Media activism

A sculpture called “Anything to Say,” which features life-sized bronze figures of whistleblowers (left-right) Edward Snowden, Julian Assange, and Chelsea Manning, is unveiled at Parliament Square, London, during a protest for Assange’s release from prison.

Julian Assange and Arnon Milchan: The Lopsided Scales of American Justice Julian Assange and Arnon Milchan: The Lopsided Scales of American Justice

One has boasted of espionage. The other revealed massive government wrongdoing. So why is the whistleblower in jail?

Jun 27, 2023 / James Bamford

Katrina vanden Heuvel giving her acceptance speech. IPS Senior Adviser John Cavanagh (left) and Representative Jamie Raskin (right) look on in the background.

Katrina vanden Heuvel Wins the Marc Raskin Award for Civic and Intellectual Courage Katrina vanden Heuvel Wins the Marc Raskin Award for Civic and Intellectual Courage

In her acceptance speech, The Nation's editorial director and publisher highlighted the fragility of democracy, Russia’s brutal assault on Ukraine, and the inevitability of change....

Jun 16, 2023 / Editorial / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Press Room

Then-FCC chair Newton Minow appearing before a Senate subcommittee in 1961

Newton Minow Sought to Lead Us Out of the Vast Wasteland Newton Minow Sought to Lead Us Out of the Vast Wasteland

The Kennedy-era FCC chair who inspired reformers to demand media that served the public interest has died at age 97.

May 9, 2023 / John Nichols

The Night Carnival makes its way through Westminster on February 11, 2023, in London, England, calling for the release of Julian Assange

The Julian Assange Test Facing Every Member of the House The Julian Assange Test Facing Every Member of the House

How many representatives have the courage to defend the freedom of the press? Rashida Tlaib wants to find out.

Apr 14, 2023 / John Nichols

Live to fight another day: A scene from the Texas Observer’s victory party.

The Brief Death and Miraculous Resurrection of the “Texas Observer” The Brief Death and Miraculous Resurrection of the “Texas Observer”

Progressive media is not a “business.” It’s a labor movement.

Apr 13, 2023 / Gabriel Arana

Dmitry Muratov holds an issue of Novaya Gazeta

Does Russian Journalism Have a Future? Does Russian Journalism Have a Future?

Reflections of a glasnost-era veteran.

Jan 11, 2023 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina

Is There a Future for Russian Independent Media?

Is There a Future for Russian Independent Media? Is There a Future for Russian Independent Media?

The press in Russia has been operating under slow but constant erosion during the entirety of Putin’s watch.

Sep 29, 2022 / Interactive / Alyona Minkovski and Alina Spatz

Going Beyond Inclusion in Independent Media

Going Beyond Inclusion in Independent Media Going Beyond Inclusion in Independent Media

A conversation with journalists Laura Flanders, Sara Lomax-Reese, and S. Mitra Kalita about the future of Black and brown media organizations.

May 13, 2022 / S. Mitra Kalita, Sara Lomax-Reese, Laura Flanders, Lizzy Ratner, and D.D. Guttenplan

Volunteer Food Bank

The Price of Unpaid Activism The Price of Unpaid Activism

Have advocacy and organizing become careers for the well-educated?

Mar 4, 2022 / StudentNation / Esther Eriksson von allmen

Social media activist, Gul Bukhari, wearing a blue and white printed shirt and pink lip stick, while speaking. She is sitting on a gray couch.

Inside the Fight for Press Freedom in Pakistan Inside the Fight for Press Freedom in Pakistan

The country’s famously boisterous press is sinking into the silence of the grave.

Aug 5, 2021 / Hasan Ali

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