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The CNN Paywall

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On December 21, 2025
It's been a year since CNN put a paywall on its website. On and off I have considered a question that I will ask here--why in the hell would anyone pay for this shit? What on Earth does anyone get from CNN political commentary that...
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Overrating the Media

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On January 20, 2025
If there's one thing I disagree with much of the LGM community about, it's the role of the media in our current crisis. That's not because I think the media is good. I don't. It's that I think the media naturally acts according to their...

Suing over the Truth

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On November 20, 2023

MOBILE, AL- AUGUST 21: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets supporters after his rally at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on August 21, 2015 in Mobile, Alabama. The Trump campaign moved tonight's rally.

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Media Carrying Water for Employers

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On September 14, 2023
Our friend Michael Hiltzik has an excellent column on the ways that the media frames strikes in ways that prove to be employer propaganda. For another, the framing in the media and among politicians treats this contract negotiation as one in which the union is...
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News Cycles and the Media

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On July 2, 2021
Interesting discussion here about the vast decline in media consumption since the election, from the left to the right. Web traffic, social media engagement and app user sessions suggest that while the entire news industry is experiencing a slump, right-wing outlets are seeing some of...
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