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May 16, 2001
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The Frequency Of Dan Rather Dan Rather was both energized and discomfited by the "60 Minutes" story exposing Senator John Kerrey's alleged war atrocities. The reporter-cum-anchor enthuses over the possibility of a CNN-CBS Affiliateship and frets about journalism to Jason Gay. From The New York Observer More about: United States, Business, Credibility/Accuracy, News Coverage, Personalities, Television | |
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Singapore wants to pirate global pop culture and sell you a locally made copy. But Ziauddin Sardar worries that cultural homicide is already underway. From New Internationalist More about: Singapore, Asia and the Pacific, East Asia, Oceania, Advertising/Commerce, Cultural Impacts, Diversity, Television | |
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As the Writers Guild of America settles its dispute with producers and studios, Max Adams digs into why most movies are so terrible: too many writers plus too many non-writers who won't leave good scripts alone. From Generator 21 More about: United States, North America, Labor, Film | |
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Canada is a case study in the "new feudalism" of media power. Herschel Hardin explains why both big political parties are afraid to challenge media concentration. From Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom -- Canada More about: Canada, North America, Business, Credibility/Accuracy, Politics | |
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Last month the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cracked down on "misleading" images in AIDS-medicine advertisements that don't represent the look or the lives of the HIV /AIDS community, reports Alana Kumbier. From PopPolitics Media More about: United States, North America, Advertising/Commerce, Audience, Credibility/Accuracy, Cultural Impacts | |
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A veteran journalist accuses his Kenyan colleagues of bad-mouthing the country to the rest of the world. Magesha Ngwiri responds that the Kenyan government doesn't deserve to have the media sing its praises. From allAfrica.com More about: Kenya, Africa, East Africa, News Coverage, Politics | |
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Salon.com has neither the sex nor the substance needed to make its content worth paying for, says John Scalzi, and subscriptions just don't work for the Web.. From Ironminds More about: Business, Multimedia/Internet | |
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Kill Radio has an genealogical link to the late Timothy Leary. Using Web broadcasting to sidestep the FCC, the Los Angeles-based radio collective tries to keep the chaos political and the electric bill paid. From Los Angeles Weekly More about: United States, North America, Activism, Freedom of Expression, Technology, Multimedia/Internet, Radio | |
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Four Bengali satellite channels have dumped popular soap operas in favor of election coverage. And the lively political programs — politicians in boxing rings, call-in shows — are a ratings success, reports Subhra Kanti Gupta. From Media Foundation More about: India, Asia and the Pacific, South Asia, Audience, Politics, Television | |
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Florence George Graves, who broke the story of Senator Bob Packwood's sexual harassing, thinks "objectivity" is a futile goal. It is, after all, personal interest and life experience that leads an investigative journalist to ask the questions she does. From Columbia Journalism Review More about: News Coverage, Personalities | |
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