Progressive Media

PROGRESSIVE MEDIA CONNECTIONS:

America’s Liberal/Progressive Media Directory for Curious Minds!

Ronald L. Krannich, Ph.D**

Like much of American politics, today’s media tends to be polarized from left to right with an increasingly shrinking center. While at one time ostensibly neutral, with a bias toward objectivity and publicizing “just the facts,” today’s media tends to reflect political orientations and opinions, some stronger and more judgmental than others. In other words, today’s media has “attitude,” “reflects values,” and “takes stands” — behaviors that become translated in some circles as “media bias” and “fake news.”

If you want to explore the left-right orientation of the media, two useful websites specialize in ranking the biases of hundreds of media outlets and include popular visual charts that attempt to differentiate one outlet’s orientation from another:

The following directory identifies major U.S. media outlets that have a reputation for being liberal/progressive, which means they are primarily center to center-left. Some are arguably left to strong-left in orientation. Whatever the case, please use this list to explore the rich tapestry of today’s liberal/progressive media. As with the Hamilton’s Progressive Opportunities Directory, this one also is a “work in progress.” Please send me any additional media recommendations to include in this directory (rkrannich@gmail.com or Tel. 703-298-8128). Enjoy the so-called Fourth Branch of government that is supposed to keep our democracy safe from ourselves . . . and the excesses of others!

INDEX TO MEDIA DIRECTORY

  • Newspapers
  • Websites/Online Media
  • Magazines
  • Television Networks
  • Television Shows
  • Radio Shows
  • Blogs/Newsletters
  • Podcasts
  • YouTube Channels
  • RSS Feeds

NEWSPAPERS

WEBSITES/ONLINE MEDIA

MAGAZINES

TELEVISION NETWORKS 

TELEVISION SHOWS (news, talk, comedy)

RADIO SHOWS (many operate parallel podcasts and blogs, have a YouTube presence, and operate RSS feeds)

BLOGS/NEWSLETTERS

PODCASTS (many have parallel radio programs, has a YouTube presence, and operate RSS feeds)

YOUTUBE CHANNELS

RSS FEEDS

 

 

** This is proprietary, copyrighted (©) material (2019) by the author, Ronald L. Krannich, Ph.D. (Political Science). All rights reserved. No part of this material may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission of the author: rkrannich@gmail.com or Tel. 703-298-8128. However, we welcome opportunities to share these unique resources with fellow progressives via open linkages to this website or through contractual arrangements.

This review article is the third in a trilogy of hyperlinked articles developed by Ron for individuals and organizations interested in progressive ideas and action. His two other related articles focus on progressive opportunities (advocacy groups) and progressive reading list. Both are available through these sections of the Skidaway Hamiltons’s website:

Taken together, these three important resource review articles go a long way to defining what it means to be a concerned and active liberal/progressive in today’s America.