Author Archives: Christopher R Martin

Is There a Working-Class Cable News Channel?

Posted on February 10, 2020

The country just began its long march through caucuses and primaries toward the presidential election in November. How will this political story spin out on the major cable news networks, and what will it look like to working-class viewers? The … Continue reading →

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The News Media’s Blind Spots Covering the Working Class

Posted on September 23, 2019

At midnight on Sept. 15, 49,000 UAW-GM workers walked out on strike at locations across the country, a day after their 2015 collective bargaining contract with General Motors expired and the union declined to extend the provisions of the agreement. … Continue reading →

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