Archive - Truth Love and Light Newsletter

Eroding Press Freedoms in America

Documenting the Trump Administration's Assault on Journalism and the First Amendment

Mar 8 •

January 2025

Reviving Retro: Why Tangible Media is Shaking Up the Digital Age

As the internet begins to feel soulless, there is yearning for the analog revolution

Jan 24 •

Walking on the Edge

Reflections on the Straight Edge music subculture circa 2005, community-building, third- spaces, protest, tangible media, and human belonging

Jan 17 •

AI Menace: How Fake Students and Bots are Infiltrating Online College Classrooms

These are not the droids you are looking for - Ben Kenobi

Jan 7 •

December 2024

Rediscovering Slow Journalism

Exhausted by the attention economy and 24 hour news cycle, our brains need a refresh, and a return to the satisfaction of slow journalism in the new…

Dec 31, 2024 •

The Zeitgeist of Zine Culture

The zine has documented marginalized voices and counter culture spanning decades. Zine libraries, events, and art galleries are popping up across the…

Dec 26, 2024 •

The Great Roadrunner Rescue

A Close Encounter with a Roadrunner We Named “Click” (its actually more of a woodpeckeresque sound than a Beep Beep!)

Dec 21, 2024 •

The Impact of Local News Deserts

While Trump's national popular vote margin was just under 1.5%, his margin in news deserts was massive. What does this mean for democracy? Student…

Dec 18, 2024 •

My list of Indie, Non-Profit, and DIY News Sources

How to Go Punk Rock with Your News Because Corporate Media Sucks

Dec 10, 2024 •

Hate Groups are Masquerading as Mainstream Nonprofits

How grading persuasive speech outlines for my Public Speaking class led me down an unwanted rabbit hole of disinformation and hatred.

Dec 6, 2024 •

A Crash Course in Media Literacy

Learn how Lateral Reading, Reading Upstream, Reverse-image searching, and Fact-checking tools make you a critical consumer in the attention economy.

Dec 4, 2024 •

We Are All Immigrants

My family story of immigration - We must not dehumanize immigrants - We must not support mass deportations from the Trump administration

Dec 1, 2024 •

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