lucy ritzmann - the state of progressive independent media

Lucy Ritzmann is a progressive digital strategist and a founding member of Courier’s national newsroom. She’s a former co‑author of FWIW, their must-read weekly email for us political digital nerds. I first met her collaborating on The FYP — a weekly Courier email covering political TikTok, specifically focused on how the two presidential campaigns were approaching one of the most important and complex platforms in politics. Read more

One Media Company is Carrying ICE's Public Image Almost Entirely on its Shoulders withe Drew Eldredge-Martin

“One media company is now carrying ICE’s public image almost entirely on its shoulders…”

After analyzing 12 billion views across 90,019 videos posted in December and January, Drew Eldredge‑Martin of Ground Truth AI found that Fox News accounts for 70% of ALL views on YouTube tied to positive narratives about ICE — without Fox, the pro‑ICE narrative would nearly collapse. Read more