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MC FEATURES

A Far Cry From
Genuine Journalism
NewsTarget.com
Want to know how you make money in the news biz? It's easy: just say whatever advertisers want you to say.

Earlier:
Prayer for Press Freedom
Floridians: An Unprotected Species
The Unreported Vietnam-Iraq Parallel

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WAR & PEACE MONITOR

Afraid to Tell the Truth
Salon.com, ad-viewing req'd
A secret memo publicized in Britain confirms the lies on which Bush based his Iraq policy. Why has it received so little notice in the U.S. press?

Cronkite: Media Failing on Nuclear Stories

Lifting the Censor's Veil on the Shame of Iraq

Soldiers' Deaths: Don't Look, Don't Tell

Where Have The
Journalists Gone?

Mark Crispin Miller
"J-schools haven't bothered to instruct their students in the sad reality of journalism in America today. " more...

Robert Jensen
"Most journalism schools have made a kind of corrupt bargain with mainstream corporate commercial news media." more...

Court Yanks Down FCC'S Broadcast Flag

New Fees for News Feed

MEDIA FOR DEMOCRACY

How the GOP Is
Taking Over at PBS
CommonDreams.org via Reclaim the Media
With all the subtlety of an old-style Soviet bureaucrat, C.P.B. chairman Kenneth Tomlinson is extending partisan political control over public television, writes Joe Conason.

The Real Challenge for Public Television

Five Most Murderous Countries for Journalists

WHY MEDIACHANNEL MATTERS

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MEDIACHANNEL MARCHES ON

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MEDIA BLOG ROLL:

Italy's PM Berlusconi has denounced the U.S. exoneration of soldiers in the shooting death of an Italian agent in Iraq. But don't think that means anything -- the PM said the incident would not harm ties with the U.S. or speed up an Italian withdrawal from Iraq. more...

Media is a Plural - Rory O'Connor's Blog

The new Public Broadcasting boss either has an inappropriate sense of humor or he's the latest participant in what the FCC called a 'right-wing coup' of PBS. more...

Watch the trailer for a new film by Danny Schechter that shows the media broadcasting a pro-war narrative driven by jingoism, not journalism. more...

Cartoonist Cristian Fleming takes on media culture. This week: the Pentagon PR machine.

HEAR US NOW
Consumers Union has launched a new website, HearUsNow.org, to help consumers navigate communications issues like cell phone mergers by providing consumer tips, how-to advice and policy analysis.
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