Free The Press

July / August, 2016

The American news media is driven by the pursuit of money and power—not the truth. It has to be fixedFREE THE PRESSESSAYThe American news media is driven by the pursuit of money and power—not the truth. It has to be fixedMARY MAPESImagine if the press in America were truly free—if journalism cost absolutely nothing to produce. What would reporting be like if it were unencumbered by the need to make profits, if a news operation’s survival didn’t depend on generating clicks, ginning up subscriptio...

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