In the wake of the brutal assault on Paul Pelosi during the attempted kidnapping of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on October 28, media critics and readers alike have expressed their discontent with the New York Times’ immediate coverage of the attack, which seemed...
With Musk’s takeover of Twitter, the world’s wealthiest continue to build a concerning level of unaccountable control over technology and media. This anti-democratic power presents particular danger to traditionally marginalized groups, who use the platform to organize and criticize.
The inaugural Opera Ithaca Festival runs from October 22 to November 6 and includes mainstage performances of a double bill of Missy Mazzoli’s "Proving Up" and William Grant Still’s "Highway 1, USA" running in repertory with Giuseppe Verdi’s "Nabucco." Focusing on the...
The Strategic Competition Act of 2021 would introduce measures to increase American competitiveness with regards to China. These 66 organizations urged legislators to consider how militarization and demonizing China risks violence against Asian Americans and failing to confront the U.S. most pressing challenges.
On September 29, a panel of seasoned journalists and scholars gathered at Suffolk University Law School to participate in a discussion on the crisis in community journalism and local governance in the United States. The panel, titled “The Decline Local News and Rise...
As the 2022 midterm elections approach in November, mainstream media have been covering the leadup to the vote with usual commitment to framing Republicans and Democrats equally, even as a subset of Republicans attack the integrity of elections to gain power. This...
On September 22, the Park Center for Independent Media hosted a discussion with dissident writers who were forced from their homelands and found sanctuary through a City of Asylum in Ithaca, Pittsburgh, or Detroit. The event, which was attended by nearly 70 Ithaca...
The consequences of a heating planet are scorching the U.S. Southwest and Mountain West. Two decades of extreme heat and shrinking moisture levels have caused a “megadrought” in states from California to Colorado, amounting to the driest period in 1,200 years.
“The Vanguard is more than a newspaper, it is an organizing tool for community groups and individuals to fight back through citizen action. FIGHT BACK will be a regular feature of such efforts.” The Park Center for Independent Media is proud to house the archives of the entirety of the Los Angeles Vanguard’s publication.
On September 7, the Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival (FLEFF) and the Park Center for Independent Media facilitated a conversation with scholars and media experts on coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war in independent and mainstream media. Speakers offered...
