A.J. Bauer
Assistant Professor in the Department of Journalism and Creative Media at the University of Alabama and author of Making the Liberal Media, an archival history of conservative critiques of the press and media activism.
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Mar 18, 2026 • 1h 16min
A.J. Bauer, "Making the Liberal Media: How Conservatives Built a Movement Against The Press" (Columbia UP, 2026)
A.J. Bauer, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Creative Media at the University of Alabama, recounts the archival history of the “liberal media” idea and how conservatives built media critique into a movement. He traces tactics from midcentury figures to modern radio stars. Conversations cover grassroots mobilization, training media-savvy audiences, regulatory shifts, and the long shadow of media ownership.
Mar 18, 2026 • 1h 16min
A.J. Bauer, "Making the Liberal Media: How Conservatives Built a Movement Against The Press" (Columbia UP, 2026)
A.J. Bauer, assistant professor and historian of conservative media, discusses the origins of the “liberal media” idea and how conservatives built durable media criticism. He traces radio pioneers, FCC fights, tactics like leveraging the Fairness Doctrine, and the creation of imagined conservative communities. The conversation covers deregulation, the rise of talk radio, and implications for today’s media landscape.
