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  • Letters From an American
    Now Trump Really is the Voice of America
    June 23, 2020
    | Heather Cox Richardson

    Four top officials of the media organizations the US government funds to provide factual, unbiased news to world populations without access to a free and independent press have been fired. They will be replaced with by Trump loyalists.

  • Media
    Bruce Bartlett on Stopping Fake News in Its Tracks
    November 1, 2017
    | Michael Winship
    In Part 2 of our conversation, the Trump foe and former Reagan adviser discusses his new book, The Truth Matters.
  • Civil Liberties
    Red Alert: The First Amendment Is in Danger
    June 2, 2017
    | Bernard Weisberger
    If anyone believes that under the First Amendment gagging the media can’t happen here, the answer is that it already has.
  • Media
    Judge Throws Out Charges Against Journalist Amy Goodman
    October 17, 2016
    | John Light
    The Democracy Now! host is free but a documentary maker who was also arrested for committing journalism faces a potential 45 years in prison.
  • Media
    New Players Replacing Newspapers in Seeking Government Info
    March 16, 2015
    | Kevin Johnson and Kevin G. Hall
    Newspapers were once the dominant force in dislodging documents and other records from reluctant federal government agencies, but a new crop of media players, advocacy groups and corporate interests now drive the release of information.
  • Civil Liberties
    "Je Suis Charlie" -- But Not in My Backyard
    January 16, 2015
    | Michael Winship
    World leaders turned out for Sunday's march in Paris, but when it comes to freedom of the press at home, they've got a lot to answer for.
  • Defend Journalism That Speaks Truth to Power
    August 19, 2014
    | John Nichols
    The news from Ferguson highlights the need for a broader defense of journalism and democracy.
  • Morning Reads: Iran Arrests US Journos; Hidden Impacts of Global Warming
    July 25, 2014
    A roundup of some of the stories we're reading at Moyers & Company HQ...
  • The DOJ vs. Press Freedom
    May 16, 2013
    | BillMoyers.com Staff
    The executive director of the Project on Government Oversight says the AP case marks a new frontier in government overreach.
  • "Snuggly the Security Bear"
    May 16, 2013
    | Mark Fiore
    Snuggly is working with the Department of Justice and Eric Holder. See what they've been up to lately as they fight press freedom-- er, terrorism.


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