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SocietyApril 25, 2023
BuzzFeed’s Epic Fail Is Bad News
The shuttering of the online publication’s news division is yet more evidence of a corporate landscape dangerously hostile to the act of journalism.
Maria Bustillos
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Publishing IndustryMarch 17, 2023
Just Because ChatBots Can’t Think Doesn’t Mean They Can’t Lie
Or that they haven’t already started to pollute Google searches. And if publishers win their lawsuit against the Internet Archive, verifying facts and quotes will get a lot harder.
Maria Bustillos
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Journalists and JournalismJanuary 10, 2023
Access to Journalism Is a Human Right
Corporate overlords and repressive governments want to control the Internet. But information belongs to us.
Maria Bustillos
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CultureJuly 18, 2022
You Can’t Buy These Books
In their attack on libraries, megapublishers roll a Trojan horse into the courts.
Maria Bustillos
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InequalityFebruary 10, 2022
How the “American Dream” Became Un-American
When plutocrats defend it, and democrats bewail its passing, it’s time to recall the original meaning of the phrase.
Maria Bustillos
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CultureAugust 3, 2021
Sell This Book!
Corporate publishing wants to turn all readers into renters. We’re trying to stop them.
Maria Bustillos
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Internet and New MediaSeptember 10, 2020
Publishers Are Taking the Internet to Court
In a lawsuit against the Internet Archive, the largest corporations in publishing want to change what it means to own a book.
Maria Bustillos