Pressing Matters Allison Hantschel Nov 19, 2024

Democracy Is Dying in Broad Daylight

Allison Hantschel Nov 19, 2024

The media didn’t have to normalize and sanewash a cognitively diminished felon who ran on retribution and destruction. Or memory-hole his disastrous first term. But because they did, we are facing the most terrifying chapter in U.S. history.

Pressing Matters Allison Hantschel Oct 15, 2024

Legacy Media Has Memory-Holed January 6

Allison Hantschel Oct 15, 2024

During our nation's most urgent election, the press has buried the fact that Trump goaded his minions to violently storm the Capitol and threatened to hang his VP in an effort to steal the 2020 election. But sure, let's scrutinize VP Harris's media strategy.

Pressing Matters Allison Hantschel Aug 13, 2024

Might As Well Face It, the Press Is Addicted to Trump

Allison Hantschel Aug 13, 2024

No matter that Kamala Harris and Tim Walz’s campaign has excited voters in ways we haven’t seen since 2008, the media continues to rely on Trump to frame all their election coverage.

Pressing Matters Allison Hantschel Jul 16, 2024

Trump Will Never Be a Normal Presidential Candidate

Allison Hantschel Jul 16, 2024

Legacy media is determined to legitimize a convicted criminal and undermine the candidacy of an effective president for the sake of clickbait—and at the risk of dooming a nation's core principles.

Pressing Matters Allison Hantschel Jun 18, 2024

The New Washington Post Leadership Is a Disaster for Democracy

Allison Hantschel Jun 18, 2024

Our trusted national newspapers influence the public opinion and shape the narrative of our history. Which is why it is incredibly worrisome that Rupert Murdoch has appointed his cronies to run two papers of record in the months leading up to the 2024 Election.

Pressing Matters Allison Hantschel May 14, 2024

Presidential Polls Are Useless. Here’s Why

Allison Hantschel May 14, 2024

Election-year media builds entire news cycles around a glut of polls that mislead and misinform us. What could they be doing to better guide us to November?

Pressing Matters Allison Hantschel Mar 19, 2024

Bad Journalism Is Giving Life to the “Fetal Personhood” Lie

Allison Hantschel Mar 19, 2024

For years, reproductive-justice activists have been warning that the GOP’s “fetal personhood” bills would endanger access to birth control and fertility treatment—especially IVF. Why hasn't the media taken them to task?