Freedom IndexMedia & Culture
Media & Culture explores how journalism, entertainment, and creative industries influence—and are influenced by—free speech. From press freedom to artistic expression, this category highlights the cultural impact of censorship and the ongoing struggle for open dialogue.
American families are paying significantly more for beef at the checkout counter—over 75 cents per pound more in September than…
A child is born, so the story goes. His parentage (he is almost always male) is unconventional. Prophecies attend him.…
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Local Legal Initiative attorney Paul McAdoo is representing a Tennessee news media coalition…
In brief TeraWulf’s stock price was down in after hours trading Monday after rising during the day. In a statement,…
from the the-panopticon-expands dept This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. The Department of Homeland Security says it…
Heard today at the Supreme Court in oral arguments in GEO Group, Inc. v. Menocal, a case about derivative federal…
In brief Rumble said it will acquire German AI infrastructure company Northern Data. Stablecoin giant Tether holds a stake in…
from the how-is-this-reality? dept Over the weekend, the President of the United States fell for obvious satire from a website…
I haven’t seen it cited anywhere (presumably because it’s not on Westlaw or Lexis), and I don’t believe I’ve seen…
In brief Bitcoin miner Greenidge’s stock jumped over 37% Monday after securing a five-year renewal of its environmental permit from…
from the if-they-don’t-want-to-be-killed,-they-should-fight-back-more dept This administration isn’t content to be normal awful. It insists on being ghastly awful as often…
There is only a small link between social media use and well-being—and even that partly comes down to genetics. So…