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MEDIA BITS AND BYTES – MARCH 4, 2025
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* Defending the Free Press
* The New State Media
* Unexpected Backlash on Talk Radio
* Tech Companies and DEI
* Bezos Turns Washpost into His Toy
* Layoffs at MSNBC
* Covering Resistance
* Tech Imperialism
* Politically Daring Oscar Winners
* How to Use Substack
DEFENDING THE FREE PRESS
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By Richard J. Tofel
Second Rough Draft
As the inevitable crackdown unfolds, we are going to need more
resources than the existing actors, at least as currently constituted,
can likely provide. What will ultimately be needed is no less than a
broad-based movement committed to preserving the Constitution’s
guarantee of a free press.
THE NEW STATE MEDIA
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By Anna Merlan
Mother Jones
From the moment Trump returned to office, his second administration
has prioritized giving access and status to an array of far-right
influencers and news outlets, including figures with checkered pasts
and thin or nonexistent journalistic credentials. In doing so, the
administration has created a swell of flattering media coverage, a
gauzy bubble around its every decision.
UNEXPECTED BACKLASH ON TALK RADIO
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Media Matters for America
Backlash to President Donald Trump’s early actions and statements is
starting to erupt at Republican town halls, local and
national protests — and on the phone lines of right-wing talk
radio shows.
TECH COMPANIES AND DEI
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By Dominic-Madori Davis
TechCrunch
Last year, companies like Telsa, GameStop, Workday, and
Salesforce started scrubbing mentions of DEI from their 10-K
filings, a trend that has accelerated so far this year. Here’s a
list of where DEI stands, so far, among tech companies in 2025.
BEZOS TURNS WASHPOST INTO HIS TOY
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By Dan Pfeiffer
The Message Box
The _Washington Post_ is one of the most essential media brands in
the country. The _Post_ took down a president and published the
Pentagon Papers, and embodies an independent press that covers the
news without fear or favor. Those days are now over. We should have
known this day was coming the moment Jeff Bezos bought the paper.
Corporate-owned media is doomed to fail.
LAYOFFS AT MSNBC
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By Katie Kilkenny
The Hollywood Reporter
As MSNBC continues to make major structural changes to its lineup,
members of the union representing the cable network’s writers and
producers say that 99 of their number are slated for cuts. The network
is phasing out _The ReidOut, José Díaz-Balart Reports, The Katie
Phang Show, Alex Wagner Tonight, Ayman
Mohyeldin_ _Reports_ and _Weekends with Jonathan Capehart_.
COVERING RESISTANCE
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By Vanessa Williamson
Brookings
While many in the media are documenting and even decrying the actions
of the administration, they are not yet providing sustained attention
to the grassroots opposition, much less the kind of mobilizing support
conservative movements have relied upon.
TECH IMPERIALISM
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By Salvador Santino Regilme
E-International Relations
The economic rewards of AI are concentrated in the Global North, while
its labor exploitation and environmental destruction are outsourced
to the Global South. From the exploited workers behind AI training
datasets to the environmental costs of massive data centers, the
expansion of AI is reinforcing historical patterns of inequality.
POLITICALLY DARING OSCAR WINNERS
• _NO OTHER LAND
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• _I__’__M STILL HERE_
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HOW TO USE SUBSTACK
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By Tom May
Creative Boom
Substack is for reading, as podcasts are for listening. And with all
that's happening with changing algorithms on social media, creatives
are finding a new home there. If you're curious, here’s how to get
involved.
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