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The Daily Free Press

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People attending John Deaton’s Election Night Party at Nash Bar and Stage on Tuesday. Local political groups across Boston hosted election watch parties on Tuesday. PHOTO BY AVA BERGER

Elizabeth Warren wins third Senate term over newcomer John Deaton

Ava Berger November 6, 2024
Sen. Elizabeth Warren secured a third term as a U.S. Senator against first-time political candidate John Deaton in a decisive win Tuesday night.
Jamil Smith, the new Editor-in-Chief at the Emancipator in March 2023. At the Emancipator, Smith hopes to cover the inner work of racial justice and take a nuanced look at the lives of people affected by this type of policy and politics. PHOTO COURTESY OF REGINALD CUNNINGHAM

Looking forward: New editor-in-chief takes over The Emancipator

Katrina Scalise December 7, 2023
Jamil Smith joins the Emancipator as its new Editor-in-Chief.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Seen On TV: I think it’s time we forgave Brian Williams

Brian Foisy November 15, 2021
The news of Brian William's retirement reminds of his 2015 controversy, where a mis-remembered memory was seen as a moral failing.
Alexia Nizhny / DFP Staff

Seen On TV: Virginia governor’s race becomes latest battle in the culture war

Brian Foisy November 8, 2021
Virginia’s gubernatorial race may be the latest example of the motivations of the mainstream media being ratings-based instead of information-based
Alexia Nizhny / DFP Staff

Seen On TV: AT&T and OAN, an unlikely love affair

Brian Foisy October 18, 2021
How could AT&T, under its Warner Media empire, fund both CNN and the right wing media source OAN?
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Seen On TV: Who is Jon Stewart?

Brian Foisy October 6, 2021
Jon Stewart's illustrious career leaves the question of is he the best late-night host of the 21st century, or is he the best broadcast journalist of the 21st century?
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Seen On TV: Bad reporting on the ‘Justice for J6’ rally is just bad reporting, not a conspiracy

Brian Foisy September 28, 2021
The politicization of media reporting has created an environment in which the truth of the event no longer matters.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Seen on TV: Hurricane Ida reporting exposes media’s climate blindspot

Brian Foisy September 12, 2021
Extreme weather has always been big business for news networks, but oftentimes missing is the discussion of climate change.
Bini Ollivier-Yamin

Canceled: Eva Longoria’s statement reveals anti-Blackness in white Latinx communities

Bini Ollivier-Yamin December 3, 2020
To truly be anti-racist, we must cancel and dismantle the toxic structures that prevent us from seeing how we perpetuate anti-Blackness and are complicit in our country’s corrupt and violent systems.
EDITORIAL: DNC must reconsider barring Fox News from hosting a Democratic presidential primary debate

EDITORIAL: DNC must reconsider barring Fox News from hosting a Democratic presidential primary debate

Editors April 18, 2019

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders participated in a Fox News town hall, which was moderated by Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum, on Monday. The event garnered almost 2.6 million viewers. This has reinvigorated...

POLOS: In the (American) face of tragedy

POLOS: In the (American) face of tragedy

Olivia Polos October 6, 2017

In the wake of a tragedy, such as the shooting that just shattered Las Vegas, feelings of anger surface. Feelings of confusion. Feelings of hopelessness. And somewhere under there too — feelings of unity. When...

STROINSKI: The myth of apolitical sports

STROINSKI: The myth of apolitical sports

Anna Stroinski September 18, 2017

We can try over and over to divorce our cultural institutions from our political ones, but the fact of the matter is that we’re never going to be successful. American history is a history of parts, and...

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