Media Reform as an Issue-Specific Civic Movement: A 12-Strategy Analysis

Introduction The search results provided reveal that media reform is an active, multi-sided civic issue with competing organizations, values, and strategies. Unlike americasplan.org (which remains unclear), media reform has clear organizational players, defined strategies, and measurable outcomes. This analysis applies the 12-strategy framework to media reform, identifying the key players on different sides of the … Read more

Why a Free Press Is the Fuel of Democracy

There is a simple test for whether a country is democratic or not. Don’t look at the constitution. Don’t look at the elections. Don’t look at the rhetoric about freedom and rights. Look at the media. In every democracy — imperfect as they may be — there is a free press. Independent journalists. Multiple news … Read more

Power groups

This is a list of the platforms, organizations, and people who are shaping the media landscape now. They are on the other side of the table from the we the people (affected parties). Media platforms Organizations People with outsized influence (billionaires)

Media Reform Hub

(Sample) issue hub This is my (sample) home page for Media Reform issue. I say sample because it will serve as a test bed (learning opportunity) for me and as a sample for future facilitators who (like me at the moment) don’t know where to start with issue and hubs. This is consistent with the … Read more

Media Reform: Fixing the Information System We All Depend On

The health of a democracy depends on whether people can access accurate information, hear a range of perspectives, and see their own communities reflected in public stories. Right now, our information system is failing that test: local news is vanishing, national coverage is often polarized or shallow, and powerful platforms and owners shape what most … Read more