Category Archives: Media Mondays

1. 🌲 Record Spring Snowmelt & Wildfire Threats—With a Budget Slash Twist What’s happening:Snowpack across the U.S. West melted earlier than ever this spring—driving drought conditions, flood risk, and setting the stage for a catastrophic wildfire season theguardian.com. At the same time, Trump-appointed cuts have gutted the Forest Service, EPA, FEMA, and firefighting resources—creating aContinue reading “Media Mondays Post 4: Climate Collapse, Disaster Cuts & Troops on the Home Front”

1. 📣 The Militarization of Domestic Media Coverage in L.A. What’s happening:In early June, President Trump deployed roughly 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles to quell protests against massive ICE raids targeting immigrant communities en.wikipedia.org+1en.wikipedia.org+1. While protests were largely peaceful, federal forces were presented as necessary to maintain “order.” Media framing:Mainstream outlets—The New YorkContinue reading “Media Mondays Post 3: Militarized Media, Climate Obfuscation & Trans Representation”

1. “Can Public Media Survive Trump?” What’s happening:The Trump administration is mounting fresh attacks on NPR and PBS—pushing defunding via executive orders, Congress, and even using FCC pressure. Federal funding is relatively small (about $500M, under $2/year per taxpayer), but cuts risk devastating local news in rural and underserved areas newyorker.com. Media framing:Mainstream outlets (NewContinue reading “Media Mondays Post 2: Public Media Under Fire & Legacy Press Coasting”