As the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 elections dominated the news cycle, the urgent threat of climate change nearly disappeared from the spotlight. The climate crisis is a global emergency that deserves major...
Commentary
Corporate Coverage Falls Short for America’s Mass Shooting Problem
As the presidential election, civil unrest, and COVID-related mass panic and grief all vied for center stage during 2020, mass shootings in the United States were, for the most part, absent from mainstream headlines. This is not to say that 2020 provided any kind of...
‘A Backdoor War on Journalists’ — Defending Rights & Dissent on Whistleblower Daniel Hale
Daniel Hale is the first whistleblower to be convicted under the Espionage Act during the Biden administration, raising questions about transparency and governance. On March 31 2021, Daniel Hale pled guilty to one count of violating the Espionage Act of...
Yes, Antiwar Democrats Should Appear on Fox
Ithaca College alum and former PCIM student Sean Reardon writes his thoughts on the double standards and poor journalism in the Twitter discourse surrounding California Representative Ro Khanna’s December 1 interview on Fox News. “I fail to see the downside to...
‘2016 Was Not A Fluke’ — Unpacking Election 2020
The Park Center for Independent Media hosted a panel discussion on the results of election 2020, featuring Ithaca College-affiliated speakers who are experts in politics, media, and culture. The conversation tackled the issues that influenced the presidential race,...
Election 2020: Why Trump Lost But Trumpism Didn’t
By Raza Rumi The November election in the United States took place under most extraordinary circumstances. A deadly pandemic, historic levels of unemployment, massive protests against racism and deep polarization defined the context within which the electoral battle...
Secrets, Lies, and Political Apologies
By Jennifer Tennant Faces blurry with a few minutes of sleep after a long day, my eight-year-old daughters clomp down the stairs. “Mommy, the TV’s too loud.” I pause the show, tuck them back into bed,...
Commentary: Why Election 2020 Could Be a Turning Point in the History of United States
by Raza Rumi* On November 3, 2020, Americans will elect their next president, but this is not the traditional electoral contest. In many ways, this race will determine the political direction of the country. American voters are confronted with the choice of advancing...
Facebook Tuned its Algorithm to Hinder Progressive Outlets
In late 2017, Facebook executives were briefed on major changes to the platform’s News Feed—the code that determines which of innumerable posts appear when a user views Facebook. The changes would reduce how much news people saw, and therefore decrease outlets’...
‘There Was No Debate’—Trump & Biden in Indy Media
By Jeremy Lovelett Tuesday’s presidential debate disintegrated into bitter chaos after a handful of minutes. President Donald Trump fostered fear and lies about violence and voting, often trampling past his time allotment to pepper insults at former Vice...