Press freedom and independent, alternative media with Mark Taylor Canfield

Press freedom and independent, alternative media with Mark Taylor Canfield

Author: Cannabis Radio June 18, 2026 Duration: 28:18

Mark Taylor Canfield is a journalist who has spent decades on the front lines of independent media, reporting on everything from politics and protest movements to civil liberties and the shifting landscape of press freedom.

Mark is an award-winning reporter, editor, and longtime advocate for First Amendment rights. He's a former writer at the Huffington Post and serves as Executive Director for Democracy Watch News, a non-profit news organization that specializes in covering threats to democracy and freedom of the press.



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