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April 23, 2024 at 6:01 PM

Moscow Marjorie

Kremlin documents reveal Russian talking points have made their way into American politicians’ news feeds.           John, Kremlin-linked social media accounts are spreading misinformation to undermine the United States, destabilize Ukraine, and prop up Vladimir Putin.  The scariest part, J…

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April 22, 2024 at 6:02 PM

How you can make an impact this Earth Day

Sign our petition and tell the mainstream media they need to cover climate change.   John, It’s Earth Day, and here at COURIER we’re renewing our commitment to championing climate change coverage, especially at the local level.  From The Keystone’s coverage of one Pennsylvania county’s attemp…

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April 20, 2024 at 6:01 PM

John , you’ve been selected to sponsor a newsroom

Abortion rights are under attack. Help us get the word out.   Hey John, Trump’s criminal trial is just getting started. Republicans have come up with new ways to attack abortion rights in Arizona and in states across the country. 2024 is set to be one of the most consequential election year…

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April 19, 2024 at 6:01 PM

Sleepy Don

Donald Trump fell asleep in court. The mainstream media didn’t mention it.           John, Donald Trump is 77 years old, just three years younger than Joe Biden at 80. But based on the coverage of both men’s ages in both the right-wing and mainstream media, there’s a good chance a lot of vot…

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April 17, 2024 at 5:00 PM

Trump, his legal team, and the right-wing media

The right-wing media wants to control the narrative around Trump’s trial. We can’t let them get away with it.           John, Trump’s New York hush money trial began this week, and with it, the right-wing media circus amped up their defense of Trump. While Trump’s lawyers defend him in the c…

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April 16, 2024 at 6:01 PM

Trump and his cronies call to defund NPR

Following an op-ed in the right-wing Free Press, Republicans call to defund NPR   John, Donald Trump, Fox News, and the far-right are trying to defund NPR for a supposed left-wing bias. We’ll discuss why NPR is suddenly under attack in a second, but if you already know you support COURIER’s …

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April 14, 2024 at 5:44 PM

Remember The Epoch Times and those billboards? You won’t believe what they’re up to now.

The Epoch Times will soon offer BAs in BS.   Hey John, remember The Epoch Times? They’re the right-wing fake news outlet that’s been putting the billboards all over the country that say “#1 trusted news” with a bizarre stock photo of this guy: Far from a trusted news source, The Epoch Times…

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April 12, 2024 at 4:44 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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April 10, 2024 at 7:45 PM

🚨COURIER Local News Alert🚨

COURIER’s The ‘Gander is winning awards   John, It’s awards season for our newspapers, and we’re beyond proud to announce that the ‘Gander, our Michigan Newsroom, took home five awards in the Michigan Press Association Better Newspaper Contest! Our coverage of the tragic Michigan State Unive…

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April 9, 2024 at 5:45 PM

AP: Anonymous users are spreading right-wing conspiracies online.

Misinformation spreads fast on Twitter/ “X” – help us get good information to catch up   John,  A new AP report is warning about an alarming trend in the spread of right-wing election lies and conspiracy theories on social media.  As most right-wing conspiracies do these days, it all starte…

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April 7, 2024 at 5:44 PM

Trump Bibles and Q-Anon

Trump has always courted and fueled support from Q-Anon followers. Lately, he’s taking it to a whole new level.   John, Following the news that Trump would have to pony up $450 million for his civil fraud trial, the former president went on a merch-hawking spree: sneakers, cologne, and now, …

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April 6, 2024 at 5:44 PM

What happens when Fox News Attacks

Here’s what happens when Fox News attacks me   Hey, John, it’s Tara McGowan, Founder and Publisher of COURIER. In a moment, I’ll share a personal story about what happened when Fox News attacked COURIER, but if you already know you’re ready to do your part to hold Fox News accountable for sp…

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April 4, 2024 at 3:35 PM

Fox News just attacked us, John

Fox News is going after COURIER’s award-winning journalism   That’s right, John: Fox News, the most powerful right-wing propaganda outlet in the history of America, just attacked COURIER and our mission to expose right-wing misinformation and provide left-leaning local news to those who live…

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April 3, 2024 at 5:56 PM

The crazy right-wing conspiracy theories about the Baltimore bridge collapse.

Here’s how social media misinformation machines reacted to Baltimore’s bridge collapse.   John, Last week, a container ship hit Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key bridge, causing a deadly collapse. The collapse was a horrific tragedy caused by a large cargo ship losing power and running into the …

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  Tara McGowan, COURIER · [email protected]

April 2, 2024 at 6:09 PM

Your support counts

Supporters like you help us do the work   Hey John, it’s Tara McGowan, the Founder and Publisher of COURIER. Thank you on behalf of all of us here at COURIER. Your support is fundamental to our success. I’m very happy to report that this March was our best grassroots fundraising month ever. T…

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March 31, 2024 at 4:43 PM

Humbly asking for a moment of your time

Spreading a message of hope this holiday   Hi John. We know many are enjoying the holiday weekend today with family and loved ones. We don’t want to take to much of your time, so here’s our humble request. Our democracy is at a crossroads. Right-wing authoritarianism is on the rise, and dang…

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March 30, 2024 at 4:43 PM

Fox News. Tucker Carlson. Donald Trump.

Help us meet our March goal and fight back against misinformation.   John – America is stuck in a dangerous information crisis.  Fox News. Tucker Carlson. Donald Trump. It seems like their sole mission is to spread lies, bigotry, and division to millions.  As the 2024 election approaches, we…

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  Tara McGowan, COURIER · [email protected]

March 28, 2024 at 5:44 PM

About our deadline

Can you help us meet our first quarter goal?   Hey John – it’s Tara McGowan, the Founder and Publisher of COURIER. Earlier this week my team reached out to let you know about our goal to raise $25,000 before the end of the month. Now we’re just 3 days away from our deadline, and I wanted to …

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March 26, 2024 at 4:43 PM

PragerU, right-wing propaganda, and Arizona's schools

We broke the story first for Arizona.   Hey John – it’s the Copper Courier staff. We’re COURIER’s Arizona newsroom – one of ten COURIER newsrooms in battleground states across the country. We recently broke the story about PragerU’s partnership with Arizona’s state superintendent. The partne…

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March 24, 2024 at 5:44 PM

Can you help us meet our goal?

Closing in on our March deadline   Hey John, In just a few days, March and the first quarter of 2024 will end. We know your inbox will be flooded with requests like this, so we’re getting ahead of the curve because our work to protect democracy from right-wing election lies and conspiracy th…

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March 23, 2024 at 4:43 PM

John, you've been selected to sponsor a newsroom

Sponsor a battleground newsroom in 2024.   Hey John, Trump is at the top of the ticket. Right-wing extremists are on the ballot across the country. 2024 is set to be one of the most consequential election years ever for American democracy. With so much at stake, access to trustworthy local n…

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March 21, 2024 at 5:44 PM

Will the right-wing Supreme Court give RFK Jr. a big win?

This week, the Supreme Court hears whether the government can fight misinformation.   John, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., presidential candidate and conspiracy theory superspreader, could soon be handed a big win from the right-wing Supreme Court. This week, the Supreme Court is hearing a major ca…

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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