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February 24, 2021
Big Tech was once seen as a haven for whistleblowers and journalists. But Twitter has changed all that and has been using its tools to besmirch news outlets for reportedly exposing nefarious government activity.
After years of enabling leaks about…
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February 24, 2021
Facebook has come to an agreement with the Australian government in order to bring back Australian news to its platform.
In retaliation to a proposed law in Australia that would require tech giants like Facebook and Google to pay for news content…
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May 4, 2020
One of the premier national unions for liberal outlets such as NBC News Digital, The Washington Post and The New York Times actually voted to request the government finance the news industry with taxpayer dollars.
Surprisingly, it was The Times…
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December 26, 2019
UK's government-funded news media giant BBC is considering measures to discourage its “top correspondents” from biased tweeting.
The actions follow election criticism from both left and right.
The Guardian reported that the BBC…
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July 25, 2019
The climate doomsday countdown got a dramatic update from the BBC, which claimed there could be as little as 18 months left to “save the planet” from a “global heating crisis.”
“Do you remember the good old days when…
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May 31, 2019
Even liberal newsrooms have to grapple with economic realities, as Vox Media may be learning.
The left-wing outlet pursued unionization, even as digital media outlets were financially struggling. NiemanLab reported that Vox Media employees staged a…
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May 9, 2019
A week is not a long time. It’s only 1/52nd of a year. But eco-warriors determined to be rid of fossil fuels will latch on to anything to try to prove renewables can shoulder the demand for energy.
Think Progress and EcoWatch did just that on…
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February 18, 2019
Foreign governments are preparing to crack down on social media monopolies.
An English House of Commons committee, the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, released a report claiming Facebook’s flaws were “risking the U.K.…
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November 29, 2018
As Facebook finds itself in the midst of another controversy, coming under fire from the left this time, it turns out a coalition attacking Facebook includes a prominent press union.
Facebook is in the midst of what Vox called a “liberal…
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June 27, 2018
It’s clear from MSNBC anchor Chris Hayes’s twitter feed, he was unhappy with the Supreme Court decision that limited the power of public sector unions.
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of Mark Janus, a public employee who took his…