Tim Karr
@timkarr.bsky.social
A crash-scene investigation at the crossroads of new media & public policy. Against media concentration; for robust local journalism & digital democracy. Still attempting to master the cold take.
www.freepress.net - This Free Press is not for sale.
www.freepress.net - This Free Press is not for sale.
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YES, this. How many years did these same orgs refuse to call a lie a lie, and then all we have are lies and they're like ... why does no one trust us?
It's not some failure of middle-school civics teachers. People hate being lied to maybe hate it more when you know it's a lie but refuse to say so.
It's not some failure of middle-school civics teachers. People hate being lied to maybe hate it more when you know it's a lie but refuse to say so.
I think nothing makes people lose trust in news organizations as much as when they’ve seen something with their own eyes — and then see news coverage that doesn’t comport with what they themselves experienced. presswatchers.org/2026/01/why-...
Why would anyone trust a news organization that treats obvious truths as debatable? | Press Watch
The ICE agent who killed Renee Nicole Good was the aggressor, not the victim. That’s not a hard one.
presswatchers.org
January 9, 2026 at 9:57 PM
YES, this. How many years did these same orgs refuse to call a lie a lie, and then all we have are lies and they're like ... why does no one trust us?
It's not some failure of middle-school civics teachers. People hate being lied to maybe hate it more when you know it's a lie but refuse to say so.
It's not some failure of middle-school civics teachers. People hate being lied to maybe hate it more when you know it's a lie but refuse to say so.
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In a new edition of Pressing Issues, @timkarr.bsky.social writes:
"While the media landscape has changed, our First Amendment rights haven't. Freedom of the press is more important — not less — when anyone with a mobile phone can commit acts of journalism."
Read and subscribe (it's free)!
"While the media landscape has changed, our First Amendment rights haven't. Freedom of the press is more important — not less — when anyone with a mobile phone can commit acts of journalism."
Read and subscribe (it's free)!
Recording ICE Isn’t ‘Violence’ – It’s a Constitutionally Protected Act of Journalism
How the First Amendment plays an essential role in exposing the truth about Renee Good’s tragic death in Minneapolis
pressingissues.org
January 9, 2026 at 7:01 PM
In a new edition of Pressing Issues, @timkarr.bsky.social writes:
"While the media landscape has changed, our First Amendment rights haven't. Freedom of the press is more important — not less — when anyone with a mobile phone can commit acts of journalism."
Read and subscribe (it's free)!
"While the media landscape has changed, our First Amendment rights haven't. Freedom of the press is more important — not less — when anyone with a mobile phone can commit acts of journalism."
Read and subscribe (it's free)!
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When we desperately need the media challenging lies, uncovering corruption and exposing state violence, the leaders of CBS News are instead engaged in a cover-up. We need to stand with these journalists against the in-house censors and their blatant and disgraceful attempts to warp the news.
At Status_ @oliverdarcy.bsky.social has learned that Bari Weiss, CBS News' Trump-approved minder, has held up another “60 Minutes” report:
An Anderson Cooper investigation of Trump’s acceptance of white S. African refugees, which is “guaranteed to provoke Trump and inflame his MAGA base.”
An Anderson Cooper investigation of Trump’s acceptance of white S. African refugees, which is “guaranteed to provoke Trump and inflame his MAGA base.”
The Shadow Over ‘60’
As Sharyn Alfonsi's “60 Minutes” report remains shelved, Status has learned that an Anderson Cooper piece is also caught in a prolonged editorial review process, frustrating the veteran producer attac...
www.status.news
January 9, 2026 at 3:49 PM
When we desperately need the media challenging lies, uncovering corruption and exposing state violence, the leaders of CBS News are instead engaged in a cover-up. We need to stand with these journalists against the in-house censors and their blatant and disgraceful attempts to warp the news.
At Status_ @oliverdarcy.bsky.social has learned that Bari Weiss, CBS News' Trump-approved minder, has held up another “60 Minutes” report:
An Anderson Cooper investigation of Trump’s acceptance of white S. African refugees, which is “guaranteed to provoke Trump and inflame his MAGA base.”
An Anderson Cooper investigation of Trump’s acceptance of white S. African refugees, which is “guaranteed to provoke Trump and inflame his MAGA base.”
The Shadow Over ‘60’
As Sharyn Alfonsi's “60 Minutes” report remains shelved, Status has learned that an Anderson Cooper piece is also caught in a prolonged editorial review process, frustrating the veteran producer attac...
www.status.news
January 9, 2026 at 11:43 AM
At Status_ @oliverdarcy.bsky.social has learned that Bari Weiss, CBS News' Trump-approved minder, has held up another “60 Minutes” report:
An Anderson Cooper investigation of Trump’s acceptance of white S. African refugees, which is “guaranteed to provoke Trump and inflame his MAGA base.”
An Anderson Cooper investigation of Trump’s acceptance of white S. African refugees, which is “guaranteed to provoke Trump and inflame his MAGA base.”
Fact checking the supposed fact checkers.
Fox Producer: Jesse Watters would like to invite you on his show
AOC: He has sexualized and harassed me on his show.
FP: That’s not true
AOC: He accused me of wanting to sleep with Stephen Miller. So why don’t you tell me what you think is acceptable to tell a woman.
AOC: He has sexualized and harassed me on his show.
FP: That’s not true
AOC: He accused me of wanting to sleep with Stephen Miller. So why don’t you tell me what you think is acceptable to tell a woman.
January 8, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Fact checking the supposed fact checkers.
Over its nearly hundred-year history, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette survived a world war, stock market crashes, civil rights movements, presidential assassinations, and a coup attempt, writes @edeggans.bsky.social.
"Unfortunately, it couldn’t survive the partisan, ham fisted ways of its owners."
"Unfortunately, it couldn’t survive the partisan, ham fisted ways of its owners."
Why closure of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette feels like a referendum on media ownership in 2026
My first job in journalism was at a Pittsburgh newspaper. So I remain astonished that the owner of the biggest newspaper in town couldn't figure how to keep serving its citizens
ericdeggans.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Over its nearly hundred-year history, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette survived a world war, stock market crashes, civil rights movements, presidential assassinations, and a coup attempt, writes @edeggans.bsky.social.
"Unfortunately, it couldn’t survive the partisan, ham fisted ways of its owners."
"Unfortunately, it couldn’t survive the partisan, ham fisted ways of its owners."
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FBI running screens for murder stuff again
Minnesota officials say the feds have blocked them from investigating fatal ICE shooting. Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/3Yvf1h8
January 8, 2026 at 5:05 PM
FBI running screens for murder stuff again
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For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
This is not the first ICE shooting, nor the first ICE killing.
Anti-gun-violence outlet The Trace has updated its grim tally, counting 14 shootings by immigration officers since July.
This appears not to include shootings during ICE protests by non-immigration law enforcement & nat'l guardsmen...
Anti-gun-violence outlet The Trace has updated its grim tally, counting 14 shootings by immigration officers since July.
This appears not to include shootings during ICE protests by non-immigration law enforcement & nat'l guardsmen...
How Many People Have Been Shot in ICE Raids?
The Trace is tracking gun incidents connected to Trump’s immigration crackdown. Know of one? Please be in touch.
www.thetrace.org
January 8, 2026 at 3:09 PM
This is not the first ICE shooting, nor the first ICE killing.
Anti-gun-violence outlet The Trace has updated its grim tally, counting 14 shootings by immigration officers since July.
This appears not to include shootings during ICE protests by non-immigration law enforcement & nat'l guardsmen...
Anti-gun-violence outlet The Trace has updated its grim tally, counting 14 shootings by immigration officers since July.
This appears not to include shootings during ICE protests by non-immigration law enforcement & nat'l guardsmen...
That Fox News is spreading this vile propaganda is no surprise.
This is a test, however, for other news outlets: Will you bothsides cold-blooded murder or speak truth against official efforts to sanitize it, normalize it, and blame the victims?
We're watching and waiting.
This is a test, however, for other news outlets: Will you bothsides cold-blooded murder or speak truth against official efforts to sanitize it, normalize it, and blame the victims?
We're watching and waiting.
Jim Jordan: "This ICE officer was defending himself & his colleagues & instead of elected officials on the other side criticizing him, maybe they should stop promoting rioters and others interfering with federal law enforcement officials doing their job, doxxing them, harassing them."
January 8, 2026 at 1:50 PM
That Fox News is spreading this vile propaganda is no surprise.
This is a test, however, for other news outlets: Will you bothsides cold-blooded murder or speak truth against official efforts to sanitize it, normalize it, and blame the victims?
We're watching and waiting.
This is a test, however, for other news outlets: Will you bothsides cold-blooded murder or speak truth against official efforts to sanitize it, normalize it, and blame the victims?
We're watching and waiting.
These are the major corps doing business with ICE, including a number of media & telecom companies that we profiled in the Media Capitulation Index.
Any action following yesterday's tragedy should include pressuring these business giants to cancel all contracts w/this domestic terrorism group...
Any action following yesterday's tragedy should include pressuring these business giants to cancel all contracts w/this domestic terrorism group...
These are the Fortune 500 companies that have active contracts with ICE
From AT&T to FedEx, these are the organizations contracting with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
www.yahoo.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:55 PM
These are the major corps doing business with ICE, including a number of media & telecom companies that we profiled in the Media Capitulation Index.
Any action following yesterday's tragedy should include pressuring these business giants to cancel all contracts w/this domestic terrorism group...
Any action following yesterday's tragedy should include pressuring these business giants to cancel all contracts w/this domestic terrorism group...
Geraldo Rivera, even, sees this for what it was, and wasn't.
c/o Tom Jones at @poynterinstitute.bsky.social
c/o Tom Jones at @poynterinstitute.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Geraldo Rivera, even, sees this for what it was, and wasn't.
c/o Tom Jones at @poynterinstitute.bsky.social
c/o Tom Jones at @poynterinstitute.bsky.social
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This does not add up to "fear for their lives."
- first agent demand she move the car, second agent went for her door, telling her to get out
- unlikely a target for removal
- her wheel is turned full right to avoid third agent
- she likely accelerates at the sight of a gun, not to run down agents
- first agent demand she move the car, second agent went for her door, telling her to get out
- unlikely a target for removal
- her wheel is turned full right to avoid third agent
- she likely accelerates at the sight of a gun, not to run down agents
NEW: Second video shows ICE shooting in Minneapolis. A woman, a U.S. citizen, was killed
January 7, 2026 at 6:32 PM
This does not add up to "fear for their lives."
- first agent demand she move the car, second agent went for her door, telling her to get out
- unlikely a target for removal
- her wheel is turned full right to avoid third agent
- she likely accelerates at the sight of a gun, not to run down agents
- first agent demand she move the car, second agent went for her door, telling her to get out
- unlikely a target for removal
- her wheel is turned full right to avoid third agent
- she likely accelerates at the sight of a gun, not to run down agents
Legal observer
I’m following news of a reported shooting of a legal observer by ICE agents in South Minneapolis.
I’ll continue to monitor the situation closely and will update as soon as I receive information.
ICE must stop terrorizing our communities and leave our city.
I’ll continue to monitor the situation closely and will update as soon as I receive information.
ICE must stop terrorizing our communities and leave our city.
January 7, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Legal observer
"The Paramount bid brings it own set of concerns because it would place CNN under the control of the billionaire Ellisons," Rep. Nadler says during today's #HouseAntitrust hearing.
"Presumably the Ellisons would similarly [to CBS News] seek to make CNN more Trump friendly."
"Presumably the Ellisons would similarly [to CBS News] seek to make CNN more Trump friendly."
January 7, 2026 at 3:20 PM
"The Paramount bid brings it own set of concerns because it would place CNN under the control of the billionaire Ellisons," Rep. Nadler says during today's #HouseAntitrust hearing.
"Presumably the Ellisons would similarly [to CBS News] seek to make CNN more Trump friendly."
"Presumably the Ellisons would similarly [to CBS News] seek to make CNN more Trump friendly."
Trump pardoning "his cop-beating foot soldiers represents the lowest moment of this presidency so far," writes @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social. "It was an act not only of naked despotism but also of outlandish hypocrisy."
His Atlantic piece helps set the record straight on that "day of infamy." 🧵1/5
His Atlantic piece helps set the record straight on that "day of infamy." 🧵1/5
MAGA’s Foundational Lie
The movement claims to stand with the police. Trump’s decision to pardon the cop-beaters of January 6 exposed his movement for what it is.
www.theatlantic.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Trump pardoning "his cop-beating foot soldiers represents the lowest moment of this presidency so far," writes @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social. "It was an act not only of naked despotism but also of outlandish hypocrisy."
His Atlantic piece helps set the record straight on that "day of infamy." 🧵1/5
His Atlantic piece helps set the record straight on that "day of infamy." 🧵1/5
At the White House, they've pulled the "Mission Accomplished" banner out of mothballs.
Google Trends:
Google Trends:
January 6, 2026 at 5:28 PM
At the White House, they've pulled the "Mission Accomplished" banner out of mothballs.
Google Trends:
Google Trends:
Disney execs must be especially happy with their decision to resume advertising on Musk's family-friendly platform.
www.ft.com/content/ad94...
www.ft.com/content/ad94...
January 6, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Disney execs must be especially happy with their decision to resume advertising on Musk's family-friendly platform.
www.ft.com/content/ad94...
www.ft.com/content/ad94...
Much appreciation for the FT's headline writers, who definitely don't follow the NYT/WaPo stylebook for craven, feckless and equivocating headlines:
www.ft.com/content/ad94...
www.ft.com/content/ad94...
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
www.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Much appreciation for the FT's headline writers, who definitely don't follow the NYT/WaPo stylebook for craven, feckless and equivocating headlines:
www.ft.com/content/ad94...
www.ft.com/content/ad94...
Your occasional reminder that Trump is the most unpopular president in modern (post-WWII) times.
He's underwater in 40 states with the remaining ten representing only 59 of the total 538 electoral votes (!)
If only media would preface and frame their POTUS coverage with these telling data.
He's underwater in 40 states with the remaining ten representing only 59 of the total 538 electoral votes (!)
If only media would preface and frame their POTUS coverage with these telling data.
January 6, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Your occasional reminder that Trump is the most unpopular president in modern (post-WWII) times.
He's underwater in 40 states with the remaining ten representing only 59 of the total 538 electoral votes (!)
If only media would preface and frame their POTUS coverage with these telling data.
He's underwater in 40 states with the remaining ten representing only 59 of the total 538 electoral votes (!)
If only media would preface and frame their POTUS coverage with these telling data.
Say goodbye to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Gone after nearly 60 years funding local, noncommercial stations.
Now, let's get to work building something better, says @notaaroncraig.bsky.social.
www.freepress.net/news/end-cor...
Now, let's get to work building something better, says @notaaroncraig.bsky.social.
www.freepress.net/news/end-cor...
January 6, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Say goodbye to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Gone after nearly 60 years funding local, noncommercial stations.
Now, let's get to work building something better, says @notaaroncraig.bsky.social.
www.freepress.net/news/end-cor...
Now, let's get to work building something better, says @notaaroncraig.bsky.social.
www.freepress.net/news/end-cor...
Russia Once Offered U.S. Control of Venezuela for Free Rein in Ukraine
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:22 AM
A group of more than 200 former CBS journalists are drafting a letter attacking Bari Weiss' “clumsy editorial interference" with 60 Minutes.
“The crown jewel of the network ... now faces a crisis of credibility and trust,” they write according to reporting by
@theguardian.com's JeremyBarr.
“The crown jewel of the network ... now faces a crisis of credibility and trust,” they write according to reporting by
@theguardian.com's JeremyBarr.
‘Blood in the water’: Bari Weiss’s chaotic first three months in charge of CBS News
Weiss is embroiled in her first major controversy as editor in chief as her handpicked anchor takes evening news show
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:20 PM
A group of more than 200 former CBS journalists are drafting a letter attacking Bari Weiss' “clumsy editorial interference" with 60 Minutes.
“The crown jewel of the network ... now faces a crisis of credibility and trust,” they write according to reporting by
@theguardian.com's JeremyBarr.
“The crown jewel of the network ... now faces a crisis of credibility and trust,” they write according to reporting by
@theguardian.com's JeremyBarr.
FCC's censor in chief Brendan Carr seen schmoozing at a Trump-family controlled "Executive Club," where billionaires & execs pay $500,000 to rub shoulders (& do deals) with high-ranking members of the federal government.
The level of corruption is stratospheric.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...
The level of corruption is stratospheric.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...
January 5, 2026 at 4:40 PM
FCC's censor in chief Brendan Carr seen schmoozing at a Trump-family controlled "Executive Club," where billionaires & execs pay $500,000 to rub shoulders (& do deals) with high-ranking members of the federal government.
The level of corruption is stratospheric.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...
The level of corruption is stratospheric.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...