Tag: media

REPLAY: Lessons from Taiwan: Enduring PRC Media Infiltration—A Global Taiwan Institute Event

In a seminar held by Global Taiwan Institute (GTI) on July 20, Shu-ling Ko (National Endowment for Democracy), Amber Lin (Georgetown), Rita Cheng (Radio Free Asia), and Kevin Sheives (National Endowment for Democracy) discussed “the situation, vulnerabilities, and strengths of a Taiwanese media sector facing comprehensive infiltration attempts by the People’s Republic of China(PRC),” as…


Lessons from Taiwan: Enduring PRC Media Infiltration—A Global Taiwan Institute Event

In a seminar held by Global Taiwan Institute (GTI) on July 20, Shu-ling Ko (National Endowment for Democracy), Amber Lin (Georgetown), Rita Cheng (Radio Free Asia), and Kevin Sheives (National Endowment for Democracy) discussed “the situation, vulnerabilities, and strengths of a Taiwanese media sector facing comprehensive infiltration attempts by the People’s Republic of China(PRC),” as…


‘The Sound of Freedom’ Is a Thunderclap Call to Action

Commentary “Sound of Freedom,” the Jim Caviezel film about Homeland Security agent Tim “Timoteo” Ballard’s relentless pursuit of a child who was trafficked in Colombia, has stunned Hollywood, both critically and financially. Variety, the industry trade paper, reports the Angel Studio production earned an average of $11,368 at each of the 2,850 theaters at which it…


NZ Public Broadcaster Published Stories With Pro-Russian, Chinese, Palestinian Bias

An ongoing review of the public broadcaster, Radio New Zealand (RNZ), has not only discovered a pro-Russian slant in its articles but also evidence of pro-Beijing and pro-Palestinian bias. RNZ chief executive, Paul Thompson, most recently apologised for publishing “pro-Kremlin garbage.” Speaking to the RNZ’s own daily news program, Checkpoint, Thompson described it as a…


Tucker Carlson Named Most Popular Individual Americans Follow for News in Survey

Tucker Carlson was named the most popular individual that Americans follow for the news in a recent survey, potentially delivering a warning to Fox News after he exited the network last month. In a Gallup survey, Americans were asked about who they watch or follow the most to obtain their information. Carlson was ranked No….


8 Tips for Parents and Teens on Social Media Use—From the US Surgeon General

The U.S. surgeon general is calling for tech companies and lawmakers to take “immediate action” to protect children’s and adolescents’ mental health on social media. But after years of insufficient action by both social media platforms and policymakers, parents and young people still bear most of the burden in navigating the fast-changing, often harmful world…


Democrats Want to Destroy Trump, but Democrat Media is Dead Without Him

The Democrats have a big problem heading into the 2024 election: With investigations and court cases against Trump in local, state, and federal venues, they want to bring the former president to his knees. But as his recent CNN town hall shows, Trump is the only one who can boost the sagging ratings of the…


Vice Media Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, the Latest in a String of Digital Media Setbacks

NEW YORK—Vice Media is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the latest digital media company to falter after a meteoric rise. Vice said Monday that it has agreed to sell its assets to a consortium of lenders—Fortress Investment Group, Soros Fund Management, and Monroe Capital—in exchange for $225 million in credit. Other parties will also…


Fox News Sued for Defamation by Biden’s Former Disinformation Chief

A former Biden administration official who oversaw a federal initiative against alleged disinformation filed a civil lawsuit against Fox News on Wednesday, alleging that the news outlet defamed her and damaged her career. Nina Jankowicz, former head of the now-disbanded Disinformation Governance Board, alleged in a complaint filed Wednesday that Fox News, via figures like…


ANALYSIS: Tucker Carlson’s Firing Underscores Legacy Media Divorce from Americans, Media Insiders Say

News analysis American corporate media are becoming increasingly disconnected from the concerns and aspirations of Americans. According to several media insiders who’ve explored this issue in depth, they have become subservient to the elitist political and corporate class, espousing values increasingly alien to the common man. The recent firing of Tucker Carlson, formerly Fox News’…