SELECTED
MEDIA COVERAGE since November 2016
PIECES
WRITTEN BY Dana R. Fisher:
Business Insider:
The George Floyd protests may become a defining moment in the future of American politics.
The pro-Trump riots at the Capitol may be a startling preview of a new political reality
The Nation:
It's Time for Democrats to "Stop Clapping for Tinkerbell."
Politico:
Youth Climate Activists Once Opposed Joe Biden. Now, They Say They�ll Vote for Him.
Slate:
What History Tells Us About Protest in an Era of Vigilante Violence
TIME:
How the Universal Language of Music Can Help Us Solve Our Planetary Problem
Protests in the Trump Era Have Been Mostly Peaceful. Here's How the 2020 Election Could Change That
Washington
Post:
The original Women's Marchers are still a political force.
The young Climate Strikers marching this week are all fired up and ready to vote.
Here's why the protests against Kavanaugh (and the Trump administration) won't go away.
Who came out in the brutal heat to the 'Families Belong Together' march? Here's our data.
Here's who actually attended March for Our Lives. (No, it wasn't mostly young people
The American Prospect:
Door-Knocking in a Life-or-Death Campaign (with Lara Putnam)
Will Scientists Gear Up for Activism in the Age of Trump? (with Scott Frickel)
Huffington
Post 11/9/16:
Waking Up in Trump's America Watching the Ocean Rise
The
Society Pages, 2/6/17:
This is What Democracy Looks Like
The
Conversation, 5/31/17:
The Demographics of the Resistance
VIDEO
INTERVIEWS/APPEARANCES (in backwards chronological order):
Planet A DW News, 1/6/23
Radical climate protests - do they help or harm the movement?
ABC News, 11/10/22
Is eco-vandalism an effective way to raise awareness about climate change? Experts weigh in.
ABC, Nightline 11/9/22
The 24-year-old trying to bring conservatives into the environmental movement
CBC, The National 10/13/22
The debate over vandalizing art to fight for climate action
IMPACT X NIGHTLINE, Hulu, 10/13/23
The Hill, 4/12/21
The Sustainability Imperative: Climate Diagnosis
CBS Baltimore WJZ, 6/10/20
Diversity In Crowd At George Floyd Protests Shows Growing Support For Change, UMD Professors Say
The Day, DW News, 12/11/19
Greta Thunberg: The Power of the Next Generation
Morning Joe, 11/1/19
American Resistance: Tracing the Rise of Resistance Groups Since Trump
PBS Newshour, 9/20/19
Youth Marches for Climate Action draw Millions Around the World
CNN New Day, 1/19/19
Women Lead the Way in Nationwide March
Morning Joe, 3/26/18
Breaking down the numbers of March for Our Lives
Morning Joe, 1/22/18
Data Tracking Resistance Shows Movement's Growth
Thom Hartmann Program, 1/23/18
Why Resistance is More Important than Ever w/ Dana Fisher
ThinkProgress, 12/22/17
Looking Back on a Year of Resisting Trump
POTUS
2017 with Brian Lehrer, 8/31/17 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WagD1uInFN4#t=18m34.5s Fox
5NYC, 3/7/17 http://www.fox5ny.com/news/240149568-story
http://www.fox5ny.com/news/240142658-story
RADIO and PODCAST
INTERVIEWS/APPEARANCES:
From throwing soup to blocking traffic, what makes an effective climate protest?
What On Earth Podcast on CBC News
1/6/21:
Can Climate Protests Make a Difference? The Climate Question on BBC World Service
10/10/22:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct3kjk
The Era of Climate Denial is Over: A new report from the IPCC clarifies the immense stakes in the climate
crisis, Deconstructued Podcast at The Intercept 1/6/21:
Outsourcing Activism the Ralph Nader Radio Hour 1/6/21:
https://www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/outsourcing-activism-truck-safety/
With Biden In Place, The 'Resistance' Tries To Pivot From Defense To Offense NPR 1/6/21:
Science Friday
A look at the pro-Trump protests in DC, Kojo Nnamdi Show 1/6/21:
BBC Newshour interview on why the George Floyd Protests are different 6/11/20:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w172x2yqh4bkdcz (beginning at 30 minutes)
Will Radical Resistance Movements Shaking up the Globe Reach the U.S.? The Takeaway 9/20/19:
Great Battlefield Podcast 9/20/19:
https://www.resistancedashboard.com/node/675
The Connective Tissue of Democracy, Democracy Works Podcast 9/20/19:
https://www.democracyworkspodcast.com/dana-fisher/
Why the Women�s March is still relevant, Greater LA, KCRW 9/20/19:
BBC World Service The Real Story: Do Protests Still Work
7/13/18:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cswkdc
The Takeaway
1/22/18:
https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/civic-engagement-and-womens-march/
NPR
To the Point, 1/23/18:
https://www.kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/to-the-point/the-future-of-activism-in-the-trump-era
NPR
Morning Edition, 3/3/17:
NPR
Marketplace, 8/11/17:
http://keranews.org/post/08112017-taking-moral-stand-good-business
BBC's
Good Morning Wales, 10/6/17:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b096s2qb#play
PROFILES
OF FISHER'S WORK:
New York
Review of Books:
https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2019/12/19/no-more-nice-democrats/
http://www.nybooks.com/daily/2017/11/09/year-one-resistance-research/
PBS
Science
Magazine:
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/10/trump-catalyzed-march-science-where-it-now
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/04/rain-doesn-t-stop-researchers-doing-science-march
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/04/examine-thyself-researchers-set-study-march-science
The New Republic:
https://newrepublic.com/amp/article/155999/resisting-alone
Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2023/03/07/stop-willow-tiktok-biden-alaska//
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/10/30/young-voters-climate-change/
Inside Climate News
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11112022/cop27-protests-sharm-el-sheikh-egypt/
SELECTED PRINT/ONLINE MEDIA MENTIONS:
ABC
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/2020-candidates-face-challenges-championing-99/story?id=64250058
Associated
Press:
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/01/26/us/politics/ap-us-womens-march-survey.html
The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2021/11/cop26-climate-activism/620641/
BBC
Business Insider
https://www.businessinsider.com/activism-experts-say-millions-would-be-needed-to-stop-trump-2020-2
Chicago Tribune
Christian Science Monitor
Chronicle of Philanthropy
CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/17/us/womens-march-2019/
http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/09/technology/online-tools-trump-resistance/
http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/17/technology/womens-march-facebook-activism/
Elle:
http://www.elle.com/culture/a15855944/womens-march-2018-media-attention-coverage/
FiveThirtyEight:
The Guardian:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/27/tire-deflators-suv-new-york-climate-crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/10/george-floyd-protests-what-happens-next
Les Inrockuptibles:
Mashable:
https://mashable.com/article/advocacy-organizations-coronavirus/
New
York Magazine:
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/04/extinction-rebellion-is-back-after-a-pandemic-lull.html
https://www.thecut.com/2018/10/women-and-power-womens-march.html
http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/11/how-should-trump-protesters-organize-themselves.html
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/08/the-careful-pragmatic-case-against-punching-nazis.html
New York Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/22/climate/youth-climate-protests.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/02/us/politics/abortion-rights-march.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/24/upshot/where-is-the-anti-biden-tea-party.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/01/opinion/trump-floyd-protests-2020.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/us/george-floyd-white-protesters.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/19/climate/coronavirus-online-climate-protests.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/06/us/trump-resistance-democrats.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/21/opinion/trump-protests.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/20/climate/global-climate-strike.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/14/opinion/sunday/yellow-vest-protests-climate.html
Newsweek:
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-election-results-protests-1519645
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-protesters-washington-poll-approval-rating-633570
The Nation:
https://www.thenation.com/article/impeachment-protest-streets-trump/
The New Republic:
Politico:
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/25/white-people-racial-justice-activism-george-floyd-490545
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/19/climate-activists-social-distancing-coronavirus-137216
POPsugar:
http://www.popsugar.com/news/Do-Protests-Work-43145782
Reuters:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-protest-idUSKBN16316T
Rolling Stone:
Salon:
Time
Magazine:
https://time.com/5677474/americans-disapprove-trump-climate-change-views/
http://time.com/4835791/senate-health-bill-activists-parents-sick-kids/
USA Today:
Wall Street Journal:
Washington
Post:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/05/20/climate-change-scientists-protests/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/05/13/protest-abortion-rights-dc-roe/
Washingtonian Magazine:
https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/06/01/the-genius-of-protesting-in-car-caravans/
https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/01/14/where-the-hell-are-the-impeachment-protests/
Vox:
https://www.vox.com/22846697/climate-change-activism-joe-manchin-protest-build-back-better-biden
http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/1/31/14430584/protest-trump-strategies-experts
http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/2/2/14438382/protest-trump-resist-womens-march
http://www.vox.com/identities/2017/2/23/14714236/kellyanne-conway-cpac-women-in-power-feminism
http://www.vox.com/identities/2017/3/3/14721468/international-womens-day-strike-a-day-without-a-woman-march-8