In this book, Professor Robert McChesney engages in an academicdialogue with professors from various Spanish universities in response to his talk titled ?Does the Collapse of Journalism Fuel the Rise ofFascism?? (2022). From a critical perspective, this encounter raisesquestions related to power and technology in the media, propaganda,local journalism, democracy, public broadcasters, media literacy, andthe role of philanthropists, among other issues. Professor McChesney's responses effectively constitute a compendium of his main ideas andresearch, and also reflect his significant role as an advocate forfreer and more independent media and greater civic engagement inpublic affairs. At the same time, McChesney conveys the importance ofeffective communication and collective over individual action in order to tackle the problems that we are all called upon to address.