Jan 1, 2021 | Featured, Izzy Award
With the Izzy Award set to celebrate its 13th year, award nominations are now open for work produced in the calendar year 2020. The annual honor for outstanding achievement in independent media — named after legendary journalist I. F. “Izzy” Stone — is...
Dec 16, 2020 | Featured, From Indy Media
The U.S. has seen a 1200% increase in the number of journalists arrested compared to 2019, according to a new report from Freedom of the Press foundation (FPF). The organization tracked 117 arrests or detainments of journalists, which is up from 9 last year. With data...
Dec 11, 2020 | Featured, From Indy Media
On theAnalysis.news podcast, author, activist, and Izzy Award judge Robert McChesney joins Paul Jay to discuss the degradation of American media. “The range of legitimate debate on political issues has always been pretty much set by people in power.” As real...
Nov 20, 2020 | Featured, Our Stories
The Park Center for Independent Media hosted a panel discussion on the results of election 2020, featuring Ithaca College-affiliated speakers who are experts in politics, media, and culture. The conversation tackled the issues that influenced the presidential race,...
Nov 17, 2020 | Featured, Our Stories
By Raza Rumi The November election in the United States took place under most extraordinary circumstances. A deadly pandemic, historic levels of unemployment, massive protests against racism and deep polarization defined the context within which the electoral battle...
Nov 13, 2020 | Events, Featured
The Park Center for Independent Media is hosting a panel discussion following the results of election 2020 on Wednesday, November 18, at 7–8:30 p.m. This election yielded record turnout and confirmed the deep polarization among American voters. Our panelists will...
