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Video games
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Why I'm launching a feminist video games website in 2026

A worker-owned, subscriber-funded gaming publication named Mothership will center gender, identity, and feminist-focused reporting, criticism, investigations, and historical coverage.
Television
fromArs Technica
5 days ago

A decade of Star Trek-themed fart jokes: The Greatest Generation podcast turns 10

Two podcasters transformed a Star Trek recap project into a decade-long full-time career with episode-by-episode recaps, original segments, a dedicated fandom, and spin-offs.
Media industry
fromNieman Lab
1 week ago

Substack's pivot to video is now on your TV

Substack launched a Substack TV app for Apple TV and Google TV that supports video posts, livestreams, recommendations, and plans future audio and multi-show features.
fromFast Company
1 week ago

The new 'Gourmet' logo is an acquired taste

A self-described "rat pack" of five "food-loving journalists" just bought the trademark to the defunct food magazine Gourmet, updated it for the modern reader, and brought it back as an online newsletter-all without consulting the magazine's former publisher, Condé Nast. And if you didn't know that already, you might've been able to guess it from the publication's new wordmark. The logo looks nothing like what you'd expect from the magazine that shuttered in 2009.
Food & drink
Media industry
fromAxios
1 month ago

Joy Reid's next act: building her own media empire

Black journalists are building independent media platforms because corporate outlets constrain coverage and fail to protect them amid legacy media cuts and political pressure.
Chicago White Sox
fromDefector
1 month ago

Give A Gift That Doesn't Suck, Get A Gift That Doesn't Suck | Defector

Buy an annual gift subscription to Defector or Normal Gossip before December 2025 to receive a complimentary subscription to a participating Lede platform site.
#journalism-funding
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Ukrainian journalists bring the frontline to Brussels DW 11/13/2025

"At home, I never cry," she told DW in an exclusive interview after the event. "Only here, far away from home, I realize how much pressure I'm under, and how my normality is not normal elsewhere in Europe."
Miscellaneous
SF politics
from48 hills
3 months ago

The Gala was terrific-and you can still support us! - 48 hills

The 12th Annual 48 Hills Community Gala packed El Rio, featured live music, food, speakers, major sponsors, and still needs $4500 to meet its fundraising goal.
Music
fromMission Local
3 months ago

How are you celebrating Broke-Ass Stuart Day?

Stuart Schuffman celebrates 20 years of documenting dive bars, nightlife, and marginalized voices with a raucous Oct. 17 Kilowatt party and new book release.
from48 hills
3 months ago

Best of the Bay 2025: Shopping Winners - 48 hills

48 Hills is proud to host the 51st edition of the Bay Guardian Best of the Bay!
San Francisco
World news
fromThenorthstar
4 months ago

Breathtaking photo shows that Israel has completely erased an entire ancient Palestinian city - and they want us all to see it.

Beit Hanoun has been flattened, erasing centuries of Palestinian history, culture, and people.
Media industry
fromBusiness Insider
4 months ago

Former CNN media reporter Oliver Darcy says he wouldn't go back. That says everything about the state of the news business.

Journalists leaving big media increasingly start independent, low-overhead media companies on platforms like Substack and YouTube, often matching or exceeding prior incomes.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
5 months ago

Democrats Face Existential Threat' By Ignoring New Media, Progressive YouTuber David Pakman Says

Democrats face an existential 2026 midterm threat due to reliance on stale network/cable media and poor engagement with new and independent media.
fromVulture
5 months ago

Spike Lee, John Waters, and More Decry Trump's 'Attacks on the Free Press'

Over 2,000 members of the Writers Guild of America, both East and West, signed an open letter decrying escalating attacks on independent media by the Trump Administration.
US politics
#don-lemon
fromAol
5 months ago
Digital life

TV News Faces Creator Chaos as Anchors Chase Digital Dreams That Bring Big Bucks (or Return Little Reward)

fromVariety
5 months ago
Digital life

TV News Faces Creator Chaos as Anchors Chase Digital Dreams That Bring Big Bucks (or Return Little Reward)

fromAol
5 months ago
Digital life

TV News Faces Creator Chaos as Anchors Chase Digital Dreams That Bring Big Bucks (or Return Little Reward)

fromVariety
5 months ago
Digital life

TV News Faces Creator Chaos as Anchors Chase Digital Dreams That Bring Big Bucks (or Return Little Reward)

#local-journalism
fromPoynter
6 months ago
Digital life

10 years later, this local news site is still climbing - and claiming big numbers - Poynter

fromPoynter
6 months ago
Digital life

10 years later, this local news site is still climbing - and claiming big numbers - Poynter

#journalism
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
8 months ago

Staff describe nightmare' search for girl, 11, who drowned at water park

Quality journalism is essential in today's critical moment, and reader support is vital for independent reporting on pressing issues.
Relationships
fromwww.independent.co.uk
8 months ago

On Greece's Mount Athos, a cliffside monastery transcends country-based branches of Orthodoxy

The Independent provides essential journalism on key social issues without paywalls, emphasizing accessibility and impartiality.
Support for independent journalism is crucial in maintaining fact-based reporting on diverse topics.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
8 months ago

Staff describe nightmare' search for girl, 11, who drowned at water park

Quality journalism is essential in today's critical moment, and reader support is vital for independent reporting on pressing issues.
NYC politics
fromemptywheel
7 months ago

Why Kristi Noem's Kidnapping of Brad Lander Failed ... Thus Far - emptywheel

Independent media coverage is essential to highlight government actions and support activists in their struggle against oppressive practices.
#reproductive-rights
Europe politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

Hungary postpones vote on law to curb foreign-funded organisations

Hungary has postponed a vote on legislation targeting foreign-funded organisations after protests and concerns about civil society and media independence.
LA Dodgers
fromLos Angeles Times
8 months ago

A fight over a progressive L.A. news site leads to dueling lawsuits

The conflict over Knock LA highlights the tensions between independent journalists and media organizations in Los Angeles.
fromThe Nation
8 months ago

Trump's Assault on PBS and NPR Chooses Oligarchy Over Press Freedom and Democracy

Trump's directive to halt federal funding for NPR and PBS coincides with World Press Freedom Day, reflecting his antagonism towards independent media.
Right-wing politics
fromTruthout
9 months ago

Israel Kills Gaza Photographer Day After Cannes Film Fest Selects Doc About Her

Together, we are more powerful than Trump.
Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter
fromTruthout
9 months ago

Ecuador's Contested Presidential Election Rocked by New Cover-Up Allegations

Support independent media to combat the overwhelming effects of executive orders and amplify community resistance.
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