COURIER · [email protected]

March 19, 2024 at 5:59 PM

Trump’s hold on the mainstream media

Trump gets more 24/7 news coverage for saying inflammatory things.   Hey John, You’ve probably heard by now that Donald Trump promised a “blood bath” at a rally over the weekend if he loses in 2024.  The comment has drawn intense media coverage, even for Trump. Here are just a few headlines …

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  COURIER · [email protected]

March 18, 2024 at 5:46 PM

Is banning TikTok a good idea?

We want to hear from you.   John, Last week, Congress passed a bill to ban TikTok over national security concerns. Joe Biden has already pledged to sign the bill if it makes it to his desk, but first, it has to pass the Senate. It’s all happening very quickly, but here’s the most important qu…

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  COURIER · [email protected]

March 16, 2024 at 5:44 PM

Short and sweet

Can you help us meet our goal?   Hey John — we know it’s the weekend, so we’ll cut to the chase. We’re just over $3,000 away from our fundraising goal, with less than 12 hours to get there. That means: If 300 of our dedicated supporters chip in $10, we’ll smash through our critical goal and …

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  COURIER · [email protected]

March 15, 2024 at 5:44 PM

Tucker Carlson is already starting the new “big lie”

This was definitely on our 2024 election bingo cards.   John, Surprise, surprise 🙄 Tucker Carlson is already planting seeds for a new “big lie.” We’ll explain how and why in a moment, but before we do, our mid-month goal is coming up, and we’re behind where we need to be. If you support our …

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  Vibes Only Podcast · [email protected]

March 14, 2024 at 6:48 PM

New episode: Are the 2024 election vibes shifting?

Listen to Vibes Only on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcastsView email in browserShare with a friend One week ago today, President Biden delivered a powerful State of the Union address (while the former President scrolled on his phone and played with Snapchat filters). His fiery speech…

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  COURIER · [email protected]

March 14, 2024 at 4:44 PM

Here’s what’s up with those creepy Epoch Times billboards

News outlet famous for lying is now lying about how trustworthy it is.   John, Have you seen one of these billboards lately? Photo Credit: PBS You're not alone if you’re wondering what’s up with these billboards. Millions and millions of American have seen these bizarre advertisements for t…

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March 12, 2024 at 5:43 PM

Fact-checking Katie Britt’s speech

Katie Britt’s weird response to the State of the Union included a disturbing story – that wasn’t true   John, In case you missed it, Alabama Senator Katie Britt had an (off-putting? weird? disturbing?) response to President Biden’s State of the Union address. The speech inspired thousands of…

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  COURIER · [email protected]

March 11, 2024 at 4:43 PM

Salon: “There is something wrong at the New York Times”

NYT’s Trump coverage can’t meet the moment, and it’s putting our democracy in danger.   There’s something wrong at the New York Times, John. Last September, COURIER’s own Mark Jacob wrote in Stop The Presses: the New York Times has a serious headline problem. The New York Times relies on an…

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  COURIER · [email protected]

March 8, 2024 at 6:44 PM

Joe Rogan: Americans will be in Soviet-style “gulags” by 2029 if they use the wrong pronouns

Help us stop the spread of right-wing misinformation and hate.   Joe Rogan is no fan of COURIER, John. Last year, he attacked us during his podcast, making fun of our mission to stop the spread of misinformation: In a moment, we’re going to tell you about Rogan’s latest hateful rant – that…

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March 6, 2024 at 5:43 PM

Nikki Haley is out, Trump is the nominee

Super Tuesday results are in, and Donald Trump is officially the Republican Party’s Presidential nominee   It’s official, John. Super Tuesday results are in, Nikki Haley is out, and Donald Trump is the Republican Party’s presidential nominee. After nearly a decade of covering Trump’s hatred,…

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  COURIER · [email protected]

March 4, 2024 at 5:43 PM

We're staffing up, John

As news layoffs abound, COURIER is expanding our newsroom staff   John, 2023’s information crisis isn’t over. Last year, media organizations around the country cut more than 20,000 jobs due to downsizing and consolidations meant to protect news organizations’ bottom line. And now, in 2024, l…

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  COURIER · [email protected]

March 2, 2024 at 5:43 PM

The dangerous rise of the Sinclair Broadcast Group

For years now, the right-wing media empire has been responsible for the shuttering of local newsrooms nationwide.   John,  Earlier this year, The Baltimore Sun — the largest daily newspaper in Maryland — was purchased by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, the right-wing media empire that’s been t…

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  Tara McGowan, COURIER · [email protected]

March 1, 2024 at 6:44 PM

Thank you, John

Thanks to you, we’re stronger than ever before   Hey, John, it’s Tara, the Founder and Publisher of COURIER. Thank you to all of our supporters who donated or even just read one of our messages in the month of February. We set an incredible goal – 1,000 individual contributions in 29 days. A…

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  Tara McGowan, COURIER · [email protected]

February 29, 2024 at 5:43 PM

We’re just short, John

Our biggest fundraising goal ever   Hey John, it’s Tara McGowan, the Founder and Publisher of COURIER. We’re hours away from our second end-of-month fundraising deadline of 2024, and if we reach our goal of 1,000 donations before midnight, we’ll have our biggest fundraising month ever.   If …

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  COURIER · [email protected]

February 26, 2024 at 6:11 PM

The truth about the Epoch Times

News outlet famous for lying is now lying about how trustworthy it is.   John, Have you heard of The Epoch Times?  Millions in Denver, Detroit, Kansas City, Cleveland, Tampa, and other places are seeing these billboards popping up all over their cities: Photo Credit: PBS We’ll tell you more…

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  COURIER · [email protected]

February 24, 2024 at 3:30 PM

Humbly asking you to read this message

If our democracy is going to endure, news organizations must learn from the mistakes of 2016 and 2020.   John — In 2016, Donald Trump masterfully used cable news outlets like CNN and Fox News to draw attention to his campaign and spread dangerous misinformation. Trump won, in part, because ca…

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  Courier Newsroom || The Keystone · [email protected]

February 23, 2024 at 4:06 PM

Trump’s “Big Lie” is still going strong in Pennsylvania

Our PA newsroom covers the lasting effects of Trump’s “stolen election” conspiracy   John, It’s been over three years since Donald Trump, his MAGA cronies, and the right-wing media started the “Big Lie,” the stolen election conspiracy that led to January 6th and the widespread belief among R…

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  COURIER · [email protected]

February 22, 2024 at 4:04 PM

Trump comes out for a national abortion ban

Trump comes out for a national abortion ban Trump is privately signaling his support for a federal abortion ban. LISTEN to the latest episode of Vibes Only that breaks down Trump’s plan to… View this email in your browserNew podcast just droppedThe New York Times reported this week that …

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  Courier Newsroom || The ‘Gander · [email protected]

February 21, 2024 at 8:01 PM

Exposing the right-wing “Project 2025”

Our Michigan newsroom explains how Republicans will ban abortion – even in legal states like Michigan   John, Last week, the COURIER team in Michigan exposed Project 2025, a plan by the Republican party for the presidency if a Republican wins this November. The project includes a convoluted …

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  COURIER · [email protected]

February 20, 2024 at 7:30 PM

We’re losing journalism jobs at a historic pace

January layoffs show a troubling trend in news   John, After one of the worst years ever for news media job layoffs, 2024 is off to another bad start. Last week, the Wall Street Journal and CBS both announced cuts to their news division. The latest layoffs come on the heels of depressing cut…

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  🚨Misinformation Alert via COURIER🚨 · [email protected]

February 18, 2024 at 4:02 PM

Poll: 1 in 3 Republicans believe Taylor Swift election conspiracy

Right-wing misinformation is just as pervasive as it was in 2020. Help us fight back.   New Poll: 1 in 5 Americans, 1 in 3 Republicans believe Taylor Swift election conspiracy  - SOURCE: Monmouth,  2/14/23 John, It’s official: the Chiefs are Super Bowl winners, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce…

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  COURIER · [email protected]

February 16, 2024 at 4:10 PM

John, you've been selected to sponsor a newsroom

With your help, we can stop the spread of right-wing lies and propaganda.   John —  We’re only two months into 2024, and right-wing conspiracy theories and misinformation are already thriving online. Did you hear the one about Taylor Swift working with the Pentagon to swing the 2024 election…

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  The Copper Courier via COURIER · [email protected]

February 14, 2024 at 3:00 PM

RE: PragerU + Arizona Public Schools?

We broke the story first for Arizona.   John, Recently, COURIER’s Arizona newsroom, The Copper Courier, was the first to break the story about a company called PragerU and its partnership to put right-wing curriculum into Arizona’s public schools. Courses taught by Tucker Carlson. Cartoons f…

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  Courier Newsroom || Survey Request · [email protected]

February 13, 2024 at 4:01 PM

We need your input to stop right-wing lies

Your feedback will help us fight misinformation in 2024.   John, Republicans around the country are rallying behind Donald Trump, and right-wing election lies and conspiracy theories are already spreading like crazy. Here are just a few examples from the first 40 days of 2024: 🥸Taylor Swift a…

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  COURIER · [email protected]

February 11, 2024 at 4:01 PM

Taylor Swift, Deep State plant

The Super Bowl is today, and right-wingers refuse to let people enjoy things   John, It’s Super Bowl Sunday, and while many will tune in to watch the game (okay, and maybe the commercials), Taylor Swift will undoubtedly draw in a host of new watchers as she cheers on boyfriend and Chiefs’ ti…

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February 10, 2024 at 4:02 PM

Is this WSJ Trump headline the most bonkers ever?

Where have they been the last 8 years?   John, As Donald Trump gets closer to locking up the Republican nomination, the right-wing media are falling in line.  Case in point? Just look at this bonkers Orwellian headline from the opinion page of the Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal: The Wall…

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  Democracy's Newsroom || COURIER · [email protected]

February 8, 2024 at 4:31 PM

Useful idiot Tucker Carlson

Carlson has a long history of cheerleading Putin's authoritarianism to his right-wing, American audience.   John, Tonight, Tucker Carlson will air an exclusive interview with Vladimir Putin. If you think the interview will be hard-hitting, think again. From his time at Fox News to his new s…

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  COURIER · [email protected]

February 6, 2024 at 6:41 PM

How the mainstream media got Trump elected

The New York Times makes big bucks from parroting Trump.   John, The New York Times is widely regarded as one of the most respected newspapers in America. So it’s fair to wonder, are they on the verge of making the same mistakes covering Donald Trump in 2024 as they did in 2016 and 2020? Wel…

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  COURIER · [email protected]

February 6, 2024 at 5:58 PM

The American Freakshow has arrived...

The American Freakshow has arrived... Introducing COURIER's latest newsletter highlighting MAGA extremism View this email in your browserThis election year will no doubt be a chaotic and wild ride - with the fate of our democracy hanging in the balance. That’s why we’re partnering with v…

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  The Copper Courier via COURIER · [email protected]

February 5, 2024 at 7:06 PM

PragerU + Arizona Public Schools?

We broke the story first for Arizona.   Hey John, it’s The Copper Courier team. We’re COURIER’s Arizona newsroom – one of ten COURIER newsrooms in battleground states across the country. In a moment, we’re going to share with you a bananas story we broke about PragerU and right-wing misinfor…

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  COURIER · [email protected]

February 3, 2024 at 3:30 PM

Joe Rogan is still spreading dangerous misinformation

Help us stop misinformation like this in its tracks.   Remember Joe Rogan, John? He attacked COURIER during his podcast last year, making fun of our mission of stopping people like him from spreading far-right misinformation: Guys like Joe Rogan are terrified of COURIER, because we’re not a…

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  Democracy’s Newsroom (via Courier Newsro · [email protected]

February 1, 2024 at 8:20 PM

We blew it, John

We just missed our $15,000 goal for January.   John, We’re reaching out with a tough update:  We came up just short of our $15,000 end-of-January fundraising goal.  It’s a worrying sign because the 2024 election will be the most important of our lifetime. Our newsrooms in 10 battleground st…

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  Democracy’s Newsroom (via COURIER) · [email protected]

January 31, 2024 at 4:16 PM

The importance of tonight’s end-of-month deadline

Help us fight back by pitching in what you can so we can reach our first end-of-month fundraising goal of 2024.   John, In a moment, we'll explain why tonight is no ordinary fundraising deadline, but before we do, we're humbly asking for a contribution of any amount before midnight tonight…

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  Courier Finance Team · [email protected]

January 30, 2024 at 5:01 PM

Re: Starting 2024 off right

With one day to go until our first end-of-month deadline of 2024, can we count on you to pitch in?   John, As January ends, COURIER is committed to defending our democracy from right-wing propaganda and misinformation by providing quality, rigorous journalism to the communities that need it…

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  Courier Newsroom · [email protected]

January 28, 2024 at 5:01 PM

4 states, 4 newsrooms

Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Virginia are home to critically important races this year.   John —  With the White House, Congress, and dozens of state legislatures and governor’s offices across the country up for grabs, 2024 looks to be another historically consequential election year…

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  Courier HQ · [email protected]

January 27, 2024 at 6:31 PM

The good journalism crisis is getting deeper

This past week America’s information crisis as long-standing institutions of journalism announced mass layoffs or mergers.   2024 is here — and off to a rough start for journalism and journalists alike. This past week, America’s information crisis deepened as long-standing institutions of go…

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  Right-Wing Media Alert (via COURIER) · [email protected]

January 25, 2024 at 4:46 PM

Sinclair to Trump: “We’re here to deliver your message”

  John, Last week, we wrote to you about The Baltimore Sun’s acquisition by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, the right-wing media empire that’s been gobbling up local media outlets for the last decade. The Sun, which won a Pulitzer Prize in 2020 for its high-quality local reporting, is now und…

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January 25, 2024 at 4:30 PM

NEW POD: Analyzing NH Vibes and DeSantis’ Epic Failure of a Campaign + Right-Wing Attack Reaches SCOTUS

NEW POD: Analyzing NH Vibes and DeSantis’ Epic Failure of a Campaign + Right-Wing Attack Reaches SCOTUS New Hampshire results are in with the expected results taking the headlines. Donald Trump won the GOP primary, while Joe Biden, who wasn’t View this email in your browserNew podcast ju…

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  Courier Newsroom || Granite Post · [email protected]

January 23, 2024 at 7:30 PM

How your support is fueling our coverage of the New Hampshire Primary

Tonight, New Hampshire voters head to the polls for the first-in-the-nation primary election.   John, Tonight, New Hampshire voters head to the polls for the first-in-the-nation primary election. And thanks to the generous support of small-dollar donors who have pitched in to support our new…

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  Courier Newsroom · [email protected]

January 21, 2024 at 4:30 PM

The dangerous rise of the Sinclair Broadcast Group

For years now, the right-wing media empire has been responsible for the shuttering of local newsrooms nationwide.   John, Earlier this month, The Baltimore Sun — the largest daily newspaper in Maryland — was purchased by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, the right-wing media empire that’s been t…

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  Special Announcement 📣 (via COURIER) · [email protected]

January 19, 2024 at 6:15 PM

The future of our democracy will hinge on VIBES

No polls, no pundits, just vibes   In a moment, we have an exciting announcement to share, but first we wanted to thank you — on behalf of our entire COURIER team for supporting factual, values-driven journalism. Thanks to your support, we are up in running in communities across the country a…

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  COURIER · [email protected]

January 18, 2024 at 9:01 PM

The only thing we learned from Iowa

The only thing we learned from Iowa In the latest (our second) episode of Vibes Only, we break down Iowa results and talk about why Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley claimed their own vict… View this email in your browserNew podcast just droppedWe knew Trump was going to win the Iowa caucus. …

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  Courier · [email protected]

January 17, 2024 at 7:00 PM

Become a sponsor of our newsrooms

  John — 2024 is here, and the mainstream media is already failing to be the check our democracy needs against bad information and right-wing propaganda.  Despite inciting an insurrection, facing trial on a number of criminal charges, and repeatedly claiming he wants to be a “dictator on day…

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  Iowa Caucus Alert (via COURIER) · [email protected]

January 16, 2024 at 8:01 PM

Trump's Iowa win and what Fox News is saying

  John, the 2024 presidential election is in full swing. In a moment, we'll tell you what Fox News was doing while Trump promised to "unify the country" in Iowa, but if you're as fired up as we are to stop Trump and Fox News in 2024, please contribute anything you can to support COURIER's w…

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  Courier Newsroom · [email protected]

January 14, 2024 at 5:01 PM

Your 2024 supporter record

  John, At Courier Newsroom, we defend democracy by stopping right-wing lies and conspiracy theories from spreading online. We do that by making high-quality, local reporting freely available to the communities who need it most. All of our stories are free to read online. No paywalls, no s…

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  Courier · [email protected]

January 13, 2024 at 4:01 PM

Picking up the mainstream media's slack

Our 10 newsrooms provide reliable news coverage in “news deserts” across the country, with no paywalls or subscription fees.   Courier provides reliable news coverage in "news deserts" across the country, with no paywalls or subscription fees. Instead, we rely on contributions from suppo…

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  IA Starting Line (via Courier Newsroom) · [email protected]

January 11, 2024 at 6:31 PM

Reporting live from Iowa 🎥

  John, With just four days to go until the start of the Iowa Caucus — the official start of the 2024 election cycle — Donald Trump’s popularity among Republican voters is surging. While the mainstream media focuses on the (non-existent) GOP horse race, our very own Iowa Starting Line team h…

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  COURIER · [email protected]

January 10, 2024 at 5:26 PM

🚨New podcast from COURIER: VIBES ONLY

🚨New podcast from COURIER: VIBES ONLY Democracy, like it or not, hinges on vibes — here’s why. The polls are broken. The stakes are unprecedented. And the future of democracy, like it or not,  hinges on one thing – VIBES. Today, COURIER launched …

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  The Courier Team · [email protected]

January 10, 2024 at 4:31 PM

The Fox News gift to Trump before Iowa

The Iowa Caucus is in five days and tonight the GOP is holding its final presidential debate.   John, For a while now, mainstream media outlets have pushed the idea that there’s a so-called “rift” between Fox News and Donald Trump. We’ve already told you why that narrative is totally bogus. …

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  Courier Newsroom · [email protected]

January 8, 2024 at 8:30 PM

Democracy is dying — local news is how we can save it

MAGA Republicans are seizing on voters’ frustrations by pushing a dangerous narrative that democracy itself is broken.   John, Hyper partisanship. Dysfunction. Right-wing politicians are more interested in destroying democracy than they are in making it work. It’s no wonder that so many are l…

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