30-Year Prison Sentence In Prairieland Zine Case Is a Free Speech Crisis ^75.5%

The Intercept - By Seth Stern, Jeremy Busby - 6/26/2026, 9:46 AM

Biased Writer Voice 58.1% - Negativity Bias 40.2% - Hasty Generalization 30.9%

The Trump administration attacking the right to publish or report information is a given at this point. The president has threatened journalists for everything from questioning the wisdom of his failed war with Iran to touching the peeled lining of his renovated reflecting pool. Tantrums like those may now feel routine, but this week... more

Trump's FCC Chief Says His Censorship Protects the Little Guy. It Really Serves One Powerful Man. ^0%

The Intercept - By Seth Stern - 3/31/2026, 3:15 PM

When Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr talks about broadcast licensees serving the “public interest,” he loves to emphasize “localism.” Localism is the idea that powerful entities (in this case, broadcasters) should serve the needs and interests of the communities they service. In the abstract, it’s hard to argue with,... more

Pentagon Wants It to Be Illegal for Reporters to Ask “Unauthorized” Questions ^78.7%

The Intercept - By Seth Stern - 3/26/2026, 9:00 AM

Biased Writer Voice 45% - Negativity Bias 42.3% - Appeal to Emotion 20.7%

A judge last week struck down the Pentagon’s restrictions on journalists seeking “unauthorized” information, siding with the New York Times in its lawsuit against the government. In response, the Pentagon on Monday added some meaningless window dressing and essentially reissued the same restrictions. The administration pledged to... more