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Margaret Lewis Bates on modern electronic activism — not only using film and video, but also through every other medium imaginable, especially the Internet. With an annotated list of valuable sites. From Progressive Populist | |
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Larry Chin on the text and subtext of "Black Hawk Down," a fictionalized version of the disastrous 1993 U.S. raid in Somalia and on Hollywood's new role as government propaganda headquarters. From Online Journal | |
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Although Michael Moore's new book "Stupid White Men" was already in warehouses, his publisher insisted he rewrite it to be less critical of the president. That's when librarians — "guardians of the First Amendment" — stepped in. From Salon.com | |
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The journalism foundation has shifted away from supporting international press rights to focusing on its Newseum. Russ Baker questions management's finances and priorities. From Columbia Journalism Review | |
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What makes an asylum seeker "bogus"? That they're not white? That their desperation is economic rather than political? And why is this word so widely used by the British press? From Sma' Vennel Group, Stirling | |
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Traditionally presenting political and social messages, graffiti in Palestine may be yielding to the Internet and electronic billboards and losing its value as a form of resistance, says Hiyam Hassan. From Middle East News Service | |
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Crime reporting is not mere reportage, says New Delhi journalist Nitin Jugran Bahuguna, and writers must be especially trained to be sensitive to the impact of their work on victims, suspects and their families. From Press Institute of India-ReportingPeople.org | |
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Digital satellite radio is commercial-free and has endlessly varied programming. The catch? You have to buy their radio then subscribe to the service. David Dritsas wonders if it will kill off commercial radio. ALSO SEE: Public Broadcasting for Profit on Satellite Radio From Newcity Communications, Inc. | |
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Free mobile cinemas travel Kenya, bringing rural audiences a sense of a bigger world. The problem, say some parents, is that the movies expose their children to too much violence. By Danna Harman. From The Christian Science Monitor Online | |
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Democracy overcomes censorship at a struggling radio network. Norman Solomon recaps the long struggle between journalists and management at Pacifica. From FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) | |
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