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December 2025

Billionaires promote their favored speech to tilt the free marketplace of ideas
Saying bad ideas are bad isn't censorship. The core goal is a free and fair public debate.
 • Mark Histed
Pay Attention. Something Important Is Being Redefined.
The FCC, the press and why three separate stories this week are actually one.
Published on BEYOND THE TALKING POINTS • 
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OUR YEAR IN REVIEW: 2025 MAD HEROES OF THE MONTH
Join us in celebrating those who inspired us and gave us hope in 2025
 • Media and Democracy Project
MAD Hero of the Month: Chicago Headline Club
Journalist Sue Noem and the Chicago chapter of the Society Professional Journalists fight for press freedom and the physical safety of journalists vs…
 • Media and Democracy Project
MAD Hero of the Month: Will Bunch
Will Bunch of the Philadelphia Inquirer is not afraid to call out the Trump regime’s fascism. Bunch exemplifies the power of opinion journalism to tell…
 • Media and Democracy Project
The New York Times Spread Dangerous Health Disinformation, Erased It, Hopes You Don’t Notice
The New York Times aided the MAGA, anti-science FDA in its mission to undermine the public’s trust in life saving vaccines. Another example of editorial…
 • Brian Hansbury
UPDATE: Our ongoing fight at the FCC to hold Rupert Murdoch and Fox accountable for knowingly broadcasting 2020 election lies.
MAD urges the FCC to deny Murdoch-owned Fox satellite uplink application. Meanwhile, Carr continues playing partisan games with licenses.
 • Media and Democracy Project
EXCLUSIVE: An interview with the Publisher of the only newspaper to call for President Trump’s impeachment.
An engaging interview on journalism, trust, press freedom, and how a local news outlet serves its community - and democracy.
 • Media and Democracy Project
First in the Nation: A Courageous Editorial Board Calls for Trump’s Impeachment
American Democracy is under siege. The President of the United States is subverting the Constitution. One patriotic Editorial Board rises to the moment.
Press Freedom: One Journalist’s Fight for the First Amendment
We highlight Will Fries, a local journalist who is opposing a government’s attempt to deny access to public information.
 • Lily Wichert
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