancing transparency, accountability and public participation" is visible, but the rest is blacked out with horizontal black stripes, and a large black square. On that square, text reads: "It’s hard to have confidence that the government will embrace real reform. - Dean Beeby, on Access to Information.

Below that is the logo for World Press Freedom Canada
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City of Mississauga @cityofmississauga.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
We are seeking citizens interested in volunteer opportunities to serve on the following committee of Council: There are currently two vacancies for citizen members to join the Audit Committee. Applications will be accepted until April 10. Learn more: bit.ly/3PjcBRj Application: bit.ly/4dtNKnO
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Nora Benavidez @attorneynora.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Nashville reporter's detention by federal immigration officials poses grave threat to press freedom and the public’s right to know. A thread on Estefany Rodriguez: www.freepress.net/news/free-pr...
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Free Press Condemns ICE Arrest of Colombian Journalist Seeking Political Asylum
The Nashville reporter’s detention by federal immigration officials poses a grave threat to press freedom and the public’s right to know.
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hclark @hclark.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Major gaps in Canada's #digital #sovereignty affect everyone. @spaikin.bsky.social talks to @canadianshieldinstitute.ca @vassb.bsky.social ThinkOn's Craig McLellan & @mozilla.org's Mark Surman: youtu.be/KLxJf1QbBQQ?...
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Can Canada Regain Its Digital Sovereignty? | TVO Today Live
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MediaJustice @mediajustice.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Today, we’re releasing our NEW #report, Media Capture: Who Controls the Story Controls the Future. 📱💥 #Media is NOT neutral. Our report maps how #Tech Oligarchs are capturing the media ecosystem through ownership, monetary power, and platform control. bit.ly/mediacapturereport
Launch graphic for MediaJustice's NEW report, "Media Capture: Who Controls the Story Controls the Future." A tech oligarch hand reaches down, picking up a TV icon representing CNN to add to their collection. The hand is filled with rings emblematic of other media (CBS, TikTok, Paramount Skydance, and TIME) and bracelets (MGM Studios, The Atlantic, The Washington Post). Below the hand is a receipt machine printing a sales receipt for Paramount ($8B), Washington Post ($250M), Time ($190M), MGM Studios ($8.5B), and The Atlantic ($100M). Below is the report bitly link "bit.ly/mediacapturereport".
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Anita Anand @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Please see my statement on the security situation in Jalisco State, Mexico:
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InkStainedCamp @inkstainedcamp.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
THANK YOU @davidharmes.bsky.social, Jay Harrison & Midtown Radio for inviting us to contribute to the "Community by Design" podcast episode exploring #LocalNews as social infrastructure. communitybydesign.transistor.fm/s1/4 #community #journalism #SocialInfrastructure #SDG16 @wpfc-lpc.bsky.social
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Community by Design: Exploring Social Infrastructure in Waterloo Region | Do You Hear What I Hear: Local Media
When a local newspaper investigation saves taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, it's more than just good journalism—it's infrastructure in action. In this episode, we explore how local media ...
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thetrustproject.bsky.social @thetrustproject.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
The References Trust Indicator® helps you check which newsrooms back up their reporting with documents, data and firsthand sources, giving you a clear path to the facts. CheckThe8 here: thetrustproject.org/trust-indica... #Checkthe8 #TheTrustProject #Trustworthynews
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InkStainedCamp @inkstainedcamp.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Have you got 30 minutes to fight for #PressFreedom in 2026? Join the #SpotlightPressFreedom campaign to promote @unesco.org May 3rd #WorldPressFreedomDay. wan-ifra.org/2025/02/want... @worldeditorsforum.bsky.social @wpfc-lpc.bsky.social #SDG16
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Wanted: keyboard volunteers to Spotlight Press Freedom
2025-02-05. Grassroots media advocacy group Ink-stained Wretches is recruiting news warriors to devote 30 minutes to beating back ongoing existential threats and building a culture of appreciation for...
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Alona Ferber @aloner.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
It’s the final @prospectmagazine.co.uk pod of the year, and we are trying to keep it positive with an episode all about hope and optimism. 2025 has been quite the year, but despair is a luxury! www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/pro...
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‘Despair is a luxury’: A year of hope with Zizek, Mehdi Hasan, Robert Macfarlane and others
Ellen and Alona hear from some of their past guests. What keeps them fighting for a more just world?
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Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · 28/11/2025
🎧: Why does every platform seem to get worse over time? This week, @ellenhalliday.bsky.social and @aloner.bsky.social are joined on the Prospect Podcast by writer Cory Doctorow, who coined the term “enshittification”.
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Cory Doctorow: How the internet went to sh*t
The journalist and activist visits Prospect HQ to discuss what tech giants have done to the internet—and how to fight back
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Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · 29/11/2025
🎥: In part two of @ellenhalliday.bsky.social and @aloner.bsky.social’s chat with Cory Doctorow, he applies his “ensh*ttification” thesis to AI: “in many ways, an ensh*ttificatory phenomenon”.
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Cory Doctorow: How AI is ensh*ttifying the web | Part Two of the Prospect Podcast interview
Looking for part one? Click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9XRREj1DSo On this episode of the Prospect Podcast, our hosts Ellen Halliday and Alona Ferber are joined by journalist, tech activist and sci-fi writer Cory Doctorow, who coined the term “ensh*ttification” to describe the decay of d
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InkStainedCamp @inkstainedcamp.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Terrific artifacts! What survived through the generations? Paper! 👏👏👏 #newspapers #community #SDG16
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InkStainedCamp @inkstainedcamp.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Thank you SUMA (Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Assn.) for inviting Ink-stained Wretches & friends to present a webinar on the journalism-support "Toolkit for Municipal Leaders." ldsb-dogwood.softr.app/solution-det... @fcm.ca @uclg.bsky.social #LocalNews #journalism #democracy #SDG16
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 12/11/2025
The BBC is always under attack. But this time it has been sabotaged by conservative ideologues deep within its heart. Is it time for the culture secretary to step in? @dorianlynskey.bsky.social reports www.thenerve.news/p/bbc-tim-da...
From left: Tim Davie, Donald Trump and Robbie Gibb
The BBC is the biggest prize in the information war – and the right may be about to destroy it
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InkStainedCamp @inkstainedcamp.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
This is a clear example illustrating the value of #LocalNews to anyone who pays taxes and/or uses public services (aka everyone!) @cajournalists.bsky.social @randykitt.bsky.social @wpfc-lpc.bsky.social
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 02/10/2025
"While we heard throughout the research that people value the role of local news, the word 'journalism' can evoke partisanship or elitism for some audiences, while 'media' sounds like entertainment to many people." www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/dont...
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Don’t dwell on “democracy,” and other new findings about how to market local news
"Here’s the paradox: 93% of people believe reliable local news is necessary for democracy, yet many of these same people react negatively to explicit 'democracy' messaging."
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 27/09/2025
The U.S. military’s openness to the press was never a favor to journalists, but an obligation to a country that asks its sons and daughters to volunteer for service. The Defense Department's new policy puts that in jeopardy, Nancy A. Youssef writes.
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The Pentagon’s New ‘Don’t Ask, We’ll Tell’ Policy
Pete Hegseth’s department is imposing restrictions that threaten to limit scrutiny from the press.
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Victor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
The ongoing consolidation of our media infrastructure by a handful of right-wing oligarchs poses a profound threat to any hope for democracy in the U.S. Read this piece by @sulliview.bsky.social:
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The TikTok deal puts even more media in the hands of the super-rich | Margaret Sullivan
Trump is clearing the way for US investors to control a wildly popular platform where millions get their news
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Waterloo Region Record @therecord.com · 26/09/2025
Waterloo Region Record online: more features, stories and information to keep you engaged www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
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Waterloo Region Record online: more features, stories and information to keep you engaged
We sent a survey to subscribers, and your suggestions have led to changes in the number of pages and types of stories in The Record.
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World News Day @worldnewsday.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
'As the U.S. government abandons the cause of freedom worldwide, my hope is that citizens in other countries now will become a model for Americans who took their own freedoms for granted.' - @postbaron.bsky.social worldnewsday.org/global-lesso...
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Global lessons from a press in peril - World News Day
Martin Baron posits that democracy cannot exist without a free press – and a free press cannot exist without democracy. Every year of my journalistic career of nearly half a century, I have known only...
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World News Day @worldnewsday.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
#ChooseFacts this #WND2025; show that #JournalismMatters
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