Stop the Presses
Mark Jacob, Tara McGowanA weekly newsletter about how right-wing extremism has exploited the weaknesses in American journalism, and what we can do about it.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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Mark Jacob is the former metro editor of the Chicago Tribune and former Sunday editor of the Chicago Sun-Times. He is the co-author of 11 books, mostly about history. Bluesky: @markjacob.bsky.social Threads: markjacobnews
Founder + Publisher of COURIER, an independent advocacy media network fighting corruption + authoritarianism in \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Follow our other substacks --> https://www.couriernewsroom.org/
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