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New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

The Fallacy of the Free Press

The Fallacy of the Free Press

Mega-corporations have monopolized media in the U.S., silencing local, independent, dissenting journalists in favor of news coverage that prioritizes profits over substance and integrity.
Asha Ramachandran, Deputy Opinion Editor February 7, 2020

A grand total of six mega-corporations control 90% of the media. News Corp, Disney, Viacom, Time Warner, CBS and Comcast collectively own a vast majority of television and radio...

The Graduate Student Organizing Committee, or GSOC, voted this past Friday regarding Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions' measures against the Israeli state.

GSOC Passes Referendum in Support of Boycotting Israel

Yulin Lou, Staff Writer April 27, 2016
Members of the Graduate Student Organizing Committee voted in support of a referendum calling for NYU to withdraw their investments from Israeli state institutions and international corporations complicit in violations of Palestinian human and civil rights.
Going Global: Courts should put workers over corporations

Going Global: Courts should put workers over corporations

April 17, 2014
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals found a corporate regulation unconstitutional on April 14.
Jonathan Tan/WSN

Large corporations squeeze creativity from music, publishing and software industries

November 15, 2012
The rise of large corporations in the music and publishing industries seems to forget creativity, and focuses more on profit.