For today, links to a report from National Public Radio and to three articles of commentary: from Common Dreams and Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, both via ScheerPost, and nader.org via Common Dreams; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (MEDIA 9-20-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA and UKRAINE entries are HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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FROM SEPT. 20   The Pentagon requires a new pledge for reporters. Reported by Jim Kane, David Folkenflik and Scott Detrow | NPR  The Pentagon says journalists must sign a pledge not to gather any information, including unclassified reports, that hasn’t been authorized for release. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM SEPT. 20  Trump’s new restrictions on Pentagon reporters ‘should alarm every American,’ by Jon Queally | Common Dreams / ScheerPost  Journalists and defenders of press freedom are expressing alarm and condemnation after the Pentagon  announced new restrictions on reporters that include pre-approval of stories that include even . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 19  As Ellison buys out TikTok, U.S. moves toward one-party media, by Ari Paul | FAIR / ScheerPost  Larry Ellison is the second-richest billionaire in both the U.S. and the world. But for a long time, unlike many of his peers, he was unable to boast that he controlled a chunk of the news and opinion reaching the American public. Now, he seems to have joined the club. READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 19  Eleven questions the Western media should be investigating about the Gaza genocide, by Ralph Nader | nader.org / Common Dreams  Some serious readers would like to see mainstream media and independent media cover several events and matters involving the Israeli war in tiny Gaza and the mass slaughter of its defenseless citizens. READ MORE . . .

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