Putting Profits Over Press Freedom: Interview With Jeff Cohen

Host Kevin Gosztola is joined by guest Jeff Cohen, the founder of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), the co-founder of Roots Action, and author of “Cable News Confidential: My Misadventures in Corporate Media.” We discuss corporate media capitulation during Donald Trump's second presidential term and "censorship czar" Brendan Carr, head of the FCC.

Jeff is a longtime media critic, who has spoken out against media conglomerates' ties to military contractors. Both Kevin and Jeff speak about how war led them to prioritize media reform advocacy. And later in the episode, Jeff recalls fighting the FCC in 2003 as the invasion and occupation of Iraq unfolded and war propaganda filled the airwaves.

Audio version available here.