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newrepublic.com/article/193683

#Print #Media to Mass #Protests: “Please Turn to Page 18”
Here’s how #newspapers across #America minimized one of the largest #demonstrations since #Trump’s return to power.

..."On Saturday, April 5, hundreds of thousands of Americans took to the streets across the nation to protest the harmful policies of Donald Trump’s second term. The “Hands Off!” demonstrations represented what organizers called “the largest"...

The New Republic · Print Media to Mass Protests: “Please Turn to Page 18”Here’s how newspapers across America minimized one of the largest demonstrations since Trump’s return to power.

Poynter: The Mercury News put all its news on the web for free 30 years ago. Did it open Pandora’s box?. “The Mercury News would become widely regarded as the first newspaper to put its entire content online, initially for free. The decision established a lasting expectation that online news should be free. The internet grew and grew into a daily fixture of unfathomable, unpredictable […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/05/poynter-the-mercury-news-put-all-its-news-on-the-web-for-free-30-years-ago-did-it-open-pandoras-box/

The Christine Keeler Story - As Told by the Press

14. Daily Herald 22 March 1963

Using parliamentary privilege, members of parliament revealed that rumours were circulating, linking Christine Keeler with a prominent member of the Conservative government.

By this time the level of press interest had increased dramatically - virtually all the national and local papers were covering the story.

The Christine Keeler Story - As Told by the Press

13. Daily Herald 21 March 1963

A break-in at Stephen Ward’s villa. Did this have anything to do with Christine, or was it unrelated? A lot of things were happening to her, and the people around her. Press and politicians were keen to understand what was going on.