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Mark Jacob

Mark Jacob is a journalist, author, and the former editor at the Chicago Tribune & Sun Times. His newsletter Stop The Presses on Substack breaks down how right-wing extremism exploits weaknesses in American media - and what we can do about it.

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What Journalism Isn’t
Mark Jacob writes: "Journalism isn’t easy, but it’s damn important, and more people in the news industry need to start doing it before they wake up one day and realize that journalism has become illegal."
Right Wing mediaFascism
September 16, 2024
Mainstream Media On A Path To Irrelevance
Mark Jacob writes, "Instead of carping about TikTok, news outlets need to fix themselves".
Right Wing mediaCNNGen Z
September 5, 2024
How Republicans Dodge Questions And Get Away With It
Mark Jacob writes: "Journalists need to stop inviting politicians on their programs if they refuse to answer questions. Otherwise it’s not news – it’s just a game of dodgeball."
Republican PartyDonald Trump Ted Cruz
August 9, 2024
It's A Gathering For People Who Want To Overthrow Democracy
The GOP convention next week will not be and cannot be treated as though it's a normal political convention. Mark Jacob explains.
2024 Presidential ElectionAuthoritarianism
July 10, 2024
Push the liars!
When did journalist lose interest in calling out members of Congress for lying to their constituents?
US CongressRepublican Party
July 10, 2024
Joe Trippi: Media's post-lie, midnight fact-checking is a gimmick
Fact-check speed reading through thousands of lies at midnight doesn't absolve the media of its responsibility to call out lies in real time.
CNNDonald Trump

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Right Wing media
Right Wing media
The size of the Right Wing and far right media ecosystem has grown in size, power, and its willingness to disregard facts, outright lie, foment conspiracy theories, and abandon all integrity. The goals now are power, influence, and money - democracy be damned.
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2024 Presidential Election
2024 Presidential Election
The 60th quadrennial presidential election, scheduled for Tuesday, November 5, 2024, is considered to be the most consequential election of our lifetimes where Americans will have the opportunity to protect democracy and democratic norms from extreme right-wing policies, racial violence and growing threat of authoritarianism by Republicans.
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