Unplugging the News: The Fight for Local Journalism and the State of the Free Press (encore)

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Project Censored’s new yearbook, “State of the Free Press 2025” is fresh off the presses.

In the first segment, Andy Lee Roth and Shealeigh Voitl talk with Mickey about the extensive process that culminates in the selection of the annual “Top 25” censored stories. They also speak about the need to extend media analysis beyond fact-checking to “frame-checking.”

In the second half, Mickey and co-host Eleanor Goldfield speak about Eleanor’s new article on media literacy for activists, including various ideas on how activists can successfully interact with the different categories of media. Mickey and Eleanor also alert listeners to the dangers of House Bill 9495, a measure that would empower the U.S. Treasury Secretary to unilaterally remove an organization’s non-profit status.

GUESTS:

Andy Lee Roth is Associate Director of Project Censored and the coordinator of the Project’s Campus Affiliates Program.

Shealeigh Voitl is digital and print editor at Project Censored.

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