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Bad News for The News: The Fox-Disney Merger Again Shortens the Media Menu

The consolidation of two media empires is a disaster for those who want a diverse, independent media.

by Alan Macleod

Big Media and Big Money in 2017: from Disney/Murdoch to Net Neutrality

Last week’s events have shown that the new digital media landscape is every bit as monopolistic as the old one. And what’s Murdoch up to now?

Big Media and Big Money in 2017: from Disney/Murdoch to Net Neutrality

Analysis -- Two seminal events that took place last week – the FCC’s vote to scrap net neutrality rules and Rupert Murdoch’s

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VICE’s Fall From Counterculture Hipster Rag To Neoliberal Government Mouthpiece

Robbie Martin, director of the documentary series ‘A Very Heavy Agenda,’ joins Mnar Muhawesh on ‘Behind the Headline’ to discuss how VICE became a government lapdog pushing pro-interventionist messaging to a millennial audience wary of the government.

VICE’s Fall From Counterculture Hipster Rag To Neoliberal Government Mouthpiece

MINNEAPOLIS --- Disney, Fox News, Bill Maher and former U.S. government officials -- seems like a pretty random list, right? Well, they have one surprising thing in common: VICE. No, I’m not talking about porn, gambling or drugs. I’m talking about the multimedia empire that’s leading the mainstream media machine in producing “edgy”

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Mnar Muhawesh

Mnar Muhawesh

Mnar Muhawesh is founder, CEO and editor in chief of MintPress News, and is also a regular speaker on responsible journalism, sexism, neoconservativism within the media and journalism start-ups. She started her career as an independent multimedia journalist covering Midwest and national politics while focusing on civil liberties and social justice issues posting her reporting and exclusive interviews on her blog MintPress, which she later turned MintPress into the global news source it is today. In 2009, Muhawesh also became the first American woman to wear the hijab to anchor/report the news in American media. Muhawesh is also a wife and mother of a rascal four year old boy, juggling her duties as a CEO and motherly tasks successfully as supermom. Contact Mnar at mnar@mintpressnews.com. Follow Mnar on Twitter at @mnarmuh

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Disney Wants Employees To Chip In To Pay Copyright Lobbyists

The letter boasts of beating Aereo, getting TPP—and wants workers’ help in 2016.

Disney Wants Employees To Chip In To Pay Copyright Lobbyists

The Walt Disney Company has a reputation for lobbying hard on copyright issues. The 1998 copyright extension has even been dubbed the “Mickey Mouse Protection Act” by activists like Lawrence Lessig that have worked to reform copyright laws. This year, the company is turning to its employees to fund some of that battle. Disney CEO Bob Iger has

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30% Of Republicans Favor Bombing Fictional Disney City Of Agrabah

According to a new poll conducted by Public Policy Polling, 30% of Republicans are in favor of bombing the city of Agrabah.

30% Of Republicans Favor Bombing Fictional Disney City Of Agrabah

If you thought society was bottoming out the last time you heard Donald Trump was rising in the polls, you thought wrong. There is no floor to this well. According to a new poll conducted by Public Policy Polling,

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Citing Fraud, Disney Disbands Program Allowing Disabled Guests To Skip Long Lines

Reports had circulated that wealthier patrons of Disney amusement parks were paying for “disabled tour guides” to skip long lines.

Citing Fraud, Disney Disbands Program Allowing Disabled Guests To Skip Long Lines

Citing abuse of the system, Disney officials said that starting Oct. 9, the California-based Disneyland Park and Florida-based Disney World Resort theme parks will no longer allow disabled visitors to skip the hours-long wait in lines for rides and attractions, with the announcement Disney is discontinuing its Guest Assistance Card

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Katie Rucke

Katie Rucke

Katie Rucke is a MintPress staff writer and investigative report specializing in the war on drugs, criminal justice, marijuana legislation, education and watchdog investigations as well as whistle-blowers. Her investigations related to the coverage of the 2010 Toyota recall scandal, and coverage of the trials of Anonymous hacker and proclaimed activist Jeremy Hammond as well as Bradley Manning have received international acclaim. Rucke has been recommended by the Wikileaks organization as a trusted journalist in 2013. Rucke has also written pieces for Yahoo! and various community magazines. Follow Katie on Twitter: @katierucke

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