Fired television anchor Joy Reid delivered an explosive, uncompromising speech at the "No Kings" movement's high-profile "Rise Up, Sing Out" concert at New York City’s Town Hall. Addressing an energized crowd on the same evening Donald Trump hosted a multi-million dollar UFC birthday bash at the White House, Reid detailed what she labeled a systematic, corporate purge of the American free press.
Reid Blasts FCC Chairman
She blasted the newly installed FCC Chairman Brendan Carr for weaponizing the agency, while listing a stark registry of recently targeted media figures—including arrested journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, and pushed-out network anchors Stephen Colbert, Scott Pelley, and Jim Acosta.
Warning of a 'North Korea' Style Media
Warning that billionaire consolidation is threatening to turn American media into a "US version of North Korea," Reid declared that independent digital media is the ultimate path forward to remain unbossed and unafraid.
