by Gregory Johnson | Oct 2, 2019 | Activism, Media Reform, Public Interest
Introduction The Des Moines Register is an award-winning Iowa newspaper, having received 16 Pulitzer Prizes for outstanding achievements and public service. At the time of its most recent acquisition by Gannette in 1985, it was second to the New York Times in the...
by Gregory Johnson | Sep 29, 2019 | Activism, Politics, Public Interest
When I first heard about the Carson King story, I was inspired – of course – but I didn’t dig deeper. It was a feel-good story about a guy who sort of won the crowd-source-funding and social media lottery. On September 14, during a nationally televised football...
by Gregory Johnson | Aug 20, 2019 | Activism, Environment, Finance, Housing, Lifeways, Public Policy, Relationships
Below is a self-survey with a list of questions and considerations to ask before planning to have children. This survey isn’t intended to provoke a specific answer. Such surveys do exist — trying to convince people that having children is horrible or wonderful....
by Gregory Johnson | Jun 25, 2019 | Activism, Advertising, Consumer News, Health, Media Reform
It’s getting more difficult for companies to advertise tobacco and alcohol products. Tobacco ads are no longer permitted on television.(1) On websites and YouTube, age verification is required to view content purportedly targeting an adult audience. The tobacco...
by Gregory Johnson | May 2, 2019 | Activism, Environment, Public Interest
An old Forbes article about global cooling has resurfaced in social media although the link to the original article seems to result in a page not found error on the Forbes website. The full article from 31 May 2012 is provided below. It is used here for educational,...
by Gregory Johnson | Mar 31, 2019 | Activism, Health, Video
In the US, the very same blood test can cost $19 at one clinic and $522 at another clinic just blocks away — and nobody knows the difference until they get a bill weeks later. Journalist Jeanne Pinder says it doesn’t have to be this way. She’s built...
by Gregory Johnson | Mar 13, 2019 | Activism, Consumer News, Video
Dark Patterns are attempts by advertisers and content designers to manipulate consumers into taking actions that companies desire (like purchasing something) while making it difficult or confusing to take actions companies don’t want (such as canceling an...
by Gregory Johnson | Mar 12, 2019 | Activism, Good News, Lifeways, Politics, Public Interest, Public Policy, Video
In the NewsHour’s Facebook Watch show, “That Moment When,” the founder of an organization dedicated to preventing senseless killing talks about the importance of building community. With Mothers/Men Against Senseless Killing (MASK), Chicago’s Tamar Manasseh goes to...
by Gregory Johnson | Feb 27, 2019 | Activism, Politics, Video
Summary Our government is broken, and we have to fix it. RepresentUs board member Jennifer Lawrence and Director of RepresentUs Josh Silver, walks through three lines that show what’s wrong with legal corruption in our government, how we fix it and what you can...
by Gregory Johnson | Feb 18, 2019 | Activism, Politics, Public Interest, Public Policy, Video
Something that Bill Gates and General Mattis agree on is that stability around the world will either be achieved through acts of kindness or by investing more money in bullets and war. Gates obviously wants the best return on his investments and charitable works. As...
by Gregory Johnson | Nov 28, 2018 | Activism, Environment, Good News, Video
In 1/10th of an acre, this urban farm produces the equivalent of a 5-acre farm able to produce 100,000 pounds of food per year using 90% less water than a traditional farm.
by Gregory Johnson | Nov 27, 2018 | Activism, Environment, Public Interest, Public Policy
Summary Below is news coverage over the past few days of a 23 Nov 2018 government climate report that describes serious negative outcomes that will be unavoidable if we don’t act soon to avert them. Some analysts are describing this as an extinction level event....
by Gregory Johnson | Nov 14, 2018 | Activism, Politics, Public Interest, Video
Houston, Texas just elected 19 black women as judges in hopes of promoting criminal justice reform. “For 19 black women and a socialist to be elected judge in Houston, which is the epicenter of mass incarceration, is not a small deal,” said Jay Jenkins, an...
by Gregory Johnson | Nov 13, 2018 | Activism, Media Reform, Politics, Public Interest
At a time when journalists and news media agencies are is being harshly criticized for being too biased (to the right or left), Vice Media is standing out as a mostly impartial news reporting group helping to empower and advance the media reform movement. When...
by Gregory Johnson | Nov 12, 2018 | Activism, Media Reform, Public Interest
In recent years, daytime talk shows, nighttime talk shows, comedians, journalists, the entertainment industry, and news media outlets have been perceived to be left-leaning and supportive of Democratic Party candidates and policies. Some of these perceptions are well...
by Gregory Johnson | Nov 8, 2018 | Activism, Politics, Video
On 5 Nov 2018, Dan Crenshaw was a guest on CNN for an interview that represents the kind of news coverage needed to restore balance and public trust. Various national U.S. media outlets have developed a reputation for reporting on news favorable to the Democratic...
by Gregory Johnson | Nov 6, 2018 | Activism, Effective Living, Politics, Video
In this video clip Amy Klobuchar offers advice on successful and effective politics that will best serve the public interest. This is an excerpt from her appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on 5 Nov 2018. This video is being used in a non-commercial way...
by Gregory Johnson | Nov 5, 2018 | Activism, Politics, Video
Since 2010, homelessness had been declining, but in 2017 a rise in homelessness began. By our most recent accounts there are now 554,000 homeless people in the U.S. with many of the working poor being without a place to live. They could be paid more, but paying...
