The Cascadia Advocate is written by the staff, board, and contributors of the Northwest Progressive Institute, a regionally focused nonprofit working from Washington, Oregon, & Idaho to constructively transform our world through insightful research and imaginative advocacy.
NPI was founded in August 2003 and is based in Redmond, Washington.
| Excerpt: | “I hate him passionately,” Tucker said in an email two days before the January 6th insurrection, adding that “we are very very close to being able to ignore Trump most nights. I truly can’t wait.” |
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| Published at: | 11:43 AM on Thursday, March 9th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Media & Culture |
| Other Tags: | Future of Journalism |
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| Excerpt: | Read Joel Connelly's review of a 2020 book examining the destructive influence of Rupert Murdoch's right wing cable channel, in the tradition of Outfoxed, The Republican Noise Machine, and Murdoch's World. |
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| Published at: | 5:27 PM on Thursday, September 24th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Media & Culture |
| Other Tags: | Books, Future of Journalism |
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| Excerpt: | Bill O’Reilly, host of the highest rated program at the Fox Noise Channel, has been forced out of the network after executives at its parent company 21st Century Fox concluded that his show could no longer be effectively monetized due to a mass exodus of advertisers catalyzed by determined activists. Multiple women who formerly worked […] |
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| Published at: | 1:01 PM on Wednesday, April 19th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Breaking News, Media & Culture |
| Tags: | Television |
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| Excerpt: | Editor’s Note: John de Graaf is a respected documentary filmmaker and progressive activist with decades of public television experience. He was the keynote speaker at NPI’s 2010 Spring Fundraising Gala and is a valued supporter of NPI’s work. In this post, he explains what has been happening recently at KCTS Seattle, and what we as […] |
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| Published at: | 1:41 PM on Friday, May 22nd, 2015 |
| Written by: | John de Graaf |
| Categories: | Media & Culture |
| Other Tags: | PBS |
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| Excerpt: | Today, something remarkable happened: The host of a fake news show made real news by announcing his departure from the program he has helmed since 1999, while the host of a real news show was suspended by his network for faking details about his experience as a war zone reporter over ten years ago. Who would […] |
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| Published at: | 10:23 PM on Tuesday, February 10th, 2015 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Media & Culture |
| Other Tags: | Comedy, Future of Journalism |
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| Excerpt: | This afternoon, we received the very sad news that one of Seattle’s best known newscasters and community leaders is no longer with us. Kathi Goertzen, who for decades was the face of KOMO 4 News with coanchor Dan Lewis, died around 12:45 PM today after a long, difficult battle with several brain tumors, the station announced. […] |
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| Published at: | 5:45 PM on Monday, August 13th, 2012 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Breaking News, Media & Culture |
| Other Tags: | Obituaries |
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| Excerpt: | Current TV, the progressive cable network founded by Al Gore and Joel Hyatt, announced minutes ago that it has fired Keith Olbermann, its best-known personality and chief news officer. As is often the case when media companies decide to part ways with a host, Olbermann’s dismissal is effective immediately — he won’t be given a […] |
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| Published at: | 2:02 PM on Friday, March 30th, 2012 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Breaking News, Media & Culture |
| Tags: | Television |
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| Excerpt: | Readers who are regular viewers of Comedy Central may recall that the network not long ago aired a roast of Donald Trump, the most recent in a series of profanity-laced celebrity roasts that the Viacom subsidiary has sponsored. Earlier tonight, Trump was unexpectedly roasted for a second time in as many months — except this […] |
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| Published at: | 11:06 PM on Saturday, April 30th, 2011 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Humor & Satire, Media & Culture |
| Tags: | Television |
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