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Updated March 27, 2002

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Enter The Bulgarians
Mediapool.bg, Bulgaria's first online-only media site, is bringing independent journalism to a country accustomed to state-run media, writes Luba Vangelova. Also see: Fighting media bias against Bulgaria's Roma (Gypsies).
From Online Journalism Review

Sick Ads, Sick Culture
Adman Jelly Helm criticizes marketing's effect on culture but holds out hope that it can help us "exist on the planet in a mutually beneficial, healthy, sustainable, equitable way." Also see: Dubai: American brands in an ad oasis.
From Adbusters Media Foundation

Dropping Diet Stories
Thanks to new editor Christina Kelly's concern for teen girls' health and body image, U.S. magazine YM has recently taken the unprecedented step of eliminating diet stories. By Carol Lee. From Women's Enews

Did Mickey Mouse Influence Murdoch's News?
Was a veteran entertainment reporter fired by the New York Post due to inaccuracies or because she offended Post publisher pals at Disney? From The Village Voice

Kazakhstan Presses The Press
The suspension of an independent news weekly and television station in Kazakhstan is a classic story of how threat of punishment can silence discussion and lead to self-censorship, writes Antoine Blua. From EurasiaNet.org

Art After September 11
Samar Farah discusses how artists see the role of art when faced with tragedy. Also see: Giving up the right to tell jokes?
From The Christian Science Monitor Online

New York Times News Gap
The New York Times suggested that dumb sales decisions might have done in giant retailer The Gap — but neglected to mention the effect of a three-year consumer boycott, says Laura Flanders. From WorkingForChange.com (Working Assets)

Murdoch: Tribulations Of A Titan
"Media behemoths like News Corporation and Vivendi are fallible, vulnerable, and fettered by national regulation," says former Murdoch executive David Elstein in rejecting the "myth of media moguls." From openDemocracy

Why We Need Gay TV
If channels featuring nothing but golf or cooking can make it, why not one catering to a gay and lesbian clientele? Michael Abernethy on the pros and cons of a proposed gay cable channel. From PopMatters Media, Inc.

Report: Infotainment In 2001 U.S. Media
Americans "looking for illumination in the most popular mainstream news outlets in 2001 were left largely in the shadows," concludes MediaTenor's comprehensive report on last year's journalism. From Media Tenor