Sue Wilson

@suewilson.bsky.social

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#Emmy winning investigative journalist turned
Media Democracy reformer. https://MediaActionCenter.net
https://SueWilsonReports.com
Film: Broadcast Blues, https://youtu.be/peVN7_LZYPM
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Here's a guy that did a lot of public writing on how to use public policy to create better public debate and democracy en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nichola...

Nicholas Johnson - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org

Still processing the debate. I admit I feel betrayed. It's seemed to me that for months they've kept Joe Biden in hiding. He didn't even do the easy Super Bowl interview. I fully support Biden's policies, I think he's had a tremendous first term. But can he beat Trump? Polls say no. What to do?

President Biden is bestowing Phil Donahue with the Medal of Freedom award. Phil graciously gave me an interview about NBC canceling his Bush era TV show because they didn't like his anti-Iraq war stance. To the tune of "Give Peace a Chance": youtu.be/XVqd3i2RqTU?...

NBC takes Phil Donahue off the airyoutu.be NBC didn't like Phil Donahue's anti-war message, so took his very popular program off the air during the GW Bush administration. Until 2011, NBC was owned by General Electric, a company which also makes equipment for the war machine. Today NBC is owned by Comcast. Think about corporate ownership as you realize that less than 3 weeks before the 2020 Presidential election, after Trump refused to virtually debate his Democratic opponent Vice President Joe Biden, ABC agreed to host a Town Hall for Biden only. Trump went to his Apprentice friends at NBC, who chose to host a competing Town Hall - on the same date and time as the previously scheduled Biden Town Hall, democracy be damned. Ownership matters in media.

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The battle to frame campus Gaza protests - I have some thoughts, and so do other scholars. Read my new piece here. abuaardvark.substack.com/p/the-battle...

The battle to frame campus Gaza protestsabuaardvark.substack.com Scholars take stock of the discourse on Israel/Palestine as campus battles grow ever fiercer

What a helpful thread. My main question: Are there specific US policies the protestors are targeting? ie: Cut all funding to Netanyahu 's administration? Or?

Just looking for some insight into what's happening at colleges nationally. I get that they are protesting against the treatment of those in Gaza. But do you know, is there any US policy they want? The media makes it seem that many are protesting but don't really know why. The media... :-(

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Will Bunch on "Civil War." "While the major news outlets continue to obsess on 'both-sidesing' a five-alarm fire for the American Experiment, aided by reporters seeking to find “the fun” in politics... there are some folks who do get it. One of them is Chris Quinn." www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...

Every Easter I find myself thinking about the crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth. And also of Matthew Shepard. Let's remember what happened to Matthew and the many whose names and stories we don't even know. Let us hope some good comes of them in some way.

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NBC Should Have Grilled Ronna McDaniel Until She Self-Deported www.emptywheel.net/2024/03/27/n...

NBC Should Have Grilled Ronna McDaniel Until She Self-Deported - emptywheelwww.emptywheel.net Rather than firing her, NBC should have simply grilled Ronna McDaniel about unknown details of her role in the 2020 coup attempt until she chose to leave.

So what *could* Dems do NOW to improve media discourse for all of us? 1. Restore the Right to Respond to personal attacks and falsehoods on our air 2. Provide funding for media policy studies. 3. Rewrite radio ownership caps More: www.mediaactioncenter.net/2021/10/4-20...

here in the states the "left wing" (read: mostly centrist democratic party) doesn't even have a media policy. Can't even develop an immune response to academia or journalism being under relentless assault. it's like not even something that's consistently brought up in party messaging.

www.mediaactioncenter.net

Yes, it's turned into my new Pet Peeve: My phone ignoring commas. And replacing them with a period and new sentence. (Should read: My phone ignoring commas, and replacing them with a period and new sentence. )

May you always have A sunbeam to warm you Good luck to charm you And a sheltering angel So nothing can harm you. Laughter to cheer you Faithful friends near you And whenever you pray, Heaven to hear you. Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Why aren't we paying firefighters a solid living? "Elkind earned about $43,000 in 2021 over the course of the seven-month fire season. His base paycheck, though, was less than half of that. Like most wildland firefighters, he relied on overtime and hazard pay." www.propublica.org/article/wild...

“It Feels Impossible to Stay”: The U.S. Needs Wildland Firefighters More Than Ever, but the Federal Government Is Losing Themwww.propublica.org Highly skilled firefighters are the last line of defense against wildfires, but that line is fraying because the government decided long ago that they’re not worth very much.

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"The long-running legal battle between a group of major record labels and @coxcommunications.bsky.social continues. But it’s the rights of internet users that are at stake." Read the latest from @punk.cool on how the most recent appeals court ruling threatens internet access everywhere.

Broadband Providers Are Not Copyright Cops: Why the Sony v. Cox Case Threatens Internet Userspublicknowledge.org The long-running legal battle between Sony and Cox continues, with possible ramifications for internet users everywhere.

Is there a difference between what Julian Assange did v what Edward Snowden did? I see Assange's wholesale release of information as so broad to be troubling. But I see Snowden's targeted release of info as appropriate whistleblowing. Thoughts?

"History is written by the victorious, the liars, the strongest, the most determined. Truth is found most often in the silence, in the quiet places." - Kate Mosse, Labyrinth

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Local news is shrinking in some places and growing in others. It will probably get worse before it gets better, but it will get better.

Bookwhatworks.news Home | About the Book | Advance Praise | Reviews and Features | Calendar of Events “What Works in Community News: Media Startups, News Deserts, and the Future of the Fourth Estate,” by Ellen Clegg and...

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Jim Jordan finally released the transcript of Scott Brady, the guy who, on Bill Barr's order, set up a side channel to launder Rudy Giuliani's dirt into the Hunter Biden investigation. It is, IMVHO, the most scandalous thing to come out of impeachment. www.documentcloud.org/documents/24...

"Trump posted Obama’s home address on social media, leading a J 6 insurrectionist named Taylor Taranto to go to Obama’s house in a van full of weapons, where he was arrested. The New York Times wrote about Taranto’s arrest, but did not so much as hint at Trump’s role in motivating the incident."

I just wrote about the contention that we shouldn't criticize media coverage of Biden's age, which I think suffers from an excessively narrow understanding of the utility of media criticism. open.substack.com/pub/findingg...

Yes, Democrats should criticize the New York Timesopen.substack.com It won't stop the Times from doing big things badly, but there are other important benefits

Do the Rs even know they're sharing "low quality" information? Do they care? There appears to be an intentional political motivation here.

"R members [of Congress] share considerably more [low-quality sites] than Ds, and that this gap has increased over time... we investigate the potential mechanisms underlying this partisan gap... only Rs receive increased engagement when sharing low-quality sites" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Partisan Differences in the Sharing of Low-Quality News Sources by U.S Political Eliteswww.tandfonline.com How often do political elites in the U.S. share low-quality news sources? Are there differences between the parties? While past work has investigated individuals sharing low-quality news sources, t...

Finding my voice again: youtu.be/c6MuiRc09nM?...

Polluting Our Airwaves: A Look at Corporate Control of Local Broadcast Mediayoutu.be On this episode of the Project Censored Show, Mickey Huff sits down with attorney Art Belendiuk and media activist and journalist Sue Wilson to talk about the poisoning of our airwaves, with propaganda. Art and Sue outline a case in Baltimore that highlights how media corporation Sinclair is trying to control what we hear and see, and how the FCC is failing in its responsibility to regulate media giants to serve the public interest. Correction: Sinclair has close to but not more than 39% of the national audience, but they do dominate more local stations in dozens of markets than FCC rules allow Note: an edit was made at 15:15 due to technical difficulties #propoganda #airwaves #corporatemedia #broadcast #fcc

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My next live YouTube session: 11am Pacific Time today (Tue, Feb 6!). Topic (but of course): ongoing historic & record-breaking rainfall in SoCala the aftermath of major wind-related power outages in NorCal, & some broader context. #CAwx

Weather and climate office hours by Weather West: 02/06/24youtu.be The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain on various topics related to extreme weather and c...

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See that part in blue? Where it says, "those who adopt it look tough-minded, independent and clear eyed." That's EJ Dionne identifying an incentive system that should never have gained the hold it has on political journalism: The dubious art of appearing tough on both sides. wapo.st/4bmhE9X

Imagine a company got licensed to provide air for your town. What would you do if they started poisoning your air? You'd fight. They ARE poisoning our air with propaganda - and the FCC allows it. Join the fight. See Media Action Center & 👇 www.laprogressive.com/the-media-in...

laprogressive.comwww.laprogressive.com

Clarion call for taking away Sinclair's licenses to broadcast:

I go after FCC policymakers once again in this piece about the possibly illegal deal the Commission made with Sinclair Broadcasting - and what to do about it. www.projectcensored.org/fcc-sinclair...

FCC Regulators Play the Shell Game with Broadcasterswww.projectcensored.org Wilson exposes Sinclair Broadcasting's regulatory manipulation, calling for a public hearing to protect public interest in media ownership.

I go after FCC policymakers once again in this piece about the possibly illegal deal the Commission made with Sinclair Broadcasting - and what to do about it. www.projectcensored.org/fcc-sinclair...

FOIA documents (finally) released to me reveal what really happened inside the FCC's backroom investigation of Sinclair Broadcasting. www.projectcensored.org/fcc-sinclair...

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Political media "also needs to make an assertive case for reality, e.g: The nation is not awash in crime The border is not wide open The economy is not in the toilet (it’s doing amazing well) Joe Biden is not mentally incompetent Government is working These should be major themes of our reporting"

It’s our obligation as political journalists to intervene: To expose Trump’s con job, refute his lies, and make it clear that what he is advocating is not conservative but is, in fact, extremely radical. presswatchers.org/2024/01/the-...

The duty to intervene: What news organizations need to do in 2024 | Press Watchpresswatchers.org Encouraging better, more responsible political press coverage before the 2020 election.

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Why Trump, Haley, and DeSantis are all ending the GOP primary by attacking Fox www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/why...

Clever. Younger people will enjoy this!

There’s something happening with the U.S. economy that I haven’t seen in my 50 years in politics. Watch.

The Silent Revolution in American Economics | Robert Reichwww.youtube.com There’s something happening with the U.S. economy that I haven’t seen in my 50 years in politics. Watch.