Archive - For the Record

Americans’ “complicated relationship with the news”

...and what we can do about it.

Feb 20 • Tara McGowan

Some big news from COURIER

COURIER is expanding into nine new markets in 2026

Feb 11 • Tara McGowan

Billionaires Are Gutting the Press While Trump Targets Reporters

The Washington Post layoffs and Don Lemon’s arrest aren’t isolated shocks; they’re warning signs of authoritarianism and a call to invest in fearless…

Feb 6 • Tara McGowan

January 2026

How we melt the ICE

People power is applying the pressure, not politicians

Jan 30 • Tara McGowan

Taking the gloves off

A new series lifting up the leaders who are bringing the fight + hope we need to win

Jan 23 • Tara McGowan

Mark Jacob talks with Tara McGowan of the pro-democracy Courier news chain

A recording from Tara McGowan and Mark Jacob's live video

Jan 21 • Tara McGowan and Mark Jacob

A tipping point on ICE…if we make it one

The situation in Minneapolis gives us the opportunity to flip the script on Trump’s immigration narrative.

Jan 16 • Tara McGowan

Backlash, capitulation, corruption, and a “blue wave”: The stories that will define 2026

From more corporate capitulation to a potential mid-term “blue wave,” here’s what I predict will be the biggest stories of 2026

Jan 9 • Tara McGowan

December 2025

COURIER’s Explosive Year

By many metrics, 2025 was the biggest year ever for COURIER. Here’s what we accomplished together.

Dec 19, 2025 • Tara McGowan

When Billionaires Buy the News (Again)

This week, Hollywood gave us a story that says a lot more about our politics than it does about movies or streaming shows.

Dec 12, 2025 • Tara McGowan

Sidelining Young Americans’ Media Habits Will Lose You Elections

New Gen Z news consumption data underscores how COURIER is filling a key void.

Dec 5, 2025 • Tara McGowan

November 2025

Boycott Big Brands + Bolster Independent Media

In honor of Thanksgiving, a day to collectively reflect on both our nation’s messy, revolutionary beginnings and all that we have to be grateful for, I…

Nov 26, 2025 • Tara McGowan

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