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Andy Lee Roth

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Andy Lee Roth’s Biography

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Andy Lee Roth is editor-at-large for Project Censored and its publishing imprint, The Censored Press. He is co-editor of Project’s State of the Free Press yearbook series, and a coauthor of The Media and Me: A Guide to Critical Media Literacy for Young People.

Roth began working with the Project in 2006, and he served as associate director from 2012-2024. During that time, he helped coordinate and expand the Project’s Campus Affiliates Program, which provides hands-on critical media literacy tr…

Andy Lee Roth’s Journalist Portfolio

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Frame-Checking "Insurgency" in Minnesota

Frame-Checking "Insurgency" in Minnesota

How right-wing media labeled Minneapolis ICE protests an "insurgency" to justify force—and why that framing t…

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Frame-Checking "Insurgency" in Minnesota

Frame-Checking "Insurgency" in Minnesota

Andy Lee Roth and Shealeigh Voitl for Project Censored— Trump administration officials, joined by a chorus of…

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Public Knowledge Under Siege - Truthdig

Public Knowledge Under Siege - Truthdig

In less than a year, the Trump administration has ratcheted up draconian attacks on the First Amendment to un…

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State of the Free Press 2026: Fiftieth Anniversary Edition - The Official Project Censored Online...

State of the Free Press 2026: Fiftieth Anniversary Edition - The Official Project Censored Online...

Highlighting the year’s most significant independent journalism—including original, investigative reports on …

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When Algorithms Break the News

When Algorithms Break the News

Chatbots can reproduce the appearance of investigative journalism —which, at its best, uncovers corruption, c…

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My Turn - Defending and celebrating the right to read

My Turn - Defending and celebrating the right to read

The Banned Books Week Coalition describes “Read for Your Rights” as a call to action, not only to exercise ou…

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Corporate Media Covers AI as a Contest of Elites. In That Framing, We All Lose.

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By Andy Lee Roth
| Truthout Verified
Did you know that Truthout is a nonprofit and independently funded by readers like you? If you value what we do, please support our work with a donation. Corporate news outlets frequently frame stories about artificial intelligence (AI) as contests. The most basic version of this frame — metaphorical “races” between rival tech companies or nations, in which speed of innovation is presumed to determine the victors — is so widely used, it’s easy to take for granted.
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Fact and Frame-Checking ‘Insurgency’ in Minnesota

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By Andy Lee Roth, Shealeigh Voitl
| Shepherd Express Verified
administration officials, joined by a chorus of Republican politicians and right-wing media pundits, have been referring to public demonstrations against ICE in Minneapolis as an “insurgency,” a term typically used to refer to violent, armed rebellion, especially when it involves irregular forces opposing a larger, well-equipped military or state power.
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Frame-Checking Minnesota's “Insurgency”

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By Andy Lee Roth, Rob Maurer
| LA Progressive Verified
Frame-checking claims of “insurgency” exposes how Trumpist interests sought to establish the insurgency frame, how it distorts understanding of events in Minneapolis.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, I learned to type in 7th grade, probably the most valuable skill I developed in middle school.

What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?

I cited the hashtag "Nyquil chicken" in an article about how social media can distract public attention from important social issues.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

RSF's Press Freedom Index is invaluable, ProPublica's databases of political contributions, but most of all the SPJ's Code of Ethics.
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