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“CBS Evening News” Has Lost Over a Million Viewers Since Bari Weiss Takeover
5+ hour, 6+ min ago (604+ words) The plunge in viewership comes as Weiss has ushered in an era of Trump-friendly politics for the network. CBS's "Evening News" program lost over a million viewers in its first week under its new anchor, Tony Dokoupil, compared to the…...
Condé Nast Upheaval Signals a New Level of Corporate War on Media Workers
3+ week, 1+ day ago (566+ words) Facing the impacts of mergers and displacement by AI, media unions are fighting for democracy and freedom of expression. Independent journalism at Truthout faces unprecedented authoritarian censorship. If you value progressive media, please make a year-end donation today. While media…...
Billionaires Are Encroaching on the Free Press. Let’s Act to Defend It in 2026.
4+ week, 6+ hour ago (1113+ words) Independent grassroots journalism committed to the pursuit of liberation is an antidote to billionaire-dictated media. Independent journalism at Truthout faces unprecedented authoritarian censorship. If you value progressive media, please make a year-end donation today. It's becoming something of a theme:…...
New Prison Mail Policies Threaten Newsletters by and for Incarcerated People
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (264+ words) None of it reads as grand strategy, but that's the point. The work is small, steady, and collective. In Ellen's hands, survival skills become political education " refusing the daily attempts to erase people and building power person-to-person. Kelly Savage-Rodriguez, a…...
CBS News Guts Climate Team as New Conservative Management Takes Charge
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (622+ words) The staff cuts came following a push by the climate team's lead producer to accurately report on Hurricane Melissa. CBS News has fired most of its climate crisis production staff as part of the company's dozens of news staff layoffs…...
Emmy-Award Winning Journalist at Risk of Deportation Over ICE Coverage
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (791+ words) This is one of the most dangerous periods for free speech in American history," a Georgia lawmaker said. The Board of Immigration Appeals has ordered Emmy-award winning journalist Mario Guevara to be deported to El Salvador, a country he fled…...
Bari Weiss to Head CBS News Within Pro-Trump, Pro-Israel Expanding Media Empire
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (366+ words) Weiss's appointment by the billionaire Ellison family "is an ideological power play," says journalist David Klion. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I'm Amy Goodman, with Juan Gonz'lez. For more on all of this, we're joined by David…...
Amid Rising Fascism, the Left Looks for Action. It Should Also Ask Questions.
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (905+ words) There's no cookie-cutter solution to confronting fascism; action must be grounded in analysis, says Robin D. G. Kelley. Truthout is an indispensable resource for activists, movement leaders and workers everywhere. Please make this work possible with a quick donation. Seventy-five years after…...
Israeli Military Threatens Journalist After He Reports on Starvation in Gaza
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (456+ words) The Israeli military's spokesperson accused Anas al-Sharif of shedding "crocodile tears" over Israel's mass starvation. Truthout is a vital news source and a living history of political struggle. If you think our work is valuable, support us with a donation…...
Australian Journo Was Deported From US for Reports on Palestine Campus Protests
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (907+ words) Customs and Border Protection agents "were waiting for me when I got off the plane," Alistair Kitchen said. Truthout is an indispensable resource for activists, movement leaders and workers everywhere. Please make this work possible with a quick donation. A…...