Media Lens is a UK-based media watchdog that critiques mainstream journalism and political communication, with a strong focus on corporate and state influence. Recent issues cover a new Labour leader's rhetoric and climate record, a 25-year retrospective, and a celebrity's political statements at a concert.
Website: https://medialens.substack.com
A historian's Substack that uses the American past to examine current political crises, with recent posts on prediction markets, misconceptions about Aaron Burr, and a close reading of Danielle Allen's book on Thomas Paine. Readers get pointed corrections of popular historical claims, backed by close reading of sources.
A newsletter of interviews, essays and media criticism about substance use and addiction recovery, written from the author's own experience of sobriety. Issues include conversations with people in recovery communities, personal reflections tied to TV and film, and commentary on alcohol and sexual violence.
By Design publishes independent investigative reporting on how institutions, policy and power shape public life, drawing on public records and documents. Its issues trace specific cases, such as police operations and newspaper coverage, with sourced detail and a clear critical point of view.
Weekly essays by author A.R. Moxon mixing political commentary with fiction and pop-culture analysis, including a monthly satirical walkthrough of the TV series LOST. Readers get a strongly opinionated, morally driven take on American politics, media ownership and culture.
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