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Lisa Schmeiser @lschmeiser.bsky.social · 7h

This @sulliview.bsky.social piece seems especially salient with how the advance press for No Kings seems to be shaping up: margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/the-media-...

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James Bearden @jeb1945.bsky.social · 10h

“No matter how much Hegseth and Trump might wish it, journalism is not stenography, and the officially approved story is often only a starting point for deeper reporting that gets at the truth” Margaret Sullivan
@sulliview.bsky.social
#Hegseth

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Pete Hegseth’s attempt to gag journalism is a resounding failure | Margaret Sullivan

Hegseth wants journalists to only publish ‘explicitly authorized’ information. That is not how the free press works

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 12h

"That kind of solidarity in the press is powerful – and we could use a lot more of it"

Completely agree, @sulliview.bsky.social.

But I wonder if Hegseth was banking on this outcome, to give him the excuse to use One News America, Putin style, as his mouthpiece?
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Pete Hegseth’s attempt to gag journalism is a resounding failure | Margaret Sullivan

Hegseth wants journalists to only publish ‘explicitly authorized’ information. That is not how the free press works

www.theguardian.com

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Will Pollock 🏳️‍🌈🌻🐶🫘 ➡️ turn 🔔 on @willpollock.com · 1d

"heartfelt beliefs and concerns of a traumatized nation, as spoken by ordinary citizens? that would be a good story, but I’m not seeing it in Big Journalism" @sulliview.bsky.social

excerpt from Margaret Sullivan's latest, which you can find here: https://margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/the-media-is-largely-ignoring-the

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Carrie Brown @brizzyc.bsky.social · 1d

"The heartfelt beliefs and concerns of a traumatized nation, as spoken by ordinary citizens? That would be a good story, but I’m not seeing it in Big Journalism." by @sulliview.bsky.social margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/the-media-...

The media is largely ignoring the trauma of millions. Here's why.

Plus: Watch George Stephanopolous pushes JD Vance with follow-up questions, cringe at Bari Weiss's pep talk to CBS journalists; and more

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leemarvinoswald.bsky.social @leemarvinoswald.bsky.social · 1d

"This is a failure of mission. And if it’s driven by fear of being labeled partisan, that’s a failure of courage. I hope that actual news coverage of Saturday’s protests will give voice to the hearts & minds of these Americans. But I’m not holding my breath."

More voices like @sulliview.bsky.social

Margaret Sullivan @sulliview.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s the post https://open.substack.com/pub/margaretsullivan/p/the-media-is-largely-ignoring-the?r=1yc91&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

The media is largely ignoring the trauma of millions. Here's why.

Plus: Watch George Stephanopolous pushes JD Vance with follow-up questions, cringe at Bari Weiss's pep talk to CBS journalists; and more

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Craig Newmark @craignewmark.bsky.social · 1d

Just heard that Indianapolis will be the first local media market to get its own Public Editor, who will monitor all the newsrooms in town. tinyurl.com/2s44zxe8

Poynter launches public editor project to serve news audiences in Indianapolis - Poynter

Partner newsrooms will publish the editor’s independent analysis of local news coverage across the market.

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Margaret Sullivan @sulliview.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s the post https://open.substack.com/pub/margaretsullivan/p/the-media-is-largely-ignoring-the?r=1yc91&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

The media is largely ignoring the trauma of millions. Here's why.

Plus: Watch George Stephanopolous pushes JD Vance with follow-up questions, cringe at Bari Weiss's pep talk to CBS journalists; and more

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Margaret Sullivan @sulliview.bsky.social · 1d

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 1d

This from the great @sulliview.bsky.social on the media's anemic (or non-) coverage of the massive No Kings movement is such a great point

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 1d

Where’s Fox?

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

Solidarity is the only way

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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 1d

"I often complain about the syndrome known as 'both-sidesing' — in which unequal sides are given equal treatment in the press. But this failure of coverage is worse than that." - @sulliview.bsky.social bluevirginia.us/2025/10/tues...

Margaret Sullivan: "The media is largely ignoring the trauma of millions. Here's why."

"What’s the reason for this silence? As usual, I believe, it’s the mainstream media’s fear of appearing to sympathize or identify with those who oppose Trump. I often complain about the syndrome known as “both-sidesing” — in which unequal sides are given equal treatment in the press. But this failure of coverage is worse than that."'

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 1d

“there are a lot of people in this country …who are disgusted, appalled & frightened”by the Trump admin.
@sulliview.bsky.social is right: where’s the news coverage on these folks & the No Kings march? There are countless stories to be told…
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The media is largely ignoring the trauma of millions. Here's why.

Plus: Watch George Stephanopolous pushes JD Vance with follow-up questions, cringe at Bari Weiss's pep talk to CBS journalists; and more

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Assistant HR Director of Antifa @sethdmichaels.bsky.social · 6d

"they are focused on performative fairness to Trump and to MAGA — even while this president and his allies are trying to destroy what journalists do." - @sulliview.bsky.social margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/legacy-med...

Legacy media's destructive addiction to describing Trump's 'winning'

Plus: Why disillusioned Democrats are abandoning traditional news outlets

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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker @pressfreedomtracker.us · 5d

Freelance reporter @leighgiangreco.bsky.social was on assignment for @blockclubchi.bsky.social, covering Sept. 19 protests outside the ICE facility in Broadview, IL, when federal officers shot her with pepper balls.

The newsroom has since filed suit and won a temporary restraining order.

Freelancer struck by projectiles at Illinois anti-deportation protest

Freelance reporter Leigh Giangreco was shot with multiple pepper balls by federal officers while covering protests outside a U.S. Immigration …

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News Literacy Project @newslit.org · 5d

While separating AI fakes from legit video clips is hard, it's possible. #NewsLiteracy tips:

- Notice watermarks
- Get a 2nd source
- Check for copycat content

👉🏾 Read more: go.newslit.org/PepperAI

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Megan Greenwell @greenwell.bsky.social · 7d

I think if the headline of a column by @sulliview.bsky.social called my hiring "weird and worrisome," I'd simply disappear from society and live off the land, but I suppose our respective capacities for shame is one difference that has existed between Bari and me for going on 20 years now.

Rob Michlowitz @arvrrob.bsky.social · 7d

The brilliant @sulliview.bsky.social on the horrible appointment of Bari Weiss as Chief Editor of CBS News.

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Bari Weiss is a weird and worrisome choice as top editor for CBS News | Margaret Sullivan

When Weiss was named editor-in-chief, it was the latest turn in the network’s confounding departure from its roots

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 6d

New from @jeremymberg.bsky.social at Can We Still Govern:
"Silence may protect an institution from becoming an early target, but history shows that it increases the likelihood that that institution (and many others) will be become targets over time."
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Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment

Leaders are underestimating the risks of not fighting back

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 7d

The new editor-in-chief for CBS news is "a staunch Zionist and a fierce opponent of supposed wokeness and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives" says @sulliview.bsky.social.

Weiss looks set to deliver for Trump, who seeks adulation over journalism.
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Bari Weiss is a weird and worrisome choice as top editor for CBS News | Margaret Sullivan

When Weiss was named editor-in-chief, it was the latest turn in the network’s confounding departure from its roots

www.theguardian.com

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Margaret Sullivan @sulliview.bsky.social · 7d

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Rob Michlowitz @arvrrob.bsky.social · 7d

The brilliant @sulliview.bsky.social on the horrible appointment of Bari Weiss as Chief Editor of CBS News.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Bari Weiss is a weird and worrisome choice as top editor for CBS News | Margaret Sullivan

When Weiss was named editor-in-chief, it was the latest turn in the network’s confounding departure from its roots

www.theguardian.com

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Mary Nasca @mnasca.bsky.social · 8d

"In my hometown paper, The Buffalo News, the excellent Jerry Zremski - the paper’s longtime Washington correspondent - told it bluntly and well: “Work on a seven-week stopgap measure went nowhere after the Trump ...
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'Partisan bickering' is a media frame that fails the public

The government shutdown is producing an all-too-familiar barrage of performative neutrality

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Will Pollock 🏳️‍🌈🌻🐶🫘 ➡️ turn 🔔 on @willpollock.com · 9d

what does it say about @nytimes.com that a *story commenter* dispenses more truth in a few sentences than NYT journalists do in an entire year?

excellent analysis from @sulliview.bsky.social

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Margaret Sullivan's latest post on another set of failures from NYT

excerpt from Sullivan's post that shows a NYT commenter dragging the entire normalizing operation for filth

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Alan Stamm @alanstamm.bsky.social · 9d

"The mainstream press is largely playing its usual 'both-sides at fault' game [in shutdown coverage], but Americans nevertheless do understand the reality.

"This underscores that Big Media is no longer the gatekeeper of news and information."
— @sulliview.bsky.social

'Partisan bickering' is a media frame that fails the public

The government shutdown is producing an all-too-familiar barrage of performative neutrality

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Lisa Fung @lisafung.bsky.social · 9d

‘The mainstream press is largely playing its usual “both-sides at fault” game, but Americans nevertheless do understand the reality.’

Via @sulliview.bsky.social

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'Partisan bickering' is a media frame that fails the public

The government shutdown is producing an all-too-familiar barrage of performative neutrality

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