Media in America & the Pro-Democracy Media Ecosystem, with Laura Flanders

Episode 9 September 19, 2024 00:40:02
Media in America & the Pro-Democracy Media Ecosystem, with Laura Flanders
Anti Authoritarian Podcast
Media in America & the Pro-Democracy Media Ecosystem, with Laura Flanders

Sep 19 2024 | 00:40:02

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Show Notes

In this episode Scot and Sue are joined by Laura Flanders, a media expert and host of the Laura Flanders & Friends show, to lay out the history of media in the US and the power the mainstream media has to frame issues. How has the media landscape changed since the civil rights movement, and what investments have authoritarians and their ultra-rich supporters made in media to give them the influence they wield today? What should our strategy and tactics be to  grow the pro-democracy media ecosystem?

Guest Bio

Laura Flanders is the host and executive producer of Laura Flanders & Friends (formerly The Laura Flanders Show), which airs on PBS stations nationwide. She is an Izzy-Award winning independent journalist, a New York Times bestselling author and the recipient of the Pat Mitchell Lifetime Achievement Award from the Women’s Media Center.

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