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====Newspapers==== Following the closure of ''The Winsted Journal'' in 2017, Nader provided the first funds for ''The Winsted Phoenix'' in 2018 and then pulled backing. The newspaper folded in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sillick |first=Bob |date=March 9, 2023 |title=New reporting reveals more turmoil in the Ralph Nader newspaper debacle |url=https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/new-reporting-reveals-more-turmoil-in-the-ralph-nader-newspaper-debacle,242638 |access-date=November 22, 2023 |website=[[Editor & Publisher]] |language=en}}</ref> A year later, Nader announced he was financially backing the creation of another newspaper in his hometown called the ''[[Winsted Citizen]]'' and provided $15,000 for the first monthly issue printed February 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sillick |first=Bob |date=February 27, 2023 |title=The Winsted Citizen: Ralph Nader's gift to his hometown |url=https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/the-winsted-citizen-ralph-naders-gift-to-his-hometown,242454 |access-date=November 22, 2023 |website=Editor & Publisher |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Collins |first=Dave |date=November 20, 2023 |title=After trying to buck trend, newspaper founded with Ralph Nader's help succumbs to financial woes |url=https://apnews.com/article/ralph-nader-newspaper-closing-connecticut-1fe0cabb64d32d04e3f9875abb965cfb |access-date=November 22, 2023 |website=[[Associated Press]] |language=en}}</ref> A month later it was reported Nader failed to provide funding as initially promised for the paper's second edition. He had agreed to cover 75% of the cost, with the newspaper covering the rest. However, the money had not been delivered by the time of the second edition's printing. Instead, at that time Nader offered to give a $8,000 loan, which the newspaper declined to accept.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sillick |first=Bob Sillick |date=March 6, 2023 |title=Winsted Citizen: Ralph Nader gets the press but leaves his 'gifted' newspaper in the lurch |url=https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/winsted-citizen-ralph-nader-gets-the-press-leaves-gifted-newspaper-in-the-lurch,242585 |access-date=November 22, 2023 |website=Editor & Publisher |language=en}}</ref> In April 2022, Nader founded the print newspaper ''[[Capitol Hill Citizen]]''. According to ''Politico'', the publication's coverage centers on issues important to Nader, such as the growth of corporate influence on the federal government, corruption among lawmakers and the follies and failures of the mainstream political media.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ward |first=Ian |date=September 4, 2022 |title=Ralph Nader Thinks People Aren't Paying Attention to His Progressive Agenda |url=https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/09/04/ralph-nader-really-really-wants-you-to-pay-attention-to-him-00053368 |website=[[Politico]]}}</ref>
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