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Jimmy Kimmel Live! Suspended Over Charlie Kirk Comments
Sian Cain and Oliver Holmes
The Guardian
Removal of late-night show criticised as part of Trump administration’s attack on critical voices in media, academia and business
Published On: 09/18/2025
Democracy • Human Rights • Journalism • Press Freedom
Slain L.A. Times columnist Ruben Salazar matters more than ever, 55 years later
Gustavo Arellano
L.A. Times
No one was around when I finally got to Salazar’s niche, in a section of the cemetery called the Alcove of Time. A simple bronze plaque included the accent over the “e” in “Rubén,” which his Times byline never had. Instead of Spanish wine, I brought a flask of mezcal — I don’t think he would have minded the stiffer drink in this 2025.
Published On: 08/29/2025
Democracy • Journalism • Legal • Press Freedom
The Paramount Skydance Sale Makes the Case for Public Media
Laura Flanders
Laura Flanders Substack
We must radically recommit to public media before every newsroom, every voice, is up for sale to the highest bidder or the ruling party’s favorite mogul. The time is now.
Published On: 07/25/2025
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The Resistance Will Be Reported
Ron Williams
Resistance Media
The environment for press freedom in the United States is entering a perilous new phase. The attacks have been unprecedented, widespread and continue to escalate.
Published On: 07/24/2025
Global • Human Rights • Journalism • Press Freedom
AFP Journalists’ Union Warns That Its Reporters Are at Risk of Starvation in Gaza
Haaretz
Haaretz
'Since AFP was founded in August 1944, we have lost journalists in conflicts, we have had wounded and prisoners in our ranks, but none of us can recall seeing a colleague die of hunger. We refuse to see them die,' the French news agency's journalists union said.
Published On: 07/22/2025
Press Freedom
Colbert and Capitulation
Jon Passantino
Status
The optics are hard to ignore: a top-rated show, led by one of Trump’s most vocal critics, axed just weeks after Paramount settled a lawsuit with Trump and began courting conservative media figures for leadership roles in the post-merger company.
Published On: 07/19/2025
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